News for England South-East – 2 February 2025

Aylesbury Vale Radio Society meets on the third Wednesday of each month. For more details visit avrs.org.uk

Banbury Amateur Radio Society has a net on 144.5125MHz FM most evenings. Members have a club night on Wednesday from 7pm. For more information visit banburyares.co.uk

On Wednesday, Bishop’s Stortford Amateur Radio Society has its net starting at 8pm on 145.5625MHz. bsars.org/history.htm

On Thursday, the Bittern DX Club has a net around 145.400MHz.

On Sundays, Bracknell Amateur Radio Club has a net via the GB3BN repeater from 5pm and via the GB3AL repeater from 5.30pm. On Wednesday, the Club has a net on 145.375MHz FM from 8pm. Thursday sees a 40m net from 12pm. Colin Ashley, M0XCA, secretary@g4bra.org.uk

On Tuesday, Braintree and District Amateur Radio Society has a net on 145.375MHz from 8pm. All amateurs are welcome to join in. secretary@badars.co.uk

Brede Steam Amateur Radio Society meets on the first and third Saturday of each month. For more information visit bsars.co.uk secretary@bsars.co.uk

Bredhurst Receiving and Transmitting Society meets in its shack every Wednesday from 7pm. The Society has a net via the GB3DA repeater on Thursdays. bratsqth.org/brats/homepage

On Wednesday, Bromley and District Amateur Radio Society has a net starting on 145.500MHz from 9pm. For more information visit bdars.wordpress.com Andy, G4WGZ, 01689 878 089

Burnham Beeches Radio Club meets on the first and third Friday of the month from 8pm. More information is available on the Club’s website. Greg, G4EBY, ebytronics@gmail.com

Bury St Edmunds Amateur Radio Society meets at Rougham Tower Museum on the third Wednesday of each Month. It is a small but very active club. There are club nets every day of the week except Sunday. Details can be found on the club’s website. The club’s general chat frequencies are 144.7375MHz FM and 433.400MHz FM. bsears.co.uk

On Sundays, Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society has a CW net on 144.060MHz from 8pm. On Monday, there will be a CW net on 3542kHz from 7.30pm, followed at 8.15pm by GB2CW slow Morse on 3555kHz. On Thursday there will be CW classes via Skype from 7pm. g0mwt.org.uk

Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society is running a Foundation revision and exam preparation training course at 7pm on the 6, 13 and 20 February 2025 at Danbury Village Hall. Details are on the Society’s website at g0mwt.org.uk/training  For more information email John O’Connell, M0JOC via training2025@g0mwt.org.uk

On Tuesday, Chelsea Pensioners Radio Club has a net on 145.375MHz from 2pm. Mike Hall, GB4CP, 07970 724 105

On Tuesday, Chippenham and District Amateur Radio Club will be taking part in the 144MHz UK Activity Contest from 7.30pm. chippenhamradio.club

On Tuesday, Colchester Radio Amateurs Club has open nets on 433.400MHz from 7pm, and on 1.920MHz LSB from 8pm. Wednesday sees an open net around 145.350MHz from 7pm. On Thursday, there will be an open net on 3.685MHz from 7pm. On Friday, there will be an open DX net on 14.125MHz with assist on 145.350MHz from 2.30pm. Garry, M0MGP secretary@g3c0.uk

On Sundays, Coulsdon Amateur Transmitting Society has nets on 145.4MHz from 11am and on 3.7MHz from 5pm. Wednesday sees a net around 70.425MHz from 9pm. secretary@catsradio.org.uk

Crawley Amateur Radio Club meets from 11am on Sundays, and 2pm on Fridays. In addition, talks are held once a month on a Wednesday evening. On Wednesday 19 February, the Club’s Chair, Mike Davies, G0KAD will be delivering a presentation on HF DXpeditions with FT8. Non-members are most welcome, and admission will be free. The presentation will take place from 8pm at Hut 18, Tilgate Recreational Centre, Tilgate Forest, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 5PH. For more information contact Stewart, G3YSX on 0772 006 8493.

Cray Valley Radio Society is located at the Scout HQ at the rear of 61 to 71 Southend Crescent, Eltham London, SE9 2SD. The Society is running a two-day, face-to-face Foundation licence course on the 5 and 12 April 2025 near Greenwich in southeast London. Anyone who is interested can find an application form via the training tab on the Cray Valley website at cvrs.org  The training package will cost £65 and this includes the online exam at the end of the course. The Society’s 2m and 4m FM nets are held on 145.350MHz on Sundays at 10am, and on 70.425MHz on Fridays at 8pm. A top band net is held on the first Monday of the month around 1.905MHz. The net begins using SSB and then moves to AM. All amateurs, especially Foundation licence holders, are welcome to join in. Members will be meeting on Thursday the 6 February from 7.30pm to listen to a presentation entitled ‘Using and spotting on the DX Cluster’ by Martin, M0MDR. Visitors are welcome to attend the meeting. cvrs.org

On Wednesdays, Crystal Palace Radio and Electronics Club has a net on 145.525MHz from 8pm. On Saturdays, the Club has a net on 51.55MHz FM from 8pm. cprec.org

On Sundays, Darenth Valley Radio Society has a net on 145.475MHz at 8am. Phil, M0IMA, m0ima@btinternet.com

Dorking and District Radio Society has a net each day from Monday to Saturday on 144.775MHz FM at 10am. On Sundays there is a net on 3.772MHz SSB from 8.15am. Sue, M6XUV, ddrs.secretary@gmail.com

The next meeting of Dover Amateur Radio Club will be held on Thursday from 6.45pm. For more information visit darc.online

Essex Ham has a net on Monday via GB3DA, from 8pm, with chatroom and audio feed at essexham.net Pete, M0PSX, news@essexham.co.uk

On Sundays, Felixstowe and District Amateur Radio Society has a net on 145.400MHz from 10am. Tomorrow, the 3 February, members are meeting from 7.30pm at Broadway House, to listen to a presentation entitled ‘Introduction to East Suffolk RAYNET’. Wednesday sees a net via the GB3IH repeater from 7.30pm. Mark, M5BOP, secretary@fdars.org.uk

On Tuesday, members of Harlow and District Amateur Radio Society are meeting from 10am. Wednesday sees a net on 145.425MHz from 7.30pm. Thursday sees a digital net on the XLX215 reflector. On Friday, the Society is meeting from 8pm. Visitors are welcome to attend. secretary@g6ut.com

Hastings Electronics and Radio Club holds a daily net on the GB3ES repeater at 10am. A CW net is held on Monday nights at 8pm on 144.575MHz. The CW net is aimed at anyone new to CW or wishing to refresh their CW skills. Non-members are welcome. The net is followed by general conversation. On Wednesdays, usually at 1pm, members meet up at various locations in the area for an afternoon of portable radio on the air on both HF and VHF bands using SSB, CW and FM voice. Non-members are welcome to visit. As the details vary each week, please visit hastings-electronics-radio-club.com on Wednesday mornings to view up-to-date information about the location and time of the meeting. Contact Richard via herc.hastings@gmail.com

The next meeting of Hilderstone Radio Society will be held on Thursday 6 February. For more information visit g0hrs.org

On Tuesday, Horndean and District Amateur Radio Club has a CW net at 9am around 1950kHz, then SSB at 9.30am. There is another net on Wednesday around 1950kHz using SSB from 7.30pm. hdarc.co.uk

Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society will be holding a surplus radio equipment and tabletop sale on Sunday 16 February from 10am to 4pm at Buckden Village Hall, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY. More details can be found on Hunts-Hams website on the events and activities page. hunts-hams.weebly.com

On Sundays, the Isle of Wight Radio Society has a net via GB7PO and GB7MT from 8pm. The Society has a net from Monday to Friday via the GB3IW repeater from 6.15am. On Tuesday, the Society takes part in the Bramble Net via the GB3IW repeater from 7.30pm. On Thursday, there is another net via the GB3IW repeater, followed by a Zoom meeting from 8pm. On Fridays, members meet at Haylands Farm, Ryde. Foundation and Intermediate licence training is available at meetings. iowrs.org

Loughton and Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society has a net on Wednesday from 8pm on Brandmeister DMR Talk Group 23511. Thursday sees a net from 8pm on 144.725MHz FM. On Friday there will be a club meeting, and HF operating session, at All Saints House from 8pm. secretary@lefars.org.uk

Lowestoft District and Pye Amateur Radio Club has a net on Sundays on 433.575MHz from 7pm. Tuesday sees a net on 145.475MHz from 7pm. The Club meets on Thursday evenings from 7.30pm. The final net of the week is on Friday on 51.490MHz from 7pm. secretary@ldparc.co.uk

Maidenhead and District Amateur Radio Club meets at the Friends Meeting House, 14 West Street, Maidenhead SL6 6RL. For more information visit madarc.org Neil, G0SVN, 07740 702 000, neil@savin.org

The Martello Tower Group has a net night every Monday evening at 8pm via the GB3CL repeater. On Sundays, the Group has a net via the GB3CE repeater from 8pm. martellotowergroup.com

Medway Amateur Receiving and Transmitting Society nets take place each weekday from 9.30am on 144.650MHz. Roger, G0NRL, g0nrl@yahoo.com

On Fridays, Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society meets via Zoom for coffee and chat from 10.30am. Contact Brendan, G8IXK 07803 192 604

Norfolk Amateur Radio Club has a net via GB3NB every Monday from 7.30pm, followed by a CW net on 3.543MHz at 8.30pm. Chris Danby, G0DWV, 01603 898 308, cmdanby@btinternet.com

On Thursday, Reading and District Amateur Radio Club is having a construction evening from 8pm. radarc.org

Shefford and District Radio Society’s regular nets are held on Mondays on 1.985MHz LSB from 7pm, and on Wednesdays via GB3PI from 8pm. On Thursday, members will be meeting for a construction contest. Members will be taking part in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest on Saturday the 8 and Sunday the 9 February. David, G8UOD David, G8UOD on 01234 742 757 or g8uod@icloud.com

On Wednesday, Southdown Amateur Radio Society is having a café meeting at 12.15pm.  This will be followed by a net via the GB3ZX repeater from 2pm. sars.club

Stevenage and District Amateur Radio Society meets every Tuesday evening from 7.30pm at the Stevenage Resource Centre, Chells Way, Stevenage, SG2 0LT. Free tea, coffee and biscuits are provided for all those attending. A club Sked is held at 8pm on the 80m band each Friday close to 3.726MHz. On the last Friday of each month a 2m sked takes place close to 145.450MHz, to encourage VHF activity, and to assist those who are new to the hobby. The club operates using the callsign G3SAD and all are welcome to join in, regardless of club membership. More information can be found at sadars.com

On Sundays, Surrey Radio Contact Club has a net on 1.905MHz at 9.30am. On Monday there will be a net on 3.710MHz LSB from 9am. On Tuesday, there is a net on 51.55MHz from 8pm. Wednesday sees a net on 28.078MHz JS8 from 10am. On Thursday, the net is on 70.30MHz from 8pm. Friday sees a D-Star net on 144.6125MHz from 7.30pm and an FM net on 145.350MHz from 8pm. John, G3MCX, 020 8688 3322

West Kent Amateur Radio Society has regular weekly nets. Details of these, and other club information, can be found at wkars.org.uk Phil, G3MGQ secretary@wkars.org.uk

On Friday, Whitton Amateur Radio Group is having an HF and VHF operating meeting. For more information visit warg.dreamhosters.com

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