Club meetings suspended until further notice.

Instead, join the weekly radio net every Wednesday, on the VK2RMB 2m FM repeater: 7.30pm on the 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of the month – business and lectures; 8pm other nights. Meetings continue on Zoom from 8pm.

(16th March 2020)

Dear MWRS members,

With the support of President Rod VK2ZZM and VP Shaun VK2THT, I am announcing that all official club meetings will be cancelled for the next 3 weeks. On the advice of Dr Phil VK2JPK we have decided that it is prudent to try and avoid the possible spread of the COVID-19 virus amongst our members. We are an older demographic with some underlying health issues which means we are at a higher risk if we are infected.

(Update, July 2020: with COVID-19 digging in its heels, meetings at the clubhouse are suspended until further notice.)

This means that the lecture proposed for Wednesday 18th March is cancelled and will be rescheduled. We will make a call on the next business meeting scheduled for Wednesday 8th April, depending on the health situation.

Some members may still wish to meet at the clubhouse on Wednesdays during this time. This is your individual choice. However, the cautious approach would be to stay away for the time being.

To ensure that we remain in contact, I would like to suggest that we run a net on the club 2m repeater at 8pm on Wednesday evenings for the next 3 weeks (or longer if the health situation gets worse).

I realise that some of you may feel that this is a bit over the top. However the best advice based on experience overseas (backed up by Dr Phil) is to shut down activities that bring people into close contact.

73 Mike VK2UCT
VP MWRS

Update, December 2020: Just when things looked like they had settled down, a COVID cluster has appeared on the Northern Beaches, causing a new lockdown. While we’re still hoping to reopen the club to “real” meetings in mid-January, it will depend on how the current local situation develops.

Meanwhile, club nets continue each Wednesday at 8pm, or 7.30pm on the 2nd and third Wednesdays, continuing on Zoom for club business and lecture nights.