WELCOME TO THE BRAINTREE AND DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
The club is grateful for the support it has received from Martin Lynch & Sons whose website is www.HamRadio.co.uk
Next Meeting - Thursday 28th May 2026
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OUR MEETING VENUE HAS NOW CHANGED TO:
STISTED VILLAGE HALL,
RECTORY ROAD,
STISTED,
CM77 8AL
MEETINGS WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON THE 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY
CLUB NETS WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAYS
Our next meeting at Stansted Village Hall will be our Annual General Meeting. This is especially important this year as we are reflecting on our 50th anniversary celebrations and looking forward to our next 50 years!
Do come along and add your voice to the conversations with retiring and new committee members. If you can’t make it in person, Zoom will be available so you can still join in.
MORE STOP PRESS!
We are having another Vintage Radio Bank Holiday Weekend on Saturday, Sunday and Monday 23-25 May at the QTH of Geoff, G1GNQ. Bring along and use your classic radios from the late 70’s to early 80’s, to celebrate the last few days of our 50th anniversary year. In true 70’s style there will also be an opportunity to participate in an Indian take away meal on the Saturday evening!
About BADARS
Club members and visitors normally meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 8pm in Stisted Village Hall, Rectory Road, Stisted CM77 8AL. Further information about our club and on getting to our meetings is on our club information page and all are welcome to attend. More information about how we run the club, including applying for membership, can be found on our membership information page.
We also have a club net on 2m FM on V30/S15 (145.375MHz) on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 8pm and, if there is a 5th Thursday in the month, via the local GB3BZ 70cm analogue repeater on RU68 (input 438.450MHz output 430.850MHz CTCSS 110.9). Again, all are welcome to join in.
We have a Facebook Page - search Badars or @CallMoXG and we will appear as a 'Local Business'.
Information on upcoming events can be found on our Programme page and on Facebook.
Please note that we make Zoom available for members to use for our 'on air' nets (including via GB3BZ) as well as at the Village Hall. Zoom will be activated 10-15 minutes before the official start of the meetings and the login details will be as advised by an email sent out to members.
What is amateur radio?
The easiest way to answer that question is to invite you to watch a video made by the Radio Society of Great Britain, which can be found here. If you want to know more, or prefer to read rather than watch, the Radio Society of Great Britain also have a 'Getting Started' section on their website which can be found here.