| The Club was very pleased to hear that Rhiannon had achieved a Foundation pass in Amateur Radio. Hot of the Press so Rhiannon is waiting on her Call Sign! Congratulations on behalf of all The Thornbury & South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club members – Chairman Terry (M0TJX) |
“My Rise, My Fall and Rise Again In Amateur Radio”
Graham (M7FDY) took the assembled Club Members on a journey through his career including his “Best Job” being a ships radio officer which took him round the world.
Thank You Graham an interesting and entertaining evening!
Updated 23-04-2026 By Terry (M0TJX)
Following the 2026 AGM the following members have been appointed to the committee
The changes include a new Chairman Terry (M0TJX), Secretary (Paul M0PVL) and Ord Member Paul (G6OIA).
The 2026-27 Committee is:
| Chair | Terry Humphreys | M0TJX |
| Vice Chair | John Rowden | M0HFH |
| Secretary | Paul Robinson | M0PVL |
| Treasurer | Garry Moore | G7NVZ |
| Ord 1 | Martyn Thompson | M9VMT |
| Ord 2 | Jane Sheppard | M7JAE |
| Ord 3 | Paul Rattenbury | G6OIA |
Paul M7WOX will be giving a talk about LoRa Mesh tonight
This in place of the talk by Paul M0ZMB & Peter G4OST on Standing Wavw Ratio (SWR) which will be rescedhuled.
The rearranged programme has been added to the site. Please be aware that due to ongoing roadworks around Thornbury this may be subject to change.
The club AGM for 2026 will take place at 20:00 on Wednesday 8th of April 2026 at The Chantry.
The AGM has been pushed back a week due to local parking and access issues for the first Wednesday of the month.
Nominations are requested from members for election to the committee. The positions available are:
Annual membership fees are due before the AGM.
A couple of prospective new members came to the club and a discussion was had about LoRa WAN. A few club members have now setup a few nodes for LoRa WAN using MeshCore code. Paul (M0ZMB) had been experimenting for a few years, along with all his other projects.
LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network) is a low-power, wide-area networking protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery-operated “things” to the internet in regional, national, or global networks. It targets key IoT requirements such as secure, bidirectional communication, mobility, and localization services, operating in unlicensed radio spectrums.
LoRaWAN is designed for low-bitrate, sporadic data transmission, making it perfect for sensors that only need to send small amounts of data periodically.
With regret I have to pass on the sad News that Rex (G4RAE) our Chairman’s Father and long standing member passed away Tue evening (27th Jan) 2026 at 8.30PM.
Over many years Rex made a valuable contribution to the Club and Amateur Radio community.
On behalf of all members our condolences go to John (M3EQQ) and all family at this time
The photo of Rex was taken at his last Club Talk he gave us in Feb 2025
Secretary – Terry (M1TJH)
During Wed 21st Jan the Club had a visit and presentation from our RSGB representative Andrew (G7KNA). The opportunity was taken by Andrew to present Stan (G0RYM) with a Gold Award for his Brickworks achievements – Well Done Stan! 
Jan 14th
An evening with Garry (G7NVZ)
Covering the forthcoming 145 Alive Events with a possible NOD to SSB which the organisers have indicated they may include.
Jan 21st
An evening with Andrew (G7KNA)
Updating members on all matters RSGB
Jan 28th
Operating & Social evening
Including the members table to pass on surplus bits and pieces following the continual Shack tidy!