Welcome to the Havering and District Amateur Radio Club website. We are based in Hornchurch Essex, around 20km East of London UK. We use the calls G4HRC, G8HRC and GX4HRC and have been serving the needs of local amateurs for over 40 years. For more information on the club, its members, what goes on and where to find us, please see the 'About us' page.
Wednesday 13th Jan 2010 - Club open!
Posted on:
13th January 2010
Hi Everyone. I've had a chat with Bill 'BOF, Derek 'OBX and Olly 'TPJ and we all agree as the WX has improved and the road conditions are a lot better now that we should go ahead with the meeting tomorrow night OK If any member you know has no internet access would you please be so kind and let them know the meeting is on, many thanks.See you all tonight.
Jim M0MAC Chairman.
Constructors Cup 2009
Posted on:
15th December 2009
The 2009 constructors cup was held on 2nd December with entries from Oliver G3TPJ, John MØUKD, Alan G3RJI and John G6SPH. There was some impressive equipment on show. It was won by John MØUKD with his small HF linear for the FT-817. John now has a nice bottle of sherry to enjoy over the Christmas period thanks to Derek G3OBX! There are now some images in the gallery.
SSB Field Day 2009
Posted on:
6th September 2009
Thanks to everyone that helped out at this weekends SSB Field Day, and everyone we worked! There was a good amount of club members attended and the weather was good to us! Some photo's are online here, and a video edited by Fred G3SVK can be seen on the video's page.
Dave, M3KNL
Posted on:
24th June 2009
It's with great regret that we have to announce the sad passing of Dave, M3KNL after a short illness. Our condolences to his family. Dave will be sorely missed by all the club members. Dave's Quiz Nights at the club are to be carried on each year in remembrance.
The funeral was held at Chadwell St Mary's Cemetery on Monday, 15th June
50MHz Field Day
Posted on:
22nd June 2009
A big thank you to all those that came along and helped set-up, operate and pack away the 50MHz Field Day this weekend. The 'magic band' came alive with some good openings to Portugal and most of Europe.
Once again, we activated three mills for the 'Windmills On The Air' weekend 9/10th May 2009, Mountnessing, Aythorpe Roding and Upminster.
Some photo's are available online, and can be found here.
SOTA in the Lake District
Posted on:
12th April 2009
Dave MØTAZ and John MØUKD have written a guide to their experience tracking their way up Skiddaw in the Lake District for a SOTA activation.Read the file below.
PDF Document
Celebrating over 40 years!
Posted on:
12th August 2008
Havering and District Amateur Radio Club is over 40 years old. We have been running the special call GB4HRC in 2007/8 to celebrate. Further information is available from qrz.com, qsl is direct via SAE or the RSGB bureau.
Thanks to John Alexander G7GCK for giving a wonderful and very interesting talk and display of wartime coding machines and how they changed over the years. He brought along many machines from different years and countries, including one of the infamous enigma machines.
Havering Radio Club in the local rag!
Posted on:
18th April 2008
Havering and District ARC in the news. Read the article from the lifestyle section of our local paper, the Romford Recorder about our president, Oliver G3TPJ.
5MHz Working QRP by MØTAZ
Posted on:
11th Feburary 2008
PDF Document
Dave, MØTAZ has wrote a small document on working QRP portable on 5MHz
Club Meeting Agenda
January 2010
• 6th
♦♦♦♦♦ Closed due to WX ♦♦♦♦♦
• 13th
Q4 Business Meeting
• 20th
TBC
• 27th
Informal
February 2010
• 3rd
TBC
• 10th
Informal
• 17th
TBC
• 24th
Informal
March 2010
• 3rd
TBC
• 10th
Informal
• 17th
TBC
• 24th
Informal
• 31st
TBC
Club Nets East London / South Essex area
• Mondays 8pm
Monday Natter Net
145.525 MHz* FM
• Thursdays 8pm
Havering Radio Club Net
145.525 MHz* FM
• Fridays 8pm
Friday Natter Net
145.525 MHz* FM
• Saturdays 2pm
Top Band Afternoon Net
160 Metres (1.920MHz)
LSB
* Frequencies subject to availability. Find us usually between 145.450 and 145.550 MHz.
† All times are local time.
