The Sudbury And District Radio Amateurs Website
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Welcome to the G7SRA Website
We welcome all Radio Amateurs, CB'ers and those interested in radio and/or electronics
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Introducing SAnDRA:
More than thirty years ago, Sudbury And District Radio Amateurs (SAnDRA) held their Inaugural General Meeting (IGM) and since then SAnDRA has met fairly regularly.
Currently, SAnDRA members live within 20 miles of Sudbury, Suffolk (CO10) and can be heard on various frequencies from Top Band (1.8MHz) to UHF and sometimes even higher frequencies.
The world of Amateur Radio is NOT as many imagine. Radio Amateurs communicate by many different frequencies and modes from short range using a hand-held radio to bouncing signals off the Moon . . but this requires more than a battery-powered hand-held transceiver and a small flexible aerial! Hi, Hi.
The hobby frequently incorporates, and develops, ground-breaking techniques and advances that may only be used by the Communications Industry in the years to come. One of these is Software Defined Radio (SDR) where perfectly readable reception is obtained - from what appears to only be noise - by using a USB computer-connected receiver and a home computer running very ‘clever’, but FREE, software. [ Some Radio Amateurs really 'love' FREE stuff. Hi, Hi. ]
To learn more please email Contact SAnDRA or Contact_SAnDRA@sudburyradioamateurs.co.uk.
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The SAnDRA Physical-Meeting Venue is:
The Back Hall, Old School Great Cornard, Sudbury. CO10 0NH - 7:30pm to 9:30pm (local)
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The next planned SAnDRA Meeting:
Tuesday 14 October 2025 - Old School Great Cornard, Sudbury. CO10 0NH
This is the next SAnDRA meeting at this great easy-access venue. Details to be circulated in the next few days.
Tea and Coffee will be available during the evening.
Please come and enjoy radio-related technical 'chats' & friendly banter in good company.
For further details, please click Club Activities.
If you wish to be included on the SAnDRA Email-Shot List, please email Contact SAnDRA or Contact_SAnDRA@sudburyradioamateurs.co.uk
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Further Planned Diary Dates:
Meetings are planned for:
Tuesday 11 November - Physical Meeting - Old School Great Cornard. CO10 0NH. More details ASAP.
Tuesday 9 December - Physical Meeting - Old School Great Cornard. CO10 0NH. More details ASAP.
Tuesday 9 January 2026 - Physical Meeting - Old School Great Cornard. CO10 0NH. More details ASAP.
Tuesday 10 February 2026 - Physical Meeting - Old School Great Cornard. CO10 0NH. More details ASAP.
Tuesday 10 March 2026 - Physical Meeting - Old School Great Cornard. CO10 0NH. More details ASAP.
As soon as the Meeting Details are available they will be emailed to those on the SAnDRA Meeting Circulation List. Send you Email Address to Contact_SAnDRA@sudburyradioamateurs.co.uk if you wish to be included on this list.
For further details, please click Club Activities.
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Other SAnDRA Priorities:
- Education focussing on Technical and/or 'Topic' Talks involving Amateur Radio.
- Promote and encourage the understanding of Amateur Radio Principles and Operating.
- Encourage potential Radio Amateurs to obtain a licence and then to progress further with the hobby.
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Other activities - On non-physical meeting Tuesday evenings, some SAnDRA members may be heard from 7:30pm (local) on 144.700MHz or, very occasionally, on the GB3EA Repeater (Output - 145.6875MHz). However, if there is no SAnDRA activity on 2 metres then please give a CQ call on 145.500MHz (Channel S20/V40).
Very 73 - The SAnDRA Committee.
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