Welcome!

The Southdown Amateur Radio Society is a club for anybody interested in amateur radio, with members across the South Downs and even other countries.

We meet on a weekly basis at one of our two radio sites, as well as once a month in our Eastbourne-based club rooms.

We have members interested in everything from CW to modern data mode and participate in many contests each year – you can read more about what we get up to on the blog, or below.

Latest News

Members Only! Sale of radio equipment. (13th Apr) by Barry G8DXU

The sale of equipment for members only has now ended. Any unsold items and some additional lots will be listed shortly.Please keep an eye on the BLOG if you are interested. There could still be some bargains to be had!.

D-Day 75th Anniversary 6th June SPECIAL EVENT GB2SF (1st Mar) by Barry G8DXU

Please see our dedicated page, under the Calendar pull-down-tab

May 2019
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
		1 RNLI SOS Radio Week Starts May 1, 2019N/A Amateur radio stations around the UK are invited to participate in this event to promote the work of the RNLI. Stations wishing to participate should register their details at:- sosradioweek.org.uk SARS may participate subject to there being sufficient interest from members.. The event runs from 1st-31st May 2019 More Hailsham Shack Meeting May 1, 2019 11:30 More Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting May 1, 2019 12:30 Map Our weekly wednesday lunch at Cafe Continental, often followed by a trip to the Beachy Head Radio Site. More	2	3	4 Beachy Head Meeting May 4, 2019 10:00 – 16:00 No proposed activities. G8DXU is not available on this occasion. More	5
6	7	8 Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting May 8, 2019 12:30 Map Our weekly Wednesday lunch at Cafe Continental, often followed by a trip to the Beachy Head Radio Site. G8DXU will not be available on this date. More	9	10	11 National Mills Weekend May 11-12, 2019N/A Mill On the Air The following stations will be operated by members of SARS. Polegate Windmill GB2PW Stone Cross Windmill GB0SXW Windmill Hill Herstmonceux No activity this year. Mills in the UK and Europe will be participating in this event. Operation will be mainly on 40m and 80m plus 2m FM. G8DXU will be at our Beachy Head site Sunday from 1030 until around 1500. G1KAR/P will probably be active to contacting as many mills as possible on HF and VHF. All members are invited to attend and operate if they wish. More Beachy Head Meeting May 11, 2019 10:00 – 16:00 BHRS should be open today to participate in National Mills weekend. Our low noise environment and good aerials should allow us to contact mills stations without the interference problems usually encountered at the sites themselves! G1KAR/P looks forward to communicating with our club stations operating from local mills on HF and VHF. More	12 National Mills Weekend May 11-12, 2019N/A Mill On the Air The following stations will be operated by members of SARS. Polegate Windmill GB2PW Stone Cross Windmill GB0SXW Windmill Hill Herstmonceux No activity this year. Mills in the UK and Europe will be participating in this event. Operation will be mainly on 40m and 80m plus 2m FM. G8DXU will be at our Beachy Head site Sunday from 1030 until around 1500. G1KAR/P will probably be active to contacting as many mills as possible on HF and VHF. All members are invited to attend and operate if they wish. More
13 Club Meeting "Spice" May 13, 2019 19:30 – 22:00 Map Our monthly club meeting. The planned presentation by Dave M0MDE on Spice circuit simulation software has unfortunately been postponed, but the meeting will go ahead as usual. More	14	15 AirTime May 2019 Published May 15, 2019N/A The shortform version of AirTime has now been published under the editorship of G8DXU. This abridged version should at least keep members informed of forthcoming events. It is hoped to expand the publication and include submissions from our regular contributors in future editions. More Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting May 15, 2019 12:30 Map Our weekly Wednesday lunch at Café Continental, often followed by a trip to the Beachy Head Radio Site. G8DXU hopes to attend but this is entirely dependent upon the arrival time of tradesmen at his QTH. More	16	17	18 144MHz May Contest May 18, 2019 14:00 G1KAR/P will participate in the six hour event 1400-2000 UTC ( 1500-2100 Local) G8DXU will be on site from 1300 local time. Unfortunately most of the regular team are on holiday or otherwise engaged. Any members interested in participating are welcome to operate, log or just give their support! More	19 144MHz May Contest May 18, 2019 14:00 G1KAR/P will participate in the six hour event 1400-2000 UTC ( 1500-2100 Local) G8DXU will be on site from 1300 local time. Unfortunately most of the regular team are on holiday or otherwise engaged. Any members interested in participating are welcome to operate, log or just give their support! More
20 Committee Meeting May 20, 2019 19:15 – 20:15 Regular meeting of the committee. More	21	22 Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting May 22, 2019 12:30 Map Our weekly wednesday lunch at Cafe Continental, often followed by a trip to the Beachy Head Radio Site. Regrettably G8DXU will not be available due to on-going works at his QTH. More	23	24	25 Beachy Head Meeting May 25, 2019 10:00 – 16:00 Our weekly meeting at BHRS. G8DXU will probably be on site from 1300 This occasion will be used for planning the forthcoming D-Day arrangements, aerial deployment and camp layout. Members involved with the D-Day 75th are invited to attend and have their input to the event. More	26 70MHz Comulative Contest 3 May 26, 2019N/A 4 metre event from 1400-1600 UTC SARS may make an entry subject to interest and availability of members. More
27	28	29 Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting May 29, 2019 12:30 Map Our weekly wednesday lunch at Cafe Continental, often followed by a trip to the Beachy Head Radio Site. More	30	31

Welcome!

Latest News

Please see our dedicated page, under the Calendar pull-down-tab

RNLI SOS Radio Week Starts

Stations wishing to participate should register their details at:- sosradioweek.org.uk

Hailsham Shack Meeting

Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting

Beachy Head Meeting

Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting

National Mills Weekend

G8DXU will be at our Beachy Head site Sunday from 1030 until around 1500. G1KAR/P will probably be active to contacting as many mills as possible on HF and VHF. All members are invited to attend and operate if they wish.

Beachy Head Meeting

National Mills Weekend

G8DXU will be at our Beachy Head site Sunday from 1030 until around 1500. G1KAR/P will probably be active to contacting as many mills as possible on HF and VHF. All members are invited to attend and operate if they wish.

Club Meeting "Spice"

AirTime May 2019 Published

Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting

144MHz May Contest

G1KAR/P will participate in the six hour event 1400-2000 UTC ( 1500-2100 Local)

144MHz May Contest

G1KAR/P will participate in the six hour event 1400-2000 UTC ( 1500-2100 Local)

Committee Meeting

Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting

Beachy Head Meeting

70MHz Comulative Contest 3

Lunch & Beachy Head Meeting

Communications from Teignton Devon!

Beachy Head Meeting

HF Field Day

HF Field Day