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Welcome to Isle of Wight Radio Society Website!

AGM 18th April 2008

10 Year old Peter gets his Amateur Licence!

See below.

Meetings 2008. Friday evenings, start around 19:30

We are a Radio Club which has been in existence for over 48 years. As the name would suggest we are located on the Isle of Wight. Our current HQ is at Ryde. We currently have a membership of approx 30.

We have a net on 2 metres 145.375MHz+/- at 20:00hrs every Wednesday.

New Premises at

Haylands Farm

Salters Road Ryde. Haylands Farm is signposted from Upton Road. It is on the left near the end of Salters Road, not too obvious, drive slowly - look for the yard as you reach the entrance. We are, for the time being, using a building beyond the main hall. Walk past the hall entrance, take the path between the buildings, you will see our building. See "About us" for a map.

Club QSL Card

Contact details, click "About Us" tab.

February 2008

We now have our mast installed next to our building so are getting nearer to being a proper radio club again!

At the moment training sessions for the amateur licence are in progress, the students range from sub-teenage to mature.

In the weeks following March 7th 2008 the FT847 has been set up for satellite contacts most evenings.

March 14th 2008. Above, Peter is now M3WYU, with Bob, G4ADK, one of our tutors. Peter hoped to surprise his Dad, G7MAR, with a satellite contact. John was away at sea with his own satellite equipment, but is back now. (All that is required is a handheld and a small antenna) Click Here

Peter is now looking to do his Advanced course, it seems possible that courses may be done on Tuesdays.

Peter with, left, Alex M3ZPP and Steve M3___ who have both recently qualified and are now on their way into the Intermediate Course.

On the left Charlie, M3YPP, another recently licensed member who is aiming to get more youngsters interested. He is teaching them morse! Good for passing "secret" messages.