The Worthing Radio Events Group (WREG), call sign M0REG, is a small group of Amateur Radio enthusiasts formed to promote the hobby across Worthing and the surrounding areas. Although small in number, each year we take part in several contests, including IOTA, CQWW SSB and RSGB Club Calls. We help members to set up appropriate antennas for individual contest entries and we set up a club station using club equipment to enter the major contests. We experiment with aerials to ensure we are competitive to work DX in our urban environment.
We enter the Tuesday RSGB activity evenings on 2m to give all members a taste of low-key contesting.
The group puts on events at Science Weeks, JOTA and Maker Fairs to demonstrate a variety of technical modes and communication methods.
Nets on 160m AM (vintage) and 2m FM (club night) keep us in contact and allow us to support each other in these difficult times. Many of us participate with larger groups during the day, on 4m.
We have a wide range of interests within the group, including aerial construction, restoration of vintage equipment, building valve or solid-state transmitters and amplifiers, VLF to SHF operating, morse code, etc.
In addition to a monthly formal club meeting, we hold monthly swap meets, buildathons and informal coffee mornings.
At the heart of it all, is mutual support.
The club was formed in 2001 by Nigel G3YSW, Chris, Peter G4HNU (SK), and Martin G7RQD, and as of February 2023 the group membership stood at 13 members from varying backgrounds and ages.
The club is affiliated to the Radio Society of Great Britain.