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JULY 2022 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting

Saturday 9th July 2022 from 10:00

The meeting is Kindly hosted by the Nene Valley Railway at Wansford. Thanks to MERG and NVR member Russ Jenner for arranging the venue for us.

We will ask for a donation of £5 per head to cover both the venue hire and teas/coffees for the day. If we collect more than the cost of hiring the venue and supplying refreshments, we will donate the difference to the NVR.

The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please let us know.

There is a cafe on site, we will pass the menu around in the morning so you can order lunch if you wish.

If the Wifi at the venue is working well enough, we will endevour have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, for those who cannot come in person. However, the meeting will be optimised for those who manage to get along, who will get the best experience.

It is a running day on the NVR, purple timetable, scheduled to be a mix of steam and the Peak diesel. See the NVR website for more details.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

10:40 - Developing FCU - progress and challenges, David Radcliffe

11:20 - Tea/coffee break

11:30 - Colin Head - Demo and progress report on my layout (which has no name yet!)

12:10 - MERG & kit locker updates - Judi Rastall

12:30 - LUNCH BREAK

13:30 - 16:30 ish - Demonstrations and practical problems help clinic

Note: “FCU” is the FLiM Config Utility, used to configure CBUS modules from a computer

If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message here in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in due course, you will get a reply with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information. Even if you are not sure yet whether you can get along, please let us know anyway so we can plan for likely numbers.

Let us know if you need a lift from Peterborough station. Please plan to arrive at Peterborough station no later than 9:30am, so whoever picks you up does not have to miss any of the meeting.

Those who have already let us know that you are coming, you should have received a confirmation email with directions, parking, lunch details etc. If you have not received your confirmation email, please get in touch.

APRIL 2022 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting

Saturday 16th April 2022 from 10:00

This meeting is Kindly hosted by the The Kingsway Model Railway Society at the Kingsway Centre in Wellingborough.

We will ask for a donation of £5 per head to cover the venue hire and teas/coffees. Note that one payment covers both this time, you don't need to pay separately for the teas and coffees. If we collect more than the cost of hiring the venue and refreshments, we will donate the difference to KMRS.

The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please let us know.

You can either bring a packed lunch or nip out to somewhere locally, the town centre is about 5 minutes drive away. There is a co-op shop a few minutes walk away.

We will have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, for those who cannot come in person. I have added the Zoom link to the meeting info, so that it appears in your upcoming meetings on the MERG website.

More details of parking and how to find the venue will be included in your confirmation email when you book your place.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

10:35 - Introduction to the Kingsway Model Railway Society - Roger barker

10:45 - My CBUS & JMRI journey - Julian Pratt (held over from the previous meeting)

11:30 - Tea/coffee break

11:45 - Kit locker update - news about MERG kits - Judi Rastall

12:15 - CBUS update - developments and things I am working on - Pete Brownlow

13:00 - LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 16:30 ish - Demonstrations and practical problems help clinic

The Kingsway Model Railway Society 00 gauge layout will be open and running, this uses the MERG DCC system and CBUS. The N gauge layout will also be set up.

We will of course have our usual problem clinic providing General help on problems with kits or other electronic projects, building, testing, problem solving etc. There will also be the chance to operate the Kingsway 00 gauge layout using the MERG DCC system.

If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in a day or two, you will get a reply with full details, directions to the venue and parking information. Even if you are not sure yet whether you can get along, please let us know anyway so we can plan for likely numbers.

(Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the next day or two).

FEBRUARY 2022 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting

Saturday 26th February 2022 from 10:00

This meeting is Kindly hosted by the The Bassetlaw (North Notts) Railway Society at their clubrooms on Retford Railway Station.

Thanks to MERG and Bassetlaw Railway Society member Julian Pratt for arranging the venue for us.

The Bassetlaw Railway Society are not charging us for the use of the room, but we will ask for a donation of £2 per head to cover the cost of teas & coffees and make a donation to the Society.

Parking is available in the station car park at a cost of £5. You can of course come by train to Retford Station.

If we can get a Wi-Fi connection at the venue, we will have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, for those who cannot come in person. However, I understand we are reliant on the LNER hosted Wi-Fi at the station, so we don't yet know if this will be possible.

Numbers will be limited to 20, to ensure reasonable separation. Mask wearing is now optional, please make your own choice. We would recommend that everyone takes a lateral flow test before coming.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

10:40 - The Bassetlaw (North Notts) Railway Society - Julian Pratt

10:50 - Different cabs for the MERG DCC system - Simon West, John Gowers & Pete Brownlow

11:30 - Tea/coffee break

11:45 - Different cabs for the MERG DCC system - continued

12:15 - Kit locker update - Judi Rastall

12:30 - My CBUS & JMRI journey - Julian Pratt

13:00 - LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 16:30 ish - Demonstrations, soldering clinic and practical problems help clinic

The cabs session will cover basic how to use the MERG DCC system, circuit designs, the standard MERG CANCAB and other variations designed by members.

During the afternoon John Gowers will provide a soldering clinic, both through hole and surface mount.

We will of course have our usual problem clinic providing General help on problems with kits or other electronic projects, building, testing, problem solving etc.

If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in a few days, you will get a reply with full details, directions to the venue and parking information. Even if you are not sure yet whether you can get along, please let us know anyway so we can plan for likely numbers.

(Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the next few days.)

JANUARY 2022 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting

Here is the agenda for our January 2022 online area group meeting.

Saturday 15th January from 10:00

This meeting will be online using Zoom.

As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/audio/video issues, have a chat.

10:30 - Welcome and Introductions

10:45 - - CBUS miscellany - Pete Brownlow

Latest CANMO (Universal) firmware release

Using RFID and Railcom in JMRI

CBUS control panels for Burnden Park

Any other CBUS updates

11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!)

11:45 - Kit locker update - Judi Rastall

12:00 - Lunch break

13:00 - QnA and anyone looking for advice and help on any projects

For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar.

If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS→MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https://merg.org.uk/membership/summary.php, and you should see the details of this meeting together with the Zoom link to join in (Note- I updated the link earlier this week as there was a problem with the original one posted)

Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page.

If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https://www.merg.org.uk/membership and make sure you are subscribed to the East Midlands area group. There is no requirement that you live in the East Midlands, any member can subscribe and join in. If you would like to introduce a visitor to the meeting, please email their details to eastmids@merg.org.uk.

If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link.

I will send out the usual reminder email to everyone subscribed to the area group soon, it will go automatically to everyone who is subscribed to this area group.

NOVEMBER 2021 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting

Here is the agenda for our November 2021 online area group meeting.

Saturday 27th November from 10:00

This meeting will be online using Zoom.

As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/audio/video issues, have a chat.

10:30 - Welcome and Introductions

10:45 - Keep alive circuit - design and description - Julian Coles

11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!)

11:45 - Keep alive circuit - building, installing and using it - Pete Brownlow

12:30 - Kit locker update - Judi Rastall

12:45 - Lunch break

13:45 - QnA and anyone looking for advice and help on any projects

For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar.

If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS→MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https://merg.org.uk/membership/summary.php, and you should see the details of this meeting together with the Zoom link to join in (Note- I updated the link earlier this week as there was a problem with the original one posted)

Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page.

If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https://www.merg.org.uk/membership and make sure you are subscribed to the East Midlands area group. There is no requirement that you live in the East Midlands, any member can subscribe and join in. If you would like to introduce a visitor to the meeting, please email their details to eastmids@merg.org.uk.

If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link.

I will send out the usual reminder email to everyone subscribed to the area group soon, it will go automatically to everyone who is subscribed to this area group.

OCTOBER 2021 East Midlands area group meeting

Saturday 16th October 2021 from 10:00

This meeting is Kindly hosted by the Nene Valley Railway at Wansford. Thanks to MERG and NVR member Russ Jenner for arranging the venue for us.

We will ask for a donation of £3 per head to cover the venue hire. If we collect more than the cost of hiring the venue, we will donate the difference to the NVR.

The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please let us know.

There is a cafe on site, we will pass the menu around in the morning so you can order lunch if you wish.

If the Wifi at the venue is working well enough, we will have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, for those who cannot come in person. However, the meeting will be optimised for those who manage to get along, who will get the best experience.

It is a running day on the NVR, I'm not sure if it will be steam or diesel.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

10:45 - O gauge headcode module - live demo - Graham Clarke

11:15 - Tea/coffee break

11:30 - DCC basics - Colin Head

12:00 - Introduction to Surface mount assembly using the hotplate method - Duncan Greenwood

12:30 - LUNCH BREAK

13:30 - 16:30 ish - Demonstrations, soldering clinic and practical problems help clinic

During the afternoon the following activities will be available:

Duncan will give close up demonstrations to smaller groups of the hot plate method of surface mount assembly

John Gowers will give advice and surface mount hand soldering

Graham Clarke with further demos of his headcode unit

Colin Head will be available for digging deeper into DCC topics such as the JMRI roster

General help on problems with kits or other electronic projects, building, testing, problem solving etc.

NVR now has a Railwayana shop which we hope will be open

If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message here in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in due course, you will get a reply with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information. Even if you are not sure yet whether you can get along, please let us know anyway so we can plan for likely numbers.

Let us know if you need a lift from Peterborough station. Please plan to arrive at Peterborough station no later than 9:30am, so whoever picks you up does not have to miss any of the meeting.

(Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the next few days.)

SEPTEMBER 2021 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting

Here is the agenda for our September 2021 online area group meeting.

Saturday 11th September from 10:00

This meeting will be online using Zoom.

As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/audio/video issues, have a chat.

10:30 - Welcome and Introductions

10:45 - EzyAutomation (no additional wires system) by Julian Coles

11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!)

11:45 - Group news and updates

12:15 - Lunch

13:15 - QnA and clinic for anyone looking for advice and help on any projects

For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar.

If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS→MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https://merg.org.uk/membership/summary.php, and you should see the details of this meeting together with the Zoom link to join in.

Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page.

If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https://www.merg.org.uk/membership and make sure you are subscribed to the East Midlands area group. There is no requirement that you live in the East Midlands, any member can subscribe and join in. If you would like to introduce a visitor to the meeting, please email their details to eastmids@merg.org.uk.

If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link.

AUGUST 2021 East Midlands area group meeting

Saturday 7th August 2021 from 10:00

This is our first face to face meeting since 14 March 2020, before Covid restrictions.

This meeting is Kindly hosted at the Kingsway Centre in Wellingborough, Northants, by the Kingsway Model Railway Society (KMRS)

We will ask for a donation of £3 per head to cover the venue hire. If we collect more than the cost of hiring the venue, we will donate the difference to KMRS.

The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please let us know.

You can either bring a packed lunch or nip out to somewhere locally, such as the Sainsbury's cafe which is about 5 minutes drive away.

We will limit numbers to 30 to make sure that the meeting is not crowded, and chairs can be set out with a little spacing.

We will have a Zoom connection for the meeting, for those who cannot come in person. However, the meeting will be optimised for those who manage to get along, who will get the best experience.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

10:45 - Introducing my new role as MERG Education and Training - John Fletcher

11:00 - A demo of automation on Missenden St Mary's - Pete Brownlow

11:30 - Tea/coffee break

12:00 - Sounds for South Town - David Page

12:45 - A summary of the Arduino SIG (Special Interest Group) - John Fletcher

13:00 - LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 16:30 ish - Making it work - Practical session and problem clinic plus demos and Soldering help

For the practical sessions, as we have done before, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please bring it along and we'll work on it with you as a demonstration for all those interested.

If you already know what you want help on for this session, please email or post the details in advance so we can gen-up on it and look like we know what we are talking about!

If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message here in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in due course, you will get a reply with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information.

Let us know if you need a lift from Wellingborough station. Please plan to arrive at Wellingborough station no later than 10am, so whoever picks you up does not have to miss any of the meeting.

(Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the next few days.)

JULY 2021 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting

Here is the agenda for our July 2021 online area group meeting.

Saturday 3rd July from 10:00

This meeting will be online using Zoom.

As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/audio/video issues, have a chat.

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

11:00 - Planning for my CBUS layout - Jim Heck

11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!)

11:45 - StaRFIshrail - new CBUS RFID system - Martin Snashall

12:30 - Lunch

13:30 - QnA and clinic for anyone looking for advice and help on any projects

For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar.

If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS→MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https://merg.org.uk/membership/summary.php, and you should see the details of this meeting together with the Zoom link to join in.

Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page.

If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https://www.merg.org.uk/membership and make sure you are subscribed to the East Midlands area group. There is no requirement that you live in the East Midlands, any member can subscribe and join in. If you would like to introduce a visitor to the meeting, please email their details to eastmids@merg.org.uk.

If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link.

MAY 2021 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting

Here is the agenda for our MAY 2021 online area group meeting.

Saturday 29th May from 10:00

This meeting will be online using Zoom.

As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/audio/video issues, have a chat.

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

10:45 - Round-up of what members have been doing - anyone and everyone

11:15 - An easier way to connect Tortoise point motors - John Gowers

11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!)

11:45 - Choosing CBUS modules for a layout - Pete Brownlow

12:30 - Lunch

13:30 - QnA and clinic for anyone looking for advice and help on any projects

For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar.

If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS→MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https://merg.org.uk/membership/summary.php, and you should see the details of this meeting together with the Zoom link to join in.

Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page.

If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https://www.merg.org.uk/membership and make sure you are subscribed to the East Midlands area group. There is no requirement that you live in the East Midlands, any member can subscribe and join in. If you would like to introduce a visitor to the meeting, please email their details to eastmids@merg.org.uk.

If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link.

APRIL 2021 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting

Here is the agenda for our April 2021 online area group meeting.

Saturday 24th April from 10:00

This meeting will be online using Zoom.

As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/audio/video issues, have a chat.

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

11:00 - A design for coach lighting - John Gowers

11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!)

11:45 - Loco speed profiling with JMRI - Pete Brownlow

12:30 - Lunch

13:30 - QnA and clinic for anyone looking for advice and help on any projects

For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar.

If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS→MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https://merg.org.uk/membership/summary.php, and you should see the details of this meeting together with the Zoom link to join in.

Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page.

If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https://www.merg.org.uk/membership and make sure you are subscribed to the East Midlands area group. There is no requirement that you live in the East Midlands, any member can subscribe and join in. If you would like to introduce a visitor to the meeting, please email their details to eastmids@merg.org.uk.

If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link.

MARCH 2021 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting

Here is the agenda for our March 2021 online area group meeting.

Saturday 27th March from 10:00

This meeting will be online using Zoom.

As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/audio/video issues, have a chat.

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

10:45 - Design process for PTP-Lite on my layout Great Shefford - Richard Wilson

11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!)

11:45 - Update on my 3D designs using Sketchup - Gordon Hopkins

12:30 - Lunch

13:30 - QnA and clinic for anyone looking for advice and help on any projects

For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar.

If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS→MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https://merg.org.uk/membership/summary.php, and you should see the details of this meeting together with the Zoom link to join in.

Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page.

If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https://www.merg.org.uk/membership and make sure you are subscribed to the East Midlands area group. There is no requirement that you live in the East Midlands, any member can subscribe and join in. If you would like to introduce a visitor to the meeting, please email their details to eastmids@merg.org.uk.

If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link.

FEBRUARY 2021 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting

Here is the agenda for our February 2021 online area group meeting.

Saturday 27th February from 10:00

This meeting will be online using Zoom.

As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/audio/video issues, have a chat.

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

10:45 - Progress update on my DCC/CBUS layout - Colin Head

11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!)

11:45 - An O gauge destination blind - Graham Clark

12:30 - Lunch

13:30 - QnA and clinic for anyone looking for advice and help on any projects

For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar.

If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS→MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https://merg.org.uk/membership/summary.php, and you should see the details of this meeting together with the Zoom link to join in.

Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page.

If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https://www.merg.org.uk/membership and make sure you are subscribed to the East Midlands area group. There is no requirement that you live in the East Midlands, any member can subscribe and join in. If you would like to introduce a visitor to the meeting, please email their details to eastmids@merg.org.uk.

If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link.

JANUARY 2021 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting

Here is the agenda for our January 2021 online area group meeting.

Saturday 30th January from 10:00

This meeting will be online using Zoom.

As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again.

AGENDA

The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:

10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/audio/video issues

10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions

10:45 - Installing DCC decoders in older locos - John Gowers

11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!)

11:45 - JMRI with automation on Missenden St Marys - Pete Brownlow

12:30 - Lunch

13:30 - QnA and clinic for anyone looking for advice and help on any projects

For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar.

If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS→MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https://merg.org.uk/membership/summary.php, and you should see the details of this meeting together with the Zoom link to join in.

Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page.

If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https://www.merg.org.uk/membership and make sure you are subscribed to the East Midlands area group. There is no requirement that you live in the East Midlands, any member can subscribe and join in. If you would like to introduce a visitor to the meeting, please email their details to eastmids@merg.org.uk.

If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link.

Details of Earlier East Midlands Area Group meetings

Details of previous East Midlands Area Group meetings
and Details of more previous East Midlands Area Group meetings
NB. These links are for MERG members only.