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Keighley Radio Society Club Events

Humber Fortress ARC weekend 2026

John M0PLN & Barry G7KHE

John M0PLN & Barry G7KHE will be coordinating with the Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio...

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Keighley Radio Society & Keighley RAYNET Camping 2026

Joe G0RKY or Geoff G7JZM

Keighley Amateur Radio Society and Keighley RAYNET Group camping and caravanning weekend in  July 2026

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Keighley Radio Society Archive

The G7ELX Memorial Silent Key Sale

8th January 2026 Dining at the club

Christmas Get together 18th Dec 2025

Keith George M1EKK

25th Dec and 1st Jan Club Meeting

Keighley Radio Society Awaiting Approval/Allocation

JOTI-JOTA 2026

Awaiting Allocation

International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend

Awaiting Allocation

Mills on the air 2026

Awaiting Allocation

Pubs and Clubs On the Air 2026

Awaiting Allocation

British Inland Waterways on the Air 2026

Awaiting Allocation

Islands On The Air Contest 2026

Awaiting Allocation

Railways on the air 2026

Awaiting Allocation

Yorkshire Day 1st August 2026

Awaiting Allocation

Keighley Radio Society News

Please note: KARS AGM will take place on 26th March 2026 at 20:30 hrs at the Bronte Hotel.. Please be sure to attend..

Shirley M0KWS, KARS & KRG Secretary

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12th February 2026 Dining at the club

Sheila G0TSJ

Please remember to book your seat for the Dining with the Keighley Radio Club night...

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12th Feb 2026 Committee Meeting

Shirley M0KWS, KARS & KRG Secretary

The meeting will take place at 20:30 in The Bronte, Lees La, Keighley BD22 8RA

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1958 - 2025

1958 - 2025

1958 - 2025

1958 - 2025

1958 - 2025

Committee meetings are held at The Keighley Radio Club in The Bronte, Lees Lane, Keighley BD22 8RA on Thursday at 20:30

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Membership

RAYNET is the acronym for the Radio Amateurs Emergency Network. The organisation was formed in 1953 after severe flooding on the east coast of England, when radio amateurs provided emergency communications cover. RAYNET members assisted after the Lockerbie disaster in 1988. More recently RAYNET assisted with communications following the flooding in Gloucestershire in 2007.

After disasters and emergencies regular lines of communication, be they landline or mobile telephone or even the emergency services own communication systems, are either overloaded or do not work because of the terrain. In many countries licenced radio amateurs have formed voluntary groups who train to provide communications to the public services in such emergencies.

RAYNET members also take part in training exercises and provide communications in local community events throughout the UK. In the Yorkshire area these include fell running, long distance walks and one off events such as The Tour de France and the UCI Road World Championships. While nationally such events include the Great North Run. Attendance at these events serves several functions: it provides useful practice for members of the groups, it provides excellent training opportunities for new members, and it helps to provide the event organisers with safety cover in that messages or calls for assistance can be relayed between the event marshals or stewards and the events base control. In this role RAYNET is helping the organisers of such events to provide safety cover for public and participants alike.

RAYNETs role is purely to provide communications at these events; it is not involved in their organisation or running.

Membership of RAYNET is open to all adults with an interest in radio communications and in supporting their community. You don’t need to have a radio licence to join us

Members are often:-

• Amateur Radio Licence Holders
• Marine Band VHF Licence Holders
• PMR Users
• CB Users
• Ex Emergency Services and Ex Military people who wish to continue to serve their community
• Members and Ex Members of the Scout and Guide Associations
• People interested in radio – but potentially with no experience
• People who want to make a difference in their community
• All of these people are welcome, regardless of experience or age. The only things you will need to bring is your enthusiasm, commitment and basic health and fitness.

No matter what skills and abilities you bring to the group, we will support and train you to achieve what you want within the group.

Some of the equipment we use requires the user to be licenced by Ofcom, however, there are many radios and tasks that do not require radio licences or experience, but for those that wish to become licenced we will support and help you to achieve your goal.

Membership is achieved through submitting an initial Membership Application followed by an informal meeting with two of our committee members to ensure that candidates understand what we do and what will be expected of them.

We do have a number of events in the year where we camp out over the weekend which will include a BBQ etc.

If you would like to join, or discuss potential membership with one of the team, please send a message.

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