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: - 17 Jan 2026Time - 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 is on the right, 100 metres further ...

Hi Everybody, This Wednesday is the MRARC coffee morning at the Gisborne CFA meeting room. Time:  10am,Venue: Gisborne CFA meeting room cnr of Goode and Robertson Street, Gisborne..Enter via front door in Robertson Street. All welcome to meet and lunch afterward at one of the local cafes. Other news of note: Damien Vale alerts us to a  6m repeater update:VK3RHF  Mt. Macedon       Output 53.625          Offset -1MHzMode: FMTone:  88.5 Hz There's a free ham magazine from Ne...

You’re Invited! – MRARC Annual Christmas Function 🎄 Join us for our Annual Christmas Celebration with all the festive fun you’ve come to love! When: 20/12/25. Start 10.00 am. Where: Woodend RSL. We’ll start with our usual annual trivia, (big prizes), followed by a sumptuous meal prepared by our renowned chefs and drinks at bar prices. Everyone is welcome – bring your friends, partners, and holiday cheer! Let’s celebrat...

Hi Everybody, This Wednesday is the MRARC coffee morning at the Gisborne CFA meeting room. Time: 10am,Venue: Gisborne CFA meeting room cnr of Goode and Robertson Street, Gisborne..Enter via front door in Robertson Street. All welcome to meet and lunch afterward at one of the local cafes. Also, if you're in the market for some possibly bargain priced test gear there's an auction closing tomorrow of ex-ACMA gear here: https://gollantauctions.hibid.com/catalog/695202/high-performance-e...

Hello everyone, This Saturday is the next club meeting from 10am at the Woodend RSL. A mix of short form topics are planned: Some gear sales (bring some cash) Maddog Antenna products from Barry VK3BRT and Graeme VK3CDO A free way to remote control your network radio when away from home - Peter VK3TPM QRP-Labs QMX for portable operation and 3D printer applications There will be lunch afterwards at one of the local cafes and all are invited. Regards,Peter, VK3TPM,Acting ...

Hi Everybody, This Wednesday is the MRARC coffee morning at the Gisborne CFA meeting room. Time:  10am,Venue: Gisborne CFA meeting room cnr of Goode and Robertson Street, Gisborne..Enter via front door in Robertson Street. All welcome to meet and lunch afterward at one of the local cafes. Regards,Peter VK3TPM,Assistant Secretary, MRARC.

Hello Everyone, This Saturday is the next club meeting from 10am at the Woodend RSL. Our speaker this month is Ross Ballantyne, VK1UN. Ross will talk about his FDIM 2024 presentation “Stealth operations from hotel rooms and other unlikely QTHes”. He will also be embellishing on some recent innovations he has done on tuners. In particular, examples of operations and results, equipment and gear needed, and a systematised approach to optimisation of QRP very portable operations. Ro...

Hi Everybody, This Wednesday is the MRARC coffee morning at the Gisborne CFA meeting room. Time:  10am,Venue: Gisborne CFA meeting room cnr of Goode and Robertson Street, Gisborne..Enter via front door in Robertson Street. All welcome to meet and lunch afterward at one of the local cafes. Regards,Peter VK3TPM,Assistant Secretary, MRARC.

Good morning Everyone, This Saturday is the next club meeting. This is going to be an interesting morning.  Club member Richard, VK3LRJ, is going to talk about his off-grid electrical system and in particular the challenges of overcoming the noise from high capacity battery chargers and inverters.Peter Clee, VK8ZZ, WIA Director and Secretary will be joining us and he will say a few words about what’s news at the WIA. Peter has visited the club previously and is a mine of informati...

Hi Everybody, This Wednesday is the MRARC coffee morning at the Gisborne CFA meeting room. Time:  10am,Venue: Gisborne CFA meeting room cnr of Goode and Robertson Street, Gisborne..Enter via front door in Robertson Street. All welcome to meeting and lunch afterward at one of the local cafes. Regards,Graeme VK3NE,Secretary, MRARC.