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 eighty members, including ladies, with wide interests in amateur radio including an active CW training and appreciation group.

                 Club Details HERE


Meetings               for directions please 
IMPORTANT NOTICE

”Regretfully due to the coronavirus a decision has been made in line with government advice to cancel all our HARS Club meetings in March and April. We will review the meetings on a month by month basis until the health crisis is over. 

If any member needs help or knows of a member that needs help, please let the Chairman or any of the committee know so that we can work together to ensure that assistance is given.”

Note:  COVID-19 Experience story supplied by Sid M0SIS
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Ofcom Special Event Stations and COVID-19

An Amateur Radio Special Event Station (‘SES’) is designed as a showcase for the hobby. As a consequence, it is a qualifying requirement that an SES be open to members of the public, to maximise the hobby’s exposure.

However, in light of the guidance from HM Government on the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be both unreasonable and undesirable to continue to impose this restriction.

Until further notice, therefore, Ofcom is relaxing the requirement that Special Event Stations be open to members of the public. Applicants may therefore disregard that requirement in the application form and on the online portal. We shall amend the application form and the online portal to remove it.

SES NoVs are available for immediate download and free of charge from our online portal. If you submit a paper application, it will take significantly longer than normal to process it, in light of the current disruption.  You may not therefore get your NoV in time for your event. If you do not currently use our licensing portal, registering is a simple process https://ofcom.force.com/licensingcomlogin.

The requirement that a station be open to the public is also relaxed for Special Special Event Stations.  However, the other qualifying requirements for a Special Special Event Station remain:

  • An SSES must be applied for in writing; it is not available from the online portal
  • It must be associated with a non-amateur radio event or commemoration
  • That non-amateur radio event must be of national significance
  • The organisers of that non-amateur radio event must agree to the amateur radio SSES being associated with their event.

It is on the Ofcom website - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-licence/radiocommunication-licences/amateur-radio/amateur-radio-info/applying-for-special-event-station-notice-of-variations-online

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       This Event WILL be on Air from Local Station(s) close to Venue.
                                        
        4th & 5th April    and    11th & 12th April 2020
          EVENT - "Airfields on the Air" - GB0WYT                                              

Information

Band Plans and information

The RSGB Band Plans are normally published annually in the February edition of RadCom and additionally reviewed mid-year.
It is derived from the IARU Region 1 Band Plans taking into account any proposed national variations or special amendments, which are considered necessary by the relevant spectrum manager. Note that the master version is the Excel file which includes all change notes.
Online edition: January 2020 Background and information EnquiriesFor queries about the Band Plans please contact the relevant spectrum manager
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 RadCom Basics

RadCom Basics is a bi-monthly digital publication that explores key aspects of amateur radio in a straightforward and accessible way

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 RadCom Plus
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Club Nets

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
  • There is a Daily Net (Monday - Friday) on GB3OV at 14.30. Net Controller will vary each day, (contact Steve G1KWF if you wish to be Controller). All are welcome to join in
  • 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.
  • 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
  • The HF Nets - Wednesday starts at 19.15 to 19.30 hours (local) on 3.752 MHz. Tuesday and Friday 19:30 (Local) on 3.662 MHz.  +/- QRM on SSB. Net controller is Dave M0DFW.
  • 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

Repeater

• GB3OV
• 70cm (RB05)
• TX Frequency 433.125MHz
• Rx Frequency 434.725MHz
• CTCSS = 94.8Hz
• Locator = IO92VG
Echolink node. (G6OHM)

  • Link callsign MB7IAD-L
  • Frequency 145.2875
  • CTCSS 94.8
  • Link will be an attended link    ( not available all the time )

Code of Practice for Voice repeater operation

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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.

​Digital Nets to be held every Monday

The Digital Voice NET new schedules on Mondays at 20:00hrs and will continue on a weekly basis.

The Frequency and details for the nets 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
​SSB Nets to be held on the Fourth Monday of each month scheduled at 20:00hrs

Listen first on GB3OV for any changes: Net Controller Denis G6PRL
Scheduled Dates and Frequencies:

          March 23rd       =      70.250 Mhz

          March 30th       =      432.350 Mhz

          April 27th          =      50.350 Mhz

          May 25th           =      50.350 Mhz      USB

          June 22nd         =       432.350 Mhz    USB

          June 29th           =      144.350 Mhz    USB

          July 27th             =      70.250 Mhz      USB

         Aug 24th             =       50.350 Mhz      USB

         Aug 31st             =       144.350 Mhz    USB

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