News 2009

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December Meeting / Christmas Party

Friday December 4 will be the club Christmas party. It is for financial members of the club and their partner only and starts at 7.00 p.m. There will be no meeting in December. The next meeting will be on Friday, February 5 2010.

Sun, 15/11/2009 - 18:06
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Next Foundation Course tentative dates 21&22 November

A tentative date for the next foundation course has been set as the weekend of 21&22 November 2009. Refer to the education page for more details about foundation courses. Please contact the Education Manager if you would like more details.

Mon, 12/10/2009 - 14:20
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WIA Centenary

The WIA has written to the club with some details of its plans to commemorate 100 years since the formation of its predecessor The Institute of Wireless Telegraphy of Australia. Attached are two documents from the WIA.

Sat, 03/10/2009 - 16:42
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PC-09 Report - VK2DC

An interesting read from one of the PC-09 participants. Daniel's report is here. He has also gained the lead in the number of photos competition - just pipping Kevin's VK2FTTP total of 419 pics - with 423 pics from the trip. Check these out in the gallery.

Sat, 03/10/2009 - 11:38
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Training Results 27 September

Another 7 successful applicants passed their Foundation exam. We hope to see them as new members shortly.

Sat, 03/10/2009 - 11:33
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Tech Corner - New Article

The first article from our new editor of Tech Corner, Jamie VK2TIM, is up. It was particularly interesting to me because my attempt at a similar project failed. I will look forward to some more tips from Jamie.

Tue, 29/09/2009 - 13:43
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PC-09 Pics from Kevin VK2FTTP

Kevin has uploaded his photos from the PC-09 trip to the gallery. He must have been busy, there are 289 of them.

You can get a real feel for the isolation of the areas they visited and the harsh beauty of this country.

[Edited : Wed Sep 23 07:49] He's been at it again - now over 400 pics.

Tue, 22/09/2009 - 07:29
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Next Foundation Course 26&27 September

Contact the Education Manager for more information and check out the education page.

Sat, 19/09/2009 - 17:04
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PC-09 First Pictures

Werner VK2FWMS has supplied his first cut of pictures from his trip on PC-09. Please see his selection of highlights in the gallery. As usual Werner's pictures are excellent.

Thu, 17/09/2009 - 19:16
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Gallery Updates

Now the new server is working and the Gallery integration is done (thanks Geoff VK2XJG) I have tried to clear the backlog of photos. Please check out new albums at:

Photos of the activities at this years Winterfest by both Werner VK2FWMS & Peter VK2PJZ
PC-09 departure by Peter VK2PJZ
Christmas Party 2008 by Peter VK2PJZ
Lawson repeater site visit August 2009 by Peter VK2PJZ

As a result of the server crash the galleries need some organisation. If someone would like to take on this role please contact the web manager.

Sun, 13/09/2009 - 11:04
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New Website

If you are looking at this you already realise the new web site went live this afternoon. Plenty more work to be done yet including reinstating the members section, online membership renewals, the club shop, meeting minutes, etc.

Sat, 12/09/2009 - 21:58
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Mt Ovens Trip - 4&5 September

To anyone planning to join us at the Mt. Ovens camp over the weekend Joe VK2VAT is expecting to be at the John Moyle site by latest 10 a.m. on Saturday morning. The primary aim of this camp is to make contact with our "Brothers" travelling in the never never . If conditions are O.K it is a good opportunity to try out some antennas. Also it is an opportunity for the non travelling members to play an active part in PC-09. VK2VAT will monitor simplex frequency 146.500 for those needing help finding the location. Hope to see you all there. GPS coordinates for the campsite are: 33.12489 South 149.83563 East.

Fri, 04/09/2009 - 06:01
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