Welcome to the website of the Leicester Radio Society
We are an amateur radio club based in Leicester with 110 years of history, please take a look around. Current and previous members are encouraged to create an account by clicking on the "Sign up" link on the right hand side of the page. If you are considering joining us (or are just interested in amateur radio), you are welcome to sign up and use the shoutbox where many club members are active.
2023 is our 110th year as an amateur radio club in Leicester, and we have a number of events planned. Central to this is our allocation of the Special Event callsign GB1LRS which we will be operating from 5th August 2023 until the end of August. Further details will be posted both here and on the dedicated 110th anniversary QRZ.com page
Below you will find upcoming events and announcements from the committee.
The committee are pleased to invite all Leicester Radio Society members to attend the Annual General Meeting of the society to be held at the club premises (Gilroes Cottage, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QJ) on Monday 29th January 2024 at 19:30.
You can also attend the meeting over Zoom at the following URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9149763075?pwd=WEJicFc4U0FVNUc1MUJ6WVB3WlNQdz09
Please note: Only members who were fully-paid-up for the year 2023 will be eligible to vote in elections.
Posted on 21st November 2023 as per Section (8)(a)(i) of the societies constitution.
Regulars (check main events page for any changes):
Regular club meetings are held every Monday evening from 7.30pm.
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2023 - 10:00 - 14:00
144 AFS 2M CONTEST
From the club house (open from 08:30)
ANOTHER CHANCE TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BRICKWORKS TASKS
| GI4 | Help set-up/tear-down a special event/contest/club station. | GI5 | Operate/log at a special event/contest/club station. | ||||
Club Scheme relaunched as BRICKWORKS
The scheme provides many interesting tasks aimed at increasing your knowledge and participation in the hobby.
TASK HEADINGS INCLUDE:-
HAVE A GO GETTING INVOLVED TAKING PART MAKING PROMOTING AMATEUR RADIO
Have you registered? if so please let me know how you are getting on.
If not, why not join the scheme
If you would like further information contact Mike G4SJX for a copy of the requirements.
Also for members and non-members don't forget the Individual Scheme again contact Mike G4SJX
If you haven't already renewed your Leicester Radio Society subscription for 2023, now is the time to do it.
Click HERE to renew using Paypal
As agreed at the AGM, the club now has a flat-rate subscription of £30 for all members
Please visit the LRS Youtube channel to view a selection of videos that we have made available:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt_ZY_7H1pA-Z1FzeSmZT_g
Any member not able to attend the club in person can still join in with club meetings:
General chat nights, talks and Beyond Exams / Brickworks
Join us online 19.30 onwards
(Link usually open from 19.15)
Fridays 19.30 (local) 145.325 +- QRM
Come and join us on the air each Friday night
another opportunity to keep in touch with the latest club news.
TX Factor is a series of high definition TV shows covering all aspects of the hobby of amateur radio, the latest episode is below.
TX Factor episode 29 is now live.
We’re beaming (almost) live across the airwaves with microwatts of broadband energy to bring you the long-awaited show 29 of TX Factor. In this programme we increase the power to up to ten Watts when Bob, Dave and Noel head to the Wiltshire hills with a pair of Icom IC-905 all-mode transceivers to see what can be achieved.
Bob takes the TX Factor cameras to the heart of England to the UK’s last remaining shortwave transmission station and ramps up the power to a staggering 250 kilowatts. Woofferton, near Ludlow, is the home to some venerable Marconi senders from the 1960s still beaming programmes across the globe.
Previous episodes are available to view here
