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DARC AGM Nov 2025

On the 3rd of November 2025 the Dragon Amateur Radio Club held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Canolfan Esceifiog Community Centre, Lon Groes, Gaerwen, Anglesey, LL60 6DD and on Zoom for those unable to attend. With over 22 members in attendance and 3 members attending via ZOOM this years AGM had a very positive …

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GB0VJ D Day special event station

Victory Over Japan (VJ) Day is observed annually on August 15th, commemorating the 1945 surrender of Japan and the end of World War II.  2025 marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day Dragon Amateur Radio Club members David Morgan GW6MLI and Martin Moyse 2W0NKS ran a special event …

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GB2TD Lighthouses on the Air – Trwyn Du Lighthouse.

Each year, the Dragon Amateur Radio Club takes part in Lighthouses and Lightships on the Air. Our chosen location is usually close to Trwyn Du Lighthouse at Penmon, Anglesey. This year we set up on the Friday, ready to begin operating early on Saturday morning. The main station ran on a simple doublet antenna with an …

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The RSGB CW Field Day – June 7/8th 2025 by Stewart Rolfe GW0ETF

I found myself free for this year’s contest and thought, why not dust off the official club call GW4TTA and let it sing on the airwaves once again? I decided to do it properly — truly portable (hence GW4TTA/p), going back to basics with no internet cluster crutches, no comforting hum of mains power, and …

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All about the ‘Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast’ by Simon MW0NWM

Each year during the Antarctic Midwinter, the BBC World Service broadcast a special programme called the ‘Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast’. The programme is specially broadcast for the around 40 scientists and support staff of the British Antarctic Survey who are enduring the harsh polar midwinter. The first Midwinter Broadcast was in 1955, meaning that this years …

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DARC Member John Byast (2W0JYB)

The Dragon Amateur Radio Club has many members with a hugely diverse skillset. John is indeed another of these members who has a wide range of interests and hobbies other than Amateur Radio. John is a passionate walker and living in North Wales offers him some of the best walks in the UK ranging from …

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Exploring the Best Amateur Radio Websites

A club presentation by Simon MW0NWM While amateur radio is, at its core, a hobby centred around communication via radio waves, there’s a whole world of helpful websites out there. On Monday the 2nd June 2025 Simon MW0NWM gave a talk at the Dragon Amateur Radio Club highlighting some of the best websites that he …

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DARC member Martin Moyse (2W0NKS)

Hi, I’m Martin Moyse – licensed amateur radio operator (callsign 2W0NKS), proud member of the Dragon Amateur Radio Club, and the guy who makes the internet work for both DARC and the Meirion Amateur Radio Society (aka “Webmaster Supreme”). I’m also a founding member and former chairman of many years for the North Wales Amateur …

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Mills on the Air GB0ML Saturday 10th May 2025

On Saturday 10th May, members of Dragon Amateur Radio Club gathered at Melin Llynon / Llynon Mill on the island of Ynys Mon for the annual Mills On The Air weekend, which is held every May.Thanks to the owner of the mill, Richard Holt we were able to set up on the lawn in front …

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DARC member Les Hayward MW0SEC

Les has many hobbies including walking and music. Les says that he can still play a passable bass guitar but says that his keyboard skills are very poor, so he uses the Mixcraft application which enables him to correct some of the bum notes! Click play on the audio sample below to hear Les’s rendition …

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