Membership Grades - Awards - Classes - Web site information

Club Callsigns G4FBS held by G3AAT, G6RST held by G4WQZ.

Club Nets
(all times are local clock times, and frequencies are +/- QRM etc)

Sunday -    09:00 CW 1925 kHz, followed at 09:30 by SSB on the same frequency
Net controllers: CW Stuart G0FYX; SSB Stuart G0FYX

• Sunday -    14:00 SSB on 21237 or 21315. Continues until about 16:30
  Net controller: Ken G0JWL

• Sunday -    20:00 FM 433.450 MHz
  Net controller: Club call G6RST operated by John G4WQZ, or nominated club member operating as G6RST/A.

• Monday -    19:30 SSB 1925 kHz, continues for about 30 minutes
  Net controller: Stuart G0FYX

• Wednesday -    19:30 FM 145.375 MHz, continues for about 30 minutes
  Net controller: Club call G6RST operated by John G4WQZ, or nominated club member operating as G6RST/A.

Joining fee of £2 then annual UK subscription £20, (Europe and Rest of world prices—please enquire). Junior members up to 10 years old pay no fee. 10-18 year-olds pay a discretionary fee at half the adult UK rate

(full details from Dick G0RPX) All also applicable to SWL's

The Horndean & District Amateur Radio Club Award, HF, VHF/UHF.
Open also to non-members of the club. Club callsigns (or Special callsigns used by HDARC) count 2 points. Club member contacts (no dupes) count 1 point. You need 10 points HF, or 15 points VHF/UHF.

The Mike Matthews Award for proficiency in CW.
Only open to HDARC members. 50 different CW contacts required, of which at least 10 must be with HDARC members. Awarded twice a year. Qualifying periods are August 1st to January 31st, and February 1st to July 31st.

The HDARC trophy.
Awarded at the AGM in October. Only open the HDARC members. Qualifying period is October 1st to next September 30th. Work stations, the last letter of whose callsign makes up the phrase set for that year. Winner chooses next year's phrase.

The Harold Newton Award (commemorating the late G6VBH, member of HDARC).
Awarded by the committee (who are ineligible for it), to the club member whose actions, in their opinion, have contributed most to the club in the past year. Awarded at the AGM.

The John Taylor-Cram Scribe Award.
Awarded to the person contributing the most interesting article to the club newsletter. Presented at the AGM each year.

The Alex Johnsen Marconi Award.
Only open to HDARC members. 50 different HF SSB contacts required, of which at least 10 with HDARC members, and must include a contact with Alex GM0DHZ. Awarded twice a year. Qualifying periods are January 1st to June 30th and July 1st to December 31st.
 

The G4BEQ CW Achievement Award.
Not an easy award to obtain. It has been called an achievement award because it can be obtained in several ways. It could be awarded to someone who has made great strides in his ability to send and receive Morse, someone who has put the club on the map by a long period of running a club net, working C.W. on Special Stations run by the club, or even by keeping the club's name to the fore by entering the many C.W. contests that are run every year. It could also be awarded to someone who has run Morse classes for the club. In other words they would have achieved something by using the C.W. mode. It may be applied for by an individual or on the recommendation of another person BUT only club members are eligible.

Before anyone can apply or be recommended, they must:-
* Hold the H&DARC Certificate issued for C.W. mode only. (On VHF or HF).
* Have operated on the Sunday club C.W. net on at least 20 occasions during the qualifying period.
* Proof of certificate and log extract of net operating must be submitted.
* The qualifying period is from October 1st to September 30th yearly.

A panel of judges will be appointed, whose verdict will be final, to assess the merits of applicants and approve the award. The award consists of a gold plated miniature key mounted on an ebony base enclosed in wooden casket. Complete with a certificate. The award is to be returned to the Secretary every September for safe keeping. The certificate is kept to show that you were an award winner.
 

Constructors Award.
Only open to HDARC members. Novice, Intermediate and Expert categories. Details and application forms from Julia G0IUY (contact details on main page). Awarded at each AGM.
 

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