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 .. As per the motion passed at our recent AGM, all NEW
memberships and RENEWALS of current membership will be offered on a basis
of a minimum of two (2) years and also for five (5) year periods.
Currently (May 2008) 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.
Information
for prospective members - (2009) Information Booklet on
Amateur Radio, the
Membership
Application Form (2010) also use for early renewals (updated
2010-01-27)
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.