Amateur radio is a popular technical hobby and volunteer public service that uses designated radio frequencies for the non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communications.
To become a radio amateur, licensed to transmit, you will need a brief period of study, and to pass a simple practical and theory examination.
NADARS are running various courses to get into Amateur Radio.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CLUB EVENTS ARE CURRENTLY CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
The Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society (NADARS) has been in existence for over 50 years. The Call Sign of the Society is G5XV. We meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 19:30 at The Travellers Friend pub, Crookham Common, Thatcham, RG19 8EA (Map). There is usually an informal lecture relating to radio at the meeting.
We hold many other social and radio related events. These include courses to enable members of the public to become radio amateurs. We hold two day 'Foundation Licence' courses which train a person how to operate an amateur radio station safely. After the course we hold a basic examination. To date we have a 98% success rate with this course.
These are my last 50 entries in my logbook - Sourced from the log database direct
Date/Time | Callsign | Country | Band | Mode | Frequency | Distance |
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09/05/2022 20:28 | G5V | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.765.20 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:28 | G3DR | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.698.00 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:28 | M0N | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.703.94 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:26 | M7TXR | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.719.10 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:26 | GW5L | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.690.70 | 176Km (110 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:24 | GM4JYB | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.733.52 | 610Km (379 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:23 | G8X | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.736.46 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:19 | DF1MM | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.666.20 | 782Km (486 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:17 | M0SAR | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.604.54 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:16 | G3FYQ | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.604.54 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:16 | G7MFR | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.604.54 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:15 | GM0TBK | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.604.54 | 610Km (379 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:13 | G3WRJ | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.604.54 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:10 | G8EQD | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.667.36 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:09 | GM5BDX | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.693.40 | 610Km (379 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:08 | MW7FON | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.630.53 | 176Km (110 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:06 | G0BFJ | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.757.50 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:05 | M2D | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.738.30 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:04 | G5LP | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.722.60 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:03 | DK5KK | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.661.17 | 782Km (486 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:03 | M5DWI/P | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.661.17 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:01 | G0GDU | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.661.17 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 20:01 | G3SZ | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.661.17 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:58 | G1GNQ | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.610.38 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:57 | GW4HBK | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.610.38 | 176Km (110 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:56 | GM2V | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.610.38 | 610Km (379 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:55 | G3VDB | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.775.00 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:51 | G4BYE | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.633.28 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:48 | 2E0TJX | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.614.97 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:45 | G4EBK | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.752.36 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:44 | G4LPP | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.743.84 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:44 | M0VGB | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.741.29 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:43 | M0XDX | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.732.04 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:42 | G3R | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.724.96 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:41 | MW0YVK | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.708.89 | 176Km (110 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:41 | G4CZB | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.700.61 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:40 | GM3YEH | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.699.00 | 610Km (379 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:39 | GM4Z | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.675.76 | 610Km (379 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:37 | G4BVY | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.608.40 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:36 | G4PIQ | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.602.90 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:36 | G4PFZ | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.695.32 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:35 | G3XYF | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.730.00 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:33 | G8FZV | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.762.63 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:32 | M1GWZ | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.762.63 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:31 | G6EES | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.762.63 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:31 | G0KPE | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.762.63 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:30 | GM5M | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.762.63 | 610Km (379 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:27 | G0GLJ | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.621.19 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:27 | G3YHV | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.615.20 | 145Km (90 Mi) |
09/05/2022 19:26 | G7LRR | ![]() |
80m | SSB | 3.612.47 | 145Km (90 Mi) |