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 = Thu 24-Aug-2017 = "SSTV" - Andy Dunham (G6OHM)

Events (for details please see Events page)

The 2017 Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society Field Day
will take place on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd September
(9:30am Saturday to 3:30 pm Sunday)
Ramsey Rural Museum
Wood Lane, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2XD

News



Ofcom: Amateur Radio Licence Guidance
A revised copy of the Ofcom document Amateur Radio Licence Guidance for Licensees is available via the Guidance Resources on the RSGB website

Areas of change from the previous edition include:
1.9 - Club licence
1.13 - Use of # in the callsign printed in Section 1 of licence
1.19 - Changing and transferring callsigns
1.21 - Main station address
2.28/.29 - HAREC
2.64 - Licence validation

The Guidance Resources page also contains a link to the UK Territorial Seas map and Operating Guidance for Scottish Waters. These show areas, known as Internal or Inland Waters, where Foundation and Intermediate holders may operate from a vessel.

On Internal Waters such as the Thames Estuary, Solent or Bristol Channel the optional /M suffix may be used.

UK Amateur Licensing Guidance Resources
http://rsgb.org/main/operating/licensing-novs-visitors/uk-licensing/guidance-resources/

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 on Mondays & Wednesdays
  • Mondays at 7.30pm to 2100+ , now reverting back to the old format of FM net (144.765MHz),  with text sent using CW.
  • Tuesdays 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.

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