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The
Keighley Radio Club
Keighley Amateur Radio Society meets at
VQ's
Sports Club & Bar, Heber Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 5JU
every Thursday night at 20:00
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The
Keighley Radio Club was started in the 1980’s with just a
handful of members meeting at various venues throughout the
town. The Club
found more permanent premises at VQ's Sports Club & Bar.
We have the facilities of a licensed bar and on our
nights on the air we have a radio shack set up with our VHF and
HF radios and make contact with other amateur radio stations
throughout the world. The sports club has given us permission
for the antennas, and we are lucky that we have room for a long
wire dipole round the perimeter of the sports club and a cobweb
on the roof of the club. Throughout the year we have various
talks and events and you will find a calendar in the
index on the left hand side.
Also we are in a position to hold the RSGB Foundation and
Novice Courses, which allows the new enthusiasts to get started
on the air. Once you have passed the exam you get your 'Pass'
certificate and you are on your way! When you have been issued
with your own individual M3 series call-sign you will be able to
operate on all bands but with a power restriction
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Each
radio amateur has there own interests in radio from VHF, HF,
working via satellite, contests, special event stations,
construction or just plain listening. Some amateurs send QSL
card to confirm that they have had a contact. Each member brings
their own knowledge to the Club and we find this very useful
when trying out new things.
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Fun
for Everyone
Amateur
radio can be enjoyed by young and old, male and female, even the most
severely disabled can make friends around the world from their own home.
And
there are many famous names associated with amateur radio!
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Helen
Sharman, Britain's first astronaut, Helen circled the world
aboard the MIR space station in 1991.(GB1MIR)
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Sergei
Rebrov, Spurs 11 million pound striker, (M0SDX)
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Lord
Rix, famous 1950/60's West End actor who went on to run Mencap
and was knighted for his work with the mentally handicapped
(G2DQU)
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There
are and have been many famous
Amateur radio operators, such as
Nobel Prize laureate
Joe Taylor, King
Juan Carlos I of Spain
(EA0JC), the late
Prime Minister of India
Rajiv Gandhi and his wife
Sonia Gandhi, the late King
Hussein of Jordan
(JY1),
Bollywood actor
Amitabh Bachchan, U.S. radio and TV host
Walter Cronkite
(KB2GSD), and Coast To Coast AM host
Art Bell
(W6OBB). Others include US General
Curtis LeMay
(K0GRL, K4FRA, and W6EZV), former U.S. senator
Barry Goldwater
(K7UGA), American guitarist
Joe Walsh
(WB6ACU), U.S. actors and singers
Lance Bass,
Chet Atkins,
Patty Loveless,
Ronnie Milsap; Hollywood actor
Marlon Brando, Bill "Bubba" Bussey from the nationally
syndicated
Rick and Bubba, computer hacker
Kevin Mitnick, and cordless phone inventor
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Other
Keighley Radio Organisations
Keighley
has two more amateur radio Organisations that are independent of The
Keighley Amateur Radio Society, they are Keighley Raynet (Amateur Radio
Emergency Communications) and Aire Valley Amateur Radio Repeater Society
who run the local repeater
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Keighley
Raynet Group |
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Keighley
Raynet Group is run by amateur radio volunteers, the purpose
of which is to provide communications, originally for
emergencies but has been broadened to include long distance
walks, festivals, fun runs and charity walks.
Over the last few years the Raynet Group have helped
with at least 10 events. They have managed to acquire quite a
large amount of equipment, including masts, aerials and
trailers for use on these events, but members are expected to
use their own radios wherever possible.
Anyone can be considered for membership.
If you are interested and would like more details, get
in touch with Geoff G7JZM or a member of the Keighley Radio
Club.
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Aire
Valley Amateur Radio Repeater Society
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Keighley
Repeater Group is made up of a small amount of amateurs that
look after the vhf repeater, which is situated on Silsden Moor.
The repeater is needed to help with the radio
communications around the district and is intended for mobile
use.
It even manages to bounce the radio signals from coast to
coast on a good day.
There is a small membership fee for those wishing to be
members of the repeater group which goes towards the upkeep of
the equipment.
If you would like to know more then please get in touch
with Mike G7HEN or a member of the Keighley Radio Club.
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