This quarter, the 5th Wednesday was dedicated to QRP rigs and aerials: SOTA gear, portable operations, stories such as Around the World in 90mW! homebrew, off-the-shelf products, CW, SSB, crystal locked, valves, QSOs, QSLs. Carmel took out first place with her fabulous 80 and 40 mtr portable kit radios. Roger got an honourable mention for […]
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Category: Theme nights
Events usually taking place on a “fifth” Wednesday, featuring a particular theme.
Jul 2019 – 5th Wed – 50 MHz and up … and Apollo
Theme: VHF and up – anything that works on or above 50 MHz. Radios, antennas, test gears, door bells, car remote, microwaves, UHF CBs etc. Yet another great Show and Tell night was had by all. The VHF/UHF gear was in abundance. Nick put on a great display of gear and the demonstration of Phillips […]
May 2019 – 5th Wed – A QSL card to remember
(from information supplied by Robert VK2DH) On the fifth Wednesday of the month (for those months that have that many) the Society runs a themed “Show and Tell” night, with a prize given for the best exhibit and the best story. The theme for the May 2019 Show and Tell was “Interesting QSL Cards”. With […]
Jan 2019 – 5th Wed – Old Manuals and Catalogues
The January 2019 theme night was about old and interesting technical/instruction manuals and old product catalogues. It goes without saying that the members of the Manly Warringa Amateur Radio Society have very understanding partners, for when the call went out for Old Instruction Manuals, Technical Manuals and Product Catalogues for the first show and tell […]
Aug 2018 – 5th Wed – Power Supplies
The Society dedicates the fifth Wednesday of the month (when a month has one) to special themed Show ‘n’ Tell nights. Members and visitors vote with a gold coin for their favourite displays. The theme for August was Power Supplies. Here are some photos from the night (click on images for more detail)… (Read N8XJK’s original November […]
May 2018 – 5th Wed – Crystals
Another great show and tell night up at the club! Russel was the overall winner of the Tecsun DE13 Emergency AM/FM/SW Solar Powered Radio. [Thanks again Garry and Tecsun Radio Australia for the donation.] Shaun VK2XPP judged the “Hurricane” as telling the best yarn of the evening with a few others being highly commended. I […]
Nov 2017 – 5th Wed – Portable Lights
What do you use to light up your field day operations and camping, or fixing the car at night in the middle of the Nullarbor? We want to see: Led, dolphin, smallest, biggest, floor, 2 stroke flashlight “Absolutely no practical use but brilliant all the same!”, gas powered, liquid fuel powered, wax powered (candle!) … that was […]
Aug 2017 – 5th Wed – Cameras
Another 5th Wednesday, another amazing collection of displays. Camara winner was Ted VK2FLB with his Pin hole camera display, 25 points. Closest second and third had 8 points each. Phillip had the best story around a never ending roll of film for his wedding pictures. We collected 82.9 points in the evening. From Ted VK2FLB Hi all, […]
May 2017 – 5th Wed – Microphones
Wednesday 31-may-2017 was microphones Show & Tell evening with a twist! 2 winners this evening: the best feature (via gold coin voting) & the best story (selected by an impartial jury). What’s your user voice interface??? Bring it on!!! We were looking for: small, big, unusual; valve operated; carbon, electret, dynamic; noise cancelling (electronic, phased, rubber […]
July 2014 – 5th Wed – Telephones
We saw: – rotary phones; – Whitehouse to Gremlin redefines; – bakelite phones; – 802 series, rotary and DTMF without the * or #; – T400 series which was supposed to put Australia on the map; – wireless phones; – satellite phones; – ancien office switchboards.
Mar 2017 – HF Month
March 2017 had been declared the HF Month by our HF Officer. We had an exciting schedule of HF-themed events: Sat/Sun 11/12 March 2017 – Contest: RSGB Commonwealth Contest Patrick Vk2PN has operated from club that weekend. Read report! Wed 15-Mar-2017 – Lecture: Digital Signals SDR Geoff, our hard working president, told us all about Digital Signals SDR. Sat/Sun […]
Nov 2016 – 5th Wed – Military Communication Gear
35 people attended the evening with a total of 112 votes. We had quite a collection, including a WWI spark radio transmitter and its receiver. The winner was Bob Anderson with a briefcase size steam powered generator to recharge the radio batteries. Get ready for our 5th Wednesday of the quarter! Wednesday 30-Nov-2016 […]
Aug 2016 – 5th Wed – Technology Made in ANZ
Amazing evening with a total of 64 votes. The winner was John Douglas ZWD. Australia and New Zealand used to manufacture a lot of technology products. This show & tell of any technology products that were manufactured in Australia and New Zealand was a beauty with many equipment tabled that were actually designed and/or built by […]
Jun 2016 – 5th Wed – Test Gear Tech Night!
Wednesday the 29th June 2016 is a Testing Gear Show & Tell evening! Same format, however homebrew gears get double the votes! I think we’ve got a pretty good idea who’s going to win! We are looking for any gears/tools used to test radio, feedlines, aerials, power supplies, etc. We are looking for hi-tech, low […]
Apr 2016 – 5th Wed – E-Waste night (and “oldest radio” night)
For months with 5 Wednesdays we often initiate a challenge of some sort. This month we put forward that club members bring up a project they have built out of repurposed electronics (ie, e-waste). Winner was Bob VK2RL with his direct conversion 40m receiver and power supply Runner up was Phil VK2BDF with a traffic light vehicle […]