Club History

History

Leicester Radio Society has a rich and varied history spanning over 100 years. Exact information is scarce but the club was formed sometime between 1912 and 1913. This (ever evolving) section of the website attempts to categorize this history with documents acquired from various members over the years.

List of articles in category History
Title	Author
The Leicester Radio Society in Leicestershire	Written by Elizabeth Batt
John Clark and the Birstall Lighthouse	Written by Mr Harold E. Howard
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN MINES	Written by E. E. BRAMALL
RSGB notice sent to members at the outbreak of WW2	Written by R.S.G.B.
Amateur Radio in the pre-and-post War era	Written by Phil Taylor M0VSE

G0WBC - 20/05/2019 - 17:25

I've just put the club area into a Maidenhead locator web site and it comes up with IO92JP.

g8fcq - 18/05/2019 - 19:06

Plus G4AFJ now

g8fcq - 18/05/2019 - 19:03

Some stations question IO92JP used to another locator io92kn!

g8fcq - 18/05/2019 - 19:02

Running 144.333 So far Sandra worked but a SWL off Lutterworth gave us a report..

g8fcq - 16/05/2019 - 21:39

RULES 6 Hour session

g8fcq - 16/05/2019 - 21:38

Hi intend to op G5UM From club HQ Sat 1400 to 2000 it (3 to 9pm) if anyone fancies a go at 144 SSB or just listen all welcome. No great Tropo forecast but keep your eyes on the Barometer just I in case! Tks Alex G8FCQ

g8fcq - 16/05/2019 - 21:32

Yes tks to all the candidates and our training team..

G0WUS - 16/05/2019 - 20:06

Also to the people that did not do so well please please do not give up our hobby really does need you. Give it another go

G0WUS - 16/05/2019 - 20:04

Well done to all and many thanks to our training team for the time and effort that goes into these things especially whilst we have the club upside down for repairs.

G4SJX - 16/05/2019 - 00:11

Congratulations and commiserations to our Foundation and Intermediate students. Thanks to all who helped tonight.

M0QVE - 08/05/2019 - 22:32

I found it thx for reply Alex!

g8fcq - 08/05/2019 - 22:18

Sab ask Mike G4SJX he has I think a,Mk5 also Dave G8PGO I have a FT1000MP

M0QVE - 05/05/2019 - 17:52

Hi all, Maybe someone here have a pdf electronics schematics for Yeasu FT1000mp mark v? I just blown my rrig.... antenna tuner and burn some bits on it , i couldn't find any on the google. Thanks for all info's 73!

g8fcq - 04/05/2019 - 17:24

Short burst on rtty and switch to Throb with G4SJX and P7 Last night seemed we to be running different THROB rates But did decode.my call OK before required elsewhere

G4SJX - 01/05/2019 - 17:06

Don't forget it's day 1 of RUSSIAN DIGI DAYS It's MFSK16 and T10 til midnight.

m0vse - 28/04/2019 - 11:35

Hi Matt, Yes I have a 1.2m dish with a tx/rx feed. Works well.

G7OBR - 26/04/2019 - 20:34

everning all, Anyone had a go at the new es-hail Oscar-100 satellite yet,

m0vse - 18/04/2019 - 13:58

He keeps talking about balloon's though Alex

g8fcq - 18/04/2019 - 05:20

To my mind essential reading. Also reminds me we need to further decouple the incoming BT Plusnet dropwire as we are start off connected then lose it. Rather a pain when we use the cluster!Baluns and common mode

G4SJX - 17/04/2019 - 13:52

Don't forget it's WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY tomorrow

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