2018 AGM Election of Executive

The 2018 AGM was held on the 20th of August, 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.

Foundation Course Dates for 2018

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.

Repeater Update 14-Jan-2018

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.

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.

Read more: D-STAR Repeater is online!

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!