Local Amateur Radio (Open) Nets – nets that Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club runs or participates in.

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Bramble Net (70cm / GB3IW)

Bramble Net (70cm / GB3IW)

Proximity of the event to todayTuesday Night Bramble Net on GB3IW (1930 local time). The Bramble Net (alternatively “Bramblenet” or “Bramble Bank Net”) is a joint amateur radio club open net, held weekly on the Isle of Wight based GB3IW repeater, operated in a collaboration between the Isle of Wight Radio Society (https://iowrs.org/) and Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club. All…More…

FPARC Club Net (2m / GB3CW)

FPARC Club Net (2m / GB3CW)

Proximity of the event to today2m Open Club Net – GB3CW. Come join us in our weekly 2m open net (usually held on the Fareham repeater GB3CW). All licenced amateur radio operators are welcome, as are Shortwave Listeners. NOTE: if QRM from local repeaters is making contacts difficult, we’ll QSY to a different repeater or simplex frequency (frequency details are…More…

145 Alive (Spring 2025)

145 Alive (Spring 2025)

NB: this is not an FPARC event, but a reminder & summary of the Spring 2025 “145 Alive” amateur radio event (2m / FM). For full details, see the Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/906901577214402 or the 145 Alive website. What is 145 Alive? 145 Alive events are periodic activities intended to encourage participation on the 2m…More…

Marconi Net (GB3IW ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง to WG6OTA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)

Marconi Net (GB3IW ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง to WG6OTA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ)

On the second Saturday of each month, at 19:00 UTC (aka 8:00pm BST during summer) the Isle of Wight Radio Society and GOTAhams sponsor the Marconi Net. The Marconi Net is a transatlantic repeater-to-repeater linkup (via the Internet) between amateur radio repeaters: GB3IW and WG6OTA. The purpose is to facilitate local amateur radio experiences not…More…