The Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society (NADARS) has been in existence for 104 years. The Call Sign of the Society is G5XV. We meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 19:30 at Acland Hall, Hermitage Rd, Cold Ash, RG18 9JH (Map). Sometimes we meet at other locations, and even via Zoom, so please check the calendar for latest information

There is usually an informal lecture relating to radio at the meeting

We hold many other social and radio related events.

The club holds regular daily nets on 2M and HF. Details can be found here.

We also hold The Newbury Radio Rally each summer at the Newbury Showground, where many radio and computing bargains may be found, as well as club and society stands, and live demonstration stations. This attracts visitors from all over the country. For further information contact Dave, M0JOW.

Interested in Contesting?

NADARS enters many contests each year including IOTA and NFD.

We are always pleased to hear from newcomers. Click here for more info.

Tuesday 23rd June, 2026

Club Calendar/Events

Club Meeting - Part 1 of 2. Micro-Controllers & Micro-Computers - 3 Quick 10 Minute Projects by Dom, M9WHQ: A series of two talks which will give an overview and live demonstration of setting up 3 or more practical and useful radio projects. >>>> The first session on the 24th June will focus on the use of cheap ESP32, LoRa boards and we'll look at building a Satellite Ground Receiving Station as well as off-grid communication devices concentrating on Meshtastic and MeshCore devices. >>>> The second session on the 26th August will focus on projects based around the Raspberry Pi and a cheap SDR Dongle. This talk will show you how to setup a 3-in-1 aircraft ADSB tracking and ACARS message receiver and a RadioSonde receiver, using a single Raspberry Pi.  see calendar