Monday 12 October 2026
5 stations
Net control M1SDH SteveTime 20:00–21:05Band 70cm DMRVia GB7SP
- M1SDH Steve net control
- M6OER Kris
- M7XRW Ray
- M7LVV Jonathan first time
- 2E0IES Paul
About the club
A radio club starting from scratch, in Salisbury
The Salisbury & District Amateur Radio Society held its first meeting on 6 September 2026. That makes us new — new enough that a good deal of what the club becomes has not been decided yet, and early enough that anyone joining now gets a say in it.
What we are aiming at is not complicated. A room in Salisbury where people who like radio can meet. A net on the air for the weeks in between. Proper training for anyone who wants a licence of their own. Between us we have decades of experience and none at all, and both turn out to be useful.
Come to a meeting before you decide anything. Bring nothing, ask whatever you like, and see whether we are your sort of people.
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Next meeting
Club Meeting – November Social
Tuesday 3 November 2026, doors 18:30, starts 19:00
Where
The Wheatsheaf (TBC)
Visitors welcome. Under-18s come with a parent or guardian.
What goes on
Monthly meetings
A talk, a bench night, or somebody’s project spread across two tables. Tea, biscuits, and people who will happily explain the same thing twice.
Weekly nets
On-air meetings run by a net controller, open to members and non-members alike. The gentlest possible place to make your first contact.
Getting started
You do the free online course and sit the exam at home. We do the rest: which radio to buy, getting it programmed, an aerial that fits your garden, and somebody sitting next to you the first time you transmit.
On the air this week
Next meeting
Club Meeting – November Social
Tuesday 3 November 2026, doors 18:30, starts 19:00
Where
The Wheatsheaf (TBC)
Club NETS
Monday 5 October 2026
4 stations
Net control M1SDH StevenTime 20:00–20:45Band 70cm DMRVia GB7SP
- M1SDH Steven net control
- G8PCB Frank
- M0SWL Brian
- M7XRW Ray
Monday 21 September 2026
3 stations
Net control M1SDH StevenTime 20:00–20:44Band DMRVia GB7SP REPEATER TS1
- M1SDH Steven net control
- M7XRW Ray
- M6OER Kris
From the club
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Three hours at Castle Hill, an end-fed slung low between two poles, and a callsign that had never been on the air before.
There is a particular silence after you call CQ with a callsign that has never been transmitted. You have said it, it has gone out, and for a second or two you have no idea whether a single person in the country…
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We’re off. The first meeting happened.
On Sunday evening a group of us sat down at The Royal Oak and started a radio club. That sentence had been floating about for a while, mostly said on the air and then not acted on. It is not floating any…
Repeaters and TalkGroups We Use
FreeDMR TalkGroup
On air
Modes TG 23500
FreeDMR Network
We are using FreeDMR as well, especially when running the weekly net. When the repeater is dialled into TG 23500, you can connect to it and join the net.
GB7SP
On air
Listen Output : 430.750 MhzTransmit Input : 439.750 Mhz
Modes DMR
CC 3
Site IO91cbKeeper Frank G8PCB
The repeater belongs to RAYNET, but it is used by our club for weekly nets and occasional communication.
MB7UPA
On air
Listen 144.800Transmit 144.800
Modes FM
Site SalisburyKeeper Kris M6OER
APRS digipeater in Salisbury, active 24/7. It’s currently running on the GrayWolf app with around 5 W transmit power.
TGIF Network 2322
On air
Modes TG 2322
TGIF
We’re on the TGIF talkgroup, TG2322. Feel free to give us a shout.
Come along before you join
Visitors are welcome at any meeting, three times a year without joining. Turn up, have a cup of tea, see whether we are your sort of people. Subscription rates and the membership form are on the joining page — no surprises at the door.