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Amateur Radio
Amateur radio, often known as “ham radio,” is a unique blend of a technical hobby, a vital community service, and a lifelong learning pursuit. Licensed operators build skills in communication technology, emergency preparedness, and global citizenship, all while contributing significantly to society. How Amateur Radio Serves the Community The most visible community service aspect of …
Calendar
Club members regularly participate in short HF contests such as the RSGB 80M club contests or the UKEICC. National Field days are also supported. The club website calendar will show the dates of relevant competitions the contest group will participate in. Any member who wants to advertise a particular competition can email me to have …
Contact
Stevenage and District Amateur Radio Society meets every Tuesday Evening from 7:30pm to 9pm at the Resource Centre Chells. There are “on-air” nets each last Friday of the month at around 8pm (145.450 MHz) and on Friday evenings on 80m close to 3.726MHz. Radio amateurs, short wave listeners or people who are just interested are …
Information
Listen Out for G3SAD Club members with full licences can be heard around the bands using the club callsign G3SAD. Members who would like permission to use the club callsign (in return for a completed adif of their log) are invited to contact Tom or Rob for details. Could be fun to see who records …
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Operational Infomation
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Organisation and officers
The club annually elects a committee consisting of:- Chairman – Dave Darby (M7WVX) Secretary – Tom Miller (G4BYE) Treasurer – Royston Jones (G4SWH) Contest Manager – Tim Dix (G6DXY) Events Manager – Makita Brooks (M9MSB) Program Manager – Jeff Dixon (G6YIQ) Committee Member 1 – Martin Hemmings (MØKNM) Committee Member 2 – Rob McTait (G2BKZ) …
Previous Talks
Many older talks can be found at this link
Pricing
Yearly SADARS Membership 45£ / 1 Year The description of the tier list will go here, it should be concise and impactful. Yearly SADARS Membership (First Payment 1 of 2) 22.5£ / 6 Months The description of the tier list will go here, it should be concise and impactful. Everything in the Yearly SADARS Membership …
Registration
At SADARS we feel we are accommodating to help all to afford our membership, this is why for our full membership (£45) can be split into 2 manageable payments. You can choose to pay for membership in 1 of 2 ways, either in full (£45) or in 2 parts of £22.50. If you choose to …
Repeater Group GB7SV
In association with SADARS, the GB7SV & GB3VV repeater group has recently launched a new 70cm repeater replacing the now defunct Hitchin repeater. Optimisation activities are ongoing and anyone interested in helping establish the boundaries of the coverage footprint is welcome to get in touch For interest, the repeater group has its own Facebook page …
SADARS Antenna Maintenance Weekend 2026
Over the weekend of May 2nd and 3rd, 2026, Martin (MØKNM), Tom (G4BYE), Dave (M7WVX), and Makita (M9MSB) visited the club at the Stevenage Resource Centre for essential antenna and rotator maintenance. Upgrading the WinchOur primary goal was to install a new electronic winch to replace the manual hand crank, making it significantly easier to …
Welcome
Stevenage and District Amateur Radio Society (SADARS) meet at the Resource Centre in Chells, Stevenage every Tuesday at 7:30pm- 9:00pm During the year there are talks, competitions, field days and visits to companies and institutions of interest to radio amateurs. We welcome all people with an interest in Amateur Radio generally. Please note that to …