what is amateur radio

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What is Amateur Radio?

Amateur Radio is a unique, fascinating and friendly hobby that captivates the interest of millions of people around the world.

Amateur radio is all about the skill and fascination of communicating using radio. Radio amateurs have their own communication satellites, talk to the international space station and are at the very cutting edge of technology in many areas.
Amateur Radio operators come from all walks of life. They are all ages, sexes, income levels and nationalities. Whether they prefer Morse code, voice communication on a hand-held radio, or computerized messages transmitted via satellite, they all have an interest in what's happening in the world, and they use radio to reach out.

check out the rsgb web site for more infomation

http://www.rsgb.org/

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Burnley & DARS, M0DTB Contact: Mr Bill Scrivener, G0BQC Meets on Wednesdays atBarden High School Barden Lane Burnley Lancashire

Bury RS, G3BRS Contact: Mr Mike Bainbridge,G4GSY Meets 8.00pm on Tuesdays at the Mosses Centre Cecil Street Bury Lancs Tel: 0161 7615083

Central Lancs ARC, G0FDX Contact: Mr M Proctor, G1PIE. g1pie@btinternet.com Meets 8.00pm on 1st and 3rd Monday in the month at the Priory Club Broadfield Drive Leyland Lancs Tel: 01772 322375 Website: m0djc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Chester & DRS, G3GIZ Contact: Derrick Sumner, M1SUM Meets at 8.00pm on 1st, 3rd and 4th Tuesday in the month at the Burley Hall Waverton Chester Tel: 0151 3561572

Chorley & DARS, M0ISN Contact: Sean Flanagan, M1SMF. sean1226@hotmail.com Meets every Wednesday, 7.00pm at St James’s Club Eaves Lane Chorley Tel: 01253 317 239 Website: www.sean1226.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

East Cheshire Radio Group, M0ECR Contact: Mr Steve Sparkes M0DFD. m0dfd@ecrg.org.uk First and Fourth Monday of the month at 7.30pm The Scout Centre, Old Road Wilmslow Cheshire Tel: 01625 528462

East Lancs Packet Gp, RS170937 Contact: Andrew Chisholm, G3INL@GB7HVU Meets quarterly, as advertised on the Group’s BBS (GB7HVU), at the Bowling Club Willows Lane Accrington Lancs Tel: 01200 24482

Furness ARS, G4ARF Contact: David Latimer, G3VUS. g3vus@davlat.me.uk Meets 8.30pm on Mondays at theFarmers Arms Hotel Newton-in-Furness or Gleaston Water Mill Tel: 01229 825728

Fylde ARS, RS53939 Contact: Mr Ken Randall, G3RFH. veronica@randall2569.freeserve.co.uk Meets every 1st and 3rd Thursdays in the month at 8pm at The South Shore Tennis Club Midgeland Road Blackpool Tel: 01253 821447

Isle of Man ARS, GD3FLH Contact: Mr Hadyn Glaister GD0BCN Meets every 2nd Tuesday in thethe Sea Cadets Hall Tromode Road Tromode Douglas Tel: 01624 816308 Website: www.qsl.net/gt3flh

Macclesfield Wireless Society, G4MWS Contact: Mr Ronald Rous, G0WUZ. ronaldrous@tiscali.co.uk Meets 8.00pm on Mondays at the Pack Horse Bowling Club Abbey Road Macclesfield Tel: 01625 430433 Website: www.gx4mws.com

Manchester & DARS, G5MS Contact: Mr Kevin Hudson, G0TOG. Meets Monday Evenings from 19.00 hrs at the Heathfield Resource Centre Mitchell St, Newton Heath, Manchester Website: www.g5ms.com

Mid Cheshire ARS, G3ZTT Contact: Mr Julian Ross, G0LBO Meets 8.00pm on Wednesdays at the Cotebrook Village Hall Cotebrook nr Tarporley Cheshire (NGR: SJ 571 655) Tel: 01606 559 448 Website: midcars@woollysheep.org

Morecambe Bay ARS, G4YBS Contact: Chris Edgar M5XYZ. m5xyz@talktalk.net Meets 7.30pm on alternate Tuesdays at the Trimpell Sports & Social Club Outmoss Lane Morecambe Lancs Website: www.radiosociety.org.uk

North Cheshire RC, G0BAA Contact: Jill Gourley, G0OZJ. gx0baa@ntlworld.com Meets 8.00pm on Sundays at theMorley Green Club Mobberley Road Wilmslow Cheshire Tel: 0161 4855036 Website: http://mysite.orange.co.uk/ncrc

Northwest ARC, M0NAR Contact: Mr Ian Cooper,G7FDR,ian.g7fdr@northwest-arc.org.uk Meets every Tuesday from 7pm at Standish Community Centre Moody Street (off Church Street, Standish nr Wigan) Lancashire WN6 0JY Website: www.northwest-arc.org.uk

Oldham ARC, G4ORC Contact: Mr Michael Crossley, M1CVL. m1cvl@thersgb.net Meets 7.30pm on Thursdays at the No 1855 (Royton) Squadron Air Training Corps Park Lane, Royton Oldham Tel: 01706 367454 Website: www.oarc.org.uk

Preston ARS, G3KUE Contact: Mr Eric Eastwood, G1WCQ. Eric@g1wcq-pars.fsnet.co.uk Meets Thursday, 7.00pm Thursdays at the Lonsdale Club Fulwood Hall Lane Fullwood Preston Tel: 01772 686708

Rochdale & DARS (R.A.D.A.R.S), G0ROC Contact: Mr John Cannell, G7OAI Meets 8.00pm on Mondays at theBamford & Fieldhouse Cricket Club Bamford Village Tel: 01706 376204 Website: www.mbc.co.uk/RADARS

Sands Amateur Radio Contest Group, M0SCG Contact: Mr K Redmond G6FKE Meets every other Monday at 8pm atThe Owls Nest Bare Morcambe Tel: 01524 832579 Website: www.gb7mbc.net/sands

Shawclough ARC, G0UQA Contact: Mrs Doreen Hensby, 2E1TKD. danddhensby@btinternet.com Meets Wednesdays at 7pm at City Learning Centre Falinge Rd Shawclough Rochdale, Lancs Tel: 01706 630191 Website: www.sharc.org.uk

South Cheshire ARS, G6TW Contact: Mr C R Wiseman, G0RDK Meets every Thursday at 7.30pmThe Sea Cadets HQ TS Ambuscade, 57 Queen Street Crewe Tel: 01782 773185



South Lancashire ARC, M0SLR Contact: Brian Smith, G1EIO.bri.smit@virgin.net 7-30pm on Wednesday EveningsBickershaw Labour Club Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw Wigan Tel: 01942 742219 Website: www.slarcweb.tk

South Manchester Rad & Comp Club, G3FVA Contact: Ron, G3SVW. chairman@smrcc.org.uk Meets 8.00pm on Fridays at theMetrovick Rugby and Cricket Club Finnybank Road Sale Cheshire Tel: 01619693999 Website: www.smrcc.org.uk

Southport & DARC, G2OA Contact: Mark Haworth, G4IED. g4eid@southportarc.org.uk Meets 8.00pm on 3rd Monday in the month at St Marks Church Hall Scarisbrick Lancs Website: www.southportarc.org.uk

Stockport RS, G6UQ Contact: Mr David Simcock, M1ANT. cdsimcock@aol.com Meets 7.45pm on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in the month at the Bramhall Air Scouts HQ Leewood Hall, Benja Fold off Ack Lane East, Bramhall Stockport, Cheshire Tel: 0161 456 7832 Website: stockportradiosociety.co.uk

The Manx Kippers, GD0EMG Contact: M J Platt, G4XUM. GD0EMG@MD4K.com Meets on the last Friday of each month at 8.00 pm at Moaney Moar House Ronague Road Ballasalla Isle of Man Tel: 01624826415 Website: www.mdhk.com

The Simpson Amateur Radio Society, M0SRA Contact: Ian Ridings, M0IPR. simpsonradio@btinternet.com Meets at 7.00pm on mondays at Simpson Memorial Hall Moston Lane Harpurhey, Manchester M10 9NB Tel: 01612887301 Website: www.m0sra.com

Thornton Cleveleys ARS, G4ATH Contact: Mr J E Duddington, G4BFH Meets 8.00pm Mondays at theFrank Townend Centre Kensington Road Thornton Cleveleys Lancs Tel: 01253 853554 Website: www.tcars.org.uk

Trafford ARC, G0TRC Contact: Larry Wright. G4YLQ@hotmail.com Meets alternate Thursday evenings at the Volunteer Hotel Cross Street Sale Tel: 01617 470028

Trafford Radio Group, G0TRG Contact: Mr Jon Mossman, G7JKK. g0trg@qsl.net Meets 8.00pm on Thursdays atThe Radio Shack UMIST, Manchester Tel: 0161 865 5609 Website: http://www.qsl.net/g0trg

Warrington & ARC, G0WRS Contact: Paul Carter, G7ODJ, Tel 01925-268096 Meets 7.45pm for 8.00pm on Tuesdays at the Grappenhall Community Centre Bellhouse Lane Grappenhall Warrington, Cheshire Tel: 01925 268096 Website: www.warc.org.uk

West Manchester RC, G4MWC Contact: Trevor L Speight, G0TEE. secretary@wmrc.org.uk Meets 8.00pm on Thursdays at the Astley & Tyldesley Miners Welfare Club, Meanly Road Astley, Tyldesley Manchester Tel: 07973827257 Website: www.wmrc.org.uk

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the most local freq's are listed below

433.0000 is gb3pf the pendle forrest blackburn colne burnley and the ribble valley.
433.2500 is gb3li and is based at the seaforth docks cornmill in liverpool port
145.6125 is gb3oa and is based in southport
145.6500 is gb3mn and is based in stockport
145.6750 is gb3ld and is based in lancaster
145.7125 is gb3mi and is based in manchester
145.7750 is gberf and is based in accrington possable the same site as gb3pf in the pendle forrest

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the main local channels in use esp in the east lancs aera if you own a scanner and wish to tune in is between 144.0000-145.9875

144.0000 - 145.5500 are simplex channels ie person to person
145.5500 - 145.8000 are local rep networks ie a person transmitting on 5w in burnly speacking to some one in darwen via the accrington rep which boosts the transmitting and rec signals

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Burnley Radio Club
moved to the Higham Village Hall, Higham

MoonOak (AKA Martin)
M3VQE

[Ernie]

Good to see that Amateur Radio has not lost its appeal
Ernie (G0JSQ)

[katex]

Me brother does that BBN .. think his call sign is G2PUO.

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Originally Posted by katex

Me brother does that BBN .. think his call sign is G2PUO.

Sorry brother just corrected me G3PUO.

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New Burnley club

The Pennine Amateur and Wireless Society, meets on thursdays at the Inn on the Wharf from 7-30pm more information about us can be found here paws
Cost £1 per week, Donations welcome