Isle of Avalon Amateur Radio Club

Isle of Avalon Amateur Radio Club Amateur radio is as old as radio itself. Its name is misleading.

Avalon ARC was was formed in early 2016 by a small group of dedicated local radio amateurs, with the intention of providing a common forum for all those in the Glastonbury, Street and Wells area with an active interest in radio communication (whether they are licensed amateurs or not). The club is a means of getting like-minded people together on a regular basis, sharing new ideas, getting used to

new equipment, and generally learning more about our common interest in radio. Radio amateurs do not imitate professional practice as ‘fans’; rather, their methods, once sufficiently reliable, are commonly adopted by professionals. It is often said that the great Marconi, who developed and made commercially useable the scientific discoveries of Heinrich Hertz and others, was at the beginning of his career the first radio amateur. The global status of amateur radio is reflected by its recognition and governance by the United Nations through its agency the International Telecommunications Union - Radiocommunication Sector ITU-R. Frequencies allocated to amateur radio by the ITU-R are not available for commercial use though some bands are shared between amateurs and other users, usually military. Member nations are expected to protect amateur radio allocations from interference and from commercial encroachment; in the UK this function is carried out by Ofcom.

02/04/2026

Open tonight Thursday 2nd April from 4pm

22/02/2026

Weekly meetings Fridays from 5pm till 8pm

01/12/2025

December events as normal except no club meeting Boxing Day.

Exercise Blue Ham is back over the weekend 18-19 October 2025.RAFAC stations will be active 0800 to 1700 UTC each day. O...
03/10/2025

Exercise Blue Ham is back over the weekend 18-19 October 2025.
RAFAC stations will be active 0800 to 1700 UTC each day. Operators and loggers required please drop us a email.

26/02/2025

Exercise blue ham will be taking place last weekend of March operators helpers loggers required for this please get in touch

13/01/2025

Dear all, I am thrilled to announce that club meetings will resume on Friday, January 24th, at 6 p.m. and will be held fortnightly thereafter. We have several exciting new projects and activities lined up for 2025. Our weekly club net meetings will continue on Wednesday nights from 8 p.m. onwards, and you can join us on 145.475mhz

Regards

Matt 2E0FNT
Club chairman

Address

Glastonbury

Opening Hours

6pm - 9:30pm

Telephone

07889290601

Website

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