Our Club is open to all Radio Amateurs, Short Wave Listeners and radio enthusiasts.
Meetings are every Monday evenings at 7.00pm, with the exception of Bank Holidays and other major holidays. The Club has its own well-equipped radio shack and unique Club callsigns G0CPO, G1PWH and GX1PWH.
There is room at the Club for meetings, construction, instruction and socialising. There are facilities for making tea and coffee, but please note that drinks and other refreshments should not be taken into the radio shack areas.
There is a bar in the main community centre building serving alcohol and other beverages. Toilet facilities are available in the main building too.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CLUB SHACK AND THE COMMUNITY CENTRE ARE

NON-SMOKING AREAS


ORIGINS OF 'SNADARC'

Early 1985 saw several amateurs in the Alfreton area get together at the Swan & Salmon Inn. The consensus was that it would be useful to have a new local amateur radio club as the closest ones were in Derby and Mansfield. The Landlord at the time was a licensed radio amateur and it seemed like the ideal meeting place! The general idea was to form a club for amateurs and shortwave listeners. It should have a friendly atmosphere, provide somewhere for people to visit, and for everyone to be made immediately welcome and become part of the club.
With these aims in mind, the club was formed, a committee elected and a constitution created.
A.D.A.R.C. - Alfreton & District Amateur Radio Club - was now up and running!
Over the next year, the club grew from just 10 to 46 members. In later years a change of club name took place to incorporate South Normanton, but the original aims of the club are still the same today. After just a year after it was formed, the club was put in the situation of requiring a new meeting place due to the fact that the landlord of the Swan & Salmon was leaving. At this point, the Explosives & Chemical Products Company (ECP) stepped in and offered free use of their social club, close to Alfreton Railway Station.
The location of the new clubroom was not ideal for VHF operation, but the club was assured that 400 Watts would not set off any detonators and explosives stored on site!
The club enjoyed several good years at ECP before company policy made another change of venue necessary. After a short stay at Alfreton Town Football Supporters Club, we arrived at New Street Community Centre, before eventually moving to our present meeting place, The Post Mill Community Centre on Market Street, where we have been since January 2000.