News for England Midlands – 13 July 2025
Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Please note the change of venue. The club now meets at Hillstown Village Hall, S44 6LW from 8pm. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars. Contact Richard, G0RRZ on 07905 868 221 for more information.
Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio Club meets every Friday from 8pm. Members also have a regular coffee morning on Wednesdays in the Club’s shack from 10.30am. On Monday and Wednesday evenings there are nets on 145.375MHz from 7.30pm. Alan, G4LVK, 07886 000 052
Burton Amateur Radio Club holds very informal open nets on Sundays from 10am, and on Thursday evenings from 8pm around 145.575MHz FM. There is slow CW training on 14.055MHz on Mondays at 11am. Wednesday sees a Club night from 7.30pm. Contact info@burton-arc.co.uk for details.
Central Radio Amateur Circle has a net on 145.575MHz from 7.30pm every Tuesday. On Saturday, the club is meeting at Bloxwich Memorial Club. Today, the 13 July, members will be active as GB6CAR at The Walsall Arboretum Classic Car Show. Visit cracradio.com for more information. radio-circle@live.co.uk
Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association has daily nets on 145.400MHz from 8am. Every Monday, there is a DMR net on Talk Group 235292 from 8pm. Tuesday sees slow CW around 3540kHz from 8pm. The Wednesday net is on 144.350MHz from 8pm. On Friday, there is a net via the GB3GH repeater from 8pm. For more information visit g5bk.uk or email committee@g5bk.uk
On Mondays, Coventry Amateur Radio Society holds an open FM net on 145.375MHz from 8pm. Wednesday morning sees a Zoom meeting from 11am. On Friday there will be a portable operating evening from 8pm at St Barts. info@coventryradio.org.uk
Dudley and District Amateur Radio Society meets every Tuesday, from 6 to 10pm, at Ruiton Mill, 59 Vale Street, Upper Gornal, Dudley, DY3 3XF. Keith, M0WYZ, keithm0wyz@gmail.com
Tomorrow, the 14 July, Gloucester Amateur Radio and Electronics Society is having an informal meeting. Please note that a temporary email address is currently in place for enquiries. The email address is annereed857@gmail.com 01242 699 595 (daytime), g4aym.org.uk
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday Hinckley Amateur Radio Society will be visiting the Royal International Air Tattoo. hinckleyares.co.uk
Kettering and District Amateur Radio Society has a breakfast meeting from 10am on Sundays. Club meetings take place from 7pm each Tuesday. A club net takes place on Thursdays on 145.300MHz from 7pm. Les, 2E0MNZ, les@moylehousehold.co.uk gb2ham.com
Leicester Radio Society meets every Monday evening from 7pm. On Friday, members have their club net around 145.400MHz from 8pm. For more information, visit g3lrs.org.uk or contact Sandra, G0MCV on 0793 027 4044.
Lincoln Short Wave Club meets at BSA Village Hall from 7.30pm on Wednesday and from 9.30am on Saturday. For more information visit g5fz.co.uk
On Tuesday, Loughborough and District Amateur Radio Club is having a junk sale. For more information visit radioclub.org.uk
Malvern Hills Radio Amateurs Club has a net every Wednesday on 145.350MHz FM from 8pm. Dave, G4IDF, 01905 351 568, mhrac.org
On Wednesday, Midland Amateur Radio Society will hold a short committee meeting, have its shack on the air and run training classes. Norman, G8BHE, 07808 078 003
On Thursday, Northampton Radio Club is having a meeting at the Grangewood Club from 8pm. For more information visit northamptonradioclub.co.uk
On Thursday, Nuneaton and District Amateur Radio Club has a net on 145.475MHz from 9.30pm. Dave Stanley, G1ORG, secretary@nharg.org.uk, 0744961 3535
Tomorrow, the 14 July, Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group is having a shack night and club net on 145.300MHz from 8pm. On Friday, members are meeting for a construction session. More information is available at nharg.org.uk
The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society holds regular nets. For more information about these, and the Society, visit rafars.org
On Monday, RAF Waddington Amateur Radio Club has a Club net on 145.325MHz, or the GB3LM repeater, from 7.30pm. On Thursday, there will be a meeting at The Pyewipe Inn from 7.30pm. Steve, G1PPA will be talking about portable operation on the GHz bands. g0raf.co.uk
Rugby Amateur Transmitting Society has training and practice CW nets on 144.275MHz on Mondays and Fridays at 4.30pm, initially using USB and then CW. A daily weekday net takes place on 144.275MHz from 8.30am. There is a meeting at Boughton Leigh 12th Rugby Hut from 8pm on Tuesday and on Saturdays from 2pm. Friday sees a net around 1.913kHz from 8pm. Finally, advanced notice of a radio rally at Princethorpe College taking place on the 10 August. Steve, G8LYB, stephen@tompsett.net, rugbyats.co.uk
On Thursday, Salop Amateur Radio Society will be having an exhibition of home-brew equipment. For more information visit salopradiosociety.org
On Thursday, Solihull Amateur Radio Society is having a net on the 2m band from 8pm. solihullradioclub.co.uk
On Sundays, South Birmingham Radio Society has ‘Activities in the Attic’. Visitors are welcome to attend the Society’s coffee morning on Tuesdays from 10.30am. This coming Friday sees ‘Activities in the Shack’. More information is available on the Society’s website. Gemma Gordon, M6GKG, gemmagordonm6gkg@gmail.com for full details.
On Tuesday South Derbyshire and Ashby Woulds Amateur Radio Group has a net on 144.225MHz SSB from 7pm. Members are having a meeting on Wednesday from 7pm. On Friday, there is a net on 70.4125MHz from 7pm. This coming weekend, members will be visiting Barton under Needwood Steam Rally and Family Festival. sdawarg.secretary@gmail.com
Tomorrow, the 14 July, Stratford upon Avon and District Radio Society will be meeting at Venture House from 7.30pm. Visit stratfordradiosociety.org.uk for more information.
Tomorrow, the 14 July, Sutton Coldfield Amateur Radio Society will be meeting at The Pavilion in Water Orton from 8pm. Robert Bird, rob2e0zap@gmail.com
Telford and District Amateur Radio Society has a net each Sunday on 144.600MHz from 8pm. Meetings are held every Wednesday from 7pm at Little Wenlock Village Hall. On Wednesday 16 July, from 7pm, the Society will have a practical antenna build demonstration from Callum, M0MCX on the Little Wenlock Village Sports Field behind the Huntsman Pub. For more information visit tdars.org.uk
On Sundays, Wolverhampton Amateur Radio Society has a net around 145.350MHz from 8pm. Members meet every Wednesday from 7.30pm at the Wednesfield and Woodend British Legion. For more information visit wolverhamptonars.co.uk or @wolvesars on social media. Wayne Hughes, 2E0LKF, Secretary
Worksop Amateur Radio Society meets for its club night every Tuesday at the Club House, West Street from 6.30pm. A net takes place each Thursday on 145.450MHz from 7pm. For more information, see the Club’s Facebook page. David, M0URP, secretary@G3RCW.org.uk, 07871 386 166.
On Sundays, Wythall Radio Club has a club night on the lawn. wythallradioclub.co.uk
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