Setting up starts on Saturday 21st August at 08:45 after the arrival of the LEFARS tent, masts etc from the LEFARS store. We will be operating on 80m, 40m and 2m up to 17:00 local and on Sunday 22nd August from 09:30 to 16:00. Help is needed to clear down on Sunday. Please use public transport. More information in the August newsletter but make a… Read More »
The LEFARS Field Weekend held at the Rainbow & Dove, Hastingwood (nr Harlow), Essex over the Late May Bank Holiday weekend was the first venture outdoors for 9 months. Although planned and in the diary, permission was only obtained in mid-May with the slight relaxation of the COVID-19 rules. Site preparation Preparations started on Monday… Read More »
LEFARS will be active for museums on the air weekend from the Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker. The event will run between 19th & 20th June and camping for members will be available, but prior notice is required. If you would like to attend the weekend, please make your wishes known to our club secretary… Read More »
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The Rainbow and Dove field event will be happening this spring bank holiday weekend for club members and invited guests. We shall be setting up on Saturday 29th and continue on Sunday 30th. Should you wish the event to continue on Monday 31st please Email secretary@lefars.org.uk to that effect. A table has been booked on… Read More »
Aimed primarily at those amongst us who are new to the hobby the `AskLefars` scheme is set up to answer your radio-related questions by Email. Whether it’s a `how do I do this? ` or a `what does that mean` or simply an `I don’t understand this bit` question just send an Email to ask@lefars.org.uk… Read More »
Alan Hopper M0NNB kindly agreed to give a talk on the SparkSDR software he has written for the Hermes Lite 2 SDR 5W SDR: A 5W SDR HF Transceiver. A Q&A session then followed. Eighteen members were on the Zoom session; a recording was made. An edited version will soon be available on the new… Read More »
During the club meeting on the 29th January, we intend to show a talk taken from the RSGB library and given by Steve entitled `Top HF Propagation questions and some possible answers`. The meeting will start ten minutes earlier than usual so that the talk can start promptly at 2000. We will be joined by… Read More »
Prior to the pandemic, LEFARS provided classroom-based training for the foundation and intermediate exams. Our club venue, All Saint’s Church Hall, provided a classroom and an examination hall. By January 2020 we had hosted our 43 rd Foundation course and exam and our last Intermediate course and exam took place in March 2020. LEFARS also… Read More »
Training News LEFARS has a long history of providing training for amateur radio exams, with over 250 successful candidates have gained their foundation licence through our weekend course, and many have gone on to gain their intermediate and full licence through our mentoring and training weekends. We do expect a certain level of self-study… Read More »