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February 2024 lecture – HMAS Vampire Project

February 2024 lecture – HMAS Vampire Project

Colin VK2JCC leads of team of Amateurs, including several MWRS members, who operate the Special Event Station VK2VMP from HMAS Vampire’s HF Communication Centre, and who talk to visitors about the ship and about Amateur Radio. The Vampire is moored at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour in Sydney. Watch Colin’s lecture at […]

MWRS Members on HMAS Vampire

MWRS Members on HMAS Vampire

If you haven’t heard MWRS members Colin VK2JCC, Carmel VK2CAR, and Stuart VK2BMX operating 40m from a park recently, it’s because they have been busy on the historic warship HMAS Vampire, activating the Special Event Station VK2VMP! They are joined on the “Vampire Team” by Mark VK2DI, Steve VK2KHA, Chris VK2VCG, and Alex VK2PRC. Congratulations […]

QSL Card Archive

QSL Card Archive

Like most Amateur Radio Clubs, over the years VK2MB has accumulated a sizeable collection of QSL cards from Amateur stations all over the world. Recently, Mal VK2TMF brought a document scanner to the club, and now the cards have been digitised for posterity. Thanks Mal! You can find the MWRS QSL Archives here.

Lectures Online – Something Old, Something New…

Lectures Online – Something Old, Something New…

Two lectures have been uploaded to VK2MB-TV today. One lecture sat unnoticed on an SD card since it was recorded in February 2022. Sorry about the delay, but better late than never! David VK2CZ did a presentation on Antenna modelling software for Radio Amateurs. The “New” one is last month’s lecture by Zara VK2ZYP, on […]

40 years ago!

40 years ago!

Far left Clive Jackson VK2TD, next to Clive is Michael Smith, then not sure until Rod Bird VK2VBR second from right with elbow on table. From Chris VK2YY: “I Have known Rod since I was 14 years old and made contact with him on Facebook some say 7 years ago and asked him he wanted to […]

1923 Manly Radio Club meeting

1923 Manly Radio Club meeting

Recent spelunking through the archives of Radio in Australia & New Zealand, a popular magazine that began publication on 4 April 1923, unearthed this photo of an early Manly and District Radio Club meeting, which probably took place at the Victoria Building in Wentworth Street, the home of the Manly Literary Institute. The photo is from page 84 of the 16 […]