Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club

Before Grabbing the Mic: Checking Band Conditions before going Portable… Useful guide to preparing for portable field activations: band conditions, DX Clusters, Spots, Propagation Maps… quantity QSOs with amateur radio…

WOULD YOU PREFER watching the cows munch grass 🐮 or handling multiple QSOs? 📡

A helpful, plain-English guide on what and how to check to see if going portable with your amateur radio today will produce hours of activity or just static hiss.

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#POTA #SOTA #BOTA #SPOTING

[27-Jun-25] Dual-band Antennas Discussion (Club Meeting) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Amateur Radio Club's monthly club meeting at Fort Purbrook (Meeting Room FP4 - 1900hrs start).

This evening is ideal for those studying for their foundation licence, those who have recently received their licence, and those who are newly interested in amateur radio.

❤️‍🩹 Visitors and guests are welcome.

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#Portsmouth #AmateurRadio

Inspired by a discussion on our club forums, Chris G3WIE will give a short talk at the start of our monthly club meeting on these antennas – WITHOUT MATHEMATICS!

What they are, how they work, and how to construct them yourself for very little money.

[27-Jun-25] Dual-band Antennas Discussion (Club Meeting) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Amateur Radio Club's monthly club meeting at Fort Purbrook (Meeting Room FP4 - 1900hrs start).

Dual-band Antennas (Flowerpot, slim-jim, j-pole, etc) VHF/UHF, end-fed, coax.

📅 Friday 27th June, 2025.
⌚ 1900-2100.
🌍 Fort Purbrook, Peter Ashley Lane, Portsdown Hill Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1BJ.

The Power of RSS - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) RSS allows us to subscribe to feeds, receiving updates in our chosen RSS reader - which is great to stay in touch with amateur radio websites' publications

Why Really Simple Syndication is useful to amateur radio enthusiasts…

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Understanding how Radio Waves Travel - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Unlocking the secrets of the Ionosphere and discovering the fascinating science behind long-distance communications in amateur radio.

(Updated) Inspired by a visitor to our last Field Weekend:

• Understanding How Your Radio Waves Travel
…plus unusual experiences during "Poor" HF Conditions.

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[30-May-25] Club Meeting (the Natter Night) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Amateur Radio Club's monthly club meeting at Fort Purbrook (Meeting Room FP4 - 1900hrs start).

📡 TONIGHT !

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Events for Amateur Radio at Fort Purbrook | Portsmouth Events Diary for Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club. Visitors & guests, licensed operators and SWLs welcome to attend.

⚠️ Our July Weekends are full… 😂

FPARC.uk/events/?focus=20250701

• 5/6 July: VHF Fixed Station Contest
• 19/20 July: 4m Contest
• 26/27 July: IOTA Contest

Visitors and guests welcome - just get in touch before the event so we can advise you on Fort Health and Safety 👍

Understanding how Radio Waves Travel - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Unlocking the secrets of the Ionosphere and discovering the fascinating science behind long-distance communications in amateur radio.

Inspired by a chat we had with a visitor we had on our May Field Weekend:

"Beyond the Horizon: Understanding How Your Radio Waves Travel."

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(Thanks, Steve).

Do you have an account with an AI/LLM service (eg ChatGPT)?

Would you pop in a question about Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club? (e.g., "Tell me about ...").

Please post any inaccuracies below & we'll correct them.

Thank you🫡
Dean M7SUX 🧙‍♂️
obo FPARC.

[17-May-25] Field Weekend (Activating G3CNO) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Field weekend 17/18 May 2025. Activating G3CNO (club members may also set-up their own equipment and operate).

⚠️ THIS WEEKEND - 17/18 May, 2025📡
Amateur Radio Field Weekend @ Fort Purbrook.

Experiments, QSOs, HF/VHF, tea & biscuits ☕

VISITORS WELCOME 👍
(though please get in touch 24+ hours before the event, or face a locked gate).

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Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | G3CNO | Hampshire, UK. The active amateur radio club in Hampshire, for beginners and experienced enthusiasts alike. Portsmouth to Petersfield, Southampton to Chichester.

Our website uses programmatic techniques to help you find what you're looking for.

Our club philosophy has strong roots in sharing information and assisting users enhance their practice with easy access to knowledge… why wouldn't our website designers follow a similar philosophy 😁👍📡

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Events for Amateur Radio at Fort Purbrook | Portsmouth Events Diary for Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club. Visitors & guests, licensed operators and SWLs welcome to attend.

New events added to the club diary: (FPARC.uk/events/)

• 145 Alive Summer
• Monthly Lunchtime Social

[17-May-25] Field Weekend (Activating G3CNO) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Field weekend 17/18 May 2025. Activating G3CNO (club members may also set-up their own equipment and operate).

🗓️ QUICKIE REMINDER that May's field weekend has been MOVED from 31-May/1-June to 17/18-May.

Visitors & guests welcome (for H&S reasons let us know you're coming).

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[25-Apr-25] Club Meeting ('Here's One I Made Earlier…'🔨) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) An evening of members displaying homebrew equipment, proud constructions, and amazing kit builds! Fort Purbrook - meeting room FP4 (1900hrs start).

APRIL CLUB MEETING: "Here's One I Made Earlier... 🔨"

An evening for members to display their homebrew equipment, proud constructions, and amazing kit builds!

- Bring things to show off & talk with other members.

- Ask for things you'd like to see (comment on website).

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[26-Jan-25] 145 Alive (Winter) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Not a club event, but a reminder that the 145 Alive (2m Simplex) Event is taking place today.

⚠️ 145 Alive event this Sunday 26th January noon to 3pm (local time).

Regional Net Controller Frequencies released: fparc.uk/2024/11/03/1...

[28-Nov-24] Experimental 6m QSO (IO90) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Experimental 6m Net - Thursdays @ 2030 (local time) - IO90 and region Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex and anywhere within reach of 60.150MHz

For the foreseeable future, Graham M0CYX will continue running an experimental 6m QSO chat, initially on the FM calling frequency, QSY'ing to an available frequency if he gets responses.

Details: fparc.uk/2024/11/26/e...

All welcome!

Club members are encouraged to let Graham M0CYX know what events they'd like during the next year (fparc-members.groups.io) - the usual contesting will be scheduled, but other field days are welcome (eg Experimenter's Days, CW days, Digital Days, How to POTA days, etc etc).

TELL US YOUR INTERESTS.

Amateur Radio Events at Fort Purbrook - Visitors Welcome! Planned events scheduled at Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club. Visitors welcome to come along, licensed, SWLs and those interested in radio.

📅 WE'RE BEGINNING to upload events for 2025 to our website (FPARC.uk/events/).

🏆 BONUS: have your online calendar display our club events. Instructions: FPARC.uk/events-and-m...

[21-Nov-24] Experimental 6m QSO (IO90) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Experimental 6m Net - Thursday 21st November 2024 @ 2030 (local time)

THURSDAY 21st November 2024 @ 2030…

(Second!) Experimental 6m QSO/Net, around IO90/Hampshire/West Sussex, UK.

FM & SSB, Vertical & Horizontal.

Come join in - wear thermals if outdoors 🤣

For the latest details, including frequencies, click here: fparc.uk/2024/11/20/e...

German WW2 Radio Kit (Jersey 2024) - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) German World War 2 radio kit (transceivers, receivers, aerials, etc) photographs from a recent visit to Jersey in October 2024.

New Blog Post from Geoff G4XMJ: World War 2 Radio Kit (Jersey, October 2024).
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… bonus points if you call into the net in full Halloween costume 😁

2m Open Net, Thurs 1930 (G3CNO/A, Hampshire) - Amateur Radio Hampshire: Join our weekly open 2m Open Amateur Radio Club Net on GB3CW Fareham. All licensed operators & SWLs welcome. Net Controller: G3CNO/A.

⭐ TONIGHT ⭐ For ONE Night Only†…

The INFAMOUS Thursday Evening 2m FPARC Net! #DramaticMusic

1930 local time

• Laugh with us
• Share how your week's been
• Listeners/not-yet-licensed welcome 📻

Details here: fparc.uk/club-net/

†might have exaggerated that a little…🤔

Why you need to make Amateur Radio your New Hobby - Today! You're wrong if you think amateur radio is only about radio. It's about making friends, applying electronics, propagation, topography, and so much more…

Why would you POSSIBLY want to make this a hobby? 🤦‍♂️📡

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[25-Oct-24] Club Meeting - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Monthly club meeting - usually at Fort Purbrook in Meeting Room FP4 - 1900hrs start.

This Friday's Club Meeting (Fort Purbrook PF4) is waiving the £1 attendance fee. We also have a couple of potential new members visiting us - please help them feel welcome.

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Come Visit Us - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Come and visit us! We'll introduce you to who we are, what we do, our member-only facilities, and equipment. Not sure about joining an amateur radio club?

Like to discover if you'd like to join an Amateur Radio Club? Pay us a visit - with no obligation. We'd be happy to meet with you.
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Researching a Location for "145 Alive" - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) How I used HeyWhatsThat.com to plan the best location for my taking part in September 2024's "145 Alive" Net Event (UK).

Dean M7SUX had a problem - where to put his car for Sunday's 145 Alive event.

So he researched using science: fparc.uk/2024/09/28/p...

27th September 2024: AGM and Club Meeting - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) AGM and monthly club meeting - usually at Fort Purbrook in Meeting Room FP4 - 1900hrs start. AGM details in link.

AGM & CLUB MEETING
Friday 27th September, 7pm.

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Getting Started in Amateur Radio - a Concise Guide from FPARC You're interested in amateur radio, but don't know where to begin. Here's a simple guide to all you need to know to get yourself started.

POLL: Are you interested in Amateur Radio.

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Getting Started in Amateur Radio - a Concise Guide from FPARC You're interested in amateur radio, but don't know where to begin. Here's a brief, and simple guide to all you need to know to get started.

We've published some information for people interested in Amateur Radio... but who don't know where to begin with the hobby.
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