A Brief History of LADARS / LEFARS | ||||
Loughton & District Radio Society was formed in 1962 with the inaugural meeting on 27th April, at 75 Roundmead Avenue, QTH of the now late, world-renowned DXer, John Kay G3AAE. John gave a talk at this meeting entitled “Working Those Difficult Stations”![]() |
The second meeting took place on 20th July 1962, with a talk given by Tom Withers G3HGE, proprietor of T. Withers (Electronics)![]() |
meeting place for local groups, so a new venue had to be found. After a few meetings in a classroom at the college, our current meeting place, All Saints House was found. In September or October 1978 the name was changed adding the word “Amateur” to the title. Again in 1999, the Society changed its name, now to the Loughton & Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society.
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The Present Day | ||||
Today, the Loughton & Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society continues to meet fortnightly at All Saints House, where we offer a comprehensive programme of activities and events. These include lectures on a variety of amateur radio and associated subjects, as well as regular “on-air” operating sessions, and practical demonstrations. | Throughout the year we also stage a series of amateur radio “Special Event Stations” from various public events and venues, such as the Abridge Village Fete, the Epping Forest Festival, and Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge. And for those wishing to obtain a UK amateur radio licence, we provide tuition twice-a-year with weekend-long Foundation Licence courses in Epping, Essex. | We also offer licence upgrade facilities for existing Foundation Licence holders, with ad-hoc Intermediate Licence assessments, and as an accredited RSGB Examination Centre, offer exam facilities at all three current licensing levels.
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