Welcome to the web-site of the Halifax & District Amateur Radio Society
The Society meets every Tuesday at the Church of the Good Shepherd, New Road, Mytholmroyd, HX7 5EA (adjacent to Mytholmroyd railway station) starting at 19:00hrs. These meetings might include construction, discussion, teaching, sessions on air, Morse training or other activities or, in summer months, /P working.
We also encourage a range of technical, instructional and social events to promote the development of all radio amateurs, be they newcomers to the hobby or the already advanced amateur.
Training at Foundation, Intermediate or Advanced examination level can be provided.
For further details contact: Tony on 01422 822636 or by email on G2UG@hadars.org.uk
Congratulations to club member Julia who is now 2E0JUL - we hope to work you over the air waves soon, Julia!
If you're interested in machine generated modes, check out the document produced by Les 9H4LP which is a comprehensive review of current data modes.
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After making some changes to our aerial recently, we have spent the last few months testing its performance on different bands. So far, 40m, 20m and 17m have proved that the aerial is getting our signal into Europe very well and we have had QSOs with France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Croatia, Poland and other countries. We are "on the air" most Tuesday evenings between 1800 and 2000 UTC with the club call sign G2UG.
We are nearing the end of the Foundation licence training course and will be holding the exam fairly soon. After that, we will be starting an Advanced course for any members or non-members interested in getting their full licence. To find out more about the Advanced course, please contact Tony on 01422 822636 or email us at G2UG@hadars.org.uk.
We have started our programme of summer events which sees us making a monthly trip "out and about" around Calderdale. On Tuesday 15th May we went to Blackstone Edge on the West Yorkshire/Lancashire border and made QSOs on 2m, 4m and 6m as well as a single QSO on 40m with a Greek station.
Our next /P event is on Tuesday 19th June when, weather permitting, we'll be on Norland Moor SE055218.
We run a clubnet in conjunction with the West Yorkshire RAFARS on Thursday evenings from 19:00-20:00 clock time on 145.350 if the frequency is clear. The net controller is Bill G4IOD.
To help newly-licensed members, HADARS holds a QRP net on Wednesday evenings on 145.400 MHz from 19:30 clock time. Everyone is welcome to join in but is asked to try and keep to 5W maximum although we'll allow 10W if necessary. If the frequency is already occupied we'll try 145.450, 145.525, 145.375 and then 145.350.
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