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)
Update 24th Apr 2026 Rhiannon’s Call Sign is M7MUY
“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).
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.
What is LoRAWAN?
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
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!