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Eilean Buidhe Expedition - 1st to 4th November 2024 - UPDATE
A team from the Paisley Amateur Radio Club will be taking part in an expedition to the Scottish Atlantic coast island of Eilean Buidhe....
eericsmith
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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SOTA Activation - GM/SS-058 Ben Venue
With Chris 2M0NZB and Kris MM7OAI
eericsmith
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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PARC EXPEDITION TO SCOTLAND’S BUIDHE ISLAND
A team from the Paisley Amateur Radio Club will be embarking on a radio expedition to the Scottish west coast island of Eilean Buidhe...
eericsmith
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Special Event Station GB0DOD - 2 Years On
What a difference 2 Years makes...The Club once again supported the Methodist Church in taking part in Renfrewshire Council's Doors Open...
GM0PYM
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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eericsmith
Sep 5, 20240 min read
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PARC DXpedition to the Caribbean
A film by Eric GM5RDX about his14 day, 9000 mile, 3 island solo radio trip.
eericsmith
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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Getting started in Amateur Radio
Download our introductory guide to Amateur Radio and how to get a licence.
GM0PYM
Jun 26, 20241 min read
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eericsmith
Jun 20, 20240 min read
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Islands On The Air 2023
A film about the solo trip by one of the PARC members to compete in the 2023 IOTA Contest - not too far away from home.
eericsmith
Aug 15, 20231 min read
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The Alex Irvine Radio Centre
What a great Thursday club night we had at our new home, The Alex Irvine Radio Centre, in Paisley. The place was full of enthusiastic...
eericsmith
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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GM7OAW - Alex Irvine - Now Silent Key
The Club is sad to hear of the sudden death of long time member Alex Irvine, GM7OAW. The Funeral will be on Thursday, 4th May at 1pm held...
GM0PYM
Apr 26, 20231 min read
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Terminated Folded Dipole - Update by Bob Biggart MM0XNC
Update: It's part of our hobby that we often have to learn as we go along, so I did with this TFD installation. I made a mistake by...
GM0PYM
Feb 4, 20231 min read
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Terminated Folded Dipole Installation by Bob, MM0XNC
I acquired this TFD-BBE model (terminated folded dipole) antenna from South Midlands Communications, Eastleigh a few years ago and...
GM0PYM
Dec 19, 20225 min read
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Radio Gaga by 2M0IJU
“Dad needs some hydraulic fluid for the tractor, can you go and get some at Hamilton Brothers on your way home?” The call came and off I...
eericsmith
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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Entering the UK/EI DX Contest as a rookie, by 2M0VGT
I had my first stab at contesting during the summer of 2022 by taking part in the Islands on the Air (IOTA) event at the end of July....
eericsmith
Oct 25, 20226 min read
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Operating as a newly licensed Radio Amateur.
One of the first things radio amateurs tell you once you’ve bagged your Foundation Licence is “you can work the world on 10 watts”. I...
eericsmith
Oct 5, 20226 min read
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My journey to becoming a Radio Amateur by Eric Smith.
I’ve been interested in radio for almost as long as I can remember. Tuning in to Radio Luxembourg in the evenings on 1439KHz was always a...
eericsmith
Oct 2, 20224 min read
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eericsmith
Sep 20, 20220 min read
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GB0DOD Special Event Station
On Saturday 17th September 2022, the Paisley Amateur Radio Club operated a Special Event Station as part of Renfrewshire’s historic...
eericsmith
Sep 20, 20222 min read
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1st September - Club Meeting
Thanks to everyone who turned up on Thursday September 1st. The attendance was a 'Post Covid' record of 13 attending in person. The next...
GM0PYM
Sep 3, 20221 min read
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