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Interactive 2m/70cm Net Map

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

As a project in between “145 Alive” events, Richard French is mapping out regular 2m & 70cm simplex nets across the UK. If you’re looking for a change, or if you’re on a trip or vacation, this map could provide you with details of alternative nets in your area. Based on information in the RSGB…

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Bramble Net (GB3IW / 70cm)

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 3 Apr 25 | Events, Friend Events, Nets

Tuesday 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 GB3IW repeater, operated in a collaboration between the Isle of Wight Radio Society (https://iowrs.org/) and Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (https://fparc.uk/). All…

Marconi Net (GB3IW 🇬🇧 to WG6OTA 🇺🇸)

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 6 Nov 24 | Events, Friend Events, Nets

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 the amateur radio repeaters: GB3IW (Isle of Wight 🇬🇧) and WG6OTA (Sunset Ridge, California 🇺🇸). The…