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Welcome to Isle of Wight Radio Society Website!

10 Year old Peter gets his Amateur Licence!

See below.

Meetings 2008. Friday evenings, start around 19:30

We are a Radio Club which has been in existence for over 48 years. As the name would suggest we are located on the Isle of Wight. Our current HQ is at Ryde. We currently have a membership of approx 30.

We have a net on 2 metres 145.375MHz+/- at 20:00hrs every Wednesday.

New Premises at

Haylands Farm

Salters Road Ryde. Haylands Farm is signposted from Upton Road. It is on the left near the end of Salters Road, not too obvious, drive slowly - look for the yard as you reach the entrance. We are, for the time being, using a building beyond the main hall. Walk past the hall entrance, take the path between the buildings, you will see our building. See "About us" for a map.

Club QSL Card

Contact details, click "About Us" tab.

June 2008

Steve and Alex are now 2E0BSK AND 2E0DTI having just passed the Intermediate. We also have some new M3s to report, including Bert M6BRT, at 81he can not be described as a youngster! Also Nicky M6NKY.

Plans for Special Event stations and a rally visit are being made.

May 2008

Ian gave an interesting talk on how radio waves and the ionosphere were discovered. He revealed that radio waves were first discovered by mathematics!

Our summer satellite station is now setup. To avoid local QRM (Club chatter) it is on a table outside the club with a LARGE 12V battery PSU.

February 2008

We now have our mast installed next to our building so are getting nearer to being a proper radio club again!

At the moment training sessions for the amateur licence are in progress, the students range from sub-teenage to mature.

March 14th 2008. Above, Peter is now M3WYU, with Bob, G4ADK, one of our tutors. Peter hoped to surprise his Dad, G7MAR, with a satellite contact. John was away at sea with his own satellite equipment, but is back now. (All that is required is a handheld and a small antenna) Click Here

Peter is now looking to do his Advanced course, it seems possible that courses may be done on Tuesdays.

Peter with, left, Alex M3ZPP and Steve M3___ who have both recently qualified and are now on their way into the Intermediate Course.

On the left Charlie, M3YPP, another recently licensed member who is aiming to get more youngsters interested. He is teaching them morse! Good for passing "secret" messages.