Other Clubs

To help advance the hobby we have listed some local clubs and useful links.

If an item needs updating, please let us know.

Local Clubs

• Acorns (Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club): https://thurrockacorns.org/
• BRATS (Bredhurst Receiving and Transmitting Society) www.brats-qth.org
• Chelmsford Amateur Radio Club: www.g0mwt.org.uk
• Essex CW (Morse Code): http://essexcw.uk/
• Essex Ham: www.essexham.co.uk
• Essex Repeater Group: www.essexrepeatergroup.org.uk
• South Essex Amateur Radio Society: https://g4rse.co.uk/

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ORGANISATIONS

• Ofcom – View and Update Licence
• Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)

AMATEUR RADIO RELATED WEBSITES

• eHam
• QRZ Ham Radio
• QSL.NET
• RAYNET – The Radio Amateur’s Emergency Network
• RigPix Database
• Southgate News
• Invicta Contest Group (based in Kent)

RADIO CLUBS (further away)

• Cambridge and District Amateur Radio Club
• Norfolk Amateur Radio Club
• Braintree & District ARC
• Dengie Hundred ARS
• Essex RAYNET
• Harlow & District A.R.S
• Harwich ARIG
• Havering & District ARC
• Loughton & Epping Forest ARS
• Vange ARS

RADIO SOFTWARE

• RT Systems Radio Programming Software

REPEATERS & BEACONS

• Essex Repeater Group – GB3DA – GB3ER – GB3DB – GB7ZP – GB3CMS – G7GAN
• Bromley Repeater Group
• Kent Repeater Group
• UK Repeater Website

HANDY TOOLS

• Postcode to Maidenhead Locator
• Radio Receiver Comparison Table
• Roundup Software Defined  Radios (SDR)
• Signal Identification Guide
• Wire Antenna Construction

ECHOLINK

• Introducing EchoLink

RETAILERS, SUPPLIERS & Useful Info

• ML&S Martin Lynch and Sons Ltd
• Moonraker UK Ltd
• Nevada Radio
• Innov Antennas
• Waters & Stanton
• ZLP Electronics
• Yaesu UK
• Icom UK
• Kenwood UK
• Alinco Global
• Numbers Stations
• Antenna Planning Permission
• 5MHz Band Plan
• GQRP Club
• Tracer Lithium Batteries
• Hack Green SDR

SHIP & AIRCRAFT TRACKING

• Watch Air Traffic – LIVE!
• Live Ships Map – AIS – Vessel Traffic and Positions