CARS has just announced its plans for its third experimental Skills Night this coming Monday, the 20th of November 2017. Here’s a copy of the announcement on the CARS website, plus a couple of recent updates:
Event Details (from CARS):
 Monday evening, 7pm Nov 20th 2017, is Essex Skills Night. But with a new slant. Following a break over the summer, this is the third of three autumn experimental events. Skills Coordinator Pete M0PSX is prepping this popular event, so please do get in touch if you have something to offer.The provisional agenda this month includes:
Note: Skills does not happen by itself, so we are open to offers for demos etc from both CARS members and other clubs/amateurs. What we are looking for…
If you want a table for a demo do email CARS beforehand and Pete M0PSX will fit you in Essex Skills Night is a great opportunity to get “hands-on” with aerials, data modes, construction, our famous Quiz and more. A variety of “show and tell” tables with something for the new and experienced ham alike. As always, various members of CARS, Essex RAYNET, Essex Repeater Group, Essex CW Club and Essex Ham will be on hand to help with questions as well as volunteers in the kitchen doing the tea/coffee and nibbles. For more details, see the Skills Night page on the CARS Website |
The November 2017 event will not be in the traditional Skills Night format. This event is the last in a series of three experimental formats that CARS has been trialling – See September 2017 Skills Night and October 2017 Skills Night for our summary.
Related Links
- Essex Skills Night – Event information from Essex Ham
- Previous Skills Night Reports – Our reports on Skills Night Events
- skills”>Chelmsford ARS (CARS) Skills Night Page
- The Skills Night Formula – How to run your own Skills Night
Deary me. I’ve not been to a skills evening for a while, but this hardly inspires me to trek down to Danbury. Under Essex Ham, this was a busy and popular event, and now they’ve handed the franchise to CARS, they seem to have turned it into some kind of training course and merchandising opportunity. The photos from last month make it look bleak. Did anyone on here go last month as I’d like a first-hand account.