Chris G0FDZ was honoured with the award of an RSGB Lifetime Achievement Award by RSGB President John McCullagh GI4BWM and RSGB Chairman Stewart Bryant G3YSX at our club meeting on […]
Author: Cray Valley RS
Historical QUA Newsletters Digitised
Anyone who’s read the book The Cray Valley Years, written by the society’s president Bob Treacher, will know that the history of Cray Valley Radio Society is rich and varied. […]
CVRS joins FISTS CW Club as an affiliated club
The FISTS CW Club has welcomed Cray Valley RS as an affiliated club. Affiliation demonstrates mutual support between our clubs and for CW. As an affiliated club, Cray Valley RS […]
Great success in the 2024 RSGB Affiliated Society contests!
Cray Valley has done it again in the RSGB AFS (Affiliated Society) annual phone/SSB contest for 2024, winning the local clubs section yet again! Cray Valley are now undefeated SSB […]
Club Construction Projects in 2024
The club is offering two kits for members to build this spring. One kit is a Morse Keyer & Practice Oscillator, and the second kit is the Rooster 40m QRP […]
GB8KW 2024
KW Weekend, which is an annual celebration of KW electronics – a local manufacturer of amateur radio equipment in the 50’s to 70’s – took place on the weekend of […]
GB2RE Jamboree On The Air 2023
In October 2023, Jamboree On the Air (JOTA) took place at Severndoog Castle, organised by the Scouts and Cray Valley Radio Society. CVRS ran four bases this year. Together with […]
GB2CM Railways On The Air 2023
On the Sunday 24th September, Cray Valley Radio Society operated the special event station GB2CM at Crossness to celebrate Railways On The Air (ROTA). This year, ROTA coincided with a […]
Summer BBQ 2023
With a dodgy looking weather forecast of high winds and rain showers, the organisers were constantly looking at various weather apps in the run-up to the Saturday barbeque. Could they […]
Summer 2023 Radio DF Hunt
In June 2023, over 20 Cray Valley club members attended Radio Direction Finding Hunt, using the Sydney Arms Pub as a base. Six teams entered the competition, which took place […]