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NSW Ham Club details (H to M)

Hellenic Amateur Radio Association (HARAOA)

      The HARAOA's Club House is located in the downstairs boardroom at the St.George Sailing Club, 2 Riverside Dr, Sans Souci, meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 8pm. Hams and prospective new hams are invited to attend the club to participate in the club’s activities.

      The club is after donations of any equipment you might not be using and would like to donate. They will be using this equipment to start off the club station. They would very much appreciate any radios, mics, tuners, amps, antennas, cables and magazines. Anything at all would help the club set up its own station and they are happy to pick up.

     An update on the club DX'Pedition to Norfolk Island using the clubs’ VK9AAA call sign is that the equipment is starting to arrive prior to it being shipped over to the South Pacific island. They also want to let you know they are looking for any donations to help with this expensive event. This can be done direct on their VK9AAA website. All donations are very much appreciated and each donation can be viewed by name and call sign on the site. There is still room if you would like to join the team of 9 operators so let us know. (June 2009)

      DX'pedition and details on the www.vk9aaa.blogspot.com website. Contact either Tommy VK2IR club president or Chris VK3FY Club Sectary on 0413005511 or 0419155139 or visit the website for further information on www.haraoa.com

Club President : Tommy VK2IR
Club Sectary   : Chris VK3FY
Mail : Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia
         PO Box 13, Sans Souci NSW 2219
Email : info@haraoa.com
Yahoo Group: http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/HARAOA/
DX'pedition details on the www.vk9aaa.blogspot.com website.
Club Website : www.haraoa.com

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Historical Radio Society of Australia (HRSA) incorporated in Victoria

Meetings: The Society holds meetings regularly in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.
The Sydney meeting is usually on the first Sunday of each even numbered month, which alternates with the Canberra meeting which is usually the same day in the odd numbered months. Full details on the Societies website.

HRSA Journal - 'Radio Waves' is the quarterly publication of the Historical Radio Society of Australia Inc. with editions published mid-month in January, April, July and October. Articles of a high standard, usually provided by members, are well illustrated and cover a wide range of topics relevant to the history of radio and collecting of older equipment including

HRSA Radio Net: Every Sunday at 20:30 NSW local time on 80 metres (around 3.575 MHz).

Membership: Check the Societies website for details of membership and an application form

Website: http://www.hrsa.asn.au/

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Hornsby and Districts Amateur Radio Club (HADARC)

Update 2009-07-19
Meetings
       The Club usually meets at 8 pm on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Community Centre, Pierre Close, Mount Colah (just to the east of the pedestrian bridge outside the entrance to the railway station), and visitors are always most welcome. At this meeting there is usually a talk on a radio-related topic, together with Club business.
       On the 2nd Tuesday of each month there is an informal gathering and workshop, when Club members bring along equipment to be tested, and group construction projects are discussed etc. The more experienced members are available to give advice and help with equipment problems and operating skills.

"FACEBOOK" site
Facebook users can find a group for members and friends by searching for HADARC or VK2MA.

HADARC radio nets
The Clubs VHF / UHF net is at 8:00pm on Monday evenings, using the Clubs repeaters, 147.250 and 439.975 MHz. The HF nets are on 3608.5 kHz at 8:00pm Wednesday, and on 7104 kHz on Fridays at 9:00am. Listen for VK2MA. The beginners' CW net is on Thursday nights at 8:00pm, with Harry VK2BOL and/or Andy VK2EAH, with liaison on the repeaters.
The Club's repeaters have a new Echolink designation and node number: VK2FH-L and 429694. The IRLP node remains 6338.

License Classes and Exams: See the details in the Club Exams page on this website.

For general Club information contact Neal VK2CNI on 02 9477 2061.
Advised by Julian Sortland VK2YJS, Publicity Officer, HADARC

Web Page: www.hadarc.org.au
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Hunter Radio Group

The Monday evening net commences at 7.30 pm. The VK2AWX net covers the State on 3593 kHz on 80 metres and to the Newcastle region on 10 and 2 metres, 70 and 23 centimeters. Part of their transmission includes selected highlights of news from the VK2WI session.

The Group goes into recess the over summer period after their December meeting and convene again for their meeting in February.

Meetings are usually held at at the NBN TV Studios in Newcastle on the second Friday of the month (except January), listen to their regular News Bulletins on Mondays at 7:30pm.

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Illawarra Amateur Radio Club

Meetings
    Meetings are held on the Second Tuesday of each month (except January) at 19:30 hrs ( 7:30 PM ).

New Meeting Place
     The Illawarra Amateur Radio Society has a new venue for Monthly Meetings at The Visitors Centre, Industry World.
     You can find the Australia's Industry World (AIW) Visitor Centre at the BlueScope Steel, Northgate Entrance, Springhill Rd, Coniston.       The entrance is marked with extremely large Australian and BlueScope Steel flags.
      Road and rail access are easy. Road connections, via the F6 Freeway and the Princes Highway, are fast and reliable with fine views over the Royal National Park and the Northern Illawarra beaches. From the North, take the Master's Rd exit into Springhill Rd or travel down Corrimal St from the Wollongong Central Business District. Coming from the South, take the Port Kembla exit from the F6 and turn right into Five Islands Rd then the first left into Springhill Rd.
       The rail journey to Port Kembla from Sydney is comfortable, with spectacular views. The nearest railway station to the venue is Coniston, just south of Wollongong. To walk from Coniston Station to the Visitor Centre may take 15-20 minutes.
Check out this site http://www.aiw.org.au/whereisaiw.htm for details on getting there.
This information is for past, present and future members and guests of the Illawarra Amateur Radio Society.
Submitted by Maeva Bennett VK2HUG, Secretary IARS Inc

Web Page: http://www.iars.org.au/
     The club also has a online group at Yahoo Groups on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iars/ for members to keep in touch with each other and pass along up to date info.

Membership Details: Email: secretary@iars.org.au

Activities
The members of LADARC are well known for their FM900 mods and they have their own repeater in the Hoxton Park area. They have annual Field Days and Auctions, members are actively involved in WICEN, JOTA and other Amateur Radio events (including the Canoe Classic). members are active on Echolink, IRLP and Packet

Repeater
The Club's repeater VK2RLD is located at Austral, Tx 146.625 MHz Rx 146.025 MHz.

Training
Foundation Licence course and examinations are conducted as required check HERE for current exam shedule

Contacts
Pres: Greg White VK2YJO 02 96070440 gvwhite@bigpond.com.au
Sec: Garry Barker VK2TSR 02 98965763 vk2tsr@bigpond.com.au
Website: www.suburbia.com.au/~colinc/ladarc/ladarc.htm
Mail: PO Box 4 Bathurst St, Greystanes 2145.

Macquarie University Amateur Radio Club. (MUARC)

A new amateur radio club is being formed at Macquarie University in Sydney. Students and staff are invited to form the new
club, to promote amateur radio activity at Macquarie University. Enquiries from the local community are also welcome.
Macquarie University is a centre of excellence in electronic, telecommunications and wireless engineering.

Contact Adam VK2JSI by email. VK2JSI@MUARC.ORG or call 0415 371 990.
See also the Facebook page of the Macquarie University
Website : www.muarc.org

Advised by Edwin VK2VEL

Manly Warringah Radio Society.

Updated 2009-08-30
- Meetings
     From Wednesday the 2nd of September, the Manly-Warringah Radio Society meets at the 1st Terrey Hills Guides Hall, Beltana Avenue, Terrey Hills. This venue is about 1km north of the old club rooms. To get there, take the McCarrs Creek Road exit off Mona Vale Road, turn right at the roundabout, then take the second left into Beltana Avenue. Enter via the steps opposite number 6. A map of the new location can be found on the society’s web site at www.mwrs.org.au.
     The Manly-Warringah Radio Society meets every Wednesday evening at the 1st Terrey Hills Guides Hall, Beltana Avenue, Terrey Hills. Doors open at 7.30 p.m. for an 8 p.m. start, and visitors are always welcome. If you need directions, call in on the club’s two metre repeater on 146.875 MHz, or visit the club’s web site at www.mwrs.org.au .
- Clubs Transmission of "Q5"
    The club's regular broadcast of the popular education program, "Q5" continues every Tuesday evening from 8pm. If you have trouble copying the club repeater on 146.875, try the input frequency on 146.275 for the source signal from Terry VK2JTP

- Exams
   The Society provide assessment for the Foundation Licence.
For further Information or an Application Form, please contact Ted Bastow VK2WL on 9972 3605 by email to ebas9258@bigpond.net.au or check out the Societies web site on www.mwrs.org.au and especially their Exams page at http://www.qsl.net/vk2mb/exams.html for full details of their exams and very useful links to exam and study information.

Once again, listen out for "Q5" on 146.875 MHz, and to sit the upcoming Amateur exams, contact Ted Bastow VK2WL by email at ebas9258@bigpond.net.au or phone 9972-3605.

73 Richard VK2SKY, Publicity Officer.

Web Page: www.mwrs.org.au
Email: Please note that the e-mail contact for the Manly Warringah Radio Society has changed desc@unwired.com.au effective immediately.
(Advised by Des Cottle. VK2TGJ, Secretary, MWRS.)

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Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group (MNARG)

Updated 2009-05-18
    The Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group was formed in March 2007 by a small group of amateur radio enthusiasts who wanted to do something positive for the amateur radio community in their area.
    Everyone is welcome. All you need is an interest in amateur radio. It doesn't matter if you have an amateur radio license or not. Fill out the membership form and send it to the Group or come along to one of our meetings. Phone us if you have any questions.
    The group encourages kit construction and offers a number of projects for assembly to those interested. Check our web site for the latest kits and availability.

Meetings
     The group meets on a regular monthly basis at various venues around the Coffs Coast. Meetings are a casual affair and are preceded with a lunch,
followed by a meeting and concluding in coffee/tea and a general chat. Check the Groups website for venue dates and times.

Field Day
    The next Radio Expo will be on Sunday 24th January 2010 in the normal venue St Johns Church Hall, Mc Lean Street Coffs Harbour.
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Repeaters
     The group has a 2M repeater for Coffs Harbour CBD (VK2RCB) on 146.750 Mhz with a CTCSS tone of 123 Hz for the receiver input. Repeater has the IRLP Node 6625 fitted. Time out timer is set to 3.00 mins and the repeater ID is sent every 10.00 mins in morse.
     A 70 cm repeater is located in Dorrigo (VK2RMG) on 438.125Mhz with the normal offset and a CTCSS tone of 123.0 Hz on receive input. This repeater is VK2RMG. This repeater covers the Dorrigo, Bellingen and Urunga region of the Bellinger Valley

Contacts
Phone: 02 6655 2990 (also has a 24 hour message facility) Mobile:- 0422 216773 FAX: 02 6655 2994
Postal: PO Box 505, Bellingen, NSW 2454

Exams
The group runs courses in the Foundation Licence and welcomes new comers to the hobby. If you live on the Mid North Coast log into our web site and follow the links. Check out details HERE

Website : www.mncarg.org The groups web site is packed with technical articles, kit information, amateur web site links, technical forum, radio propagation data for the day, amateur videos and a lot more.
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Mid South Coast Club.

Updated 2009-02-02
Meetings - Held Quarterly
This club no longer meets at the Little Forest Lodge but at the CWA facility in Milton, check news bulletins for details prior to their meetings in the months of February, May, August and November.

Repeaters/Nets
VHF/UHF repeaters are back on line from Nowra Hill, on 146.700 and 438.125.
Club nets are held on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm local time on 3617 KHz and 8:30 pm local time
on the Illawarra linked repeaters 146675, 146850 and 146975 at 8:30 pm local time.
The VHF net will be changed to 146700 when testing is complete.

Club Address - MSCARC, PO Box 413, Ulladulla NSW 2539
Club Newsletter - "Lyrebird"
Club has a new Web Site - http://msarc.dyndns.org (Sorry it is currently off-line due to technical difficulties.)

Stan Bourke VK2EL, Club Secretary vk2el@wia.org.au