Redcliffe & Districts

Radio Club Inc

Has it really been more than 12 months?

The annual Redfest will be held on Saturday the 2nd of June at St Michael's College near the Abbey Museum in Caboolture Queensland.

St Michael's College (and the Abbey Museum) is well signposted from the Bribie Island Road, heading toward Bribie Island from the highway. Look for signs from the Bribie Island Road.

Doors will open at 09:00 and admission will be $5.00

Raffles and door prizes will be running on the day.
Catering facilities will be provided. Easy and nearby parking.

Want to "Redistribute some Treasures?" Book a selling space for just $10/table.

Table setup from 07:00.

Table bookings and requests for information can be obtained by e-mailing the Redfest committee at:

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We hope to see you there, come and grab a bargain!

Congratulations to the students (and their efficient instructors!) who all passed their Foundation license exam on Saturday!

Steve's pre-course study videos are clearly having an impact -- coursework plus exams completed same day! Well done all, hope to chat to you soon on the air!

The foundation license course will be held at the clubhouse from 9am to 4pm on the following dates in 2018:

  • January: Saturday 27th - Sunday 28th
  • March: Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th FULL, enrolments are now closed
  • May: Saturday 26th - Sunday 27th
  • July: Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th
  • September: Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th
  • November: Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th

This is a two day course, concluding with assessment (both practical and written). Lunch will be provided.

To express your interest, please click here to complete the contact form.

VK4RBN 147.000 should now be providing a much better service. The old Tait T800 has been replaced with a modern Hytera RD982.
The Tait's recent poor performance was found to be due to a blown power amplifier stage.
The fact that the PA's 59 milliwatts of RF output (QRP, anyone?) could be heard at all is a testament to the quality of the antenna installation and its location!
The Hytera is currently putting 250 times that power into the cans, so the signal should be booming in all over SEQ.
Please feel free to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any feedback on its performance, we'd greatly appreciate it.

VK4RRC 146.925 loan repeater has failed (also a dead PA); an old Philips FM814 is temporarily in service. 91.5Hz output tone is currently not available on this dinosaur, but at least Echolink/IRLP is now back online. The regular Spectra MX25 is expected to return to service shortly.

VK4RRC 438.325 is functioning correctly; Echolink/IRLP is however unavailable.

The 2017 AGM was held on the 24th of July, and elections held for the Executive for the next 12 months.

The results of the election are as follows:

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A big thank you for the outgoing committee members and congratulations to the incoming executive.

Coming Up

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Meetings & Nets

Club House is open every Monday evening from 6:30pm

Note: new schedule as of 2018!

1st Monday - General Chit-Chat
2nd Monday - Fox Hunt
3rd Monday - Business Meeting
4th Monday - Tech Talk
5th Monday - General Chit-Chat

 

And also open Wednesday mornings from 9am to 12pm

Click here for Clubhouse location

Nets

Sunday evening

7.00PM - 2 metre FM repeater - 146.925MHz (-600kHz offset) - 91.5 Hz CTCSS required - IRLP 6404, Echolink 44666

Wednesday evening

7.30PM - Trivia Quiz - 70cm repeater - 438.325 (-5MHz offset) - 91.5 Hz CTCSS required - IRLP 6400, Echolink 4464

8.00PM - 2m repeater - ATV net - for vision tune your STB to 446.5MHz DVB-T (point your antenna towards Oceanview)

 

Members Area

Only paid up members will be granted access to the members area.

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