Welcome to the website of the Leicester Radio Society

We are an amateur radio club based in Leicester with over 100 years of history, please take a look around. Current and previous members are encouraged to create an account by clicking on the "Sign up" link on the right hand side of the page. If you are considering joining us (or are just interested in amateur radio), you are welcome to sign up and use the shoutbox where many club members are active.

We are also trying to build a comprehensive gallery of LRS contests and special event stations over the years so if you have any pictures, please contact our webmaster who will be pleased to receive them.

Below you will find upcoming events and announcements from the committee.


Fridays 19.30 - 20.30  145.325 +- QRM

Come and join us on the air each Friday night

another oppurtunity to keep in touch with the latest club news.

The Midlands Inter-Club GMT Award

 

Also known as the “GMT Contest”

Sunday 27th October 2019 until Saturday 29th February 2020.

(see Solihull ARS for details)

We have registered the club and now issuing ID numbers to members  

This is an all band (with a focus on the V/UHF bands) acivity to generate more on air activity.

Suggested activity times:   Sunday mornings  10am – 12noon on 2m FM, around 145,450Mhz

but not confined to the above.

All details including logging information on the Solihull ARS website.

Local information and ID numbers from

Mike G4SJX

 

Monday 25 November 201919:00 ‾ 22:00Historic Narrow Boats
Monday 02 December 201919:00 ‾ 22:00Clean and Tidy for Christmas
Monday 09 December 201919:00 ‾ 22:00Free and easy night
Monday 16 December 201919:00 ‾ 22:00Christmas Party
Monday 16 December 201919:00 ‾ 22:00Free and easy night
Monday 30 December 201919:00 ‾ 22:00CLOSED

Regulars (check main events page for any changes):

Morse classes with Sandra G0MCV most Mondays from 7-7.30 and 'drop-in' from 12-5 on the last Thursday of the month with Alex G8FCQ.

As part of the improvement works at LRS, we have nearly finished the kitchen and it is looking great!

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There is still lots more work to in other parts of the building do but members should be proud of what we have achieved so far!

To view galleries of all recent working parties, please click here

If you haven't already renewed your Leicester Radio Society subscription for 2019, now is the time to do it.

Click HERE to renew using Paypal

On 16th July 2018, Chris G0WUS gave members his second talk on DMR, a video of which is available to watch below



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On 26th March, Chris G0WUS gave members an introduction to DMR, a video of which is available to watch below


Thanks Chris for a very informative talk and we look forward to the second installment where a more in-depth discussion of specific aspects of DMR will be covered.

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TX Factor is a series of high definition TV shows covering all aspects of the hobby of amateur radio, the latest episode is below.


TX Factor episode 23 is now live.

We explore the process of music audio mastering at Mike Marsh G1IAR’s studio in south Devon. Mike shows us how the latest TX Factor theme tune was mixed and mastered, and demonstrates the process of cutting the audio onto vinyl disc - such nostalgia!

Nick Bennett 2E0FGQ visits the National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park where Noel Matthews G8GTZ and Graham Shirville G3VZV demonstrate how set up and operate over the new geostationary satellite, Oscar 100. Plus, Bob McCreadie G0FGX visits the folks at Icom UK with a full review of Icom's long-awaited VHF / UHF all-mode transceiver the IC-9700.

http://www.txfactor.co.uk

Previous episodes are available to view here

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