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Month: February 2025

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Deverell Hall
Monthly Friday Night Club Meeting
Fri 29 May 2026
Latest Blog
End-fed VHF Antennas Presentation
End-Fed Antennas on VHF (presentation review)
28 Jun 2025 11:25 am
Latest Articles
Heil Headset with Xiegu G90
Before Grabbing the Mic: How to Check Band Conditions before going Portable
06 Nov 2025 4:47 pm
Sky Wave, Ground Wave, Skip Zone and Skip Distance
Beyond the Horizon: Understanding How Your Radio Waves Travel
21 May 2025 5:19 pm
Copper Tape J-Pole
The Slug-Tape J-Pole Antenna
10 Aug 2024 10:51 am
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Monthly Lunchtime Social

Monthly Lunchtime Social

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 23 Feb 25 | Events, Historic, Lunchtime Socials

The Monthly Club Lunchtime Social. Details of our lunchtime social (location, time etc) are available to Club Members on our private members’ only BBS: Groups.IO. (Note – New Location)
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Southern England 88688 Wires-X via GB7CW

Southern England 88688 Wires-X via GB7CW

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 21 Feb 25 | Blog

For any Solent area operators who only have DMR radios, as you are probably aware, GB7CW (Winchester) is providing stunning coverage in Hampshire from Basingstoke down to the New Forest as well as Fareham to the East and the outskirts of Salisbury to the West. The good news is you have a DMR radio normally…
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MB7IFA (Fareham) – New Dedicated Antenna

MB7IFA (Fareham) – New Dedicated Antenna

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 18 Feb 25 | Blog

MB7IFA (145.2625Mhz) – a simplex gateway near Fareham – has a new dedicated antenna using the Big Signal CQ-2 single element Quad. Initial results are very encouraging. From James Callahan Drive (7.5 miles East) on the top of Portsdown Hill, the signal is fully quieting on a mobile setup and extends as far as J7…
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145 Alive (Spring 2025)

145 Alive (Spring 2025)

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 11 Feb 25 | Events, Friend Events, Historic, Nets

NB: this event is not organised by FPARC; it’s here as a reminder & summary of the Spring 2025 “145 Alive” nationwide amateur radio event (2m simplex / FM). โš ๏ธ 9th APRIL UPDATE: Final frequencies now published (click to jump to section). This event is a good activity for those who have recently gained their…
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Monthly Lunchtime Social

Monthly Lunchtime Social

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 11 Feb 25 | Events, Historic, Lunchtime Socials

The Monthly Club Lunchtime Social. Details of our lunchtime social (location, time etc) are available to Club Members on our private members’ only BBS: Groups.IO. (Note – New Location)
More on 'Monthly Lunchtime Social [13-Feb-25]'…

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Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club: 4 miles north of near Portsmouth. 20 miles east of near Southampton. 12 miles south of near Petersfied. 14 miles west of near Chichester. FREE parking outside of the Fortโ€™s entrances. Meeting last Friday of the month.

Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (FPARC).
Fort Purbrook Activity Centre,
Peter Ashley Lane,
Cosham,
Hampshire,
PO6 1BJ,
United Kingdom.

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