Introduction.

The Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society is located in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.  A small friendly club that are very keen to welcome new members young and old.  Our membership consists of a vide variety of amateurs with keen interests in all aspects of Amateur Radio.

Club Night Meetings.

We encourage anyone with an interest in radio, whether it is Amateur, CB, Scanning or SWL, etc. to come along on the third Monday in the month and join us to share our experiences to develop your interest in Amateur Radio. 

Have a look at the links to the left and you will find our Calendar for 2009 which will explain what we have planned ahead. 

Our Club Evenings generally take the form of;

1. Presentations by members or guest speakers on subjects such as:
   • Amateur Satellites and Radio Astronomy.
   • PMR and Amateur Radio Conversions
   • HF Contesting
   • VHF/UHF
   • SSTV
   • APRS
   • SWL

2. Operating Evenings.

The club owns a considerable amount of equipment for the HF/VHF and UHF bands.  This equipment is used by members to make worldwide contacts during our operating evenings.  When not required for our operating evening, the equipment is available to members on loan to use in their own homes.

3. Summer DF Hunt.

During the summer we hold a DF Hunt usually on 2m or 70cm.  These take the form of walking around one of the local villages in the Welland Valley area armed with a directional aerial and a portable radio.

Special Events.

 The club puts on a TDOTA station using the clubs HF equipment.  This allows the Guides to send greetings messages to other Guides around the world as part of “Thinking Day On The Air”.

We support the Market Harborough Carnival and have a stand to demonstrate Amateur Radio to visitors at the carnival.  Last year the event was on the same day as the football World Cup Final and we contacted many of the German World Cup special event stations which promoted Amateur Radio to the local community.