Join us for our AGM tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16,at the Golden Cock, Farnley Tyas, 7.30pm
WELCOMING RADIO AMATEURS FOR 50 YEARS
EVENT REPORT
Members celebrate the club's Golden Jubilee
It was good to welcome two of our founders to the 50th anniversary dinner of the Denby Dale Radio Club at the Golden Cock, Farnley Tyas.
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Our president, Gerald G3SDY, (pictured with his wife, Denise G1DEN) and Phil, G4FSQ, were in at the beginning, when a Trio multi-band receiver could be bought for £42. They remain active members.
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Friends old and new gathered for the evening on September 5 and our celebrations continued with special event stations – call sign GB5ODC – at our site on Field Lane.
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We were well looked after by the friendly team at the Golden Cock, where we hold our monthly meetings, and many thanks to Richard, M0RBG for his work in arranging this happy occasion.​​
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If you'd like to see what we were up to 25 years ago, check out this video by Malcolm Williams. More pictures of our evening may be found in news and the gallery.​
We operate special event stations and field days from our shack on this site in Farnley Tyas, Huddersfield, at nearly 1,000ft asl.
How to join us
We are a friendly amateur radio club whose history stretches back 50 years - and we're privileged
that some founder members are still with us.
For many years we met at the Pie Hall in Denby Dale, hence our title. But in recent years we have moved to Farnley Tyas, a small village three miles south east of Huddersfield.
We meet, at no cost to the club, in a first-floor room at the Golden Cock pub and our shack lies a short distance amid green fields down Field Lane.
​Joining is a simple process: Just email our treasurer, Phil G4FSQ, with your name, address and phone number and he will respond with subscription details. At present, they are £20 a year.
From castles to canals - some of
our activities
Apart from meetings in Farnley Tyas, members like to get out and about introducing amateur radio to members of the public.
We have set up stations in all sorts of places, from a mining museum to castles, mills, lighthouses, hilltops and Scout camps.
From left at Flamborough: Jean, G0LPV, with Pam and Vickie – who are working towards their licences – and Jean’s grand daughter, Emily, who has learnt the phonetic alphabet and letters in morse.
How we can help to get you on to the airwaves
Amateur radio is a popular hobby that allows users to contact other amateurs around the world. ​ If you’ve ever dabbled with radio or electronics, it’s worth considering becoming an amateur to learn more about technology and radio.​
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There are millions of licensed amateur radio enthusiasts in virtually every country who are free to operate radio stations from their homes, their cars or on board ships. National, political and ethnic barriers are non-existent, thereby promoting international friendship and understanding.
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Denby Dale Amateur Radio Club offers training courses to enable you to get on the air quickly.​ Here's a video from the Radio Society of Great Britain about the fun and excitement of our hobby. And here's a link to the Foundation Licence manual, the first step along the road.
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Club Calendar
A quick guide to events. For more details, visit our events page.