The Leading Society for Model Railway Electronics

September 2024

14th September

10:30 : MERG Oxford Event
West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, Oxford OX2 0BT
Visit MERG in Oxford! There will be presentations, and some layouts and traders attending. More information can be found at: https://www.merg.org.uk/merg_wiki/doku.php?id=events:oxford_2024
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19:30 : Scottish Borders Area Group
Online Zoom Meeting
our normal zoom meeting, we will dicsuss the outcome of the Alnwick Railway Show

15th September

19:00 : 19:00 BST 3D SIG Fusion Project Malcolm Asker
Online Zoom Meeting
Malcolm will introduce a new project he has been working on two things recently and would like to use this as my project. https://gridfinity.xyz/ https://www.printables.com/model/152592-honeycomb-storage-wall Both I am adapting

16th September

19:30 : E101 Build Guide Review
Online Zoom Meeting
The latest Build Guide goes under the microscope to flush out all the errors, typos and erroneous punctuation prior to release.

17th September

19:30 : 19:30 BST CBUS User Group zoom meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
The first official zoom meeting of the group is Tuesday the 17th September at 19:30. Duncan Greenwood will lead the meeting by talking about the importance to baseline everyone's understanding of what CBUS is, without diving too deeply into the technical details. He will touch briefly on most aspects of CBUS and LCBs to provide a foundation for future sessions to work from. Following this we will be happy to hear question on this part of the talk.

18th September

19:30 : Tayside Area Group Zoom session
Online Zoom Meeting
Tayside members meet via Zoom to discuss what they have been working on.

19th September

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

20th September

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

21st September

09:30 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

10:00 : Erne Model Railway Club
St Macartin's Church Hall, Enniskillen, BT74 7DR

10:00 : Inagural Workshop at Wester Pickston
SMET College Road, Methven, Perth PH1 3RX
First meeting at Wester Pickston for the benefit of Perth members.

23rd September

19:00 : Virtual AG meeting
Online Zoom Meeting

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' Session
Online Zoom Meeting
We look at topics of interest to Beginners to coding in JAL to help them on their way to creating their own programs.

24th September

19:30 : Arduino SIG meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
To be arranged

25th September

14:30 : 14:30 Merseyside AG Zoom meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Merseyside Area group monthly zoom meeting Agenda to be added

26th September

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

27th September

14:00 : Wales North AG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
GENERAL CHAT AND WHATS ON MY WORKBENCH / HELP & SUPPORT

28th September

10:00 : Stafford Railway Circle Annual Exhibition
Stafford County Showground (Sat Nav postcode: ST18 0BD).
MERG West Midlands Area Group in attendance more details to follow
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10:00 : Worthing MRC Annual Exhibition 2024
Durrington High School, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 1LA
South Hants Area Group will be attending with our MERG demonstration display. If you are attending please feel free to see and speak to us.
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29th September

10:00 : Worthing MRC Annual Exhibition 2024
Durrington High School, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 1LA
South Hants Area Group will be attending with our MERG demonstration display. If you are attending please feel free to see and speak to us.
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11:00 : Scottish Borders Area Group Face to Face
Hawick Men's Shed 7 Lothian Street Hawick TD9 9HD
Our normal Face to Face meeting

October 2024

1st October

19:00 : 19:30 GMT MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting
Grazeley Village Hall

3rd October

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

5th October

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Workshop
St James Church Hall, Preston Road Yeovil BA21 3RL
Subjects to be decided nearer the time but a practical session so bring your tools and equipment to be sure of contributing. Feel free to bring your questions and non-working kits along for help by other members.

10th October

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:00 : 19:00 Aberdeen Area Group Meeting
Aberdeen Model Railway Club
Monthly Aberdeen Area Group Meeting. All welcome, please come along and meet other members, discuss what electronic projects are ongoing, solve each others problems and progress our demo layout.

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

11th October

14:00 : Wales North AG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
GENERAL CHAT AND WHATS ON MY WORKBENCH / HELP & SUPPORT

19:00 : Croydon Area Group Meeting
Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse
Mimic Panels - a presentation and discussion about the various types of mimic panel - Allan

12th October

10:00 : Farnham & District MRC Exhibition
Alderwood Leisure Centre, Tongham Road, Aldershot, Hampshire GU12 4AS
South Hants Area Group will be attending with our MERG demonstration display. If you are attending please feel free to see and speak to us.
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10:00 : Warley at Statfold
Statfold Narrow Gauge Museum Trust Ltd Ashby Road Tamworth Staffordshire B79 0BU 01827 830389
Warley Model Railway club iModel Railway Show in partnership with the Statfold Narrow Gauge Museum Trust Ltd West Midlands Area Group in attendance.
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13th October

10:00 : Farnham & District MRC Exhibition
Alderwood Leisure Centre, Tongham Road, Aldershot, Hampshire GU12 4AS
South Hants Area Group will be attending with our MERG demonstration display. If you are attending please feel free to see and speak to us.
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14th October

16:00 : ATC SIG Zoom
Online Zoom Meeting
We're taking a break over the Summer, but If you need help, then contact Allan and we'll organise an ad-hoc meeting. Monthly ATC SIG Zoom call. Discussions about ATC hardware, software and interconnections. You are very welcome to join us if you need advice on how to use the ATC on your layout. Proposed Agenda Items: Shuffle Mode - Barry CORE and ENDS Controlled by MQTT over WiFi - Allan Questions / Suggestions
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19:30 : JALSIG Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Members meet up to discuss projects they have been working on.
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16th October

19:30 : Tayside Area Group Zoom session
Online Zoom Meeting
Tayside members meet via Zoom to discuss what they have been working on.

17th October

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

18th October

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

19th October

09:30 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

20th October

10:00 : West Midlands Area Group Autumn Meeting
BCNS, Titford Pump House, Engine Street, OLDBURY, West Midlands.

21st October

19:30 : E101 Build Guide Review
Online Zoom Meeting
The latest Build Guide goes under the microscope to flush out all the errors, typos and erroneous punctuation prior to release.

24th October

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

25th October

14:00 : Wales North AG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
GENERAL CHAT AND WHATS ON MY WORKBENCH / HELP & SUPPORT

26th October

00:00 : MRSI Show
Mount Temple School, Dublin

28th October

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' Session
Online Zoom Meeting
We look at topics of interest to Beginners to coding in JAL to help them on their way to creating their own programs.

31st October

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

November 2024

2nd November

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

10:00 : Weymouth Model Railway Association - Annual Exhibition 2024
Weymouth College, Cranford Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 7LQ
South Hants Area Group will be attending with our MERG demonstration display and Tittesworth layout. If you are attending please feel free to see and speak to us.
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10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events).

3rd November

10:00 : Weymouth Model Railway Association - Annual Exhibition 2024
Weymouth College, Cranford Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 7LQ
South Hants Area Group will be attending with our MERG demonstration display and Tittesworth layout. If you are attending please feel free to see and speak to us.
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5th November

19:00 : 19:30 GMT MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting
Grazeley Village Hall

7th November

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

8th November

14:00 : Wales North AG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
GENERAL CHAT AND WHATS ON MY WORKBENCH / HELP & SUPPORT

19:00 : Croydon Area Group Meeting
Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse
CBUS meets JMRI. How to interface and manage the connection between CBUS and JMRI.

11th November

16:00 : ATC SIG Zoom
Online Zoom Meeting
Monthly ATC SIG Zoom call. Discussions about ATC hardware, software and interconnections. You are very welcome to join us if you need advice on how to use the ATC on your layout.
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19:30 : JALSIG Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Members meet up to discuss projects they have been working on.
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14th November

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:00 : 19:00 Aberdeen Area Group Meeting
Aberdeen Model Railway Club
Monthly Aberdeen Area Group Meeting. All welcome, please come along and meet other members, discuss what electronic projects are ongoing, solve each others problems and progress our demo layout.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

15th November

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

16th November

09:30 : 09:30 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

18th November

19:30 : E101 Build Guide Review
Online Zoom Meeting
The latest Build Guide goes under the microscope to flush out all the errors, typos and erroneous punctuation prior to release.

20th November

19:30 : Tayside Area Group Zoom session
Online Zoom Meeting
Tayside members meet via Zoom to discuss what they have been working on.

21st November

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

22nd November

14:00 : Wales North AG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
CBUS FOR BEGINNERS GETTING STARTED WITH MODULES & THE FCU PART 1

27th November

14:00 : 14:00 Merseyside AG Zoom meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Agenda to be confirmed

28th November

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

December 2024

5th December

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

6th December

14:00 : Wales North AG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
GENERAL CHAT AND WHATS ON MY WORKBENCH / HELP & SUPPORT

7th December

10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Workshop
St James Church Hall, Preston Road Yeovil BA21 3RL
Subjects to be decided nearer the time but a practical session so bring your tools and equipment to be sure of contributing. Feel free to bring your questions and non-working kits along for help by other members.

9th December

16:00 : ATC SIG Zoom
Online Zoom Meeting
Monthly ATC SIG Zoom call. Discussions about ATC hardware, software and interconnections. You are very welcome to join us if you need advice on how to use the ATC on your layout.
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12th December

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

13th December

19:00 : Croydon Area Group Meeting
Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse
Mince Pies - Arduino Head to Head with Pico - Neil / Allan

19th December

14:00 : Croydon Area Group: Afternoon Workshop
Croydon MRC Club House
Help is available on: * SMD module testing, * Kit building, * Kit repair, * ATC, * CBUS, * JMRI, * Raspberry Pi layout control, * Tablet and mobile phone throttles and point operation.

19:00 : 19:00 Aberdeen Area Group Meeting
Aberdeen Model Railway Club
Monthly Aberdeen Area Group Meeting. All welcome, please come along and meet other members, discuss what electronic projects are ongoing, solve each others problems and progress our demo layout.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

21st December

09:30 : 09:30 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

26th December

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

January 2025

2nd January

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

4th January

10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events).

9th January

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

16th January

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

18th January

09:30 : 09:30 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

23rd January

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

30th January

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

February 2025

6th February

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

13th February

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

15th February

09:30 : 09:30 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

20th February

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

27th February

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

March 2025

6th March

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

13th March

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

15th March

09:30 : 09:30 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

20th March

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

27th March

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

April 2025

3rd April

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

10th April

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

17th April

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19th April

09:30 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

24th April

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

May 2025

1st May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

8th May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

15th May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

17th May

09:30 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

22nd May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

29th May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

June 2025

5th June

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

12th June

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19th June

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

21st June

09:30 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

26th June

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

July 2025

3rd July

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19th July

09:30 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom