On the 8th of August 2023 the North Wales Amateur Radio Group held its annual summer BBQ at its HQ in Mochdre Village Hall, Old Conway Rd, Mochdre, Colwyn Bay LL28 5HU. The weather forecast for the day didn’t look good at all but on the day the weather defied the weatherman and the sunshine…
Author: 2W0NKS
1000 Miles in 24 hours or less on a motorcycle!
Our Chairman, Martin Moyse 2W0NKS and his partner Diane Thomas recently took part in a Royal British Legion Riders event called the RBLR1000 which involved covering more than 1000 miles in less than 24 hours on our motorcycle. I have to say that I was a bit worried about it having never attempted a ride…
Talk on DMR by Stuart GW4EHZ 6 Jun 2023
On the 6th of June 2023 Stuart GW4EHZ gave a talk on DMR radio and how it all works to the club members. The talk was very well presented and enjoyed by the members.
NWARG Visit Moel-y-Parc
On the 25th of May 2023 several of our members were lucky enough to be able to visit the moel-y-parc transmitter. Being the UHF main station that serves the north-eastern sector of Wales moel-y-parc is located on a remote and highly elevated site in the Clwydian Mountain Range. Their antenna is some 230m tall but due to…
Working 6m from the Great Orme, Llandudno
On the 28th of May 2023 Nigel GW0TPF and Vince GW0NEC decided to run the clubs 4m net from the top of the Great Orme in Llandudno which is some 207m above sea level and gives a spectacular view along the North Wales coastline. As the weather was particularly nice the two members decided that…
DX DAY EVENT AT Pondarossa May 2023
Barrie Mee GW7EXH operating 2m & 70cm SSB on Sat 13th of May 2023
Whilst operating SSB on the 2m and 70cm bands is within the limits of the amateur radio licence the 160m – 6m bands tend to be far more popular bands to work. Of course we all know that the 2m and 70cm bands are widely used using VHF simplex and repeater communications. FM is the…
The NWARG Annual General Meeting (AGM) 25th April 2023
On the 25th of April 2023 the North Wales Amateur Radio Group (NWARG) held its AGM chaired by Martin P Moyse 2W0NKS. Our AGM included an opening address and report by the chairman, a financial statement from our treasurer Peter Roberts GW4UWD and also seen the current committee stand down and a new committee elected…
World Radio Day 18 April 2023
Every April 18, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris. The North Wales Amateur Radio Group had a tremendous day at the club HQ in Mochdre celebrating the World Amateur Radio Day…
GB3OR on the move
GB3OR was officially switched on at 12:00hrs on Tuesday the 9th of February 2021 by John Pritchard MW0JWP (repeater keeper) and Ted Pierce MW6ADF and has been serving the area constantly ever since. However due to work that was being carried out in the café at the The Summit Complex the repeater group were recently…