Welcome to the website of the

LOUGHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

(Callsigns G3RAL and G7RAL)

This is a temporary landing page. Please check back in the near future to find out about the history of our club.

Our QRZ.com page is here.

Club meetings

The club meets on Tuesday evenings from 19:30 to about 21:00 at the Glenmore Centre, Thorpe Rd, Shepshed, Loughborough LE12 9LU (unless indicated otherwise).

The programme for the upcoming meetings is as follows:

July 2026

21st July - Portable operation from outside the Glenmore Centre (subject to weather)

28th July - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre

August 2026

4th August - S W R - Andrew G7SEG

11th August - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre

18th August - To be confirmed - Harry M8OCN

25th August - Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre

September 2026

1st September - meeting downstairs: History of "Mills on the Air" - Lyndsay M6YMB, Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group

8th September - for the last time this year: Portable operation from Wymeswold (subject to weather) - No meeting at the Glenmore Centre

15th September - Talk: Calke Abbey (part 3) - Tim M0ZRR

22nd September - An Audio Amplifier - Ian G8SNF

29th September - Practical evening

October 2026

6th October - Antenna Roundup - Phil G4DCI

13th October - ChatGPT - John M0IUB

20th October - Vintage records (78s) - Ian G8SNF

27th October - History of Hough Mill - Andrew G7SEG

November 2026

3rd November - meeting downstairs: Quadrophonics SQ - Ian G8SNF

10th November - To be confirmed - Peter G6KUI

17th November - Club Annual General Meeting - start 20:00 prompt!

24th November - Practical Evening

December 2026

1st December - Switch Mode Power Supplies - Andrew G7SEG

8th December - Paper planes

15th December - Natter Night

22nd December - Party Night

29th December - No meeting

** Note: Programme may be subject to change. **
For further information please contact Chris G1ETZ on 01509 504319.

AGM 2025

Our Annual General Meeting was held on the 4th November. The entire Committee was confirmed in office unanimously via a block vote.

Mills on the Air 2026

On Sunday 10th May 2026 we once again participated in the annual Mills on the Air event, which is intended to bring together amateur radio operators and clubs to promote the hobby, whilst helping preserve some of the wonderful heritage of our Windmills and Watermills.

LADARC club members operated a Special Event amateur radio station with the callsign GB5HM at Hough Mill in Swannington in North West Leicestershire.

Like last year, we operated a HF station and also ran a station on the 2 metre band. While propagation conditions were not great this year, we still contacted stations all around Britain as well as in Ireland, Belgium and Germany.
Look out for an article in Radcom later in the year with a more detailed report on our activation.

Last update: 15.07.2026