Archive for December, 2020

News for Scotland – 27 December 2020

| December 23, 2020

Details of all known nets in Scotland are collated by RSGB Regional Rep Tony, MM0TMZ in association with Jack, GM4COX and the West of Scotland ARS, and published at https://wosars.club/radio-nets  Tony would like to thank all our Scottish newsreaders for their dedication over the past year, which has meant that many of our fellow amateur […]

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News for England South-East – 27 December 2020

| December 23, 2020

Bracknell Amateur Radio Club has a net on Sundays from 5pm via GB3BN. On Wednesday there’s a DMR net from 7.40pm on Brandmeister TG23529, followed at 8pm by a net on 145.375MHz FM. For details, email secretary@g4bra.org.uk Burnham Beeches Radio Club has a net from 10.30am on Sundays, settling on 145.275MHz. Contact Greg, G4EBY, via […]

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News for England South-West – 27 December 2020

| December 23, 2020

Thornbury & South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club has a daily net on GB3ZB from 10.30am. Wednesday sees a Zoom meeting from 8pm and on Friday there’s a net on 145.450MHz. For details, email secretary@tsgarc.uk Torbay Amateur Radio Society has nets on Sundays on 14.270MHz from 9.30am and on 145.575MHz from 12 noon. Monday’s nets are […]

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News for Wales – 27 December 2020

| December 23, 2020

Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society has an 80m net from 2.30pm on Sundays. Wednesdays see a FM or Fusion net from 7.30pm via GB3CM, and on Thursday there’s a net via GB3FG from 8pm. Contact Andy, GW0JLX, on 0776 828 2880. Next Sunday Newport Amateur Radio Society has a net from 10am around 3.705MHz. More info […]

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11 January 2021 – Amateur radio construction by Steve Hartley, G0FUW and Pete Juliano, N6QW

| December 23, 2020

Steve and Pete’s presentations Despite what many people think, building your own radio equipment is still a very popular aspect of amateur radio. In fact there has never been a better time to do this, with readily accessible building blocks and high spec test equipment available at bargain basement prices, or, in the case of […]

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Steven, M7SGW – aged 10

| December 22, 2020
Steven, M7SGW – aged 10

I became interested in amateur radio as my Dad is licensed – his call sign is G0REN. I took my Foundation exam in September 2020 when I was still nine-years-old and am delighted that I passed! At the moment I’m trying to make VHF contacts on a handheld but I’d like to try HF SSTV […]

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