News for Northern Ireland – 11 May 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
On Saturday 17 May, Antrim and District Amateur Radio Society has a Radio Bring and buy sale / mini rally, that includes a raffle for Quansheng UV-K5(8) with IJV firmware added. Entry is £2 on the door and £5 per table. There are six tables remaining. Stiles Community Centre, 11 Fountain Hill, Antrim BT41 1LZ from 12pm to 3pm. adars.co.uk
Bangor and District Amateur Radio Society meet today for the second day of Mills on the Air. The club meet this Tuesday for the MOTA Summary and Summer events 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 meets on the second Sunday of the month except July and August in Tandragee Golf Club. All are welcome and a carvery lunch is served at 1pm if required. The club held a very successful Marconi day weekend and will enter VHF/UHF field day weekend in June from the Mourne Mountains using the callsign GI3VFW. Any enquiries to muarc.secretary@yahoo.co.uk or Seamus GI4SZW details on QRZ.
The North West Group Amateur Radio Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month at Shantallow Community Centre, 38 Drumleck Drive, Derry BT48 8EN. 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. On 14 May, they are holding their AGM from 8pm where they will review the past year and elect the new officers. All radio amateurs and shortwave listeners are welcome to come along. For more information email info@wtarc.org.uk
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