In this part of the country we have many excellent amateur radio clubs. Each group has its own merits and some enthusiasts may attend more than one club to draw on the benefits of them all.
To help advance the hobby we have listed here some local clubs and useful links. If you can suggest an update or want to add an item, email: Nigel.M0ICH@gmail.com
Local Clubs
- Acorns (Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club): www.taarc.co.uk
- 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: www.southessex-ars.co.uk
ORGANISATIONS
- Ofcom – Amateur Radio Index
- Ofcom – View and Update Licence (added May 2017)
- Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB)
AMATEUR RADIO RELATED WEBSITES
- eHam
- Essex Ham
- 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
- Colchester RA
- Dengie Hundred ARS
- Essex RAYNET
- Harlow & District A.R.S
- Harwich ARIG
- Havering & District ARC
- Loughton & Epping Forest ARS
- Vange ARS
RADIO SOFTWARE
- G4HFQ Software (for Yaesu programming)
- 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
RETAILERS, SUPPLIERS & PRODUCTS
- ML&S Martin Lynch and Sons Ltd
- Moonraker UK Ltd
- Nevada Radio
- Innov Antennas
- Starview Aerials, Canvey
- Waters & Stanton
- ZLP Electronics
- Yaesu UK
- Icom UK
-
QSL Card printing (supplied GB2HBT cards)
SHIP & AIRCRAFT TRACKING
- Watch Air Traffic – LIVE!
- Live Ships Map – AIS – Vessel Traffic and Positions
- ShipAIS – Current AIS map