Club meeting – Amateur Satellite Comms on QO-100 : Justin G8YTZ
Justin G8YTZ will give a talk about QO-100 followed by a practical demonstration of using the QO-100 geostationary satellite to make amatuer radio SSB QSOs.
Justin G8YTZ will give a talk about QO-100 followed by a practical demonstration of using the QO-100 geostationary satellite to make amatuer radio SSB QSOs.
Guy M9LCD will be leading an interactive evening of tips, pointers and ideas for newer amateurs.
GB6MW will be active Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May as part of Mills on the Air. Setup from 8am, with the aim of being on the air by 9.30. Operation will be throughout the day until 5pm. Activity will be on HF phone and CW, and 2m FM. We will also operate TV through […]
This is a hands-on antenna building workshop led by Jakub M0KUK
The talk will present the restoration of a Collins 618T3 airborne HF transceiver. The 618T was made by the Collins Company in the US in the early 1960s and probably still in use today. The Collins 618T is considered an iconic and highly innovative high-frequency (HF) single sideband (SSB) aircraft transceiver. It was a revolutionary […]
The CVRS meeting on the 18th June 2026 is the club's annual DF Hunt; where we hunt Foxes! On Foot! Well, not real foxes; those ones that **** on your lawn or front footpath - hidden electronic 50 mW transmitters which announce their presence with a timed, sequential audio Morse call sign and message on […]
To mark the very sad ending of BBC Radio 4 broadcasting on Long Wave from the Droitwich transmitter, CVRS will operate the special callsign GB198LW on 26th and 27th June. Operation will be from the club shack in Eltham, with additional antennas erected for the event. There will be four stations capable of simultaneous operation. […]