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[[File:VHF_NFD_2012_Tents_plus_mast.JPG|thumb|300px|right|[[VHF_NFD_2012|VHF NFD 2012]] - G3KMI/P operated from a hilltop near Basingstoke on 2m SSB.]]
[[File:VHF_NFD_2012_Tents_plus_mast.JPG|thumb|300px|right|[[VHF_NFD_2012|'''VHF NFD 2012''']] - G3KMI/P operated from a hilltop near Basingstoke on 2m SSB.]]
Welcome to the homepage of the Southampton University Wireless Society - home of the [http://sown.org.uk/ Southampton Open Wireless Network], the University's Amateur Radio Club and all things related to radio/wireless communications.
Welcome to the homepage of the Southampton University Wireless Society - home of the [http://sown.org.uk/ Southampton Open Wireless Network], the University's Amateur Radio Club and all things related to radio/wireless communications.


A fantastic muddy and wet weekend for [[VHF_NFD_2012|'''VHF NFD 2012''']]. We operated G3KMI/P on 2m SSB in assistance of [http://www.basingstokearc.co.uk/ Basingstoke ARC]. '''136 unique QSOs and 21,318 points''' on 2m. Unfortunately /P suffixes were often not logged, likely to lose us many points - a lesson we will remember next time!
'''Hello Freshers and other new students!''' We will be doing some introductory meetings in the first couple of weeks of the new semester for you to come along and see what we do. We will also have a stand at the Bunfight with some kit. Meanwhile don't hesitate to join us on the relevant IRC channels (links below) to ask any questions or have a chat.


=== Events ===
=== Events ===
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More information can be found at the project page on [http://sown.org.uk/ sown.org.uk].
More information can be found at the project page on [http://sown.org.uk/ sown.org.uk].


Join us on IRC: [irc://irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk/sown #sown on irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk]
Join us on '''IRC''': [irc://irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk/sown #sown on irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk]


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* [[Clubs]] - Local Clubs
* [[Clubs]] - Local Clubs


Join us on IRC: [irc://irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk/g3kmi #g3kmi on irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk]
Join us on '''IRC''': [irc://irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk/g3kmi #g3kmi on irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk]


Follow us on '''Twitter''': [https://twitter.com/G3KMI twitter.com/G3KMI]
Follow us on '''Twitter''': [https://twitter.com/G3KMI twitter.com/G3KMI]

Revision as of 10:04, 12 September 2012

VHF NFD 2012 - G3KMI/P operated from a hilltop near Basingstoke on 2m SSB.

Welcome to the homepage of the Southampton University Wireless Society - home of the Southampton Open Wireless Network, the University's Amateur Radio Club and all things related to radio/wireless communications.

Hello Freshers and other new students! We will be doing some introductory meetings in the first couple of weeks of the new semester for you to come along and see what we do. We will also have a stand at the Bunfight with some kit. Meanwhile don't hesitate to join us on the relevant IRC channels (links below) to ask any questions or have a chat.

Events

We have regular meetings, workshops and outings. See our Events page for more details.


We currently have no events scheduled. RSS and ... further results feeds are available for all our events.


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SOWN (Southampton Open Wireless Network) is a Wireless Networking project which aims to build a free-to-use wireless network in Southampton, UK.

Current activities include IPv6 and 802.1x deployment on our Community-Wide WiFi network as well as VoIP and Mesh networking.

More information can be found at the project page on sown.org.uk.

Join us on IRC: #sown on irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk

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G3KMI is the University Amateur Radio Club. The Club is returning after more than 10 years of inactivity. We are helping anybody interested in the hobby of Amateur Radio to get involved.

Amateur Radio is a hobby that involves using high-power radio communication equipment to talk to people that could be on the other side of the world. You can build and modify your own kit and even send TV pictures! For information on Licensing, find out more here.

  • G3KMI - The University Club

Join us on IRC: #g3kmi on irc.ecs.soton.ac.uk

Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/G3KMI

Or join us on Facebook: G3KMI Facebook Group