On Air
Special Events, DXpeditions, Contests and our Club Net
Warrington Amateur Radio Club has a long history in taking part in radio events and
over the years have set up and operated many special event
stations, been out on DXpeditions and operated the club
station in contests.
Our permenant club callsigns are G0WRS, G6WRC and
our contest callsign is M5T and from time to time we have
also operated a number of special event "GB" callsigns. Please give
us a call if you hear us operating.
We also have regular Club nets on 2m FM which start at 10AM every
morning and also on Thursday evenings around 8PM. Everyone is welcome
to join whether you're a member or not and we usually convene on or
around 145.400MHz.
On the following pages are details of the events we've undertaken as
well as any up-and-coming operations where you have an opportunity
to work us.
On Air
QSL Details
If you would like a QSL card for a QSO you've had with the
club station or one of the special events we've operated,
then take a look at the QSL section.
At the end of special event operations we upload the log to
our web site to allow you to search for and confirm your QSO
with our station. In some cases it is also possible to
download and print a QSL card from our website for a confirmed
QSO.
GB0SGI - St. George's Island
St. George's Island lies off the south coast of England approximately 1 mile from the town of Looe in Cornwall. WARC has visitied the island a number of times to activate it in the Islands On The Air programme. More details, pictures and a searchable log are available on our GB0SGI page.
GB0BAB - Burtonwood Air Base
Burtonwood Air Base is located in Warrington, only a few miles from our club. We have operated GB0BAB from the museum there on a number of occasions as part of the International Museums Weekend. Further details, pictures and searchable log are all available.
GB0LSM - Lymm Slitting Mill
National Mills Weekend is supported by Warrington Amateur Radio Club by operating the special event station GB0LSM in recognition of Lymm Slitting Mill. The mill's history, its location and our searchable logbook are all available by clicking on the link below.
GB7WC - Warrington's DSTAR Repeater
DSTAR is a new digital voice communication mode that simultaneously integrates voice and data capabilities in to a single RF data stream. Members of WARC have been instrumental in installing a new DSTAR repeater, GB7WC, in nearby Daresbury.
Contesting
Club Station (Live!)
Our radio club's shack has a permenent internet connection and a number of possibilities exist for providing live operating information to internet users. Check the "Live" pages to find out if we're operating and what frequency we're on.