All things GW4EZW
On a few occasions preceding our short Easter Break, Roger – GW6HRU has built two cubical quad antennas at club: a 2M and a 4M, which I know was extremely interesting to many members. For anyone interested in reading a little (actually – a lot!!) more about how Roger prepares, builds and tests these antennas, … Read more
An excellent presentation this evening by our very one Chris – 2W0OGY – on how to use your PC to connect to any of the digital modes – YSF, D-Star or DMR to communicate anywhere! Using a simple DV Mega Stick 30 available from emporiums at the end of the M4, together with the Windows … Read more
Several members in club have recently been discussing using their radios to join a digital net run/attended by Chris – 2W0OGY on Monday evenings. Dale – 2W0ODS, has set up a reflector – XLX135 – which anyone can use for this purpose, and he has also documented an extremely detailed guide discussing how to set … Read more
Congratulations to John Stevenson, 2W0ILQ who has recently moved to the top of the SOTA leaderboard in Wales for CW contacts made so far this year, 2024. As of today he is 16 QSO’s in front – keep up the acceleration, John. Congrats from us all at NARS. Nice one!
Here’s a very long video, hosted on the new Newport Amateur Radio Society YouTube channel, from Dales excellent presentation on 29th February on Using Raspberry Pi’s in Amateur Radio. If I may there’s a few things to point out before you watch it. Technical Explanation Taking well over 8 hours in total to prepare this … Read more
Another excellent talk was delivered by Dale – 2W0ODS when he covered how to use a Raspberry Pi in amateur radio, especially focussing on their use in digital coms when coupled with Pi-Star software. Dale demonstrated everything you might need to know when using a RPi and PiStar: from downloading and obtaining the image to … Read more
Well, much excitement and trepidation was in abundance at a packed NARS clubhouse last week for the much anticipated results of Chris’s 2M HobNob biscuit challenge. With well over 250 QSO’s made by club members on 2M over the last week I think it’s fair to say the event was a huge success. Chris – … Read more
What a fantastic turnout last night folks, 20 members present at club with several more offering their apologies for the evening. It really is great to see so many of us enjoying good company, together with a cup of Dougs super brew and what can only be described as an enormous selection of biscuits! Talking … Read more
Update from Chris: THE RULES The Contest will start after Midnight Thursday 22nd February and is open to members only. The only Mode of TX is Simplex on Two Meters (points can be gained by being on the weekly net 145.375 Tuesday evening). One point per contact. The same contact can only be used once … Read more
Last year when several NARS members were up at Llancloudy, we had a discussion with the owner of the farm about operating from the ‘refreshment serving area’ during Pubs and Clubs on the air. He thought this was a great idea, and has granted us permission to participate from the farm this year. So, Pubs … Read more