Welcome to DADARS (2022)

Welcome to the website of the Derby and District Amateur Radio Society (DADARS). The Society incorporates the ‘Derby Wireless Club’ which was established in 1911 and is one of the oldest radio clubs in the world.

A Tidy Shack

2018

Jim G3NAJ instructs A1706 on a repair of the Cheshire home transceiver at the “50 Years of Radio” exhibition in Derby Museum in 1961 using GB3ERD to celebrate 50 years of the Club.

1961

DADARS operated from Duffield station - part of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

May 2014

Martin G3SZJ Presenting a talk on Colditz Castle

15th January 2013

2012 DADARS trade stand before play at Newark

It all looked neat and tidy before the public came

2011 DADARS centenary exhibition at Newark

Jenny G4EYM, Dave G1VAB and Chris G4AKE

2009 DADARS international museum weekend from the Silk Mill Derby

Dave G7GJI and Clive

2008 DADARS railways on the air from the West Shed near Derby

Operator Clive 2E1HVZ

DADARS Glebe farm Littleover, National field day station 1951

Gil G2OU operating his home made 10 watt transmitter

DADARS exhibition in 1951 at the Model engineers exhibition, Mechanics Institute

Jock G3EMJ operating

DADARS (Derby Wireless Club) station from 1921

Demonstrating a new radio.

DADARS (Derby Wireless Club) station from 1913

A night on the air

Membership of DADARS means automatic membership of ‘Derby Wireless Club'.

It is regret that we have to announce the winding up of DADARS. No future meetings will take place.

This website will remain frozen in memory of over 100 years of amateur radio acticity in Derby

Jenny, G4EYM (Vice Chairman)

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