CHESHAM & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
A Radio Society of Great Britain affiliated club

Welcome

WELCOME to Chesham & District Amateur Radio Society's website; also known as C&DARS
This is where you will be able to find out about the exciting hobby of Amateur Radio, and meet up with radio amateurs in the Chesham, Buckinghamshire, area. We are located in the Chilterns, roughly 25miles (40km) NW from the centre of London.
You can check out the club’s full calendar of evening meetings and events, news, technical articles and also find advice on Amateur Radio Training Courses.

Thanks for looking in, and we hope to see you soon.

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Latest events

28 May to 28 July

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22 February to 22 August

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13 May to 30 August

Club Calendar May – August 2009

Latest articles

IRLP and D-Star Operation This is an Article about Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) & Digital Smart Technology for Amateur Radio (D-DSTAR) Operating using simple VHF / UHF Transceivers.
CAD Yagi Antenna Design Recently Roger G3MEH, gave us a talk and demonstration of CAD Yagi antenna design, using some DOS software.
TV Digital Switchover Information Welcome to the site which explains what you need to know about the Digital Switchover issue in clear, plain English
DX Sherlock 1.7 - V/UHF QSO real time maps If you are interested in checking propagation on 28 MHz, 50 MHz, 70 MHZ , 144 MHZ and 432 MHz, here is a web site which shows real time maps of Amateur radio stations. It can display by Band, or propagation mode i.e. Tropo, Sporadic-E, MS, Aurora and various others, and it automatically refreshes every 2-3 minutes
APRS introduction APRS introduction APRS is an abbreviation for Automatic Packet Reporting System and it is a graphical method of broadcasting positioning information in "real time" from packet radio-equipped stations. It was originally designed by Bob Bruninga WB4APR in the early 90's, but it has seen explosive growth in the last few years due to excellent software such as UI-View.