Alan gave an excellent talk and demonstration showing in detail the processes involved in making a simple PCB.  Using either the more eloborate technique involving photoresist coated copper boards, exposed under UV lighting through the PCB drawing, developed then etched in Feric Chloride solution or simply drawing the circuit directly onto a clean copper board using a permanent marker pen, Alan succesfully demonstrated the manufacture of a simple PCB.
 
 

A typical, hand drawn,  board is shown here using permanent marker pen directly onto the board. This is in fact the EHT board in the PSU for the club's linear project produced shortly after Alan's talk

Jon gave a first class talk covering many aspects of RAYNET, the Radio Amateur Emergency Network. 

He detailed the sort of jobs the group has been called on to do, particularly in support of the 'blue light' emergency services and covered the equipment used leading to the state of art ASP systems which link GPS and radio to provide an accurate  and up-to-date location beacon of individual stations in the group. 

He also covered the more routine aspects of the service in providing check-point cover and information relaying back to control during charity events - such as the University 'Bogle Stroll' where hundreds of students attempt the 55 mile walk from Manchester to Blackpool to raise funds for charity.
 

Here's Jon with some of the poster displays he brought along to the talk
RAYNET Zones for Greater Manchester	Operating stations for RAYNET
Support by RAYNET for a charity walk event