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2026 Rally – Sunday 25th October 2026 – Confirmed Traders

Posted by on October 3, 2026 No comments

Our annual rally will take place on Sunday 25th October 2026, in the Volunteer Hall in Galashiels.

Entry will be £3 for adults, accompanied children under 16 free.
Doors open 11:15am, 11:00am for priority disabled access and Bring and Buy booking in.
Note the slightly later start time from last year due to later entry for setting up. Also remember to change your clocks back to UTC.

Traders confirmed as of 3rd October 2026:

Bob GM4CID – Surplus shack kit, hand-built equipment and radios
Bring and Buy Stall
Alan Clegg – Valves etc
Mirfield Electronics – Martin Stokes
Canny Components
Pete Bates GM4BYF
Chris Tran GM3WOJ
Dave Bagshaw
Mike Wills G0TNF – Military radio sets
Kit Hall GM4EMX – RSARS
Tony Kruselniki – TK Electronics
Mickey Hunter M9MMM – Batteries, memory cards etc
Colin Hall GM5OET – Shack clearout, accessories etc
Fraser MM0HCD
John Keymer 2M0YTN
Scottish Borders Repeater Group
RSGB – Radio Society of Great Britain
Perth Repeater Group
CSFMG – Central Scotland FM Group
Tynemouth Radio Club

Hot and cold drinks and food will also be available.

Most tables are booked already but any trader enquiries should be directed by
EMAIL to rallytraders @ galaradioclub.co.uk
Comments on pages on the website may be missed, so email only please.
Once tables are filled, any later booking requests will be added to a reserve list in case of cancellations.
General enquiries about the rally to rallyqueries @ galaradioclub.co.uk

Railways On The Air 2026, Whitrope, GM0WRH Sat/Sun 26/27th September 2026

Posted by on September 24, 2026 No comments

Again some club members will be taking part in the annual Railways on The Air (https://rota.barac.org.uk/) event.

We’ll be setting up at the Whiterope Railway Heritage Centre on the B6399 south of Hawick.

Dave HTL will be setting up the caravan in the carpark on the Friday evening, and the event takes place over the Saturday and Sunday.

Callsign used will be GM0WRH (Waverley Route Heritage) operating on HF bands on both days. All club members and any visitors are welcome to come along and join in or just watch. There will be coffee/tea facilities and microwave if you want to bring your own microwave meal to have in the evening.

The Whitrope Heritage Centre is run by the Waverley Route Heritage Association who have restored a length of track and sidings on the old Waverley line (1849-1969) between Hawick and Carlisle. Further details here: https://wrha.org.uk/about/

Location:
Whitrope Heritage Centre, Whitrope, Hawick, Roxburghshire TD9 9TY
Location: 11 miles south of Hawick on B6399 (Hawick to Newcastleton road).

Locator and directions:

Maidenhead Locator: IO85PH 00co
55.294320, -2.748944 (55°17’39.6″N 2°44’56.2″W) 1034ft (315m) asl
NGR: NT 52540 00279
WAB Square: NT50
Google: 9C7V77V2+MC
W3W:///jousting.windmills.wire
https://wrha.org.uk/the-association/find-us/

Satellite image showing location of Whitrope Heritage Centre carpark

https://rota.barac.org.uk/
https://wrha.org.uk/the-association/whitrope-heritage-centre/

PW QRP 144MHz Contest 2026 – Sunday 14th June 2026, 0900-1500UTC

Posted by on June 11, 2026 No comments

As usual, some of our members will be going up the hill to participate in the Practical Wireless 144MHz QRP Contest, taking place on Sunday 14th June 2026.

We will use the callsign GM4YEQ/P and be operating from our usual spot on the Yarrow Swire/Witchie Knowe IO85MM.

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Antenna Renewal 20th April 2025

Posted by on April 21, 2025 No comments

A group of us came to the club QTH on Sunday to help Colin replace/repair the antennas that had been damaged in the last few big storms.

We had a replacement cobweb antenna in the cupboard ready to be put up, and also the endfed antenna needed to be re-slung over the tree.

We got the old cobweb taken down and dismantled. Bob was going to polish and UV-coat the fibreglass poles with a view of rebuilding the old cobweb so the club could make use of it somehow.

Then the new one was mounted on the pole, unfolded, and put back on the chimney.

Sorry looking old cobweb antenna on the chimney
Sorry looking old cobweb antenna on the chimney
Looking much better now.

The new antenna covers bands 20/17/15/12/10/6/4m.

We didn’t have a chance to test it as there was another group in our room so that’s a task for next Wednesday. We also didn’t have time to work on the endfed.

Many thanks to Colin and George for the bulk of the work on the roof, and Jim, Neal, Bob and Mike for assistance on the ground.

A more productive Easter Sunday than chasing eggs!

Photos from George, Neal, Bob and Jim.

2025 Rally! 26th October 2025

Posted by on November 21, 2024 1 comment

The hall has been booked and we’re already speaking to traders about the 2025 rally.

The date will be Sunday 26th October 2025. We know this clashes with the CQWW contest but most traders still preferred that week.

Traders who wish to book a table for this year but not done so already with Jim, please email:
rallytraders @ galaradioclub.co.uk

All other rally queries (NOT table bookings) to rallyqueries @ galaradioclub.co.uk