Wythall Radio Club is one of the most active clubs in the Midlands. Meeting every Tuesday evening from 8pm onwards at the Wythall Community Association, Wythall Park, Silver Street, Random Club Photo Wythall where it has been able to build a permanent shack and an HF to UHF antenna system mounted on a 60ft Versatower. It has some 55 paid up members with a few overseas members in Italy, USA, Holland and Ireland.
The club takes part in special events such as Steam Fairs, Mills on Air, JOTA and other local events. We have Christmas parties and the club Christmas Contest which really gets many members in touch with each other.

Wythall Contest Group is part of Wythall Radio club, formed several years ago when contests began to be entered in earnest by several club members.
Membership is automatically granted to all members of Wythall Radio Club club itself, although only a die-hard group of individuals turn out to enter the contests!

The aims of Wythall Contest Group are:

To encourage amateur radio contesting amongst members the club.
To improve operating proficiency.
To have fun and finally : To do better than last year !
The contest group enters over 40 contests per year using all contest bands from 1.8 MHz to 1296 MHz, including SSB, CW, and RTTY. On HF, RSGB, CQ, BARTG, IARU and ARRL contests have been entered amongst others. Keep an ear out for our club call signs G1WAC G4WAC G7WAC G0WRC and M5W.

The club's mission statement is to have FUN in everything it does. To read more click here.

If you would like to visit us you would be made most welcome. To contact the club please click here.

Training

Wythall Radio Club, with the help of a grant from the National Lottery Awards for All programme, is able to offer training courses for those members of the local and wider community who wish to gain an amateur radio transmitting license. The Club run courses at Foundation level, Intermediate and Advanced for those wishing to gain their Full Amateur Radio Licence.
If you would like to know more about our training programme click here

Foundation Course Monday 29th March

Wythall Radio Club, near Birmingham will be running a Foundation Class starting Monday 29th March and every Monday until the 26th April. There will also be two Saturday morning sessions, one on 3rd April to do the practical assessments and the other on the 1st May to do the mock exam and have a revision session. The exam will be on Wednesday 5th May at 8.30pm. All classes and the exam will take place in the club shack at Wythall House, Silver Street, Wythall B46 6LZ. Fees will be £40 to include exam costs, foundation book, course materials and also includes membership of the Wythall Radio Club for the year 2010. Anyone under 18 or who is already a club member or is unemployed and on benefits will be charged £25. If you are interested in doing this course then please contact Chris G0EYO on 07710 412 819 or by Email Places on this course will be limited to 6 people so early booking is strongly advised. A course schedule can be downloaded here.

73s
Chris Pettitt

Intermediate Course January

Wythall Radio Club (SW of Birmingham) will be running a 7 week Intermediate Course commencing 16th January 2010 at Wythall House, Wythall Park, Silver St, Wythall B47 6LZ. The course comprises Two Saturdays mornings for the practical work and seven Monday evenings for the lecture and exam which will taken on Monday 22nd February. We still have a few seats available on this course but because of the RSGB Exam Dept close down in the first two weeks of February to update the exam question bank, we need to have our exam applications with them by 15th January. Therefore early registration with us for this course is essential. If you are interested in doing this course then please contact Chris G0EYO urgently on 07710 412 819 or by Email no later than Dec 20th. The course will cost £50 for Wythall club members, £60 for non club members and £40 if you are on benefits (proof needed). This covers book, course materials, practical materials, project kit and exam fees. A course schedule can be downloaded here.

73s
Chris Pettitt

September Advanced Course

Starting in September we are running a 15 week Advanced Course in time for the examination on December 7th. We are currently seeking confirmation from members who have previously expressed an interest that they want to go on this course. This is because this may be our biggest course ever, with possibly up to ten students signing up. If you are interested in doing this course or just taking the examination, then contact Chris G0EYO urgently on 07710 412 819 or by Email for a course schedule. Places will be tight for this one!.

Our 100% success continues with Intermediate Passes

The club ran an intermediate course during May and June and we are pleased to report that all five students passed their Intermediate Licence Examinations on the 27th June. So congratulations to: Mark now 2E0XMS, John now 2E0RNJ, Jon now 2E0JMM, Darren now 2E0DJI, Mike now 2E0JVP. [more]

100% pass rate continues in April.

The five students who went through our 3 week Foundation Class all passed their examinations with flying colours. So well done Matt, Mark, Jon, John and John. [more]

Nick passes his Foundation Certificate aged 10.

Well done to Nick M6NJR, son of club members Vaughan M0VRR and Sherryn M3SVR. Nick took his Foundation exam recently at Wythall House and passed with flying colours. [more]

Wythall Radio Rally Great Success

Over 500 visitors paid to attend the 24th Annual Radio Rally on Sunday 8th March last. This is 20% up on the previous year and by all accounts visitors and traders were very happy with the experience. Some 28 club members turned out to assist on the two days and we are very grateful for their help. Also assisting were the 1st Tidbury Green Explorer Scouts who did the car park marshalling for us and we shall be making a donation to their funds in recognition of their efforts. Next year will be the club’s 25th Rally and it promises to be a smasher!