ARNSW Membership
- application for a
New membership
or Renewal of an existing membership
Membership of Amateur Radio
Thank you for your interest in our Club, whose basic
aims are :
- to promote and encourage
Amateur Radio activity on all Amateur Bands
- to protect the interests
of Radio Amateurs
- to provide a forum for
discussion and interchange of ideas
- to promote the
development of new techniques through education and
experimentation
Anyone interested in radio communications or allied
fields is eligible for membership, it is not necessary
to hold an Amateur Licence. We currently have
available two classes of financial membership, Full
Member and Associate Member. Under special
circumstances Honorary or Honorary Life Members may be
elected by the Council from time to time as per our
Articles of Association.
Full Membership can be obtained by anyone
holding an Amateur Operators Certificate of
Proficiency and comes with full voting rights in the
affairs of our organization along with the ability to
hold a position on our managing Council.
Associate Membership can be applied for by
anyone interested in radio communications or allied
fields, BUT NOT holding an Amateur Operators
Certificate of Proficiency. Those involved in CB,
Short Wave Listening (SWLs), WI-FI and
electronics in general will find our activities of
interest. However this class of membership does not
allow for voting at our meetings or holding a position
on our managing Council.
To join
Renewal of an existing
Membership.. Shortly before your
membership is due for a renewal, our Membership
Officer will send you a renewal reminder. Should you
wish to renew your membership early for some reason or
you have mislaid your reminder form then just use the
standard Membership Application Form, by filling in
the appropriate information and return it to us along
with your membership fees.
As our office is not attended on a full-time basis we
would prefer that you mail applications and renewals
to our PO Box address , details HERE.
PLEASE !! do not FAX
or Email the colored renewal notice as it arrives in
our office as piece of black paper. If you really need
to FAX or Email the forms to us, then download a form
from this website, fill it in and sign it using a
black pen, then
(a) scan/email the result to our Membership
Officer at membership@arnsw.org.au
(b) FAX the result to our office,
details HERE
Membership Periods. All NEW memberships and
RENEWALS of current membership will be offered on a
basis of
either for two (2) years or five (5) year periods.
This will mean $20 and
$50 respectively. This money goes to help support
Payment can be made in
person at any of our Dural events or by mail (with
your application/renewal form) to our Dural post
office box with a cheque, money order or credit card
details. We do not advise sending cash in the mail.
Contact details HERE
Members, shortly before
your membership is due for renewal you will be sent a
"renewal reminder", however if you are going to be
"away" for a period of time prior to your membership
falling due, then please use the following "Membership
Application" form to renew in advance. If you have
lost track of when your membership is due please email
or write to us and we will be happy to confirm your
membership status. Currently we can't offer phone
processing of membership payments as our office at
Dural is unattended during the week.
Membership
Application Form also use for early
renewals.
Please MAIL completed application forms (Membership
and Exams) to our Post Box address. Forms emailed or
Faxed often do not transmit clearly and also "sit"
in the PC or FAX until someone actually attends to
the machine. It is also more secure and private when
cheques or credit card details are submitted by
mail.
If at any time you wish to check the expiry date of
your membership or have a change of personal
particulars please either send a letter to our P.O
Box address or email our Membership Officer at membership@arnsw.org.au
We offer a
welcome to New Members and Renewing Members alike, and
look forward to seeing you at our activities and
meetings .....The Council and Members of
Note: On this page the
"Amateur Operators Certificate of Proficiency" is a
term used generically to indicate permission by
relevant Australian communications authorities for a
person to transmit within the allocated Amateur Bands.