Members are advised that Friday 17th May is ITU Day, so please use the “AX” prefix whenever possible; as the saying goes: “use it, or lose it”. The next lecture will be on Saturday 18th May, on surface mount soldering by Graham VK2GRA; it will involve a demonstration and some practice. Don’t forget that this…
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It is regretted that this month’s CCARC lecture was cancelled as the lecturer could not be present; instead, there was a “show and tell” fest. There were some good points raised by attendees at the Wyong Field Day, but please be aware that it takes an enormous amount of effort to bring this annual event…
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The recent Club business meeting was followed by an analysis of the Field Day, and we’ll report upon the results soon. There were some good points raised by attendees, but please be aware that it takes an enormous amount of effort to bring this annual event to you; as always, volunteers to help run this…
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The Wyong Field Day organized by the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club is now over and the dust has settled; yesterday’s Club business meeting was a dissection of the event, and we hope to report the results next week. We can report that the raffle winners were: 1st prize: Peter VK2APS; second prize: Richard VK2FKRO;…
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Welcome to the special Saturday evening CCARC news, as there will be no broadcast tomorrow morning. Tomorrow is of course the Wyong Field Day, organised by the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club, so as a result this bulletin will concentrate upon the various lectures. It’s the biggest hamfest in the Southern Hemisphere, held at Wyong…
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The Wyong Field Day, organised by the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club, is just one week away, on Sunday 24th February, so as a result this bulletin will concentrate upon the various lectures; “be there, or be square”, as they used to say in the 60s. It’s the biggest hamfest in the Southern Hemisphere, held…
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Dave VK2KFU apologies for not presenting his GPS lecture last week, as he came down with a sudden bout of food poisoning (hint: salmon has to be fresh); it has now been scheduled for June. Don’t forget the Wyong Field Day organised by the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club next month; it is the biggest…
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The Club lecture yesterday was by Dave VK2KFU, who gave a talk on how the ubiquitous GPS system works, along with various props. Don’t forget the Wyong Field Day organised by the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club next month; it is the biggest hamfest in the Southern Hemisphere, and will be on the 24th February,…
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Climate Change? A prickly subject for sure, with everyone having differing ideas and opinions. Col, VK2ZCO, brought to light the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide, since then the industrial revolution and more. Backed up by scientific studies and graphs his lecture was interesting and informative. We had 11 people in attendance on the day.
