Category: 2024 News

All the DARC news from 2024

Supporting the Dougie Mac’s Bike Ride 08/09/2024

The Dragon Amateur Radio Club vice chairman David Morgan GW6MLI also happens to be the North Gwynedd and Anglesey Raynet co-ordinator and Raynet Director. The Raynet organisation was formed in 1953 following the East Coast floods, when radio amateurs provided emergency communications. Today they can provide a flexible communications service for major civil emergencies or related …

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Dragon ARC Members Visit Rhyl & District Amateur Radio Club

On Thursday 4th September, members of Dragon ARC paid a visit to Rhyl & District Amateur Radio Club at their potential new home of Rhyl Yacht Club. Simon MW0NWM, a member of Dragon ARC attended in his role of Regional Representative for the Radio Society of Great Britain in North Wales, wishing Rhyl & District …

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International Lighthouse Weekend 17-18 Aug 2024

GB2TD – Trwyn Du On the third weekend of August every year, Dragon ARC take place in one of the largest international operating events, and 2024 was no exception. Once again, we gathered at the Penmon Coastguard station, overlooking Trwyn Du (Black Point) Lighthouse to operate the special event callsign GB2TD as part of the …

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Special Event Station GB0BGP – 20 Jul 24

Club members setup and enjoyed a special event Station on Bangor Pier on the 20th July 2024. Built in the late 19th century during the Victorian era, Bangor Pier exudes a charming and nostalgic atmosphere. Its architectural style and design reflect the elegance and craftsmanship of that era, making it a captivating sight for history …

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Club meeting – 15th July 2024

The Dragon Amateur Radio Club website has been under development for a few weeks now. Martin Moyse 2W0NKS gave members a presentation explaining how the website had developed since his last talk. Martin explained that we now have two domain names. www.dragonamateurradioclub.co.uk and www.darc.wales, the latter being a forwarding domain. Our club website now has …

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Testing antenna analysers – July 1st 2024

Dragon Amateur Radio Club offer a variety of activities on club nights for our members. On the 1st of July 2024 we held an evening where members brought in a variety of antenna analysers to test and compare. Antenna analysers measure and analyse the performance of antennas. They work by transmitting a signal through the …

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Discussing our new website – 17th June 2024

As radio amateurs we thrive on communications. Of course this means spreading the word about our club and hobby to anybody that will listen! In this modern day and age it is important that any club has a highly visible internet presence. This is achieved using media such as YouTube, Facebook and of course a …

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A day at Rhosgadfan 9th June 2024

Although the day started out a little chilly and slightly windy that didn’t deter Danny Shurmer and Simon Taylor from setting up radios operating on 2m, 70cm, 2m ssb and most other modes including 10m at the Rhosgadfan lookout where they were treated to magnificent views of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and the Nantlle Ridge and …

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A Few Hours On Parys Mountain 25/5/2024

Parys Mountain, originaly known as Trysclwyn, changed its name when it was gifted to Robert Parys, Chamberlain of North Wales by King Henry IV. The mountain is truly one of Anglesey’s must-visit locations, offering a network of scenic walks around the rocky moon surface like landscape of an ancient copper mine. For Amateur radio operators …

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