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Inside our radio shack

The call sign of London Hackspace is M0HSL.

What is Amateur Radio, Why Do it

It's the original 'nerd' hobby- building and playing with all sorts of communication over the airwaves! For those that are curious, more info available here.

Amateur radio complements many other interest groups in the space by providing a basis for the electronic and communications technologies that allow us to effectively explore and create cool stuff.

RSGB Affiliation

London Hackspace are an RSGB affiliated club. This means we can enter RSGB contests, get news coverage in Radcom and GB2RS easily and probably get some general promotion for the space, generally good things.

Meetings, Events & Radio Shack Availability

Meetings are monthly on the first Saturday, at 14:00.

The radio shack is available to members of the amateur radio club (and stewarded guests) 24 hours a day.

Courses & Exams

There are three levels of licensing in the United Kingdom: Foundation, Intermediate, and Full. The first licence content (classroom and practicals) is typically taught on a Saturday with the exam on the following Sunday. Intermediate courses usually take a bit longer as it includes more practical coursework (soldering, kit assembly, radio operation) and assessment. The final licence stage is often done through a combination of guided and self-study.

We are currently planning our courses for 2015.
We will definitely be doing foundation and intermediate classes/exams and provide structure for self-study for the full licence as well.
Full Licence exams are only possible on fixed dates. Please post to the list to request availability. More info on the RSGB website

An example of one ham's acquisition of all three licenses is here.

Contact

Mailing list
IRC, #lhs-radio on freenode (or via web browser).
Twitter, @M0HSL
Member's Callsigns – Hackspace members' callsigns

Projects and Goals for the Club

Activities Master Spreadsheet via Google Docs - contact another member for edit access
Hacktenna
Morse Code
Mast – 30M Mast Trailer
Encourage more active licensing of atypical amateur radio enthusiasts (younger demographics, women, minorities)
Build a complementary bridge between other group efforts
Mount and install a variety of antennas on the shack (Rebuild the Yagi, install the 2 m Diamond antenna, rearrange cables in shack)
Participate as a club/team in some contests and possibly field activities like SOTA
Explore more digital HF modes
More Intermediate (second-level) licensing activities

Informative

Repeaters that everyone can get to (even if it's RX only).
Amateur Radio/Getting started. So you've got your Foundation licence and callsign, what now?

Slightly out of date

London Hackspace Radio Club

Useful links

Rigs

Useful resource for the Baofeng UV-5R

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 == Courses & Exams ==
 There are three levels of licensing in the United Kingdom: Foundation, Intermediate, and Full.  The first licence content (classroom and practicals) is typically taught on a Saturday with the exam on the following Sunday.  Intermediate courses usually take a bit longer as it includes more practical coursework (soldering, kit assembly, radio operation) and assessment.  The final licence stage is often done through a combination of guided and self-study.
 * We are currently planning our courses for 2015.
 * We will definitely be doing foundation and intermediate classes/exams and provide structure for self-study for the full licence as well.
 * Full Licence exams are only possible on fixed dates. Please post to the list to request availability.  [http://rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/advanced-examination-dates/ More info on the RSGB website]
 An example of one ham's acquisition of all three licenses is [http://www.hamblog.co.uk/advanced-license-from-zero-to-m0-in-one-year/ here.]