Cray Valley Radio Society

Club meeting - Bunkers On The Air : Paul M0WPG
2025-10-16 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
Club member Paul, M0WPG will speak to members about Bunkers On The Air (BOTA).

Club meeting - Raynet Today : Richard G8ITB
2025-11-06 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
Talk by Richard Perzyna G8ITB – “Raynet Today” – An overview and history of Raynet-UK and a brief demonstration of the Winlink scheme.

Club meeting - Flannan Isles Dxpedition
2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
A talk about the Flannan Isles Dxpedition

Club meeting - Show & Tell: Test equipment
2025-12-04 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
Social and Technical evening with the subject being small amateur radio test equipment (things like VNA, Tiny SA, antenna analyser, multimeter, oscilloscope, etc.)
The idea is for you to bring along you favourite piece of test equipment and be prepared to demonstrate and share information about the device with other members.

Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) GB25YOTA Activation
2025-12-07 08:00 - 14:00 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
December is YOTA month. The club will be inviting youngsters to the club shack to operate the special callsign GB25YOTA.
Operators under the age of 25 are eligible to make YOTA contacts.
Everyone is welcome with their kids and grandkids (whether licenced or not)! We are aiming to have morse activity (like during JOTA) and a small electronics kit for kids to play with.
Everyone under 18 needs to be accompanied by a parent/guardian or a person nominated by a parent/guardian.

Members Christmas Dinner
2025-12-10 19:00 - 23:00 | Eltham
Members Christmas Dinner. Full details in November’s QUA Newsletter. Tickets must be purchased by December 1st and are available in the online Members store.

Christmas buffet
2025-12-18 19:00 - 23:00 | Park Tavern, 45 Passey Place, London, London, SE9 5DA, United Kingdom
Annual Christmas buffet. All members welcome. No need to book in advance.

KW Weekend 2026
2026-01-03 10:00 - 2026-01-04 16:00 | Eltham
A celebration of KW Electronics at the clubhouse. GB8KW will be live and operating vintage KW hardware. Operation will be mainly on 80, 40 and 20m, AM and SSB perhaps some CW.
Visitors are welcome, particularly former employees of KW Electronics.

AFS CW Contest
2026-01-03 13:00 - 17:00 | Eltham
40 and 80m. Exchange RST and serial from 001

AFS Datamodes Contest
2026-01-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Eltham
40 and 80m. Exchange RST and serial number from 001. A station may be worked on RTTY and again on PSK63.

Club meeting - planning meeting
2026-01-15 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
During this meeting members will be able to help set the agenda for the club’s meetings and activities for 2026.
Please come along, and feel free to voice any ideas you have!
This meeting will be led by Jakub M0KUK.

AFS SSB Contest
2026-01-17 13:00 - 17:00 | Eltham
40 and 80m. Exchange RS and serial from 001

Club meeting - Getting Started in Contesting : Dave G4BUO
2026-02-05 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
Dave G4BUO, who has many years of contesting experience, will focus on how to get started in contesting and will share some of his knowledge and advice built up over the years. HF and VHF contesting will be covered. This will be of particular interest to newer club members who have taken an interest in contesting and who are looking for tips on the best way to get started.

Club meeting - An Evening of (very) Old Radio : Paul Kerensa
2026-02-19 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
Paul Kerensa’s fascinating show about the very early history of radio broadcasting in the UK.
This one-man show informs, educates but above all entertains about radio’s first moments – alongside insights from inside TV/radio today.
Enjoy tales, clips and re-enactments of the earliest landmark broadcasts: the first radio drama, music, comedy, sports, children’s programme + much more – researched, written and performed by British Comedy Award-winning writer (Miranda, Not Going Out), comedian + broadcast historian Paul Kerensa.
This ‘stand-up history’ show brings to life forgotten pioneers – from Britain’s first DJ Gertrude Donisthorpe (spinning discs in a field during WWI) to the BBC’s first children’s character (Susan the blue cat with yellow spots). Plus stories of Paul’s BBC career of sitcom-writing, radio-presenting and cheating on Bargain Hunt.

Club meeting - Social & Technical evening : Software for Amateur Radio
2026-03-05 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
This will be a Social and Technical evening focusing on amateur radio related software. The idea is for club members to exchange the knowledge of the tools (other than logging software) that we are finding helpful; perhaps things like NanoVNA Saver, HeyWhatsThat. Many members will have their own toolbox. Perhaps some of those tools could also be helpful to others.
Members should think of few pieces of software and be prepared to present them to other club members. If it’s an online tool, laptop will be provided, but please bring your device if it requires to be installed or runs on a dedicated device like raspberry Pi.

Club meeting - Lightning protection : Chris G6HTH
2026-03-19 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
For any radio amateur operating with external antennas, lightning is a risk that cannot be ignored. In this talk, Chris G6HTH shares his expertise on how to safeguard not just your prized radio equipment, but your home and safety as well.
Chris will guide Cray Valley Radio Society members through the practical steps of lightning protection, covering everything from risk assessment to the physical implementation of grounding and suppression. Don’t miss this essential guide to keeping your station on the air and your property safe during stormy weather.

Club meeting - Amateur Satellite Comms on QO-100 : Justin G8YTZ
2026-04-02 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
Gustim 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.

Annual General Meeting
2026-04-16 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom

Club meeting - Forward Into Amateur Radio - M7 And Beyond! : Guy M9LCD
2026-05-07 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
Guy M9LCD will be leading an interactive evening of tips, pointers and ideas for newer amateurs.

Mills On the Air - GB6MW
2026-05-09 08:00 - 2026-05-10 17:00 | Meopham Windmill, Meopham, DA13 0QA, United Kingdom
Meopham Windmill

Club meeting - Antenna Building Workshop
2026-05-21 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
This is a hands-on antenna building workshop led by Jakub M0KUK

Club meeting - POTA (Parks on The Air) : Jakub M0KUK
2026-06-04 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
Jakub M0KUK will talk about activating and contacting POTA stations.

Club meeting - DF Hunt
2026-06-18 19:00 - 22:00 | Sydney Arms Pub, Old Perry Street, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6PL, United Kingdom

Club meeting - club construction project workshop
2026-07-02 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom

Club meeting
2026-07-16 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom

Club meeting - 32 Line Mechanical TV - M0JCF
2026-08-06 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
A talk and practical demonstration of 32 line mechanical television, by Mark M0JCF.

Barbecue
2026-08-08 14:00 - 17:00 | Fortyfoot Way, 1st Royal Eltham Scouts Averyhill, Fotyfoot Way, London, SE9 2EX, United Kingdom

Club meeting - 100 years of radio : Richard G8ITB
2026-08-20 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom
Richard G8ITB will take the club through the journey of radio for the past century, from early crystal sets to modern SDR equipment.

Club meeting - construction contest
2026-09-03 19:30 - 21:30 | CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham, London, Eltham, SE9 2SD, United Kingdom

SSB Field Day Contest
2026-09-05 08:00 - 2026-09-06 17:00 | Gosenhill Farm, Eynsford Rd, Crockenhill, Swanley, BR8 8LB, United Kingdom
