GippsTech 2017 (July 1-2) An invitation from Kevin VK4UH

GippsTech 2017 (July 1-2)   An invitation

Bus seats available

The annual GippsTech conference is the premier amateur radio technical conference of the year.  Although mainly concerned with all matters VHF/UHF and microwave there is usually content related to other technical aspects of our hobby. The 2-day conference is held on the university campus in Churchill, Gippsland, Victoria.  The conference normally attracts over 100 delegates from around VK and ZL

As on previous years I am taking a party from Queensland to attend the conference. This year the level of interest has been higher than usual and I am considering hiring a second vehicle in Melbourne.   Consequently, there will be more places available to join the party this year. There may be up to 5 seats available “first-come first-served”.

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Foundation Course Dates for 2017

The foundation license course will be held from 9am to 4pm on the following dates in 2017:

• January: Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th
• March: Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th
• May: Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st
• July: Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th
• October: Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th

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

D-STAR Repeater is online!

The new D-STAR repeater (donated to the Club by Icom Australia) has been installed at the Wamuran repeater site.

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Tech Talk: Linux and Amateur Radio - Presentation now available

For anyone who missed Bob's excellent intro to Linux and Amateur Radio, or for those who would like to revisit it, the presentation is now available (in PDF format) on the Tech Talks page.

Thanks again to Bob for a well-presented and humorous introduction to the topic. Hopefully it inspires a few folks to make use of those old laptops and PCs gathering dust in the shack!