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 […]
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Items relating to times we get out of the shack and operate from the field
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 […]
HF Comms in the Australian Outback
11-March-2017 Contest: RSBB Commonwealth Contest
Safely home now after making little over 150 QSOs in the Commonwealth contest (the exact figure is now 169). Very poor showing on my and the propagation part. Last year I’ve made over 350 contacts. This year only half of that number. This time the band openings were shorter, but the signals when there was propagation were big. Typical […]
W/E 20-21st August 2016 – ILLW
We had a great weekend up at Barrenjoey, filled a few pages of the log book and ticked off a bunch of lighthouses. Richard NRA had some early success with his portable SOTA station while the rest of us battled high winds putting up the main station antennas. We got on air a bit late, but we […]
160m TT Contest Weekend 15-17 July 2016
“Top weekend, well done with the Hangi” Geoff vk2avr. “Great weekend. Well done Mal – you are now a Hangi masterchef. Thanks also to Don and the antenna erection team. Note also the duelling chainsaws!!” Mike vk2uct. It was a great weekend at a great location. We had 12 people staying overnight, 5 people visiting for […]
W/E 13-14th August 2016 – Maker Faire, Powerhouse Museum
Trip Report – Camping at VK2JDS & VK2XPH HQ
Over Australia Day long weekend club members Dom VK2JNA (plus harmonic), Geoff VK2AVR, Nick VK2FS (plus harmonic) and Chris VK2HX visited Dave VK2JDS and Phillipa VK2XPH who live about an hour north of Bathurst. The first sign Dave loves radio is the array of antennas on the homestead roof. One’s attention is also quickly drawn to […]
VHF/UHF Summer Field Day 2016
After an embarrassing realisation that it had been 2 years since our last VHF/UHF Field day, Nick VK2FS and Geoff VK2AVR activated the hill behind our repeater site for this year’s summer field day. Greg VK2XE met us on location in the morning to help set up and grab some early contacts. We used the […]
Flagpole 2015 – Results!
Amid much laughter and some fanfare, the judging was completed and presented at the recent MWRS Business Meeting. We had a number of great entries this year, and bonus points once again became an important factor for the victors. Peter Parker VK3YE made a dominant effort by going pedestrian mobile, and takes the winner’s trophy. In a surprise […]
Flagpole 2015 – Submit your logs!
Ahoy maties! Th’ weather in Sydney shivered me timbers but couldn’t drive away this old salt. We heard Peter Parker VK3YE on air, with pics emailed and youtube video already online! Submit your logs! Contest page is HERE (log sheet down the bottom). Don’t forget to send in pics of your flagpole station and costume for extra points! Email […]
ILLW 2015 Wrap-up
Another great year at Barrenjoey, with the traditional start at the coffee shop for a perk up. Starters Dom VK2JNA, Geoff VK2TGO, Mike VK2UCT, Clint (VK2SOON!!) and Geoff VK2AVR met at the traditional rally point (coffee shop). This year we augmented coffee with bacon and egg rolls, but our NPWS escort was waiting for us at Palm Beach […]
MWRS goes to Barrenjoey!
Sat-Sun 15-16 August 2015 We will once again make the 93m vertical ascent to Barrenjoey Lighthouse, Palm Beach for International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW). This is a fun weekend playing radio in a very scenic location, the climb is worth it! Come see us, find out a bit more about amateur radio or […]
2014 Flagpole Weekend Results and Photos!
Firstly a huge thanks to all those who participated in the event! We had a great weekend with club members and fellow amateurs raising the jolly roger across Australia. We all got a laugh from the photos, had a few stories to tell, chucked at Patrick being quizzed by park rangers and were very impressed […]
2014 Flagpole Comp Updates
Glen (VK2FWOO) and I (VK2MXC) just fired up the SSTV receiver at VK2MB, and already we are getting images. Here is the first cab off the rank, VK2BEN who has pirated a photo of a pirate. 😛 […]