Arranging a Visit
You’re thinking about joining an amateur radio club, and you want to check that you and the club members are a good match?
Maybe you’ve been licensed for years but have fallen-out of the hobby. You’d like to try TXing again for an afternoon.
You’re welcome to pay us a visit at any of our meetings, and you’ll need to know some rules & guidelines before you arrive.
🚗💨You’re welcome to pop down to visit us. We invite you to join us at one of our monthly Friday evening meetings or observe our activities during a field event. We may also be able to supervise you in an arranged trial of our club shack or a trial of amateur radio (OFCOM licensing terms will apply).
Visiting Club Meetings
Our Scheduled Club Meetings are on the last Friday of the month at 7pm (the exception being our December meeting, which is scheduled earlier in the month), There are two locations to consider:-
(a) Fort Purbrook
When at Fort Purbrook we usually use room PF4. At this time of evening, the Peter Ashley Activity Centre staff will be covering the Visitor’s Centre, so when you arrive, sign in at the Visitor’s Centre, and come and find us in our meeting room (details listed on each Club Meeting event post).
(b) Deverell Hall
When meeting at Deverell Hall, park your car in front of or behind the building and come into the Main Hall (the entrance is on the side of the building, not the door that faces the behind car park).
Visiting Field Events
We hold various Field Events during the warmer months. Usually these events are held up at Fort Purbrook.
Events held on the weekend at the fort means:
i) The Peter Ashley Activity Centre staff may not always be available at the Visitors Centre.
ii) The fort’s entrance gates may be locked to the public.
⚠️ It is important that you contact us before visiting a field event (see our Contct Us page).
After contacting us, we will let you know in advance who to contact (and how to contact us) when you arrive on the day, that you’re aware of health & safety procedures and to not wander the fort alone.
⚠️ Which ever location, or whatever event, please let us know of your intended visit in advance (Contct Us) so that we know to look out for you.
Fort Purbrook, Portsmouth
TimSC, CC BY-SA 4.0
Deverell Hall, Purbrook, Hampshire
FPARC Friday Evening Club Meeting
FPARC Field Weekend – VHF Mast
Gary G3TMG
FT8 – Field Event July 2022
Geoff G4XMJ, Peter G4NKX and John 2E0IAI
Gary G3TMG, Geoff G4XMJ, Peter G4NKX and Harry G7LMJ
COSTS FOR ATTENDEES: we ask all attendees (club members, visitors and guests) to pay £1 per meeting to cover our hire costs at our event’s location, but refreshments (tea, coffee, biscuits, etc) are provided free of charge (please bring your own mug, as we are a green facility without plastic cups).
| 📨 | You may send a message to our Membership Secretary (Peter G4NKX) or our Honorary Chair (Geoff G4XMJ) to let us know when to welcome you. Just click here to go to our contact form and get in touch 👍. |
Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (FPARC).
c/o Peter Ashley Activity Centres (Fort Purbrook),
Peter Ashley Lane, Portsdown Hill Road,
Portsmouth, Hampshire,
PO6 1BJ, United Kingdom.
🚗 Free car parking outside of the Fort.
🚌 Bus stops on Crookhorn Lane for #20 and #7 theSTAR.
Contact 📧: https://fparc.uk/contact/
Note 🌐: field events are held at the fort, and club meetings are held at Deverell Hall. The location for an event will be displayed on the event's page.
