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News on ARNSW
activities and events HERE
Current or Future Special Events The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association. - Norfolk Island DX'Pedition - Expedition Video Night 18th Aug
"Waitakere Sprint" in ZL by the Papakura
Club - 25th July 2009
Turkish Hams
remember the Earthquakes of 1999 - Lighthouse Weekend
Aug 2009
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The Australian Electric Vehicle Association is holding its annual Field
Day on Sunday the 1st of November. Amateurs with an interest in electric traction, or those just wanting to see electric road-going cars, are invited to attend. There will be a range of vehicles on display including home conversions to electric drive, using DC or AC traction motors. There will also be hybrids, electric go-carts and electric motorcycles on show. The event will be held on the 1st of November at the Nursery Growers' Association Grounds at 344 Annangrove Road, Rouse Hill. That's about 300 metres from the Windsor Road intersection. The gates will be open from 10:00am to 3:00pm. There is good cover from the sun and rain, and entry is free. Submitted by: Peter Stuart, VK2BEU |
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Fishers Ghost Amateur Radio Club
- 2010 Scout
Jamboree 4th to 14th January 2010. Notice to all clubs, particularly Sydney clubs. The Fishers Ghost Amateur Radio Club would like to advise that Scouting Australia’s next Jamboree is to be held in January 2010 at Cataract Scout Park and is commonly referred to as “AJ2010”. Why are Fishers Ghost advising of the Jamboree? – well, it’s because they are the caretakers of the Amateur Radio Shack at Cataract Scout Park. As far as they know Cataract Scout Park is the only Australian Scout Park to have a dedicated Amateur Radio Building, equipment and antennae. However if you know of any other scout parks in Australia that have a dedicated Radio Shack, then please let them know. They have been advised that there are at least 10,000 registrations for the Jamboree as well as over 3000 Scout Leaders who will be attending and the AR component will be an elective activity, so they expect to only have a portion of those numbers. The dates for the Jamboree are January 4 to 14 with set up over the preceding weekend. They expect to run all bands from 80M to 70cm, satellite, simple foxhunts, Morse code between onsite venues, etc, with general activity throughout the day. Night operations will be for Licenced Amateur scouts and leaders and FGARC members will be covering the evenings and local security. Fishers Ghost is seeking expressions of interest from Clubs whose members would be willing to assist during the day time to run the Radio component of the Jamboree. A half day, or a day, or two, would be a great help. Their intention is to generate interest within the Scout ranks so they can study for the Foundation Licence when they get home, no matter which State they come from. If you can help out, can you please email the President, Wal Kelly on vk2zwk@wia.org.au or telephone 02 4626 8423 and let him know of your interest. Advised by Wal VK2ZWK. |
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Construction Day at Summerland ARC on Sunday 13th Sept On Sunday the 13th of September the Summerland Club is holding a construction day at their Clubrooms in Richmond Hill. The project will be a UHF SWR meter. The cost is $35 for the kit which is available from Bruce VK2VA. Orders for the kit should be directed to John Alcorn VK2JWA email to treasurer@sarc.org.au . To book your spot contact Bruce at lbruce.smith@bigpond.com . |
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Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club - "Poeppel
Corner" DXpedition Between the 29th of August and the 12th of September 2009, members of the Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club will be participating in a DXpedition to Poeppel Corner, situated in the middle of the Simpson Dessert. Poeppel Corner is the intersection of the borders of Queensland, South Australia & the Northern Territory. The DXpedition has been named “PC-09”. The DXpedition team is planning to contact as many amateur radio operators world-wide as possible using the HF bands. The team will be operating while mobile and at various camp sites along the way, including Poeppel Corner and Cameron Corner. The estimated round trip is 5,300km. Travelling in the convoy will be 4 wheel drives and motor bikes. All vehicles, including the motor bikes, will be equipped with APRS and the location of each vehicle will be relayed back to a central computer (via HF and satellite gateways). Anyone having a computer and internet connection will be able to keep track of the convoy. The DXpedition team will be in regular contact via HF radio to base stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For up to the minute details about “PC-09”, including operating frequencies, just visit the BMARC website at www.bmarc.org/pc-09.php 73 from John VK2QN on behalf of the BMARC “PC-09” DXpedition Team |
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Oxley Region Amateur
Radio Club will activate"
Tacking Point
Lighthouse - 15th August 2009 The club station VK2BOR will operate in the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend from the Tacking Point Lighthouse during daylight hours next Saturday, the 15th of August. VK2BOR will again operate from the comfort of the club’s communications caravan. VK2BOR will then participate in the RD contest on Saturday night and all day Sunday from the QTH of VK2ZHE. Members and visitors are encouraged to assist in both the lighthouse and the RD operations. For more information about the Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club Inc, please visit the club’s website at www.orarc.org The website contains a photo gallery and the club information including the July 2009 issue of the bimonthly newsletter, “Oxtales”. Submitted by Henry Lundell, VK2ZHE on behalf of the Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club Inc. |
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Turkish Hams
remember the Earthquakes of 1999. It has been now ten years since the big earthquake of August 17, 1999 hit the Marmara area of Turkey. For full details check out http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_G%C3%B6lc%C3%BCk_Depremi The Turkish Special Wireless Activity Team "TCSWAT" will be on the air to remember those who lost their lives in this natural disaster. There will be two stations; one from Yalova - TC99Y and one from Kocaeli- TC99K . Since the anniversary coincides with the International Lighthose Weekend, stations will be located in lighthouses on the coast of Marmara Sea. TC99Y will be active from Bozburun Lighthouse in Yalova ( KN40JM ) and TC99K from Yelkenkaya Lighthouse TUR-054 in Kocaeli ( KN40QS ). TC1LHW, a TCSWAT classic, will also be on the air from Karaburun Lighthouse TUR-036 on the Black Sea coast.
Activity will be mainly on HF
SSB, VHF-UHF FM. Detailed information about the stations and operators
will be at
www.qrz.com and
www.tcswat.org . There will be a special award for those who contact
both TC99 stations on more than one band. Details will be later
posted in TCSWAT website. |
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Message
from Bruce VK2EM (a Radio
Technician at Honeysuckle Creek during the Apollo11 mission)
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Summerland Amateur Radio Club. -
SARCFest 9th
August 2009 For the month of August, SARC will be using the callsign VI2SRC50. It will be used by club stations and operators, For the 50th anniversary weekend and club nets, etc. It will also be used during the Lighthouse weekend at the Ballina, Richmond Head lighthouse. Sarc’s 50th Anniversary Dinner is to be held Saturday evening, the 8th of August. It is to be held at the Goonellabah Tavern to start from 6pm onwards. It will be a buffet style dinner to cost $20 per head. Please advise the Committee if you intend to attend. The caterers need the numbers by the 26th of July for the Buffet Dinner. Payment with booking due by the 19th of July, Committee Meeting please. SARCFEST is to be held on the 9th of August from 8 AM at the Clubrooms, Richmond Hill. Entry $3ea, family $5. Displays, swap, sell, buy. Vendors welcome. Commercial sellers of associated equipment invited along. No fixed charge but donation requested depending on your sales. Canteen BBQ, drinks, tea, coffee etc, meet, talk, buy up big. |
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The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association.
- Norfolk Island DX'Pedition The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia conducted the VK9NI and the VK9IR DX'Pedition to Norfolk Island between the 19th and the 29th of July. Team leader, Tommy VK2IR, reports that a great time was had by all, with a lot of laughs and beers with the locals. On their arrival customs knew who they were, as the local Island news had a write up about the DX'Pedition. The team really appreciated all the support it received while on the island and via email's on their return back to Australia. The DX'Pedition was a great success with over 12000 contacts across all bands from 160 to 10mtrs. The website also had over 44000 hits in the 7days. A great effort for 5 and a half days of operating as they had to pack the antenna farm up which took up the final day and a half. Five members of the team also operated in the RSGB IOTA contest using Tommy's VK9IR call with some 650 contacts made over the 24hrs. The club is holding a video and photo night on Tuesday the 18th of August at the club house. St.George sailing club, 2 Riverside Dr Sans Souci at 7pm. All are welcome. For more information contact Tommy on 0413 005 511 or check the clubs web page on www.haraoa.com . The video of the DX'pedition will be ready soon, and look out in most magazines for the write up which has just been completed. The next trip will be Broughton Island OC-212 in late 2009. Advised by Tommy VK2IR.(President HARAOA) |
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"Waitakere Sprint" in New Zealand by the Papakura Club Waitkere Sprint event on 80m "phone" Saturday 25 July 2009 , only one hour at 1000 - 1100UTC. Check out the Papakura Radio Club's website on www.qsl.net/zl1vk/ for details. Thanks to Gary VK2TSR (Liverpool Club) for the information
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