CHESHAM & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
A Radio Society of Great Britain affiliated club

Welcome

WELCOME to Chesham & District Amateur Radio Society's website; also known as C&DARS
This is where you will be able to find out about the exciting hobby of Amateur Radio, and meet up with radio amateurs in the Chesham, Buckinghamshire, area. We are located in the Chilterns, roughly 25miles (40km) NW from the centre of London.
You can check out the club’s full calendar of evening meetings and events, news, technical articles and also find advice on Amateur Radio Training Courses.

We also have a C&DARS Yahoo Group Web site, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cdars/

which even non-members can join, and if you would like to subscribe to this group please either visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cdars/join
-OR- send an email to:
cdars-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Thanks for looking in, and we hope to see you soon.

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