ShedFest 2026
by John Navin | 18/06/2026 | News | 0 Comments
The club attended Shedfest 2026 at Sandown airport on 13/14 June. We arrived early on the Friday to set up and managed to secured a corner pitch so we could keep M9OPD’s van on site and attach a 10M DX Commander mast to the roof. A gazebo was erected with chairs and a...
No longer QO100 virgins
by Editor | 06/06/2026 | News | 0 Comments
Once again it was a busy night in the shack. The QO100 transciever built by Roger, G8NHG and firtled by Mark G4DOT was installed ready for the clubs first transmission to the QO100 geostationary sattelite. After a few speedy updates and unplugging things and plugging...
Friday night is club night!
by Editor | 30/05/2026 | News | 0 Comments
The chair getting busy with a screwdriverA busy night in the clubhouse on Friday. We got a new screen mounted on the wall to show the hamclock for the HF users. Thanks to Simon G2CNN for the screen and Trevor G4RFM for the mount. With a group of Roger, Steve and John...
Mills on the air
by Editor | 13/05/2026 | News | 0 Comments
MILLS ON THE AIR 2026 The Isle of Wight Radio Society was busy over the weekend 9-10 May activating Calbourne Mill – a unique place that has two MOTA entities: X59675 (a windmill) and X59210 (a water mill) on the same site. The Club station G3SKY made 200 QSOs in...
IOWRS Visits GB9IOW
by Editor | 03/05/2026 | News | 0 Comments
Roger G8NHG and Steve M0RQD paid a visit to a great bunch of guys over from Belgium who are on the IOW for 5 days to play radio. They have a fantastic array of antennas from 23cms up to QO100 sattelite dish. They have had a successful moon bounce QSO where they spoke...
160m Contest. Not for the faint hearted!
by Editor | 09/11/2025 | Friday News, News | 0 Comments
The club enthusiastically participated in the RSGB 160m contest on Saturday night for the very first time, and it proved to be an invaluable learning experience for all involved. Navigating the intricacies of getting an antenna to function effectively on this band is...
Another successful JOTA/JOTI weekend
by Editor | 22/10/2025 | Activities, Field Days, News | 0 Comments
JOTA-JOTI is the world’s largest digital and radio Scout event, promoting friendship and global citizenship JOTA-JOTI is an annual event in which Scouts all over the world connect with each other by means of internet and amateur radio. Short-wave radio signals carry...
Friday Night
by Editor | 22/10/2025 | Friday News, News | 0 Comments
Another busy night at the club with 2 new members and another one who came for a tour and to meet everyone. The shack was really busy. The radios were all being used and some great conversations were going on.
Bembridge Lifeboat Open Day
by Editor | 12/08/2025 | Field Days, News | 0 Comments
The recent Lifeboat Open Day at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight was a vibrant celebration of community, safety, and technology. Among the many attractions, the Isle of Wight Radio Society hosted a ham radio field day, setting up both VHF and HF stations for visitors to...