November 28th was the gathering to socialise and wish everyone glad tidings for the festive season. And FESTIVE it was on that day too. A “Bring a Plate” to share was the catering criteria and wow what a feast it was. Thank you all for your efforts and coming along to join in the fun.
We were approached by the Variety Bash communications team to assist them with setting up their HF radio base in Armidale as it is half way between Brisbane & Sydney being the start & finish of this teams run for 2014. The plan was to set up in our club rooms and erect a field…
ADARC took part in the John Moyle Memorial Field Day 2026, operating portable from Richard VK2EIK and Megan VK2FMEG’s property at Wollomombi in the HF Multi-Multi Portable 24 Hour category. The team finished 3rd place with 33,069 points, behind VL5X Amateur Radio Experimenters Group from Adelaide in 1st (73,920 points) and VK4IZ Redcliffe & District…
Our next project was to get a HF signal into an antenna and not the dummy load we’ve been using to test the gear. Brian VK2BLP brought in a Coman HF Multi Band Vertical for us to play with…. and play we did. We assembled the brute and attached it to the fence palings with…
Last Sausage Roll Saturday (3/1/15) a few members brought in some of their gear for testing. Iain brought in his VHF vertical and Richard busily set about dissecting it to ascertain its construction and promptly put it on an analyser. Meanwhile Hon Sec Brian VK2BLP is planning a trip to the wilds of remote Australia…
Saturday September 14th 2019 saw a group of club members take a visit to the club repeater site to gain a better understanding of of the equipment the club has and how it all works. The tour was conducted by Dave VK2RP and was a real eye opener for all who attended. The club is…
Our Meet n Greet Luncheon held at the club house 15 Feb 2014 had over 30 people attending and a great time was had by all.