£5,000 grant awarded to amateur radio society

Aberdare and District Amateur Radio Society have been given a £5,000 grant from Awards for All Wales.

The cash boost will provide training facilities, materials, equipment and projects for students wishing to undertake a course leading to a Radio Communications Foundation, Intermediate or Advanced accredited examination.

Club secretary Dean Willis said: “The grant now permits a more effective, interactive and visual approach to the training with the purchase of a range of learning materials including two new HF Transceivers, a laptop and various other training aids.”

Money will also be spent on equipment to upgrade the existing station to assist reception and transmission of additional modes.

The society was formed in March 2009 and has around 20 members most of whom are licensed.

“The Society has come a long way in such a short period of time and it has already obtained two recognised tutors for all levels of the Amateur Radio Licence and has been designated as an official examination centre.

“It has already helped five people through the Foundation Licence whose ages ranged from 14 to 65 and there are currently two more students preparing for their foundation examination,” said Mr Willis

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