Home Page of South East Wales’ Premiere' Amateur Radio Society
Club BBQ at the mill was cancelled due to expected bad weather . Perhaps another date can be arranged for mid August ? Sorry to all those that were expecting a good jolly..from the committee.
Please scroll down for more info
Well we are getting a good weekly turn out now, thank you all for your understanding and welcome back ..(Thanks also for your donations ..)
BLACKWOOD RALLY OCTOBER
The Blackwood rally has been confirmed by the officers of GW6GW Blackwood, as not taking place this year due to government guidelines. HOT NEWS!!! The club re-opened on the 12th May . Please could you all still reply to Peters/Kevins email of your intentions of returning and completing the covid 19 form. For those who have already done it, "thank you"...Thanks to Peter and Kevin for all they have done during these times and mostly thank you all members for your understanding..Also thanks to Kevin IZX for picking up the baton from Pete for a couple of weeks . We sincerely hope you keep up your continued support and thanks ..Please follow the guidelines as laid out on Peters mailshot..Please also follow in house notices..
Also welcome to new members : Paul . Paul and PJ..good luck on your future exams..
Hello and Welcome!
PLEASE VISIT THIS SPOT REGULARLY FOR UPDATES.
First things first. Thanks to everyone who has paid their subs and membership to date.
Chris OGY closed down the facebook site and we should now use whats app
Please email OGY your telephone number and he will add you to the group . This group has really taken off keep it up guys and gals..
Welcome to the home page of South East Wales' premiere' amateur radio society, the Cwmbran and District Amateur Radio Society. Amateur radio is a fascinating hobby covering a wide range of activities including amateur television, digital communications, electronics construction, radio transceivers, satellites and many other possibilities. Whatever you choose to do, amateur radio can be fun and educational at the same time.
CLUB NIGHTS are every Wednesday at the Henllys Village Hall, Cwmbran, between 7pm and 9pm. We also participate in a number of external events during the year. See 'News and Events' for more information. Visitors are always welcome!
MEMBERSHIP fees are currently only £15 per year and £2.00 per night entrance fee. Junior members under the age of 18 are exempt from membership fees and raffle and only pay £1 per week entrance fee whilst attending the club. This £2.00 also gets you all the tea and coffee you can drink and a free ticket for the weekly raffle. A selection of soft drinks are also available for sale at a price of 50 pence per can.
GB3RT REPEATER - The club is pleased to announce that the repeater and echolink NOV licences are now held by Chris GW0DQW at his request which he accepted, I'm sure we would all like to wish him all the best in his new venture and thank him for all the work he is putting in . Thanks go to Ken MW0YAC for holding the licence since it's inception.
It is linked to echolink and covers analogue and C4FM digital signals. Thanks to all who have got it running Ashley Gareth and Chris DQW and the others who helped us test it. At present, this is setup for analogue only, with digital coming at a later date. Have a look at the GB3RT Repeater page for more info on frequencies and on how you can help support your local club repeater in the Cwmbran area.
TUITION is available at the club for Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced licence courses, which is free to club members. We are also registered as an examination venue and affiliated with the Radio Society of Great Britain. Checkout Training & Technical for more info! Exams can now also be taken online should you wish for info on this please see any committee member ...
NET NIGHTS - The club holds a NET every week covering UHF on a Monday (Have a look around for us)...
Have a look for us on 433.000, everyone welcome
We have been gratefully funded by The National Lottery
