About MKARS

MKARS was founded in 1958 and with over 100 members, the club is one of the largest amateur radio clubs in Britain. Based at famous Bletchley Park, the club has excellent facilities including a well equipped club shack. At weekends we operate GB2BP, a popular resident special event station. Our membership includes many experienced radio amateurs who can often help newcomers with advice and practical assistance.. Our hobby is diverse, and you will find that most individual members specialise in particular aspects of it. If you need information on any radio related subject, please ask. Any member of the Club will be more than happy to help you.

Members are kept up to date via our web forum and during our Monday evening meetings. We also maintain this web site which you can visit for updates.

At present we are relocating our radio station to beside our club meeting room. Members are encouraged to make use of the shack and its facilities, on club evenings, and especially on Bletchley Park Open Weekends. Please talk to the station manager for arrangements and more details.

The clubroom snack bar is open every club night. Please refer to the tariff displayed by the till for prices. In the interests of everyone’s enjoyment and comfort, members are asked to keep the clubroom and the shack clean and tidy at all times.

Our committee is elected during October of each year and is responsible for running the club on behalf of the membership. The committee considers feedback, and particularly new ideas from the membership, to be extremely valuable. Please be prepared to assist in the implementation of any ideas and ongoing events.

Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask any member of the Committee.

Membership Fees and Payment:

To pay your membership please use the facility on the right hand side of this page.

To find out more about membership fees and how to pay them please click here.

Membership Information about how to become a member of MKARS and the fees involved.

Further Information:

Club History The history of MKARS by David (G3ZPA) updated by Mike (G3LFR) GB2BP GB2BP is the resident special event station at MKARS

Visiting MKARS:

For more information on visiting MKARS please check the Contact us page.

Tony's 10-metre band report

Yet again, the weekend (with contest) rules supreme. Loads of DX about

NZART President Roy Symon ZL2KH resigns

Roy Symon ZL2KH resigned as President of New Zealand's national society, NZART, on Monday, February 20

Opera Beacon takes Route 66

Bob running his USA Experimental 500 KHz station WE6XGR in New York, is being decoded regularly by N6RY, just north of San Diego on the WEST coast. And, not only is the Opera beacon reaching coast to coast USA, its also reaching the west coast of England at the same time, with G4WGT, G8HUH and G0KTN as regular customers