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2025 AGM

26/02/2025

The committee and members of Darenth Valley Radio Society hereby give notice of our intention to hold an AGM (Annual General Meeting) on Wednesday 26th March 2025 at Crockenhill Village Hall starting promptly at 8pm. The meeting is open to all paid-up members of the club and an agenda will be circulated internally prior to […]

2026 Events

01/02/2026

SteveDVRS

On 28 January, club members got together to finalise the agenda for this year’s meetings, talks and field days – and we’re really pleased to share the full 2026 programme below. Whether you’re into contesting, kit, operating skills, valves, VHF, satellites, digital modes or just good old-fashioned nattering with like-minded radio people, there’s something here […]

HF Field Day 2024

18/09/2024

SteveDVRS

Over the weekend of the 7th & 8th of September 2024, Darenth Valley Radio Society proudly took part in the RSGB's popular HF SSB Field Day, held in very close proximity to the club's base in a local farmers field in Crockenhill, Kent. We operated the competition using the club's mast mounted HF beam and […]

Darenth Valley Radio Society

01/11/2023

SteveDVRS

Darenth Valley Radio Society continue to meet at Crockenhill Village Hall every second and forth Wednesday evening of the month, starting at 8pm. On the other Wednesday's of the month, we have a Club net onÂ 145.475 MhzÂ at 8pm, (if the frequency is clear) and every Sunday at 8am. Non members are welcome to join in […]

ClubNet: Ch. V38 145.475MHz

04/12/2022

Mark G8PHM

Great to hear Phil M0IMA, Bob M0RAW, Steve M0HRY, John G4DOE with Mark G8PHM on the net.

30th Nov Net: Rallies and Friedrichshafen

30/11/2022

Mark G8PHM

Steve M0HRY, John M7CAL and Mark G8PHM attended the net on 145.475 v38. We discussed the possibility of attending a rally per month in 2023 as a DVRS club activity, and even considered a visit to the Friedrichshafen event. The rally URL is here: https://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.com From their accommodation website: "HAM RADIO isÂ theÂ place where radio enthusiasts […]

Formula 1 Grand Prix and PF2022MAX on FT8

26/11/2022

Mark G8PHM

Operating on FT8, I was amused to find a station operator, as reported by qrz.com and displayed by gridtracker on my iMac, with the name Max Verstappen. How I chuckled to myself, as I imaged Max being mistaken for the Formula 1 champion, because he shared the same name. As I read further into the […]

What is an annulus?

25/11/2022

Mark G8PHM

Short-wave radio signals are sometimes reflected from layers in the atmosphere back down to the planetary surface. These reflections can travel much further than the direct ground-wave, which is limited by the curvature of the planet (the flat-earthers generally miss these simple points!). Just as ships disappear over the horizon, so direct radio signals also […]

Visitor to DVRS

23/11/2022

Mark G8PHM

DVRS welcomed Peter M7PKM to our 23rd November 2022 meeting. A great club meeting with Phil M0IMA, Chris M0KPU, Steve M0HRY, and myself, Mark G8PHM. Shack In A Rack, SIAR, was used for several FT8 calls, and Steve installed and demonstrated grid tracker for FT8.SIAR is now temporarily stored in the main station 19" rack […]

Home Construction 1958 style

19/11/2022

Mark G8PHM

Home building, or home-brewing, as it is often called, has a long and illustrious history in amateur radio. The earliest amateur radio station operators had no alternative, as commercial equipment did not exist. This tradition is still fully supported in modern amateur radio. Foundation licensees can build their own antennae, test equipment and audio equipment, […]

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