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

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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…

Experimental 6m QSO (IO90)

Experimental 6m QSO (IO90)

Proximity of the event to todayFor the foreseeable future: THURSDAY EVENINGs @ 2030 (local time) 6m QSO/Net (after the club’s 2m Open Club Net). Rough grid square: IO90 (Hampshire, West Sussex, etc) but it’s the magic band so wherever you are plus a bit of luck… The Rough Plan Around 2030 UTC, Graham M0CYX will put out a call on…More…

Marconi Net (GB3IW πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ to WG6OTA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ)

Marconi Net (GB3IW πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ to WG6OTA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ)

Proximity of the event to todayOn the second Saturday of each month, at 19:00 UTC (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 often…More…

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 (or “Bramblenet”) 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 licenced amateur radio operators…More…

145 Alive (Winter)

145 Alive (Winter)

Not a club event, but a reminder that the 145 Alive event is taking place today. For full details, see the Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/906901577214402 What is 145 Alive? 145 Alive activity events are activities intended to encourage participation on 2m FM Simplex. They are not a contest! At the arranged time, listen on your…More…