News for Northern Ireland – 16 March 2025

| March 14, 2025

The Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club Rally is scheduled to take place on the 18 May at Share Discovery Village, 221 Lisnaskea Road, Lisnaskea, Enniskillen, BT92 0JZ. All of the usual facilities, including food and drink, and bring and buy, will be available. The doors open for visitors at 11am, and for traders from 9am. Admission will cost five pounds or five euros and this includes a draw ticket. To arrange a table, email Alan via argault91@gmail.com

Antrim and District Amateur Radio Society has nets on the 2m band from 9pm on Tuesday, and from 8pm on Saturday. adars.co.uk

Bangor and District Amateur Radio Society meets on the second Tuesday of the month in the Marquis Hall, Abbey Street, Bangor, BT20 4JE from 7.30pm. For more information visit the Society’s Facebook page.

Bushvalley Amateur Radio Club meets at 8pm on the last Thursday of each month at Burnfoot Community Centre, 294 Drumrane Road, Burnfoot, BT47 4NL. For more information visit bushvalleyarc.org or email bushvalleyarc@gmail.com

Carrickfergus Amateur Radio Club meets on Tuesday evenings in Elim Church, North Road, Carrickfergus, BT38 8ND from 7pm. For more information, visit gi0lix.home.blog  or email carg@hotmail.co.uk

Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club meetings are held on the second Sunday of the month from 3pm at Tandragee Golf Club.

On this, their 60th Anniversary, The Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club will be operating a station for St Patricks Day on the 17 March using the club call sign GI3VFW. Operating all bands HF, VHF and UHF from Tandragee, County Armagh for one week only. The club have ten candidates for a Foundation course on the 19 April. Anyone wishing to sit the Foundation course on a future date, please contact the Secretary at muarc.secretary@yahoo.co.uk The club will also be operating a 60th Anniversary special event station at Navan Fort, Armagh over the weekend of the 25 to the 27 April. All bands, all modes using GI3VFW. Seamus, GI4SZW muarc.com

The North West Group Amateur Radio Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month at the barbecue Hut at Groarty Manor, BT48 0JY. For more information email nwgarc@gmail.com

West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club meets on the second Wednesday of every month from 7.30pm at the Order of Malta Hall, Brook Street, Omagh, BT78 1DE. For more information email info@wtarc.org.uk

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