As some of you may be aware, last weekend I went to Guildford to attend this year’s EMF camp. Electromagnetic Field is a camping festival geared towards hackers and makers. The weekend is filled with interesting talks, demonstrations and crazy…
Back in the 80’s I received my first amateur radio license, a ‘B’ license as it was back then entitling me to use, if I recall correctly, bands above 30 MHz only. We didn’t have 6m and 4m band allocations then…
The Thornbury and South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club (TSGARC) held its first ever field weekend over the late May 2015 bank holiday weekend. This post is the first of three that describes what happened, what went well, not so well and thoughts for…
This year’s Jamboree on the Air at both Conygres and Woodhouse Park was another resounding success. In addition to members of the club we were also assisted by members of the Gloucester Amateur Radio and Electronics Society (GARES) and Woodhouse…
This week at the Thornbury & South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club is the final planning for JOTA. We will be operating a VHF and UHF station at Conygres teaching Scouts how to send a message over the air to Woodhouse Park…
In rummaging around the Internet this weekend I came across version 6.14, dated 8 September 2014, of the VHF Managers Handbook. The title is a little misleading as it contains information relevant to all amateurs and its not just about VHF but also…
On Saturday the 27th of September 2014 a German CW activity group have organised a very short cw contest on 2m and 70cms, ideal for beginners, straight key only with no computer decoding devices. Note:- Probably Horizontal polarisation. from 1400…