All things GW4EZW
What a smashing evening this evening was. Not only did a long standing friend of NARS come along – Jeff, GW3UZS, we had some guests from Chepstow and District Amateur Radio Society together with a young chap who wanted to find out more about our hobby! Standing in at very short notice for Dale, John … Read more
Our most recent ‘Last Thursday of the Month’ talk was eloquently delivered by our very own Roger – GW6HRU – who gave us all a fascinating insight into cryptography and cyphers from when they first appeared and were were used during the Roman times of Ceasar, right up to the present day in quantum computing. … Read more
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
Everyone here at NARS would like to offer their congratulations to Iolo, grandson of new NARS member Alun Jones (2W0EUO) who at just 12 years old, took just 20 minutes this evening to pass his RSGB Foundation license examination! We would all like to offer you a huge round of applause, Iolo, on passing your … Read more
This weekend sees the annual CQWW Contest in which many thousands of amateur radio enthusiasts participate in across the globe, and is one of the busiest contests in the calendar. This year, NARS wanted to participate in memory of a much loved and respected club member, now SK, Steve Cole – GW4BLE. Steve was highly … Read more
Well, it really was very much a last minute thing, and so with just 24 hours notice several members of the club managed to attend the clubhouse for a few hours on Saturday afternoon to participate in the annual Railways on the Air event, organised by the Bishop Auckland Radio Amateur Club. So we managed … Read more
Wonderful presentation at club yesterday evening by Steve, GW4OGO which was all about a mode used perhaps less frequently than CW or SSB, which is that of RTTY. Steve explained how to go about setting up your radio (NARS’ IC-7300 for our demo), together with the software required to link to it to be able … Read more