The new venue this year, Rowsley Hall, was bursting at the seams with all the enthusiastic amateurs in attendance.
The intense sun telegraphed that the day would turn out to be a warm one. Happily there were refreshments including, I'm told, a large number of hot chocolate options.
While there was a strong team from our Bendigo brothers, I didn't spot any members of MRARC, at least early on.
While those excellent capacitors were very tempting, I came away with...
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Plane crash corner with Graeme VK3CDO
Today's meeting at Woodend was well attended.
Graeme, VK3CDO, gave a fascinating talk starting with a bit of history of aircraft in Australia and ending up with a survey of air disasters in our region.
Graeme covered the history of the "DC" line of planes, starting with the DC1, DC2 and later the incredibly popular DC3. 13,000 DC3s were built over the years.
Among the "highlights" was DC2 VH-UYT which hit Mt Dandenong due, we think, to navigation errors which led to them no...
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Meeting at Woodend Saturday 17 Feb 2024
Hi Everybody,
This Saturday is the February meeting.
The guest speaker is club member Graeme VK3CDO.
Graeme will tell us about some aircraft incidents/disasters including the DC3's that collided with Mt Macedon and Mt Dandenong. Somewhere in the talk there will be mention of £10,000,000 in diamonds.
Time: 10 amVenue: Woodend RSL Hall.
Regards,Graeme VK3NE,Secretary, MRARC.
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Wednesday Coffee Morning, 7th Feb
Hi Everybody,
This Wednesday is the February coffee meeting.
Venue: Gisborne CFATime: 1000 Hrs.
Come along and enjoy a friendly chat about radio or any other topic of interest. If enough people turn up we could solve all the problems of the world!
Some of you may wish to stay in Gisborne for lunch at one of the many cafes/coffee houses.
Regards,Graeme VK3NE,Secretary, MRARC.
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Ballarat Hamfest popular with members
Once again many club members made the trip to the excellent Ballarat Hamfest.
While the weather was warm there was a very pleasant breeze through the venue.
Our congratulations to the organisers for another very professionally run day. It was great to catch up with many old and new friends.
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Family day a highlight of the year
The annual Macedon Ranges Amateur Radio Club family day on Mount Macedon was a very enjoyable get together. As we picnicked in the paddock there were entertaining discussions on a wide range of topics.
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If you have the space, try a full wave loop antenna
Quite a few members of the club live on larger blocks of land and have the space to experiment with big antennas. I'm fortunate to be on five acres with many trees so put up a full wave length antenna cut for 80m.
It's not a thing of beauty, it just meanders around a few trees and is held up with paracord at each corner.
I cut 82m of wire, strung it up, and then started shortening the loop until it was resonant within the 80m band. The loop is driven with a 4:1 balun and works pretty ...
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MRARC Family Day, 20 January 2024
Hi Everyone,It's that time again when we make our annual pilgrimage to the top of Mount Macedon.
It doesn't seem like it has been 12 months since our last family day.
Date: - 20 Jan 2024Time - 1000 hrs.
Catering: BYO everything. (Don't forget to bring a chair, sunscreen, insect repellent and an umbrella.)
How to get there:Heading up Mt Macedon road, from the Gisborne side, pass through Mt Macedon township and continue toward the top of the Mount. Lions Head Road i...
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Entertaining coffee morning at Gisborne
The first coffee morning of the new year at Gisborne CFA was very entertaining.
Apart from the normal one-on-one chat Graeme, VK3NE, showed pictures of high power transmitter coupling and organs.
There's a move afoot to share information about the coffee meetups of other Victorian clubs so we look forward to welcoming some new people in the future.
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MRARC Coffee Morning, Wednesday 3 January 2024.
Hi Everyone,
This Wednesday is the first coffee morning for 2024.(Typing 2024 doesn't seem quite right - I guess I'll get used to it)
Venue: Gisborne CFA meeting room on the corner of Robertson and Goode Streets Gisborne.
Time: 10am.
Lunch afterwards at one of the local cafes.
Regards,Graeme VK3NE,Secretary, MRARC.
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