Our radio club is run for the enjoyment of our hobby. Based at the famous Bletchley Park, membership includes newcomers as well as more established members who are prepared to share their wide range of experience in all aspects of the hobby. We are a friendly club who will make you feel welcome whether you call in for specific information or just to meet up for a general chat. We pride ourselves on the excellent training facilities and success. For more information please take a look at our other pages.

Feel free to visit us on a club night or at the events detailed in these web pages. Please note due to on site security please contact us first so we can ensure the necessary pass is available for your admittance, see contact details below.

MKARS 50th anniversary year.

To celebrate we are running a special event station at the Milton Keynes Museum see www.mkmuseum.org.uk in Wolverton on 6th and 7th September 2008 using the call sign GB5OMK. 

Visitors are very welcome but please note there is the usual entry charge to the museum for non MKARS members. For further information please contact information@mkars.org.uk.

Colossus challenge, another MKARS success!

The target messages enciphered with a Lorenz S42 machine as used by the German high command were transmitted by a team of radio enthusiasts in Paderborn Germany.

Radio reception problems throughout the day on Thursday meant that the British code cracking team did not get a full copy of the enciphered message until after 1700 GMT. "For that all credit must go to the Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society" said Mr. Andy Clark, one of the founders of the Trust for the National Museum of Computing, "They worked tirelessly to produce a full copy of the enciphered message" A copy of the cipher text was loaded on to the re-built Colossus at 0855 GMT Friday.

Club construction project kit now available

Significant interest has been shown in the construction of Pic A Star transceivers (see Pic A Star pages) by members of the MKARS, but for most the Pic-A-Star is either too complex or too expensive project to take on. The MKARS 80 was designed by club member Steve G6ALU for those who would like to build and use the radio they constructed themselves. More>>

First batch of kits went out of stock very quickly but we are pleased to advise the second batch are now available.  We are now able to offer kits to non members please contact Steve G6ALU by e-mail g6alu@tiscali.co.uk for details.