The Central Coast Amateur Radio Club held another one of our portable days on Saturday the 13th of September at Kariong Gardens park. After a quick recharge of coffee and cake in the cafe we gathered in the shade next to the sports field. Portable stations were all set up on battery power using both…
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Central Coast Amateur Radio Club News – September 21, 2025 The club rooms at Kariong are open on Saturdays from 10:00am. As always, members and visitors are most welcome. Back on September 13, the club held another portable day at Kariong Gardens park. Unfortunately a lack of wind put the kibosh on the intended kite…
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Central Coast Amateur Radio Club News – June 2,2024 The club rooms at Kariong are open on Saturdays from 10:30am. As always, members and visitors are most welcome. Next week, June 8, the club will be conducting a portable day at the Terrigal Skillion. Have a listen around for VK2AFY/P. At the VK2RAG Somersby repeater…
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Another day…Another park! Today we are seeing VKFF-2005.Tuggerah Nature Reserve. Such MoistMany mozziesWow. Thanks to Brad VK2NMZ for providing a few snaps 😎
Okay, so it’s not a summit but a VKFF Park!VKFF-1340 to be exact! 40 Meters was a challenge with a large amount of QSB. Brad, VK2NMZ had some great success netting nearly 25 contacts in under an hour, including a ZL booming across the water and some bonus park to parks. Just as Brad was…
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This time in the New South Wales Dorigo National Park – VKFF-0144. This image was taken at the Crystal Shower Falls 690m ASL~ located approximately 3km into the walking track. Some amazing signals received on the day. Image credit: Brad – VK2NMZ #WWFF #vkff #qrpradio #sota #pota
It was indeed a hard week for me. Yes, one of those weeks where a lot of matters coalesce into a large wave of perfect storm issues. Well that was until an email arrived talking about CCARC’s latest venture into the wilderness. All of a sudden, my issues were left behind and the call to…
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Good evening all, Putting some feelers out there for an outing on the 18th January to Mount Elliott. This will provide an opportunity for members to spend some time outside with their gear with a sneaky SOTA / Parks activation? VK2/HU-093 Join in with a BBQ and some laughs. Please respond back to me directly…
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