Brian VK2AXC Dropped in just in time to see MWRS members signing onto the HARDARC Net 9am on 7.106MHz, Friday 22-May-2026. Colin VK2JCC (Professor Portable) chose a great venue, and it was filled with six participants spread around the park grounds in sunny conditions. Brian left at 9:30 just as the rain drops started and […]
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February 2026 Lecture: Field Programmable Gate Arrays: Zero to Blinki...
The February lecture presented by Clifford VK2CLF is now up on our YouTube channel, VK2MB-TV. Software Defined Radios rely heavily on digital signal processing. The high data rates require specialised hardware, usually a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Programmed in Verilog or VHDL, these chips run complex computations in parallel synchronous logic, unlike the sequential processing of conventional computer […]
April 2026 – 5th Wed – Games, Toys & Contests
The invite stated: “We are looking for technology based games, toys & Contests. Think any games or toys using new or old technology to run, including radio controlled toys and skill based games. Pacman and flight simulators, battery operated board games. Also looking for great radio contest stories.“ Mal VK2TMF’s Display 80s Taito Cocktail Cabinet […]
MWRS POTA at Wahroongah Park 17-Apr-2026
Article supplied by Brian VK2AXC. Colin VJ2JCC and Carmel VK2NO continue to set a fine example with their regular POTA activity around various Sydney Parks. The only criteria are trees, a nearby coffee shop and participation on the Friday HARDARC Net 9am to 10am 7.106MHz. Brian VK2AXC tagged along on Friday 17-Apr-2026 to learn via […]
March 2026 Working Bee – Antenna service day
A working bee had been called in at the last business meeting principally to service the aerials to be held Saturday 28-Mar-2026. As a storm hit Sydney few days before the working bee, it was also an opportunity to work on the grounds. Just a recap of what we were able to get done earlier […]
John Moyle Memorial Field Day 2026
The Society couldn’t pass the excitement of participating to this year’s John Moyle Memorial Field Day contest held on the 20-22 March 2026 weekend. Following the success of last year’s site, VK2MB/p decided to operate from Tommy VK2AHA’s place in the Watagans, about 90 minutes drive from Sydney. Camping and operating was all HF Bands available […]
Annual Pilgrimage to the Victorian High Country (Dec 2025)
Story from Dominic VK2JNA. We drove down with Simon VK2YU down to Native Dog Flat just after Christmas time. Also there were Greg VK2XE and Andy VK2EAH, as well as our friend Shonky and his mate Tim. We’ve been camping in Native Dog Flat, not in our normal spot, but we’ve really quite enjoyed it. […]
2025 Xmas BBQ
The annual xmas BBQ ritual was held Sunday the 14 December 2025, a week earlier this year as otherwise it would be too close to xmas. At first some overnight rain and dire predictions from our BOM got us worried, but it turned out to be almost the perfect day with the mercury reaching 32C. […]
2025 Xmas Dinner
The MWRS at the Picton Hamfest
The Picton Show Society informed amateur radio operators and radio enthusiasts of THE PICTON HAMFEST months ahead. The event was held at the Picton Show Ground on the 23rd of November 2025. The MWRS traffic on the reflector indicated that many members would be attending, a good follow up to the Friday’s AC/DC concert! The […]
Oct 2025 – 5th Wed – Portable anything
The invite said: “At one point in time, what used to be an anchor eventually became portable, and then pocket size. Think calculator, phone, TV, timepiece, most test equipment. The definition of “portable” initially only meant it could be moved as some of these devices needed wheels, or 2 people to carry. Lets see the […]
JOTA/JOTI 2025
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 […]
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 […]