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--- public:vag [2021/02/07 11:29] – [How do Video Calls Work?] Acemason
+++ public:vag [2023/04/18 13:31] (current) – [Who is the leader of the group?] grovenor
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-====== MERG Virtual Area Group ======
+====== MERG Virtual Area Group (VAG) ======
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+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]]
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+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/areagroups|Area Groups]]
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+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/knowledgebase|More on our Knowledgebase]]
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+[[areagroups:vag:vag_page_internal|VAG Members Page]]
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 ===== How do I contact the Virtual Area Group? =====
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-[[https://www.merg.org.uk/areagroup.php?area=28|MERG Virtual Area Group contact form]]
+Please indicate Virtual Area Group in your message **[[https://www.merg.org.uk/contactus.php?t=1&n=28|Contact MERG ]]**
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 ===== Who is the leader of the group? =====
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-Dave Mason, who is a retired chartered engineer with relevant experience in electronics and control system software, but little experience with railways, model or otherwise. Dave is a member of the South Hants Area Group and  piloted the first virtual Special Interest Group exploring "analogue/DC" systems.
+Huw Griffiths.
-("Acemason" on the Forum. Website: www.townace.plus.com)\\
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 ===== And the Next Meeting? =====
+Look in the MERG Diary or "My Upcoming Events".
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 In April 2020 we carried out a poll of VAG members and the following topics were identified as the most popular: -
-  * How kits work - a series of calls, each discussing the how one particular kit works
+  * How kits work - a series of calls, each discussing the how one particular kit works. Several done.
   * Types and use of baseboard connectors - covered in Demystifying Components -Wires and Connectors
   * Oscilloscopes and logic analysers for hobbyists
   * Using the FCU - a multi part course is being considered including the use of the FCU to configure individual 2nd generation modules.
   * Testing boards (use of various pieces of test equipment and the way to go about it) - A Test Gear Buyers Guide has already been presented.
   * Neater Methods of under board wiring
   * Best practice for wiring different bus types
   * Layout control buses
-  * CBUS wiring strategy on a large club O gauge layout
+  * CBUS wiring strategy on a large club O gauge layout. Done.
   * CANPAN wiring
   * Servo and Servo Mounts
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 This link is available to anybody, not just members of the virtual area group.
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+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]]
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+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/areagroups|Area Groups]]
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+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/knowledgebase|More on our Knowledgebase]]
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+[[areagroups:vag:vag_page_internal|VAG Members Page]]
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-<WRAP button>[[areagroups:vag:vag_page_internal|VAG Members Page]]</WRAP>