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Welcome to the
Farnborough & District Radio Society Website
The Farnborough & District Radio Society (FDRS) is a club for Radio
Amateurs and Short Wave Listeners in and around Farnborough, Hampshire. If you have an interest in radio we would be delighted
to see you at our club, which meets at 7:30 for 8:00pm every 2nd and 4th
Wednesday in the month at the
Farnborough Community Centre, Meudon
Avenue, Farnborough.
Our next meetings:
List of meetings for whole of
2009
Existing amateurs are welcome to call in to one of the Club
Nets:
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Top Band Net: Mondays at 8:00pm on 1995kHz LSB G4FRS
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Two Metre Net: Fridays at 8:00pm on 144.675MHz FM G6FRS
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Eighty Metre slow speed Morse Net Mondays at 13:00 hours on 3570kHz
G0VYR
**** Newsflash****
VHF National Field Day 1400 GMT Saturday 4th July
to 1400 GMT Sunday 5 July.
We will be operating 6M, 2M, 70cm and 23 cm. from the
Longdown site on the Hogs Back, using the call G6FRS
We will be monitoring the Club's Net frequency 144.675 for 'Talk In',
if required.
To reach the site go along Wood Lane as far as possible. Then go
into field via 5 bar wooden gate on right. Follow signs to FDRS.
Take care driving as there are some difficult to see holes.
Click
here for Map.
Note there is no access to the site from the A31.
New Chairman
On 13 June John G3KND has stepped down as Chairman of
FDRS after 8 years service in that post.
He will continue to be a committee member until the AGM.
The club has thrived under John's leadership and members greatly
appreciated his efforts
Thanks for all you have done for the club John.
Colin G8BCO has kindly agreed to take on the Chairmanship.
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NFD 6/7 June 2009 Photos
now on website
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NFD 2008 FDRS win the 21MHz section of NFD Details
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Our first entry in "Mills On the Air"
was a great success we worked 160 stations in 3 continents
Operation was from Elstead Mill on 9th and 10th May 2009 using the special call sign GB2EM.
Lovely location and great weather for the event!
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