Net QSO Archive
This section provides a list of audio recordings from previous Nets. if you have some recorded Nets or part of it that you would like to contribute, please email webeditor (at) vmars.org.uk
Christmas 2025 Greetings Net held on 25th December 2025at 08:30am operated by Martin Owen, G4JSX, as Net Controller. The recording was captured on Jonathan Wymer’s KiwiSDR, G8URE, located in West Sussex.
New Years Day 2022 Greetings Net, run by Keith Yates, G3XGW and beginning with the pre-net working and the New Years Day VMARS members exchange of greetings run by Tony Baron, G3YYH. This recording was made in central Brittany, NW France on Saturday 1st January 2022 by F4VSC using a Perseus SDR receiver on a full wave 80m loop aerial.
Heavy Metal Special Net, held on Saturday 28th February 2026 between 7:30 to 8:30am and operated by Martin Sweeting, G3YJO. The total weight of equipment from the eleven stations who joined the net was 2,000 Kilos !! The recording was captured on Jonathan Wymer’s KiwiSDR, G8URE, located in West Sussex. Equipment included wireless set 53, Rockwell Collins HF122, RCA ET4336H, wireless set 12, Marconi T1509, Labgear LG300, and a British Naval 618H.
Collins 618T QSO: Audio recording of a part of the Collins SIG Net held on 11th June 2025 on 40 m, 7073 KHz LSB, during the D-Day expedition to France by some VMARS Members. The Net controller is Trevor, PA3BOH. Martin Smyth, M0MGA, is taking an over with Thierry, M1DRT, located in London. The Net is operated from the Radar Museum in Douvres in Normandy using the special event callsign TM81SR (Station Radar). The QSO was recorded using a WebSDR located in Weston-Super-Mare, South West UK, England from G8JNJ
D-Day 82nd anniversary, 1944-2026
D-Day + 1, mid day Net on 40m SSB, held on 7th June 2026 at 12pm UK time from Château d’Audrieu using special event callsign TM82RWR. The recording was captured on Jonathan Wymer’s KiwiSDR
D-Day + 2, mid day Net on 40m SSB, held on 8th June 2026 at 12pm UK time from the Normandy British Memorial. The recording was captured on Jonathan Wymer’s KiwiSDR
D-Day + 4, early morning Net on 80m AM, held on 10th June 2026 between 6:00am to 7:00am UK time and operated by Martin M0MGA, M0MGA. The recording was captured on Jonathan Wymer’s KiwiSDR
D-Day + 4, Martin, M0MGA operating the Wireless Set 46, on D-Day + 4, 10th June 2026, giving a report to Thierry, M1DRT, who called-in using a Collins ARC-2. The WS46 is 700mW !!