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.
John Moyle Memorial Field Day 2023
Raw video from the field here. The John Moyle Memorial Field Day roared into life at midday on 18 March, as did the Society’s centenary Special Event Station VI 100 MB /portable. Dom VK2JNA, Leo VK2LEO, and Nick VK2FS set up the club’s portable station, at Culburra Beach just east of Nowra NSW, locator QF55JB. […]
Another walk in the park
Several members of the club (Carmel VK2CAR, Colin VK2JCC, and Richard VK2SKY) were active portable at Rofe Park in Hornsby Heights today, 17 March 2023. The aim this time was to call in to the Westlakes Amateur Radio Club net (Mon/Wed/Fri at 9.30am on 7115kHz), just for the fun of it. The Westlakes folks were […]
A Walk (and a Net) in the Park
The Hornsby and District Amateur Radio Club holds its weekly Morning Tea with HADARC net on 7106kHz every Friday morning from 9am. MWRS members Carmel VK2CAR, Colin VK2JCC, Stuart VK2BMX and others call into the net from different parks around northern Sydney each week. This morning Richard VK2SKY came along to do a photo essay… […]
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: […]
February 2023 Lecture – Lost Women of Rabaul
Lecture from Rod Miller, VK2ZZM about his new book, The Lost Women of Rabaul. An early draft of the book became the basis for the ABC’s award-winning production, Sisters of War. Watch Rod’s lecture on VK2MB-TV. You can also watch Sisters of War on ABC iView.
MWRS Knows Balloons too…
Balloons have been in the news a lot recently, with an alleged Chinese communication surveillance balloon detected over the USA and shot down last week, another seen over Latin America… It turns out that the Manly-Warringah Radio Society is not exactly a stranger to ballooning either. In June 1993, Australian entrepreneur, and now Honorary Life […]
40 years ago!
Far left Clive Jackson VK2TD, next to Clive is Michael Smith, then not sure until Rod Bird VK2VBR second from right with elbow on table. From Chris VK2YY: “I Have known Rod since I was 14 years old and made contact with him on Facebook some say 7 years ago and asked him he wanted to […]
Sun 23-Jan-2023 – Pre-centenary working bee
Sorry no photos, Come and see for yourself! Vacuumed, swept and mopped the floor.Dusted from the rafters to the floor.Cleaned the bathroom. No more spider and web.Sorted and stacked the firewood.Cleaned benchtops and the appliances.Stove checked and working. Microwave working.Tidied up the shack and scrubbed the desk top to a show room shine.Relocated bulky items to store […]
January 2023 Lecture – Troubleshooting Roman Dodecahedrons
The club’s first lecture for 2023 was presented by Gavin Smith, who spoke on the topic, “Troubleshooting Ancient Roman Dodecahedrons”. Most of us know that a dodecahedron is a three-dimensional shape having twelve faces, each of which is usually a pentagon. But, did you know that many mysterious bronze dodecahedrons, dating back to the Roman […]
“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 […]
The Case of the Elusive Stinger: Repairing a Terlin Outbacker
The Australian Terlin Outbacker antenna has been a stalwart of HF mobile communications since time immemorial. It’s a sturdy, adaptable, vertical antenna that can cover the entire HF spectrum by plugging a flying lead into one one of a number of sockets depending on the band of operation. It also has an adjustable top section, […]
Christmas Net 2022
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.
Member receiving National Emergency Medal
Richard Murnane VK2SKY, a long term member of the Society, was awarded a National Emergency Medal for the time he was volunteering during the 2019-2020 bush fires. The medal was presented to Richard and other of members of WICEN and other agencies, at the RFS HQ at Homebush Saturday 10-Dec-2022. The society is very proud […]