Barking Radio and Electronics Society

Putting the HAM back into Ham Radio

Recent/Forthcoming Projects
Club Interests
Contact Information
Club History
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Recent/Forthcoming Projects

Antenna repair at the "club house". The loop antenna has been repaired thanks to Iordan during the summer of 2006 but when analised appeared to be too long despite accurate measurement by Chris G8OCV and resonates in the wrong places ,and due to the bad summer of 2007 it was impossible correct this year. Paul M1HMP has had some success on 40m using the loop on club nights. (see photo below) The diamond tri-band vertical fitted 2 years ago is working well so we have decided to invest in a decent 2m radio which can be used to promote amateur radio from the BRES club meeting place in Goodmayes
Secret Nuclear Bunker :- We have been running a long term permanent special event station from this location .There may be some evening visits to the site from time to time. I do try and activate the call once a month if anyone would like to see the station please contact me (see contact info further down the page )

For the latest information: Click on the road sign on the left.

For history of the project click

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Museums on the air weekend June 2005

Lighthouses on the air GB2TBW The Club has taken part in this event for the last 5 years,August 18/19 2007
GB4OS Orset Show takes place on first Saturday in Sept from the Orset showground just off the A13 Brentwood exit.
The club had a talk on weather satelites on 25th March 2004 see Report and info page
Visit from the USA KV0K
AGM 2007 thursday 25th October starting 20:00 at Parkside
Sunday 29th October 2006 Special event station at Coalhouse fort East Tilbury(we did activate the call GB2CFT from the fort on both bank holidays in May 2007 but it was very wet and cold lets hope its better next year )
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Club Interests

Education: how to become a Radio Ham.
The club does not have facilities to run courses but can provide exams g0iqk@barkingradio.org.uk: There are courses being run at Havering DARC and Loughton and Epping Forest ARS; Parkside is now a registered RSGB test centre and will be running exams from time to time

Specialist Interests: packet radio, construction, slow scan, atv etc,psk31: There is more to Ham radio than Talking!!!....
www.f6fbb.org

Special Event Stations of the past, GB2DTS GB2AED: This regular callsign GB2 Dagenham Town Show was used by B.R.E.S. until 1999 when; we were forced to abandon the event. Barking Council withdrew their financial support for this event; and subsequently the Club moved to its current meeting place in Goodmayes
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The club was founded around 1966 and originally met in a school in Gascoine Road, Barking. When the school was demolished we were offered a classroom at the Westbury Education Centre, Ripple Road, where the club flourished until September 1999. During this period between 60 and 100 people attended RAE courses and most of them passed, hence the current membership is made up mainly of ex-students .Club has now been at Parkside for nearly 7 years and welcomes all visitors . Newcomers always welcome.

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.......Contact Information.......

Electronic mail address
billchewter@lineone.net

Contact phone number
020 8478 4758

Mobile number
07740612740

Why not come and visit us at PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE, GOODMAYES LANE, ILFORD, ESSEX. We meet every Thursday evening between 19:30 AND 22:00 From January 2008 start time will be 20:00

(Please note there are no club meetings during the month of August plus short breaks during Christmas and Easter )