Over the Christmas 2025 / New Year 2026 break, a group of MWRS members are on their annual Victoria High Country outing. First few days are held at the Native Dog Flat Campground, accessible by 2WD. During the stay, some participants venture on daily 4WD expeditions, or worst, climb mountains to tryout their rigs! Apart […]
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VK2MB/p on air for John Moyle Field Day 2024
Members of the Society once again headed south to Culburra Beach NSW to participate in the annual John Moyle Memorial Field Day Contest on 16-17 March. The JMFD team comprised: A Lesson Learned… One of the first rule of portable operation is: before you leave home, thoroughly check that all gear is in good working […]
VHC Pilgrimage 2023
The annual post-Christmas trip to the Victorian High Country was kicked off by Andy VK2EAH and Geoff VK2WA, with Dom VK2JNA in hot pursuit. Dom caught up by Jindabyne and we headed down the Barry Way. We paused at Ingeegoodbee to take in the first scenic lookout: After a quick swim in the fast-flowing (and […]
26-Aug-2023 University Sydney Open Day
The University of Sydney held its annual open day on the 26th, hoping to entice a new crop of students to pursue their higher education there. There was something of a carnival atmosphere to the event, with most faculties having a light-hearted element to their displays, such as LEGO tables and fairy floss offerings somehow […]
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. […]
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… […]
27-Aug-2022 Sydney Uni Open Day
(WIP – waiting for more photos and comments from others who were there.) It was a rainy Saturday morning in the city as the University of Sydney held its annual Open Day, and hordes of potential students (and their parents) descended on Camperdown to check out the academic offerings. Philip VK2APL, who is Professor of […]
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 […]
VK2MB 3rd Place in JMFD!
Back in March, the Society participated in the 2021 John Moyle Memorial Field Day. VK2MB/p came third in the Multi Operator, Phone Only, HF Bands, 6-Hour categories, scoring 238 points for 119 contacts. Word is that another two contacts would have earned us 2nd place! The certificate for the event arrived in the post recently, […]
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 […]
VI250COOK/p Special Event Station
Station active 1-6 May 2020 The Cairns Amateur Radio Club has granted us the use of the special event callsign, VI250COOK/p, to mark the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s voyage from Sydney to present day Cooktown in 1770. More info at QRZ.com. Members of the Manly-Warringah Radio Society are activating this special event callsign […]
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 […]
Yves VK2AUJ shows off his great KX3 Carry Case
Having spent $1,800 on a radio, I wan’t a box to be able to carry it around. It had to be convenient so that I would only have to open the lid and operate! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFbuM5M3SnU
2013 John Moyle Field Day wrap-up!
This past weekend saw the annual John Moyle Field Day, which was contested by a few of our club members. Our resident contesting professor the honorable Patrick (VK2PN) was once again on the air with Horst VK2HL from the lovely Myall River on the NSW Mid North Coast. For a full write up of his weekend […]