About Our Club

The Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society (HARS) was formed in the mid 1980s and amalgamated with the local repeater group for GB3OV meeting in local pubs and later in 1988 at the Medway Centre in Huntingdon. For 4 years up until 2015 we met at Hemingford Abbots Golf Club and now we meet in Buckden Village Hall.

Newcomers will find a warm, friendly and informal atmosphere. Currently HARS have about fifty members, including ladies, with wide interests in amateur radio including an active CW training and appreciation group.

Meetings (for directions please see Contact page)

Next Meeting (@Buckden) = Thu 14-Feb-2019 = NRC (Martyn - G0GMB)

Events (for details please see Events page)

SK - Mr Gerald G Gibbs - G3AAZ (3rd May 1919 - 24th January 2019)

It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that  Mr. Gerald G Gibbs - G3AAZ passed away peacefully on 24th January 2019 at the Cromwell Care Home, Huntingdon, aged 99.  

It is very sad to lose such a true Gentleman, he will be sadly missed by all. his friends at the Huntingdonshire Amateure Radio Society and those who had QSO's with him.

Gerald's funeral will take place at the West Chapel at Cambridge Crematorium on the A14 (postcode CB3 0JJ) at 12.00 noon on Thursday 28th February and we will go afterward to the Slepe Hall Hotel in St. Ives for refreshments (PE27 5RB).  

He was a member of Hunts ARS since 2005 and with the RSGB for 75 years.

NEWS = New Digital Nets to be held every Monday

The Digital Voice NET new schedules from Monday 1st July 2018 at 20:00hrs and will continue on a weekly basis.

The Frequency and details for the first net will be as follows:

First week of month is : DMR
Frequency: 438.600MHz DH:2 Simplex
Colour Code : 1
Talk Group: 9
Time Slot: 1

The second week of month is : DSTAR
Frequency: 144.600MHz Simplex
Mode: DV

The third week of month is: C4FM (Fusion)
Frequency: 144.600Mhz Simplex
Mode: DN

There will be no net held on the 4th or 5th Monday of the month.

Nets

  • There is a daily net hosted by Dave, G7DIU, on GB3OV at 10.00am (10.30am on Sunday to allow for local RSGB News broadcast at 10.00am). All are welcome to join in
  • Every Tuesday, David G8BKG hosts a net on 70.400 MHz at 20.00 (8pm) local for a 'general rag chew'. If you have a 4 mtr rig you will be most welcome to join in
  • There is also a net on 145.350MHz FM at 8pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursday of the month run by Gerald G8AKL. If you can hear us then please join in
  • An informal Sunday morning net often runs on 145.350MHz starting at noon, all are welcome
  • The Wednesday Wafflers Net starts at 19.15 to 19.30 hours (local) on 3.750 MHz +/- QRM on SSB. Net controller is Dave M0DFW.
  • Every Tuesday, David (M0VTG) hosts a Tuesday Tech Talk Net on GB3OV at 19.00 (7PM local). This net is for technical matters only, so if you have a question then bring it to the net and you may get some answers.

Repeater

• GB3OV
• 70cm (RB05)
• TX Frequency 433.125MHz
• Rx Frequency 434.725MHz
• CTCSS = 94.8Hz
• Locator = IO92VG

Morse/CW

  • Peter (G4LHI) runs the morse training on club nights, all ability levels are welcome
  • If you are keen to learn CW, as a beginner, or to become more proficient with hands on practice, then please join the nets run by Peter on 144.7625MHz FM/CW on Mondays, starting at 7.30pm FM with the text sent in CW
  • Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 7.30PM Peter runs a net in CW mode only. This will focus on advice on format and procedure, with practice CW QSOs between members, talkback on FM if necessary.

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