Here at MWRS, the Fifth Wednesday (of any month that has one) is devoted to themed Show and Tell, with prizes for the Best Display and Best Story. The theme of this 5th Wednesday was classic 70s through 90s kits and memorabilia from Dick Smith Electronics, Tandy, Jaycar, Altronics, and Heathkit. Dick Smith Electronics and Tandy (Radio […]
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Centenary Party Video
We’ve just received the final cut of the video shot on the Big Day! Many thanks to Tim Webster at Dekko Media for the production. You can see the video on VK2MB-TV.
100 Years and Counting!
On Sunday 26 Feb 2023, members turned out for a party to mark the end of the first hundred years since the formation of the Manly & District Radio Club, and its modern incarnation, the Manly-Warringah Radio Society. It was at 8pm on 26 February 1923 that the original club met for the first time: […]
“Early Bird” net reaches 15,000!
On 3 January 2023, Dom VK2JNA reported that the club’s regular Early Bird net had reached 15,000. That is, every morning for the last 41 years, at 6.30am, club members have got together on 80 metres to start the day with a chat on Amateur Radio. The first Early Bird Net took place on Thursday […]
Xmas BBQ Sunday 18-Dec-2022
The usual annual xmas BBQ was held Sunday 18-Dec-2022. The weather on the day called for an undercover gas BBQ and indoor setting.
Club 2m “First Wednesday” net
With COVID hanging around like a bad smell, some members are still feeling a bit reluctant to come to the clubhouse. Probably with good reason, as a couple of members have come down with what some refer to as “the spicy cough”. Thankfully, there have been no serious health problems resulting, but even so, there’s […]
Video: Unexpected Visitors
New on VK2MB-TV, some video from the clubhouse security camera, of wildlife that visits the club in May 2022 outside of scheduled meeting times… click here. Enjoy!
Mayham 2022 at Wyong!
The annual Central Coast Amateur Radio Club Field Day is on today at Wyong Racecourse, and Russell VK2BYN has already sent around a few photos. No doubt more will follow, so check back later… AWA Teleradio 60A, 2-10MHz transceiver Lots more Mayham photos from Patrick VK2PN here.
23cm fun in the fog
On 27 April 2022, Steve VK2KFJ and Dom VK2JNA headed up to Mt Coree (Summits on the Air VK1/AC-023, on the ACT/NSW border) to do a 23cm test with Dave VK2JDS at Gowan, near Orange, some 250km away. Dom reports: We drove our 4WDs in from the west & the east via Piccadilly Circus in the Brindabella […]
G3UML, Amateur Radio, and the Falklands War
A recent video on the Waters & Stanton YouTube channel featured the role of Amateur Radio in telling the world about the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands (or Islas Malvinas if you were cheering on Argentina at the time – we’re not taking sides here HI!) The video tells the story of Laurie G3UML, […]
2m weekly net returns
(Update, Feb 2022: with restrictions easing and clubhouse meetings back, the 2m net has been discontinued, as originally planned below. Those unable to come to the clubhouse can still join in via Zoom.) With the COVID Omicron variant making its presence felt (11,201 daily cases as of 2021-12-29), the club weekly 2m net is back […]
Xmas BBQ Sunday 19-Dec-2021
As per tradition, the MWRS Xmas party was held the Sunday prior to Christmas. Well attended considering many members had clashes with many other parties. In attendance (in callsign order): list under construction – not sure I (VK2SKY) have everyone, and partner names – help me out here, please! After the BBQ, and while the […]
Deferred AGM, 2021-11-07
The Society’s Annual General Meeting, help over from mid-July due to a certain pandemic situation, finally took place at the the club rooms on Sunday, 7 November. The meeting was well attended, despite the rain and thunderstorms in the area, and everyone enjoyed the slightly modified format BBQ afterwards. The full list detailing the new […]
Lights off again at Barrenjoey
Dammit, COVID-19, you’ve done it again! Sydney’s lockdown has been extended until the end of September, which means that our activation of Barrenjoey Lighthouse for the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on 21-22 August has been cancelled for the second year running. While we won’t be at the lighthouse, some of our members will be […]
COVID restrictions ease!
Update, 18 October 2021: Good news at last! Because NSW has passed the 80% fully vaccinated milestone, COVID lockdown restrictions for fully vaccinated people have eased up further. Details at https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/stay-safe/rules/fully-vaccinated. As a result, meetings at the clubhouse have resume. Up to 20 people can be in the clubhouse at a time. You need to […]