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Bracknell Amateur Radio Club

4 November 2025 g4bra POTA

POTA DX from Ashenbury Park (GB-4654)

The Bracknell Amateur Radio Club (BARC) successfully completed a fantastic Parks On The Air(POTA) activation on Sunday 2nd Nov, setting

BARC & RaDARC operating M6N for CQWW SSB 2025

Contesting HF

27 October 2025 g4bra club

BARC and the CQ World Wide DX Contest!

What an incredible weekend! The Bracknell Amateur Radio Club (BARC) recently had the fantastic opportunity to participate in the CQ

Contesting CW HF

17 October 2025 g4bra POTA

Multi-Mode POTA Activation – South Hill Park (GB-4278)

The Bracknell Amateur Radio Club successfully lit up the airwaves this past weekend, completing a lively Parks On The Air

Bracknell Amateur Radio Club activation Frost Folly Park

Contesting HF

12 March 2025 g4bra POTA

A fun POTA Activation of Frost Folly

Members of Bracknell Amateur Radio Club took advantage of the unusually mild and sunny conditions for early March to attempt

Contesting CW HF

26 January 2025 g4bra

Successful POTA Activation at Dinton Pastures

The recent strong winds and rain thankfully subsided in time for our planned Parks on the Air (POTA) activation on

Contesting HF

27 October 2024 g4bra

Bunkers On The Air – BARC Members Activate Arborfield ROC Bunker

On Friday, October 25th, BARC members comprising Paul G4HLF, Colin M0XCA, Ray 2E0RWJ, Chris M0GRW, and Austin M7OOB participated in

HF Meetings

26 September 2024 g4bra HF

Using Web-based SDRs – Martin 2E0XBZ

There are now many internet sites around the world offering connection to Web connected Software defined Radio Receivers (WebSDRs). Martin

CW HF Leverkusen

22 August 2024 g4bra HF

CW QSO between ‘Twinned Towns’ Bracknell UK & Leverkusen, Germany

Our QSO with DL0IL/P this morning went very well. The Leverkusen fieldstation on 40m was an excellent signal here, 599+,

HF Leverkusen News

13 August 2024 g4bra club

Bracknell and ‘Twinned Town’ Leverkusen Radio Clubs make contact over the air.

Bracknell and Leverkusen in Germany celebrated 50 years or being ‘twinned towns’ this year which reminded the members of the

The Summer House in Lily Hill Park showing the G5RV antenna.

Antennas Equipment HF

8 August 2024 g4bra club

Antenna Evening at Lily Hill Park

Following a Group WhatsApp discussion about getting out and about with our radios, we decided to have an impromptu meet-up

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Bracknell Amateur Radio Club

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POTA DX from Ashenbury Park (GB-4654)

BARC and the CQ World Wide DX Contest!

Multi-Mode POTA Activation – South Hill Park (GB-4278)

A fun POTA Activation of Frost Folly

Successful POTA Activation at Dinton Pastures

Bunkers On The Air – BARC Members Activate Arborfield ROC Bunker

Using Web-based SDRs – Martin 2E0XBZ

CW QSO between ‘Twinned Towns’ Bracknell UK & Leverkusen, Germany

Bracknell and ‘Twinned Town’ Leverkusen Radio Clubs make contact over the air.

Antenna Evening at Lily Hill Park

Club Events and Activities

Talk by Yaesu on the FTX-1

POTA – Pope’s Meadow GB-5170

Club Christmas Meal

POTA 2m Multi-Activation

POTA – Lark’s Hill (GB-4282)

Annual General Meeting 2026

POTA Windmill Meadows GB4306

POTA – Frost Folly GB-4277

Beers and Cheers – Social

POTA – Charvil Country Park – GB-4290