{"id":20205,"date":"2018-08-03T14:31:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T14:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=20205"},"modified":"2018-08-03T14:31:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T14:31:44","slug":"news-for-england-midlands-5-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/all-regions\/region-5\/2018\/08\/03\/news-for-england-midlands-5-august-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"News for England Midlands &#8211; 5 August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has on open net today and next Sunday from 10am on 145.575MHz. On Wednesday there\u2019s a club night, and Thursday sees an open net on 145.575MHz from 8pm. Contact Rob McCracken, G6EIH, on 0781 214 6333.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, Rugby ATS has hut maintenance and is holding a management committee meeting from 2 to 4pm. On Tuesday there\u2019s UKAC 144MHz CW practice and training, radio operation and projects, and Saturday sees them preparing for the rally. For more details contact Steve, G8LYB, on 01788 578 940.<\/p>\n<p>Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group is having a shack night on Monday. Thursday sees the club net on 145.325MHz from 8pm. On Friday they\u2019re holding a projects evening. Details from Paul, G1SGZ, via email to pr@nharg.org.uk.<\/p>\n<p>RAF Waddington Amateur Radio Club has its club net on Monday on 145.325MHz from 8pm. On Friday there\u2019s a committee meeting. More from Bob, G3VCA, on 0797 116 6250.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday South Birmingham Radio Society is having a coffee morning in the shack from 11am. On Friday they will be sorting rally stock. Contact Gemma Gordon, M6GKG, by email to gemmagordon.m6gkg@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>Bromsgrove &amp; District Amateur Radio Club are holding a VHF activity night on Wednesday, and Friday sees a club night. Details from John, G4OJS, on 0788 9678 303.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln Short-Wave Club is having a nibble and natter night on Wednesday starting at 7.30pm in the shack. Thursday sees a net on 145.375MHz from 8pm. On Saturday there\u2019s a new licensee mentoring session and open shack from 9.30am. For more information contact Pam Rose, G4STO, on 01427 788 356.<\/p>\n<p>Kettering &amp; District Amateur Radio Society has a net on 145.300MHz from 7pm to 8pm, and next Sunday there\u2019s a visit to Bletchley Park. Further info from Ed O\u2019Neill, M0TZX, via email to M0TZX@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n<p>Now we return to the traditional listing in date order. On Monday Gloucester Amateur Radio &amp; Electronics Society has a venue change to their evening meeting. It will now be at Saul Junction Canal for operating and a picnic from 6pm. Contact Anne, 2E1GKY, on 01242 699 595, daytime.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday Leicester Radio Society has its club open all day for president&#8217;s day, radio operation and a cuppa; in the evening there\u2019s a fish and chip supper. Further details from Sandra Morley, G0MCV, on 0793 027 4044.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday Sutton Coldfield Amateur Radio Society has an open net on 145.250MHz from 7.30pm. More from Robert Bird, via email to rob2e0zap@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society has an open net on 145.275MHz. Contact Peter D Rivers, G4XEX, on 01858 432 105.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday Loughborough &amp; District Amateur Radio Club is operating on 2m from Wymeswold. More information from Chris, G1ETZ, on 01509 504 319.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday Midland Amateur Radio Society is holding an open meeting. Contact Norman, G8BHE, on 0780 807 8003<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday South Kesteven Amateur Radio Society has its club net via GB3GR. More from Andrew, M0NRD, on 0796 906 2859.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday Telford &amp; District Amateur Radio Society is preparing for Hamfest and showing an RSGB video. Details from John Humphreys, M0JZH, on 0782 473 7716.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday Solihull Amateur Radio Society has a net from 8pm on 145.450MHz. Further info from Roger Hancock, G4BBT, on 0121 743 7277.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday Coventry Amateur Radio Society is having a barbecue and portable night at Newbold Comyn, Leamington Spa. For further details contact John, G8SEQ, on 0795 877 7363.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has on open net today and next Sunday from 10am on 145.575MHz. On Wednesday there\u2019s a club night, and Thursday sees an open net on 145.575MHz from 8pm. Contact Rob McCracken, G6EIH, on 0781 214 6333. Also today, Rugby [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-region-13","category-region-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}