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Wythall Radio Club members are celebrating today following the release of the latest set of contest results.

Club members recently took part in the RSGB’s Club Calls Contest (November last year) and the results show that Wythall RC has finished in 2nd place, after a few years finishing 3rd.

Our congratulations go to the winners, Bristol Contest Group, who are a very hard act to beat, but with our team of “ordinary” club members pulling together, we managed what we consider to be an excellent result.

However, the results also show that we are the top non-contest club in the country in this event, something of which we are very proud. Pictured is our hard-earned certificate.

Our thanks go especially to our Club Calls Contest co-ordinator Dave G3YXM who whips us into shape each year for our regular assault on the event.

Perhaps next year, we can steal the top spot!

We hope it will be, for the key in question is Wythall Radio Club’s brand new Morse Paddle Key. 

For some time now, our More Code training class, ably led by the “Two Johns” M6KET & G4OJL, have been short of their own twin paddle key.  No longer!

Last night at the club, Chairwoman Anita 2E0DUO presented the class with a brand new Kent key, with help from our friends at Martin Lynch & Sons.

John Bevan G4OJL received the key on behalf of the group saying, “This is a fantastic addition to our class – it allows us to start teaching members how to use paddle keys more effectively. Thanks to the Club Committee for OK-ing the purchase so quickly.”

Wythall Radio Club’s  Morse Class has been running now for around 5 years and remains very popular with members. If you are interested in taking part, why not contact John M6KET by contacting him at john (at) johndaws (dot) plus (dot) com? Meantime, click on the photos for a better look at our new baby!

The members of Wythall Radio Club wish all radio amateurs worldwide the very best of New Year wishes. May all your New Year desires come true in 2016!

Remember to subscribe to our site via email (left) to make sure you keep up to date with all the news from our busy club!

For our part we will be having fun with RF throughout 2016 with a full programme of events planned, including our annual Hamfest on March 20th, to keep members and non-members happy.  See our calendar page for more details!

We hope to see YOU in 2016!

The latest edition of the Wythall Radio Club Newsletter is out today!

Yes – even though we have not quite reached the New Year yet, Wythall Radio Club are ahead of the game and the first Newsletter of 2016 is available for download.

Just click here or on the Newsletter logo on the left hand sidebar of this website.

Happy reading…

…but not the illegal kind of course, but the Wythall Radio Club Christmas RF Foxhunt!

Today’s order of events went something like this…

Winners Juliet M6RSC & David G7IBO with the M0GJM Memorial Trophy

Five teams of club members met up this morning at the Barley Mow pub in Studley. Team Steve 2E0SDD and Stacey M6STJ went off to hide as the first “fox” and after a few transmissions were hunted down by the trio of Phil 2E0WTH, Dave M0IFT & Jon M0JMM

In accordance with the rules, they then became the second fox but decided to go VERY close to the edge of the designated area – it took 5 overs before Stu M0NYP discovered them. He in turn became fox 3 but was found after just one transmission by husband and wife team Juliet M6RSC and David G7IBO.

They then became the final fox and chose to hide on a supermarket carpark in Alcester – there is a rumour this was so Juliet could do some shopping… Hmmmmm…. A nicely rounded morning’s fun was ended by the original foxes becoming the finders – Steve 2E0SDD and Stacey M6STJ

Most Wythall events end with food, so no surprises that the participants retired to the Barley Mow for lunch and a drink. It was there that the M0GJM Memorial Trophy was presented to Juliet M6RSC and David G7IBO as the worthy 2015 overall winners!

Having fun with RF again? Sounds like a good club motto!

Click the thumbnails below for more pictures…

The members of Wythall Radio Club would like to wish all readers of and visitors to our website the best season’s greetings!

We wish all radio enthusiasts a fantastic Christmas holiday and our wishes that “Santa” has bought you all the radio equipment you could possibly want! :-)

It’s been a great year at Wythall RC and we look forward to building on our successes in the future.

Remember to check our Calendar regularly – why not make it a New Year’s Resolution to come along to one of our Club events and say hello sometime?

Wythall Radio Club has been playing host to an international special event callsign today. 

G15YOTA is the special callsign for Youth On The Air and is active throughout December. And today, our star 15-year-old, Jamie 2E0SDV has been operating it solo while under supervision from the club shack.

If you worked G15YOTA today, you will have spoken with Jamie, who is using the club’s Kenwood TS-590S.

Spare a thought for the young lad though; with no voice recorder, he’s been calling CQ in person all day! Perhaps our friends at Kenwood UK can sort us out a VGS-3 voice board to help Jamie out in future?

Following the very successful Wythall Radio Club 2015 Christmas Party, get a flavour of the atmosphere by having a browse through our photo album!

Photos courtesy of Stuart M0NYP.