The Southdown Amateur Radio Society is a club for anybody interested in, the many aspects of amateur radio. We have many members from the South Downs area and some members from abroad.
We meet up on a weekly basis, at one of our radio sites and at a cafe get together and rag chew. Club meetings are once a month in our ‘Eastbourne based. club rooms. Our our second radio site operates from Hailsham monthly.
We have members interested in everything from CW to modern data mode, who participate in many contests each year – you can read more about what we get up to in the News blog, below.
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SARS members again exhibited items of WW II radio equipment in the courtyard of the Old Coach House in the historic village of West Dean. BN25 4AL
We also operated a special event station with the callsign GB2WD from this location. There were the usual displays of local arts and crafts in the Nags Barn plus some excellent catering in the Pop-Up Café.
Entry was free. This included a guided tour of the award winning Elizabethan terrace and entry to the medieval Dovecote.
The society is very pleased to report that we held one of the last examination sessions under the old syllabus on 31st of August.
The members named here passed their Foundation examinations :- Martyn. Soden.
Stephen Southgate.
Passed with Merit Advanced Exam Andy Tyrell M0TIZ
Watch this space for details of Foundation callsigns……………….With congratulations to you all.
Broad Farm near Hellingly.
SARS members attended this event, exhibiting in the commercial and military vehicle sections. We also operated special event station GB3FOT..
Reports and photographs of our activities will be included in the September edition of the societies magazine AirTime which will be published shortly.
Foundation & Advanced Exams at Polegate