A discussion on portable activating by Paul VK5PAS and Marija VK5FMAZ.
Come along and learn about a very enjoyable part of the hobby by a couple who are passionate and dedicated to portable operating. Partners encourage to attend and enjoy supper. Please bring a plate along.
Check out Paul’s website here.
Setting up some portable operating positions to encourage YL’s and members of the public to have a look at what it is all about.
Tony VK5FBIC is championing this event and he has the support of the council.
Setup from 9am for a 9:30 start.
Passing along details via Paul, VK5PAS:
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March 2019
Please, if you do intend to activate a park that weekend, drop me an email at……..
I will add your intended activations to the activator spreadsheet. The spreadsheet (which can be found on the VK5 Parks website), will record all intended activations for the weekend.
Please note, that this year, only those who register, will receive an activator participation certificate. So, if you do intend to head out, please send me an email.
73,
Paul VK5PAS.
vk5pas@wia.org.au
Retiring from Active Service
(Neville) John Butler, VK5NX
At the December meeting of the North East Radio Club (of which John is a founding member) he announced that he was retiring from the Sunday morning Broadcast Relay roster. John has been a participant in the Sunday morning broadcast for many years beginning with driving to the Burley Griffen building to send out the news provided by a reel to reel tape recording and with segments added via cassette tape recordings. For a number of years he organised the roster of amateurs who were relaying the broadcast and call back on 20, 40 and 80 metres.
This was one of the many services John provided to both the amateur and the wider community. He was active in events such as the John Moyle Field Days and Remembrance Day Contests, providing radio communications for scouts and guides on JOTA weekends, assisting with communications for car rallies in the outback, as well as cycling events in the Flinders Ranges. John was a major supporter Of WICENSA, by participating in their many events but also constructing portable repeater equipment, which he often spent hours installing prior to events.
John was instrumental in encouraging many people to take up the hobby of amateur radio, helping them with the understanding of the theory and regulations, then sourcing and repairing equipment to keep them active and enjoying the hobby. For many years he served as a committee member for the North East Radio club and was the dedicated treasurer keeping the club’s finances in order.
The members of the club thank John and his wife, Heather, who accompanied him on many activities for their valuable service to the amateur radio community and to the wider community. John has done much to promote the hobby of amateur radio and his involvement will be greatly missed.
Continuation of the QCX project build.
Happy New Year and welcome to 2019!!
Tonight’s general meeting will see a small number of presentations on various topics.
Visitors welcome! – See you there.
The most current NERC membership list has been added to the website. It can be found here, or on the Membership page.
A short video on our participation in the OCDX contest recently.
QTC and any other unfinished kit construction night. Please being along anything you need to work on your kit.
Some spare simple kits may be available on the night.
This year Nigel VK5NIG and Stuart VK5STU are operating as VK5WOW (A NERC Club callsign). Details of the contest can be found here.
The location for the station will be the Sandy Creek Conservation Park (location here) and we will be setup adjacent to the car park, accessible via Barossa Valley Way.
We plan to attempt the full 24 hrs and will be staying (not camping) overnight. If you wish to drop by or even get on air then you are more than welcome to come along. We should be there from around mid afternoon Saturday.
