Meetings at St. Hilda's Church Hall, Ashford, are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. On the first Wednesday of each month, we have an online meeting via ZOOM.
Talks/activities are often arranged at fairly short notice, so please keep an eye on this page for any late changes.
Doors open around 7.30pm for a meeting start time of 8pm.
RSGB Contests where you can earn points for EARS are also shown.
2023
January
Wed 4 - Monthly ZOOM meeting
Sat 7 - RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contest - CW
Wed 11 - Exchange, Swap or Re-home night
Sun 15 - RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contest - DATA
Sat 21 - RSGB AFS 80m-40m Contest - SSB
Wed 25 - Vintage Film Night - 1940s mobile telephones, and the making of vacuum tube devices
February
Wed 1 - Monthly ZOOM meeting - Dr Liz Bruton - James Robinson and the Stenode Radiostat
Mon 6 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - SSB
Wed 8 - Ideas night - discuss content of future meetings
Wed 15 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - DATA
Wed 22 - Digital Modes / QRP / WSPR / FT-8 discussions
Thu 23 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - CW
March
Wed 1 - Monthly ZOOM meeting - John G4IRN - Setting up a remote station
Mon 6 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - DATA
Wed 8 - Construction Contest
Wed 15 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - CW
Wed 22 - 58th Annual General Meeting
Thu 23 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - SSB
April
Mon 3 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - CW
Wed 5 - Monthly ZOOM meeting - general chat
Wed 12 - Natter/Film Night
Wed 19 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - SSB
Wed 26 - A collection of notable QSL cards from Geoff Voller, G3JUL (SK) - Jonathan Creaser, M0XXJ
Thu 27 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - DATA
May
Wed 3 - Monthly ZOOM meeting
Mon 8 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - SSB
Wed 10 - SEMARC - Surrey Electronic Makers And Radio Club (Horsham) - Graham Smith & Eric Stammers
Wed 17 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - DATA
Wed 24 - The Chilton Ionosonde, the ionosphere, and propagation predictions - Phil Miller Tate, M1GWZ
Thu 25 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - CW
June
Sat/Sun 3/4 - NFD - National Field Day (IARU Region 1 CW contest weekend)
Mon 5 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - DATA
Wed 7 - Monthly ZOOM meeting
Wed 14 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - CW - coincides with...
Wed 14 - "Q & A / Show & Tell" Night
Thu 22 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - SSB
Wed 28 - Ten aerials for ten metres - Phil Miller
Tate, M1GWZ
July
Mon 3 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - CW
Wed 5 - Monthly ZOOM meeting - (Nick Wood, M0NTV has had to postpone his proposed talk)
Wed 12 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - SSB - coincides with...
Wed 12 - Meeting at St Hilda's has been cancelled, so members can participate in the RSGB contest!
Thu 27 - RSGB 80m Club Championships Contest - DATA - Final contest of the 2023 series
Wed 29 - TBA
August
Wed 2 - Monthly ZOOM meeting
Wed 9 - TBA
Wed 23 - TBA
September
Sat/Sun 2/3 - SSB FD - SSB Field Day (IARU Region 1 SSB contest weekend)
Mon 4 - RSGB Autumn Series Contest - SSB
Wed 6 - Monthly ZOOM meeting
Wed 13 - RSGB Autumn Series Contest - CW - coincides with...
Wed 13 - TBA
Wed 20 - Bonus ZOOM meeting featuring Nick M0NTV discussing Modular Construction
Wed 27 - TBA
Thu 28 - RSGB Autumn Series Contest - DATA
October
Mon 2 - RSGB Autumn Series Contest - CW
Wed 4 - Monthly ZOOM meeting
Wed 11 - RSGB Autumn Series Contest - DATA - coincides with...
Wed 11 - TBA
Wed 25 - TBA
Thu 26 - RSGB Autumn Series Contest - SSB
November
Wed 1 - Monthly ZOOM meeting
Mon 6 - RSGB Autumn Series Contest - DATA
Wed 8 - TBA
Sat 11 - RSGB Club Calls (1.8 MHz AFS) - CW & SSB
Wed 15 - RSGB Autumn Series Contest - SSB
Wed 22 - TBA
Thu 23 - RSGB Autumn Series Contest - CW
December
Wed 6 - Monthly ZOOM meeting
Wed 13 - Xmas Party
Wed 27 - No Meeting