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Around Your Region
Please send news reports to To get future events listed here and put on GB2RS, e-mail details of your meetings as early as possible to
and we’ll do the rest. We need to know your club name, RSGB Region number, contact name & phone number, date of meeting and detail of meeting. Example: Fraser Road Radio
Club, Region 9, Graham, G0NBI, 01234 832 700, 29 Oct, On the Air. It’s that simple. Please note that we don’t normally print ‘closed’, ‘TBA’ or ‘every Tuesday’-type submissions.
The deadline for the March edition is 21 January and for the April issue it’s 25 February. For GB2RS, the deadline is 10am on the Thursday of the week of broadcast.
CLUB EVENTS CALENDAR
international
Pafos Radio Club, Cyprus,
Richard, 5B4AJG, 00 357 97 857 891,
International federation of Railway Radio
Amateurs (FIRAC)
national
Amateur Radio Caravan and Camping Club
Net every Tuesday and Thursday 3.770, 8pm
AMSAT-UK
Open net every Sunday, 10am, 3.780MHz (±),
sometimes QSY to 40m (~7.1) due to condx
British Amateur Radio Teledata Group
Membership is open to anyone interested in
amateur radio datacoms. Datacoms contests
and awards organised.
British Railways Amateur Radio Society
John, M0ZAA,
Membership is open to anyone interested in
amateur radio and railways.
Civil Service Amateur Radio Society
Weekly net every Tuesday, 8pm, 3.763MHz
Radio Amateur Old Timers’ Association
Membership is open to anyone active in
amateur radio. Maintaining the traditions and
spirit of amateur radio. Nets on Wednesday
3.763MHz at 1000, 1.963MHz at 2100,
Thursday 7.163MHz at 1100, 3.763MHz at
1930 and Sunday 3.763MHz at 1000.
Travelling Wave Contest Group
Friendly contest group for those who want to
be involved with contesting, but who don’t
have a local club or whose club isn’t active in
contesting, from anywhere in the UK.
region 1: SCOTLAND SOUTH
& WESTERN ISLES
Regional Manager: Marcus Hazel-Mcgown, mm0zif,
Cockenzie & Port Seton ARC
Bob, GM4UYZ, 01875 811 723
5 Normal club night
7-13 On-air activity day
19 Radio check night, John, MM0JXI
Livingston and District ARS
Cathie, 2M0DIB, 01506 433 846
2, 16, 21 Operating and training evening
9 Presentation and talk
20-21 Special event weekend
Lothians RS
Mike, MM0MLB,
10, 24 Club night, Braid Hills Hotel
region 2: SCOTLAND norTH
& northERN ISLES
Regional Manager: Denny Morrison, GM1BAN,
Aberdeen ARS
Fred, GM3ALZ, 01975 651 365
4 Junk sale
11 A multiband dipole, Stewart, GM4AFF
18 Construction project for 70 years of AARS
25 Construction & on the air
Glenrothes & DRC
Tam, MM0TGB, 0775 3526 498
3 Leven, construction, training, operating
10 PSK31 on a budget
17 What are you doing on radio?
24 Forward planning for Field Days
region 3: north west
Regional Manager: Kath Wilson, M1CNY,
Chester & DRS
Bruce, M0CVP, 01244 343 825
29 Bring out your dead!
29 Committee meeting
29 Grand surplus sale
29 Project evening
South Cheshire ARS
Alan, 2E0DDK, 01782 510 856
4, 18 On the air
11 Club and shack night
25 Ham Radio Deluxe, Alan, 2E0DDK
South Manchester R&CC
Ron, G3SVW, 01619 693 999
4 Introduction to electrical horology,
Peter, G3SMT
11 Develop the new shack
25 Technical Q&A session
29 Technical forum
Stockport RS
Heather, M6HNS, 07506 904 422
2, 16 Society night
6, 7, 15, 22, 29 Intermediate course
11 Club net
23 Skills night
Thornton Cleveleys ARS
John, G4FRK, 01253 862 810
1 Practical / on the air
8 Trawler WTO
22 Clock maintenance, G3WBB
29 Transmission lines, G8KBH
region 4: north east
Regional Manager: Nigel Ferguson, G0BPK
Denby Dale RC
Darran, G0BWB, 0797 442 3227,
3 Making traps for a W3DZZ
10, 24 On the air
17 Guess the mystery object
Hambleton ARS
Tony, G3MAE, 01609 881 530
10 Operating night
24 Introduction to oscilloscopes, Tony, G8FLV
Sheffield & District Wireless Society
Krystyna, 2E0KSH, 07884 065 375
3 Video night, The workings of radio and TV
10, 24 Social night
17 Sheffield life hackers, Andy Kirby
Sheffield ARC
David, G6DCT,
1, 15, 29 Club night
8 Shack night, operating M0RCU
22 D-Star & DMR+ repeater system,
Steve, M1ERS
region 5: west midlands
Regional Manager: Martyn Vincent, G3UKV
Cheltenham ARA
Derek, G3NKS, 01242 241 099
16 Lunch, book with G3YJE
18 Surplus equipment sale
Gloucester AR&ES
Anne, 2E1GKY, 01242 699 595 daytime,
1 HRO restoration, Steve, G4HFT
3, 10, 17, 24 Club net, 7.30pm, 145.500 then
±145.550MHz
4, 11, 18, 25 Net, 7.30pm, 145.550MHz
then QSY
8, 22, 29 Informal evening and general operating
15 On the air from home (club closed)
Hereford ARS
Rod, M0JLA, 01432 356 079
5 Amateur radio for vehicle club members
Midland ARS
Norman, G8BHE, 0780 807 8003
3 Open meeting, shack on the air
& training classes
10 Committee meeting & training classes
14 Harwell Radio and Electronics Rally
17 Planning meeting, rallies, social events
& training classes
24 General meeting, ragchew & training classes
Mid-Warwickshire ARS
Don, G4CYG, 01926 424 465
9 DVD afternoon
23 Net, 145.275MHz
Nuneaton & District ARC
Neil, 2E0NEI,
2, 9, 23 UKAC
4, 11, 18, 25 Net, 145.475MHz, 9.30pm
5 Pint & chat evening
19 Sausage & bacon butty night Next deadline 21 January
Stirling & District ARS
Myles, MM0MYL, 07890 477 516
4, 11, 18, 25 Operating, presentations
& training, 7pm
7, 14, 21, 28 Construction, projects
& training, 10.30am
Wigtownshire ARC
Ellis, GM0HPK,
4, 11, 25 Club night
17 SOTA and QRP, Neil, 2M0NCM