Held this year over the weekend of the 17, 18 & 19 October 2025, the MWRS has again hosted the usual JOTA activities at the Society’s meeting site at Terrey Hills: We managed to improve the centre height of 40m dipole from 2m to 7m improving signals prior to the commencement of the activities. Stonehenge […]
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Sep 2025 Lecture – Resurrecting Vintage Computers with Mal VK2TMF
You can view Mal’s lecture on our YouTube channel, VK2MB-TV. During the lecture, Mal demonstrated using an XGecu T48 Universal Programmer to identify unknown logic ICs. You can find out more about it (and sibling models) at http://xgecu.com/EN/index.html. Days leading to the lecture In the few days leading to Mal’s lecture, the society’s email reflector […]
Sep 2025 Pre-JOTA working bee
To ensure our site and premises are presentable for the upcoming 2025 JOTA/JOTI activities, a WSWB (welcome summer working bee) was organised. With the current prevailing weather, 2 rain check weekends were also lined up. As it turned out the weather was on our side for the initial Saturday 6-Sep day! A comprehensive list of […]
Wed 27-Aug-2025 – JOTA kit packaging
As we approach JOTA again, the society contributed to the packaging of the kits that will be provided to the youth on the JOTA/JOTI day. The 4th Wednesday is typically a freebee social meeting evening, so how best to socialise than working as a group on a assembly line! The kits will then be dispatched […]
Sat 16-Aug-2025 – PicoRx Buildathon
(Work in progress … really!) The PicoRX was introduced to the MWRS at the June 2025 Lecture as one of the projects for the shack. Since then, many members have ordered and acquired the kit and started the build process. A Buildathon was organised for those who wished to build their PicoRX together in a […]
Tue 12-Aug-2025 – Cromer Dee Why Cubs’ visit
Another successful Cubs’ evening at the MWRS club house with many members introducing the amateur radio hobby to very enthusiastic 8 Cubs and their parents. The usual JOTA style stations were on rotation. Onsite: WFH Call back:
July 2025 – 5th Wed – Calculators
Abacus or fingers, mechanical or electronic, nixies, paper, LCDs or LEDs, how do you add up? A poem was part of the invite, the poem is included at the end of this post. Over 20 people showed up despite the not so interesting temperature … rain rain rain and rain. At least someone showed up […]
July 2025 NTP Clock Buildathon
Following the June 2025 lecture where the NTP Clock and the Pi-PicoRX were introduced as “Projects for the Shack”, an obvious appetite for the projects motivated Richard ARH and Simon VK2YU to organise for the acquisition of the components and organise for buildathons so that members can get together to build and configure the devices. […]
2025 Winter VHF/UHF Field Day
On the shortest day of the year and probably the coldest one too (8C at meeting time), the MWRS was looking for a nice sunny spot to participate to the VHF/UHF season contest. Armed with all the available masts and aerials, a field operation site was established near the BMX track at Terrey Hills (NSW). […]
May 2025 – Lecture – Spy Radio, the Special Operations Executive, and
Held 21-May-2025, presented by Colin Christie VK2JCC Covert communications played a crucial role during World War II. Colin’s lecture will focus on the use of spy radios by the French Resistance. These radios were essential for transmitting critical information to Allied forces, often under life-threatening conditions. The Special Operations Executive, a secret British organisation, played a […]
June 2025 – Lecture – Build Projects for the Shack (preview)
Lecture will be held Wednesday 18-Jun-2025, here is what to expect. NTP Clock and Pi-Pico Rx – 2025 Build Projects for the Shack? By Richard VK2ARH and Simon VK2YU Richard VK2ARH and Simon VK2YU will present a couple of projects for consideration for a 2025 build project which they have been working on in recent […]
MWRS in VHC May-2025
Dom VK2JNA, Greg VK2XE and Geoff VK2WA have decided to spend few days in the Victorian High Country. Currently on the Billy Goat Bluff track (20-May-2025). Many armchair and mobile members have been in contact with the group on HF, mainly on the club’s preferred frequency 7085 khz. See what it looks like driving on […]
John Douglas VK2ZWD – SK
It with sadness we’ve learned of the passing of John Douglas VK2ZWD Sunday 4-May-2025 in Northern Beaches Hospital. We are currently in touch with family and will publish details of a celebration of life when available. Here is John presenting his display at the Mar 2023 – 5th Wed – Old Kits (DSE, TANDY, EA) From Bob […]
April 2025 – Lecture – Dom VK2JNA trip to the tip
This April lecture was an impromptu one by Dominic, so actually happened on the fourth Wednesday (23-Apr-2025). Dom reports on adventure and the trials and tribulations that invariably come with a 3500km drive from Sydney to “The Tip”, i.e. Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland (https://maps.app.goo.gl/CQaxeqhsh4956…. If you’re into travel, 4WD adventures, and of […]
John Moyle Memorial Field Day 2025
The Society again decided this year to participate to the John Moyle Memorial Field Day. This year VK2MB/p operated from Tommy Cassidy’s new place in the Watagans, about 90 minutes drive from Sydney. Camping and operating was all HF Bands available to the contest: Single Transmitter, Multiple Operators. As usual we picked a 6 hour […]