Newbury Radio Rally 2025

    Sunday 6th July 2025 We pleased to announce that the Newbury Radio Rally is now in its 37th year and once again takes place at the Newbury Show Ground (next to junction 13 of the M4 motorway in Berkshire, postcode RG18 9QZ) on Sunday the 23rd June 2024. This rally has become one […]

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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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