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 10-May-2018 =  Normal Club Meeting

Events (for details please see Events page)

NEWS = New Digital Nets to be held every Monday

The digital voice net is due to commence on Monday 5th March 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 (7th May) will be : DMR
Frequency: 438.600MHz DH:2 Simplex
Colour Code : 1
Talk Group: 9
Time Slot: 1

The second week (14th May) will be : DSTAR
Frequency: 144.600MHz Simplex <= PLEASE NOTE CHANGE TO VHF BAND
Mode: DV

The third week (21st May) will be: C4FM (Fusion)
Frequency: 144.600Mhz Simplex <= PLEASE NOTE CHANGE TO VHF BAND
Mode: DN

This will rotate on a weekly basis in that order dependant on take up by users.

RSGB Train The Trainer Course

The Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society will be hosting a “Train the Trainers” Course at Buckden Village Hall, Buckden PE19 5UY, Cambridgeshire on 16 Jun 2018 (09:00 - 17:00)

The aim of this one-day course is to support the teaching of any RSGB member delivering licence course material at Foundation, Intermediate or Advanced level. The course is open to anyone throughout the UK but it is expected that delegates will essentially be from a relatively short distance away unless they are able to find accommodation at their own expense.

We are asked to provide for 25 delegates who can make bookings with the Society at - chairman@hunts-hams.co.uk

RSGB "Train the Trainer" Info:      http://rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/tutor-resources-2/train-trainers-events/

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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