Villagers embrace amateur radio

A community group in Horndean, Portsmouth, is using Amateur Radio to forge links with people all around the world, the UK's Portsmouth News has reported.

Residents cut a dash with radio link-ups
Forget the internet and mobile phones, villagers are going back to Morse code to communicate with people on the other side of the globe

A community group in Horndean is using the power of the airwaves to talk to people thousands of miles away.

The Horndean and District Amateur Radio Club, which formed in 1975, now has 90 members with people of all ages.

Stuart Swain, secretary of the club, said even in today's high-tech age there was still something exciting about tuning in to different frequencies to listen to amateur radio stations.

He said: 'It's a hobby which went a bit stale, but they have made it easier now for people to get into.

'There's amateur radio enthusiasts in nearly every country of the world.

'We still use Morse code a lot.'

The group meets at Lovedean Village Hall, in Lovedean Lane, on the first and fourth Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm and new members are welcome.