Members of NWARG visited the Blackpool Amateur Radio Rally otherwise known as the 2022 NARSA RallyThe report from our members was that It was a great day but that it was quieter and there were no “big boy” traders but that somehow more enjoyable, more amateur maybe!. Lots of interesting “hobby” and club stalls.
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NWARG World Radio Day SES
The North Wales Amateur Radio Group held a special event station for the World Radio Day on Sunday, 13 February 2022 in Llanfairfechan North Wales. This excellent video was made by our member Andy Jones
IQ Zeroes (Repeater Misuse)
On Tuesday the 1st Feb the chairman (Martin Moyse 2W0NKS) addressed the club on the situation regarding repeater misuse. Thanks to Tony Mottram (MW6TMQ) for filming the address.
GB1CMH and GB2CMH Museums On The Air
On Saturday the 19th of June 2021 & Sunday the 20th June 2021 the NWARG held a special event station for Museums On The Air at the Cae Hen Museum Abergele using callsigns GB1CMH and GB2CMH. Click here to visit the SES QRZ pageClick here to visit the Cae Hen Museum Facebook page
GB2GTS Special Event Station for the Great Tommy Sleepout
On the 26th of March 2021 our chairman Martin Moyse 2W0NKS and our Vice Chairman Tony Mottram MW6TMQ slept out overnight on a hillside in Llandudno to raise money for the Royal British Legion Industries and also operated the special event station GB2GTS.Watch the video to find out how it went.
Remembrance 2020
With the ongoing Corona Virus Pandemic we always knew that remembrance parade was going to be difficult in 2020 but as a club we felt it was important that we mark the occasion in the traditional manner of laying a wreath at the Llandudno town cenotaph. So whilst observing social distancing a number of club…
GB1ORM Special Event Station
In October 2020 the North Wales Amateur Radio Group held a special event station on the Great Orm in LLandudno North Wales as part of the “railways on the air” series of special event stations. The Great Orme Tramway is Britain’s only cable-hauled public road tramway and has been delighting visitors to Llandudno since it…
GB1STC Special Event Station
In September 2020 NWARG held a special event station GB1STC to celebrate “chapels on the air” from the smallest chapel in Britain, The Holy Well and Chapel of St Trillo, Colwyn Bay, North Wales The chapel stands on the foreshore at Llandrillo yn Rhos, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay. Its a simple stone and mortar structure with integral walls…
Special Event Station GB0WMZ
We have all struggled through the Covid-19 Pandemic in one way or another be it contracting the virus, loss of loved ones, financial troubles etc. Well this equally applies to many businesses thought the world including zoos who of course rely on their income generated through visitors to pay not only their running costs but…
Have you ever thought about becoming a HAM?
How would you like to have a hobby that allowed you to make contacts and friends all over the world? How would you like to join a hobby with loads of different avenues for you to explore?How would you like to join a club that belongs strongly in learning about radio and importantly friendship and…