It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to test out a new radio, even less frequently the opportunity to test one that you assembled yourself. Richard VK2ARH was fortunate to be given the opportunity to trial the 40m Pebble QRP radio last week during the regular Friday morning portable activation activity that several […]
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MWRS POTA at Karuah Park 14-Aug-2026
Greetings Operators, The rumours are true. The myth. The legend. The man who refuses to operate from the comfort of a padded seat in his shack. Professor Portable will strike again. This Friday, the Professor loaded up the mobile command centre (The Rav4) and head into the wild. The mission? Conquer the 40-metre band in […]
MWRS POTA at Carrington Park, Hornsby 7-Aug-2026
It may have been a chilly 8 degrees celcius when we started, but the cool start to the day didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for those enjoying portable activities this morning, despite the traffic noise from the adjacent motorway at Carrington Park Wahroonga, it soon warmed up to be a pleasant morning for radio activity. With […]
MWRS POTA return to Ruddock Park 24-Jul-2026
By Popular Request, the MWRS POTA retuned to Ruddock Park on a very cold Friday morning. A chilly start for the day, but it soon warmed up – although with Professor Portable (Colin VK2JCC) absent but listing on his SDR radio from Albury, we had four stations operating from Ruddock Park, followed by good coffee […]
MWRS POTA – Interstellar Briefing
Greetings, Earthbound Operators, It is time to extract ourselves from our dark, electromagnetic caves and simulate human interaction on actual green grass. The planetary alignment dictates a morning deployment on Friday 3 July 2026, at 0800 hours. Behold the strategic masterplan for Ku-ring-gai Bicentennial Park: A few were absent today, so only 3 of us […]
On the Road – Jun/Jul 2026
After plans to cross the Simpson Desert were scuppered by flooding near Birdsville Rod VK2ZZM, Geoff VK2WA, Dom VK2JNA & Bill VK2AIY headed off on an alternate voyage to the Red Centre via South Australia! The group was on HF and in regular contact with club members all over the east coast. We regularly called into […]
MWRS POTA at Ruddock Park, Westleigh 26-Jun-2026
A fun day was had by all at Ruddock Park, Westleigh, then to a warm cafe. Mostly used were inverted V antennas. On site to set up from about 8:00 am for a 9:00 am net. Attendees were: The rain held off and conditions were good into Central coast and Port Macquarie. Great bscn and eggs and coffee […]
2026 Winter VHF/UHF Field Day
A team of hardy souls took the club station VK2MB portable to participate in the Winter VHF/UHF Field Day 20-Jun-2026 at the JJ Melbourne Hills Memorial Reserve, just north of the Forest Hills Pony Club at Terrey Hills. The goal of the Field Days is to contact contest operators on 6m, 2m, 70cm and 23cm. […]
Friday at The Brickpit – Portable Radio with Style
Article from Colin VK2JCC aka Professor Portable – Friday 12-Jun-2026 If there is one thing that can be said about the Friday 40-metre portable operators, it is that no two stations ever look the same. This week’s gathering took place at The Brickpit, Thornleigh, with the net being expertly controlled from the comfort of Cherrybrook […]
MWRS POTA – Hornsby Quarry 22-May-2026
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 […]
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 Lecture: Colin VK2JCC’s AI Adventure!
In this mini-lecture in March 2026, Colin VK2JCC (aka Professor Portable) tells of his recent experiments with Artificial Intelligence, and how he used it to make a short video about the Amateur Radio.See it here.
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 Trans Tasman Low-Band Contest
Following the success of the 2025 John Moyle Memorial Field Day operations at the Watagans, the VK2MB/p contest contingent decided to use this site again the for this year’s Trans Tasman Low-Band Contest instead of the usual Berrima site. Some members decided to travel in convoy after meeting on the Telegraph Road Turramurra at 10am. […]