| Key for Activities: | |
| = Not Yet Set | |
| = On-air Nets | |
| = Contest / Planning | |
| = Guest-Speaker Talk | |
| = CW Training & Natter Night | |
| = Construction / technical themed event | |
| = Video Night | |
| = Annual General Meeting | |
| = Equipment Sale | |
| = Social Gathering | |
| = Visit external venue | |
| = Quiz | |
| = No Meeting | |
| October 2025 | |
| Weds 1st | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 2nd | Optical Fibre Communications by David G8UOD |
| Mon 6th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 8th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 9th | Planning for CQWW SSB Contest |
| Mon 13th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 15th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 16th | Autumn Sale |
| Mon 20th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 22nd | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 23rd | CW Practice, On-Air as G3FJE and Natter Night |
| Sat 25th | CQWW SSB Contest |
| Sun 26th | CQWW SSB Contest |
| Mon 27th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 29th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 30th | How to use Internet SDRs – Don G4LOO |
| November 2025 | |
| Mon 3rd | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 5th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 6th | CW Practice, On-Air as G3FJE and Natter Night |
| Mon 10th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 12th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 13th | Video Evening |
| Mon 17th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 19th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 20th | Annual Club Quiz by Brian G8GHR |
| Mon 24th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 26th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 27th | How I got interested in Radio – David G8UOD |
| December 2025 | |
| Mon 1st | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 3rd | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 4th | CW Practice, On-Air as G3FJE and Natter Night |
| Mon 8th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 10th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 11th | Mince Pie Night |
| Mon 15th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 17th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 18th | |
| Mon 22nd | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 24th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 25th | Christmas Day – No Meeting |
| Mon 29th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 31st | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
Past Activities …
| January 2025 | |
| Weds 1st | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Mon 6th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 8th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 9th | Welcome Back & Planning for CQ WPX RTTY Contest |
| Mon 13th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 15th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 16th | Bletchley Park People by Peter Marcham |
| Mon 20th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 22nd | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 23rd | The inside line of Formula 1, by Steve Porter MSc. |
| Mon 27th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 29th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 30th | CW training + Natter at the Clubhouse |
| February 2025 | |
| Mon 3rd | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 5th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 6th | Construction Contest |
| Sat 8th | G3B – CQ WPX RTTY Contest |
| Sun 9th | G3B- CQ WPX RTTY Contest |
| Mon 10th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 12th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 13th | CW training + Natter at the Clubhouse |
| Mon 17th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 19th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 20th | Construction Contest Winners Talk |
| Mon 24th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 26th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 27th | Video Night |
| March 2025 | |
| Mon 3rd | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 5th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 6th | Record Speeds – A talk by Paul Schimmel |
| Mon 10th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 12th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 13th | “I wasn’t expecting to hear that” – A talk by Brian G8GHR |
| Mon 17th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 19th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 20th | Annual General Meeting |
| Mon 24th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 26th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 27th | CW training + Natter at the Clubhouse |
| Fri 28th | Set up G3B before CQ WPX SSB [ info ] |
| Sat 29th | CQ WPX SSB Contest – G3B [ info ] |
| Sun 30th | CQ WPX SSB Contest – G3B [ info ] |
| Mon 31st | Pack up G3B after CQ WPX SSB [ info ] |
| Mon 31st | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| April 2025 | |
| Weds 2nd | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 3rd | Royal Observer Corps history – Above & Below Ground Talk by John Shere, M0JWS |
| Mon 7th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 9th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 10th | Spring Junk Sale |
| Mon 14th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 16th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 17th | Maundy Thursday – No Meeting |
| Mon 21st | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 23rd | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 24th | The past 100 years of Radio – Paul G8IUG |
| Mon 28th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 30th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| May 2025 | |
| Thurs 1st | Natter Night & CW practice |
| Mon 5th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 7th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 8th | Natter night & CW Practice |
| Mon 12th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 14th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 15th | Sporadic-E: A new season upon us – Jim Bacon, G3YLA |
| Mon 19th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 21st | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 22nd | CW Practice, Natter Night & planning our station for the Shefford Fete. |
| Mon 26th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 28th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 29th | Amateur TV demonstration and talk by Matt G4IYT & Phil G8XTW |
| June 2025 | |
| Mon 2nd | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 4th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 5th | General chat and CW practice |
| Mon 9th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 11th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 12th | CW Practice, On-Air as G3FJE and Natter Night |
| Mon 16th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 18th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 19th | Video Night |
| Mon 23rd | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 25th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 26th | CW Practice, On-Air as G3FJE and Natter Night |
| Mon 30th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| July 2025 | |
| Weds 2nd | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 3rd | Bring your rig for a test |
| Mon 7th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 9th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 10th | Echolink and APRS – talk by David G4FKI |
| Mon 14th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 16th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 17th | Summer Supper – bring your own food |
| Mon 21st | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 23rd | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 24th | Summer Break – no meeting |
| Mon 28th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 30th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 31st | Summer Break – no meeting |
| August 2025 | |
| Mon 4th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 6th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 7th | Summer Break – no meeting |
| Mon 11th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 13th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 14th | Summer Break – no meeting |
| Mon 18th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 20th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 21st | Summer Break – no meeting |
| Mon 25th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 27th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 28th | Summer Break – no meeting |
| September 2025 | |
| Mon 1st | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 3rd | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 4th | Summer Break – no meeting |
| Mon 8th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 10th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 11th | Welcome Back: Tell us about your best holiday DX |
| Mon 15th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 17th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 18th | Public Open Evening |
| Mon 22nd | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| Weds 24th | 2 Metre Club Net on GB3PI at 8pm |
| Thurs 25th | CW Practice, On-Air as G3FJE and Natter Night |
| Mon 29th | Top Band Net on 1985kHz LSB at 7pm |
| January 2024 | |
| Thurs 11th | Welcome Back |
| Thurs 18th | Ships Radio Officer’s Story by Derek M0YAW |
| Thurs 25th | Video night |
| February 2024 | |
| Thurs 1st | Construction Contest |
| Thurs 8th | Natter night + CW training |
| Sat 10th | CQ WPX RTTY Contest |
| Sun 11th | CQ WPX RTTY Contest |
| Thurs 15th | Construction Winners Talk |
| Thurs 22nd | CW training and Natter |
| Thurs 29th | Aspidistra a talk by David G8UOD |
| March 2024 | |
| Thurs 7th | CW training + natter |
| Thurs 14th | Eveready a talk by Brian G8GHR |
| Thurs 21st | AGM, Have your say |
| Thurs 28th | Maunday Thursday club closed |
| April 2024 | |
| Thurs 4th | CW training + Natter |
| Thurs 11 | Spring Junk Sale |
| Thurs 18th | CW Training + Natter night |
| Thurs 25th | A Video evening |
| May 2024 | |
| Thurs 2nd | No Meeting – Hall in use for Elections |
| Thurs 9th | CW practice and Natter |
| Thurs 16th | Contest Round Up by Don, G4LOO |
| Thurs 23rd | CW Practice and Natter night |
| Thurs 30th | Working at the BBC, a sound engineers perspective by Steve G4HPE |
| June 2024 | |
| Thurs 6th | CW Practice and Natter night |
| Thurs 13th | British Shortwave Utility Stations by Don, G4LOO |
| Thurs 20th | No CLUB meeting this evening Meet at Chicksands at 14:00 |
| Thurs 27th | Natter night |
| July 2024 | |
| Thurs 4th | No Meeting – Elections in hall |
| Mon 8th – Fri 19th | The Hall is closed for maintenance |
| Thurs 25th | Welcome Back!! IOTA planning by Don G4LOO and Natter |
| August 2024 | |
| Thurs 1st | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue |
| Thurs 8th | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue |
| Thurs 15th | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue |
| Thurs 22nd | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue |
| Thurs 29th | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue |
| September 2024 | |
| Thurs 5th | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue |
| Thurs 12th | Planning for Shefford Community Festival |
| Thurs 19th | Shefford Community Festival |
| Thurs 26th | Natter night and CW practice |
| October 2024 | |
| Thurs 3rd | CQWW planning by Don G4LOO |
| Thurs 10th | Bomber Command by Sean Feast |
| Thurs 17th | Natter & CW practice |
| Thurs 24th | 4m and 23cm. Beacons a talk by Dave G4FKI |
| Thurs 31st | A versatile multi-band HF antenna technique. A talk by G4JBD |
| November 2024 | |
| Thurs 7th | Video Evening |
| Thurs 14th | Visit from our RSGB Representatives Terry and Ron |
| Thurs 21st | Club Quiz night |
| Thurs 28th | Autumn Equipment Sale |
| December 2024 | |
| Thurs 5th | Natter Night and CW training |
| Sat 7th | Visit to Mullard Radio Observatory 10am |
| Thurs 12th | Mince pie evening |
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2023 PROGRAMME |
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DATE |
MEETING |
| 5 January | Welcome Back & and Some RTTY Instruction and practice |
| 7 January | ARRL RTTY Contest 24 |
| 9 January | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 11 January | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 12 January | Natter AFTERNOON 14.00 to 16.00 Hrs. NO evening Club |
| 16 January | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 18 January | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 19 January | DWS a talk by Peter M0HSG |
| 23 January | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 25 January | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 26 January | 2023 Construction Contest |
| 30 January | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 1 February | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 2 February | Surface mount devices a video |
| 6 February | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 8 February | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 9 February | Natter AFTERNOON 14.00 to 16.00 Hrs. NO evening Club |
| 13 February | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 15 February | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 16 February | Construction Contest winners talk |
| 20 February | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 22 February | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 23 February | Surface mount demonstration and practical |
| 27 February | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 1 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 2 March | Surface mount demo and practical Part TWO |
| 6 March | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 8 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 9 March | Natter AFTERNOON 14.00 to 16.00 Hrs. NO evening Club |
| 13 March | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 15 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 16 March | VOACAP introduction by Ken G4YRF |
| 20 March | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 22 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 23 March | Club AGM |
| 27 March | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 29 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 30 March | Natter Night |
| 3 April | TBA |
| 5 April | TBA |
| 6 April | Maundy Thursday, NO CLUB MEETING |
| 10 April | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 12 April | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 13 April | Spring Junk Sale |
| 17 April | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 19 April | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 20 April | Discussions Night |
| 24 April | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 26 April | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 27 April | Orford Ness by Nick Cooke |
| 1 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 3 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 4 May | No Meeting due to Local Elections at the Hall |
| 8 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 10 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 11 May | Video Evening |
| 15 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 17 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 18 May | The Dynatron Story by David Wherrell |
| 22 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 24 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 25 May | Natter Night |
| 29 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 31 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 1 June | Chinese Modules by Don G4LOO |
| 5 June | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 7 June | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 8 June | Natter Night & CW Practice, bring stereo phones and pen/paper |
| 12 June | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 14 June | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 15 June | “Sounds on the radio – identities revealed” by Graham, G4JBD |
| 19 June | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 21 June | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 22 June | Extraordinary General Meeting to elect a new Chairman |
| 26 June | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 28 June | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 29 June | Video Evening |
| 6 July | RSGB / NRC: club visit |
| 13 July | Natter Night / CW Practise. Video on Ofcom Change Proposals |
| 20 July | START SUMER BREAK- |
| 14 Sept. | What did you do in the break? |
| 21 | Satellite Swarms by Jonathan Higgins |
| 28 | Natter night & CW practice |
| 5 October | Club’s 75 th. Anniversery |
| 12 | CQWW Contest Planning |
| 19 | Local Elections – No Meeting |
| 26 | RTTY over Internet demonstration by Sean M1ECY |
| 28 & 29 OCT | CQWW SSB CONTEST |
| 2 November | Video Evening |
| 9 Nov | Autumn Junk Sale |
| 16 Nov | Meteor Scatter a talk by Martyn G0GMB |
| 23 Nov | Natter Night & CW Practice (fast and slow) |
| 30 Nov | GPS, a talk by Graham, G4JBD |
| 7 Dec | QUIZ Night |
| 14 Dec | Mince Pie Evening, Start Christmas Break |