Welcome
to the website of the
LOUGHBOROUGH
AND DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
(Callsigns
G3RAL and G7RAL)
This
is a temporary landing page. Please check back in the near future to
find out about the history of our club.
Our
QRZ.com page is here.
Club meetings
The club meets on Tuesday evenings from 19:30 to about 21:00 at the Glenmore Centre, Thorpe Rd, Shepshed, Loughborough LE12 9LU
(unless indicated otherwise).
The programme for the upcoming meetings is as follows:
June 2026
- 2nd June - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) with the 160m QRP radio - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre
- 9th June - Visit to Great Central Railway signal boxes - Neil G1YCC. Meet at Rothley station at 19:00, then travel (in convoy) on to Swithland station afterwards.
- 16th June - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre
- 23rd June - Talk: Calke Abbey (part 2) - Tim M0ZRR
- 30th June - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre
July 2026
- 7th July - Handhelds. Bring yours!
- 14th July - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre
- 21st July - Portable operation from outside the Glenmore Centre (subject to weather)
- 28th July - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre
August 2026
- 4th August - S W R - Andrew G7SEG
- 11th August - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre
- 18th August - To be confirmed - Harry M8OCN
- 25th August - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre
September 2026
- 1st September - meeting downstairs: History of "Mills on the Air" - Lyndsay M6YMB, Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group
- 8th September - for the last time this year: Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre
- 15th September - Talk: Calke Abbey (part 3) - Tim M0ZRR
- 22nd September - An Audio Amplifier - Ian G8SNF
- 29th September - Practical evening
October 2026
- 6th October - Antenna Roundup - Phil G4DCI
- 13th October - ChatGPT - John M0IUB
- 20th October - Vintage records (78s) - Ian G8SNF
- 27th October - History of Hough Mill - Andrew G7SEG
November 2026
- 3rd November - meeting downstairs: Quadrophonics SQ - Ian G8SNF
- 10th November - To be confirmed - Peter G6KUI
- 17th November - Club Annual General Meeting - start 20:00 prompt!
- 24th November - Practical Evening
December 2026
- 1st December - Switch Mode Power Supplies - Andrew G7SEG
- 8th December - Paper planes
- 15th December - Natter Night
- 22nd December - Party Night
- 29th December - No meeting
** Note: Programme may be subject to change. **
For further information please contact Chris G1ETZ on 01509 504319.
AGM 2025
Our Annual General Meeting was held on the 4th November. The entire Committee was confirmed in office unanimously via a block vote.
Mills on the Air 2026
On Sunday 10th May 2026 we once again participated in the annual Mills on the Air event, which is intended
to bring together amateur radio operators and clubs to promote the hobby, whilst helping preserve some
of the wonderful heritage of our Windmills and Watermills.
LADARC club members operated a Special Event amateur radio station with the callsign GB5HM at Hough Mill
in Swannington in North West Leicestershire.
Like last year, we operated a HF station and also ran a station on the 2 metre band.
While propagation conditions were not great this year, we still contacted stations all around Britain
as well as in Ireland, Belgium and Germany.
Look out for an article in Radcom later in the year with a more detailed report on our activation.
©
2026 Loughborough and District Amateur Radio Society
Last
update: 01.06.2026