There are several Amateur Radio clubs in the region: MidSARC – The Mid Somerset Amateur Radio Club. The South Bristol Amateur Radio Club The North Bristol ARC. The Yeovil ARC. The Trowbridge ARC. …and a few others that I may have missed (apologies to those I have missed).
Why not turn up at one of our meeting? We’re a friendly lot, and can answer your questions. Becoming a radio amateur is not difficult; there are several levels of amateur radio: Foundation, Intermediate, and Advanced. As you might guess, Foundation level is the easiest, and advanced is the hardest. There is no requirement to…
Amateur’s use Morse Code, Most people don’t understand Morse While true that a lot of amateurs can and do use Morse code, not all can or do. Morse is just one of many different ways that amateurs use radio. As well as Morse, there is Voice communication using AM, FM, SSB, digital, there is slow…
Well, quite a lot really. Everything that uses radio waves – mobile phones, WiFi, TV, Microwave ovens, broadcast radio. All these wouldn’t be around if not for amateurs. When radio waves were first discovered it was just a curiosity with no practical applications at the time. They were not very controllable and equipment to produce…
Amateur radio is different things to different people as there are many aspects to amateur radio. The aspect that a lot of people think of, when they think of amateur radio at all, is Morse code. They think of people sitting in front of a radio with headphones on, clicking away at a Morse key.…