Sexy new Programme

Good morning fellow TSGARC members! Have you seen our new Programme listing yet?  Is it looking good or what! Events are now presented in a calendar view and are grouped into different categories.  Event details can be automatically entered into…

Kempton Rally

Also known as the West London Radio & Electronics Fair and possibly the largest rally now in the UK.  Its terribly easy to get to – follow the M4, the M3 and you are basically there!  So, a quick and easy…

CQ WPX Contest Dates

CQ WPX Contest Dates SSB: March 28-29, 2015 CW: May 30-31, 2015 Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday Good day to test out your Antenna All the best Rob G4RNK

News by G4RNK North Korea

ACTIVATION OF NORTH KOREA (PRESS RELEASE #1) On February 28th, DX-World.net broke the news that Dom 3Z9DX had written permission to operate amateur radio from a VERY wanted DXCC entity. Today, we can reveal that entity is North Korea (P5).…

Kites & the Wythall Rally

Calling all TSGARC members… Roger G4ROJ, who is giving us a talk about kite supported antennas on the 18th March [Make sure date is in your diary] will also be at the Wythall rally which takes place on 8th March and hopes to…

Antenna Matching by G0RVM

Announcement: Change to the TSGARC Programme. For some time now I’ve had it in mind to give a talk about the importance of matching the antenna to the radio and to identify some common myths.  I’ve dropped this into our programme…

Ham College

Whilst browsing the Internet today I discovered a new video series by the AmateurLogic.tv guys.  Its called Ham College and focused at those new to Amateur radio.  Its aimed at the American amateur but, those parts aside, there is some excellent foundation…

Bletchley Park

WOW sums up my day at Bletchley Park (BP).  What a place.  I can highly recommend a visit to anyone who has not been.  Well, actually even if you have been! We arrived just as the doors opened and stayed until…

Bletchley Park Visit

Bletchley Park is famous for its wartime codebreaking activities but it also hosts the National Radio Centre.  As visiting radio amateurs we are welcome to spend some time operating this station if its open and if we bring a copy of…