2023 Intermediate training at NADARS

The Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society(NADARS) are running an Intermediate courses in 2023. I did my Foundation course with NADARS and they run an excellent course. The RSGB defines the syllabus for the three levels of Amateur Radio Licence. Each License requires a separate exam, which these days can be done on line. Training […]

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Newbury Radio Rally 2023

The Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society annual rally returned to the Newbury Showground in 2022. Nadars will be running the rally, at the Newbury show ground, on Sunday 25th of June 2023 More details can be found https://www.nadars.org.uk/rally.asp

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First radio

So after I passed my Foundation the first radio i bought was the ubiquitous Baofeng UV-5R plus . I wanted something i could use quickly with minimum setup and to communicate to the other members of my club. The main hurdle with the UV5R is programming the radio. This can be achieved using the CHIRP […]

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Setting up my shack

Having recently qualified I don’t have a large selection of equipment nor a lot of space in my shack, or to be more correct my office. The choice of radio was limited and ideally would be a ‘shack in a box’. After some thought and much time looking at reviews and Youtube videos I went […]

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