SARC Projects

Under the leadership of Dino Gueorguiev VE7NX, the SARC projects team engages in advanced experimentation that pushes the limits of what's possible in the amateur spectrum.  These projects—ranging from microwave propagation experiments and satellite communications to digital signal processing, remote station control, and custom-built hardware—foster innovation, skill development, and technical excellence. They serve as a proving ground for ideas that often extend beyond typical hobbyist activities, and they attract members with professional backgrounds in engineering, physics, and computing. By engaging in complex, hands-on experimentation, we contribute meaningfully to the broader amateur radio knowledge base while inspiring the next generation of technically curious operators. These projects are part of what makes SARC more than just a radio group—they make us a laboratory for radio science.

At SARC, we wished to continuously test the effectiveness of our wire antenna on all 7 of the HF bands between 80m and 10m, using a custom-designed unit that would be superior to what is available commercially or in kit form.  The idea for a WSPR beacon came from Dino VE7NX, who collaborated with Pierre F6IDT in France.  

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The GPS Clock was the first club construction project developed under the leadership of Dino VE7NX. It features a clean design, user-friendly interface, and useful real-time data pulled from satellite signals.

Read more about our GPS Clock project here.

The CW Tutor is a compact, feature-rich Morse code training device developed by Bruce Hall W8BH. His original design and documentation can be found in Part 10 of his Pocket Tutor User Guide. The Surrey Amateur Radio Communications Society (SARC) created its own version of this project, which is described in the May 2023 edition of The Communicator.

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