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Welcome to DADARS (102 Years of Amateur Radio)

As we know, DADARS encompasses the Derby Wireless Club (DWC) and we celebrated 100 years in 2011. In 2013 it is the turn of the RSGB to celebrate their 100 years of continued service to the amateur radio and short wave listener enthusiast.

Martin G3SZJ Presenting a talk on Colditz Castle

15th January 2013

2012 DADARS trade stand before play at Newark

It all looked neat and tidy before the public came

2011 DADARS centenary exhibition at Newark

Jenny G4EYM, Dave G1VAB and Chris G4AKE

2009 DADARS international museum weekend from the Silk Mill Derby

Dave G7GJI and Clive

2008 DADARS railways on the air from the West Shed near Derby

Operator Clive 2E1HVZ

DADARS Glebe farm Littleover, National field day station 1951

Gil G2OU operating his homemade 10 watt transmitter

DADARS exhibition in 1951 at the Model engineers exhibition, Mechanics Institute

Jock G3EMJ operating

DADARS (Derby Wireless Club) station from 1921

Demonstrating a new radio.

DADARS (Derby Wireless Club) station from 1913

A night on the air

They’re joining a very select group who can state 100 years of unbroken service - I think we can call them Membership No.2!   No doubt they’ll have details on their web pages on how they are celebrating their centenary and we wish the London Wireless Club – sorry – the RSGB, our heartiest congratulations.  Rene Klein would be pleased with the results of his labours, as we are pleased that the DWC’s own Constitution was sent at his request in 1913 thus helping in their founding.
The ‘DWC’ website (see “Quick Links”) records our Centenary celebrations and historic activities, thus keeping this DADARS site for new events from the planning through to a report of how we went on.  Our focus in attempting some contests including some QRP activity along with our more traditional events will help show that whilst we’re well over 100 we can still walk tall and proud.  If you’re in the Derby area on a Tuesday evening, please come along and say hello, and we’ll probably have the kettle on!

Vy 73!
Dave, G1VAB (Chairman)

Club Activities 2013


April
9th.     Committee Meeting
16th.   The work of the RAIBC -  illustrated talk
23rd.    Video Show
30th.    Night on the Air

May
7th.      Junk Sale.
14th.    Committee Meeting
21st.    The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - illustrated talk by Neil Ferguson-Lee
28th.    Night on the Air

June
4th.      Junk Sale
11th.    Committee Meeting.
18th.    The work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - illustrated talk by Richard Dobson
25th.    Night on the Air

July
2nd.    Junk Sale
9th.     Committee Meeting