VHF / UHF Mobile.

As Wednesday 24th June is an on air night an I am going to on the road for at least some off the time of the evening I will put a few calls out via GB3AA when I  get south…

Callsign Wrong for the club (GX4ABC)

Warning As some of you know I have be speaking to Ofcom about the club’s call signs that many of you sometimes use   GX4ABC. &  G4ABC. The callsign G4ABC is OK to use until 2017 when it will need…

Field weekend (3)

This is the third post in a three part series regarding the late May field weekend of the Thornbury and South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club (TSGARC). So Tuesday arrived.  Four days on site had passed very quickly.  The final day…

Field weekend (2)

This is the second post in a three part series regarding the late May field weekend of the Thornbury and South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club (TSGARC). The trouble with camping during May is it gets light early!  Setup had been…

The Hexbeam

Hi Andrew (G0RVM) here…  I really enjoy working HF portable due to a home that’s in a noisy urban conurbation and the joy of being out in the country, often with seriously impressive scenery all-around.  This post is about my recent…

Field weekend (1)

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…

Mobile Foxhunt

Gentlemen start your engines!! Our annual Mobile Fox Hunt will be next Wednesday 20th May. I have this evening chosen the Fox’s location after a lengthy search. Start time for the hunt will be 7:30pm with a CQ call on…

Annual BBQ – 16th May

The TSGARC Annual BBQ is booked for 3pm this Saturday 16th May. Members their spouses and any youngsters are invited. Please note there will be open fires. We will be having basic fare (Burgers and Sausages with Sauce and Onions)…