2021 RD Contest in a Covid lockdownby Dom Bragge, VK2JNA.21aug2021 We’re all trying to be good citizens & staying at home as much as possible. When not at home, we’re masked up or exercising alone or just in family groups of one household. This has become a bit tiresome 7 weeks in with no end […]
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Items relating to radio contests in which the club participates, especially, the Flagpole Contest.
June 2021 VHF/UHF Winter Field Day
Nick VK2FS reports… We met at the club website to collect antennas, the gazebo and the club’s IC7300. A quick drive up to the Pony Club/BMX Track by the Terrey Hills weather station was followed by two masts being erected. Mast 1 at 8m with the 6m yagi. The second mast had the combined 2m/70cm […]
John Moyle Field Day 2021
(Update, 20 April: Rod VK2ZZM has uploaded a video of the event.) The worst rainstorm weekend of the century was not going to put a damper on the MWRS attempt at the John Moyle Memorial Field day 2021 the 20-21 March 2021 Thanks to Rod (and his magnificent shed) for hosting us! We could operate […]
VHF/UHF Spring Field Day Contest 2020-11-28/29
Here are a few shots of our recent Field day operation at Mount Allyn. Fantastic views from this location! And being at this altitude, the weather was (mercifully) much cooler than down on the flat. Participants were: Nick VK2FS and Zara VK2FZYP Greg VK2XE Andy VK2EAH Steve VK2KFJ Tim VK2BT Although we weren’t favoured with […]
John Moyle Field Day 2020
Over the 21-22 March 2020 weekend, the MWRS activated a “portable” station at the Polblue Campground in the Barrington Tops National Park. Where present: Andrew VK2EAH Connie VK2CON Greg VK2XE, Declan & Cara Nick VK2FS Phil VK2APL Rod VK2ZZM Ross VK2FRET Tim VK2BT Yves VK2AUJ Zara FZYP We piled up 229 contacts thanks to Ross […]
23-Nov-2019 VHF/UHF Spring Field Day
The Spring VHF/UHF Field day ran over the 23/24 November weekend. Although this is a 24 hour contest, traditionally we have entered into the 8 hour section either on the Saturday from midday or on the Sunday from early morning. This year MWRS ran on the Saturday afternoon covering 6m/2m/70cm/23cm. For the last couple of […]
International Lighthouse Weekend 2019
VK2MB at Barrenjoey Lighthouse 17-18 August The Manly-Warringah Radio Society has participated in the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend since 2003. We were back again this year again! As in previous years, we activated the historic Barrenjoey Lighthouse at Palm Beach, some 30km north of Sydney (lighthouse code AU0046). We were a bit short-handed this year, as a number […]
20/21 July 2019: Trans-Tasman Low Band contest report.
(by Greg Lee VK2XE) Once again, the Manly Warringah Radio Society decided to operate the Trans-Tasman Low Band contest as a portable station. This year we operated again from the Berrima Scout Camp which is just outside of town and located along the bank of the Wingecarribee river. In conjunction with the contest we held […]
12-Jan-2019 VHF/UHF Summer Field Day
The VK2KFJ team worked from Mont.lambie Saturday 12-Jan, caught up with Gerard vk2io portable at Mont Trickett up back of Jenolan Caves. Did some microwave contacts saturday night, plus some more the following morning. The VK2KFJ team spotted an orange glow on Saturday night, to the south, got up 6am to investigate and found a fire in […]
ILLW 2018: VK2MB at Barrenjoey Lighthouse
Report by Philip Leong VK2APL and Tim Jensen VK2ETJ The Manly-Warringah Radio Society has participated in the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend since 2003. This year we hosted our friends Lindsay VK2AMV, Dave VK2JDS and Garry VK2FGAZ from the Amateur Radio Central West Group. As in previous years, we activated the historic Barrenjoey Lighthouse at Palm Beach, […]
2018 Trans Tasman 160m Contest
Thanks to everyone that came down to camp and participate in the low band contest over the weekend. Big thanks to Jeff VK2MZZ for arranging access to the site. There was a big effort in getting radio and antennas set up and everything worked very well. We should see a strong result from VK2MB in […]
2018 John Moyle Memorial Field Day
Tim VK2BT, Dave VK2JDS, Owen VK2OL and Greg VK2XE The Manly Warringah Radio Society (MWRS) participated in the 2018 John Moyle Memorial Field Day, held 17-18 March. John Moyle(1908-1960) was an engineer, editor, music and art lover, and the following two-part biography by Neville Williams eloquently describes his significant contributions to radio in Australia: (1) http://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/valves/NW198909.pdf, […]
25-Nov-2017 VHF/UHF Spring Field Day
This year’s Spring VHF/UHF Field Day enabled the Manly Warringah Radio Society to put into action some of our new field equipment which has been purchased as a result of club funds and the recent grant from ARNSW. We all wish to thank ARNSW once again on such a great initiative to the development of […]
2017 Trans Tasman 160m contest
TransTasman 160m Contest 2017 & MWRS Camping Weekend (14-16 July 2017) Another amazing weekend thanks to Mal (Hangi), Jeff (site) and Greg (contest), and all the attendees. 65 contacts made in the contest. Contacts were made to most states except VK8 on either 80m or 160m. Our partners across the Tasman were also very […]
24-Jun-2017 – VHF/UHF Winter Field Day
A late decision to enter the winter VHF/UHF contest saw Nick VK2FS and Greg VK2XE set up a station close to the Pony Club near to the club’s repeaters. Beautiful weather allowed for a smooth set up with a dipole at around 7m up a squid pole for 50MHz and a 6m mast with yagis […]