Membership

Membership of Halifax & District Amateur Radio Society is open to anyone who is interested in radio or electronics – they do not need to be a licensed radio amateur, or aspire to be one. Among other benefits, members are entitled to use or borrow club equipment and to borrow books from the club library.

We have some equipment which has been given to us and which is available for use by members. The Committee strive to schedule a series of activities to extend the members’ interests in amateur radio and are open to all suggestions for new activities.

The annual membership fee is currently twenty Pounds with concessions for families, those with reduced incomes, or young people in full-time education. However, we charge a small meeting subscription of three pounds when we meet to pay for the hire of the rooms, but this does include refreshments!

Training

HADARS can offer training for all three exam levels (Foundation, Intermediate and Full). Our meeting place is a registered exam centre, so we can also arrange for students to take the relevant examinations at our Club HQ, with prior notification. However, since the introduction of remotely-invigilated examinations by the RSGB, it is now possible to take the exams in the comfort of your own home – provided you have the necessary computer equipment and video link.

Advice on both the course syllabus and remote invigilated exams can be obtained through our training team here at the Club. We can offer full course tuition and coaching, or simply one-to-one coaching to support independent home study, at all levels of the current license scheme.

If you complete the contact form, someone from the club will get back to you; or you can come to one of the club evenings where this will be a very warm, friendly welcome.