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Welcome to Crawley Amateur Radio Club

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The Club

We are situated in Crawley, West Sussex.

You are most welcome to visit our well-equipped Shack and discover more about the many Amateur Radio activities in which we are currently involved. This page provides you with links to contact us, find us, and also join us if you wish. There is also the Club Profile Page where you will find out more about our background, history, and current activities plus the latest news and updates.

Activities

As well as being sociable Radio Hams, we are active in many competitions and operate across the radio spectrum, including activity on LF, HF, VHF, Microwave, and many Digital modes.

Club Diary

Don’t miss the boat, find out about club events before, rather than after they happen by browsing our excellent online events calendar.

Bi-Monthly Newsletter

News, views, and articles. An electronic edition of the club newsletter is available for reading online or for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Meeting Up

Of course, we would be delighted to meet you in person, so if you find yourself in the Crawley area, please do drop in for a drink and a chat. If however you are from outside the area or an overseas visitor to our site, we are just as keen to hear from you by email. Let us know what you think of the site and if your club has a website too, send us the details.

The club meets at our HQ: Hut 18. Tilgate Forest Recreational Centre, Tilgate Forest. Crawley every Wednesday evening during the summer months from 20:00 to 22:00, Fridays (all year) from 14:00 hrs and on Sundays (all year) from 11:00 hrs.

Formal meetings are usually held on the fourth Friday of each month at the club HQ, where a lecture or demonstration on an Amateur Radio-related subject is presented.

The club HQ is open for a friendly chat, a read of the hundreds of magazines, operating of the many radios in the club Shack, plus tea, coffee, and snacks all available at a very reasonable price.

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    Our Location

    We meet on Wednesday evenings during the summer months between 20:00 to 22:00, Fridays (all year) between 14:00 and 16:00 and Sunday mornings (all year) from 11:00 to 13:30 at our dedicated radio shack Hut 18 in Tilgate Forest Recreational Area. near K2

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    Join us!

    Come and see for yourself - new members are always welcome. Use our contact form or join online at https://membermojo.co.uk/carc

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