Events

GB4EUL – East Usk Lighthouse, Newport LH number : UK0159 WAB : ST38 Locator : IO81mm WWFF : GWFF-0066 – Newport Wetlands NNR 3rd Full Weekend in August since 1998 00.01UTC 18 August to 2400UTC 19 August 2018 (48 hours) The month of August sees the international activity for lighthouses and lightships. Countries all over … Read more

Normally we have our Fish & Chips evening during the summer break, but we missed it this year with other activities getting in the way. So, we decided to visit Page’s in Cwmbran, somewhat late in the season but enjoyed by all. The food was great and Page’s managed to sit us all downstairs. Bob … Read more

Operated from the Old Station Tintern as GB4OST for Railways On The Air on Saturday 23rd of September 2017. Locator : IO81PQ WAB : SO50 NGR Grid : SO536006 Lat: N51:42:09 Long: W2:40:18​   Railways on the air (ROTA) weekend usually takes place every year on the weekend closest to the 27th September. This date celebrates the anniversary of … Read more

Seemingly there has been a contest hiatus at the club for many years, so I threw the idea out there 3-4 months ago of perhaps trying to enter the RSGB SSB Field Day Contest. Now we all know that contesting is not for everyone, but not everyone has to operate. It seemed like a great … Read more

GB4EUL – East Usk Lighthouse, Newport LH number : UK0159 WAB : ST38 Locator : IO81mm 3rd Full Weekend in August since 1998 00.01UTC 19 August to 2400UTC 20 August 2017 (48 hours) August seems to have become the international weekend for lighthouses. Countries all over the world have become involved in one form or … Read more

An enjoyable evening had by all at the Toby Carvery here in Newport to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. We were accompanied by a group from the RSPCA and had a great evening. Way too much food but that is half the fun of it. Some of us had instruction from Ken, 2w1ado, the … Read more

Well, at the last minute we decided to go ahead with the fun and refreshments night. The event had been cancelled do to the recent passing of Steve, GW4BLE, but a number of us thought he would have wanted it to go ahead. The raffle was due to take place anyway, so it seemed sensible … Read more

Well, we all gathered at the club house around 7pm for the 3d demo evening. Dale (2W0ODS) had brought along his printerbot, and under my arm, a 30 inch screen to view the video I had produced for the club members to watch. We had some initial issues with the 3d printer, but Dale finally … Read more