Metal work for the Australian Radio Amateur – Upcoming talk by VK3ZZC At the next club meeting at 10am, Saturday, June 17, we are delighted to welcome prolific home brew builder Ralph, VK3ZZC who will share lessons from his long experience of metalworking at home. If you have the urge to construct your own ham equipment then at some stage you will be required to perform some simple metalworking operations. In the old days this activity was&nbsp...

Hi Everyone, This Wednesday is the coffee morning at the Gisborne CFA meeting room. Time: 1000 Hrs.Venue: CFA meeting room, Cnr of Robertson and Goode Street, Gisborne. Some members may have lunch afterwards at one of the Gisborne cafes. All welcome. Don't forget the Wednesday club nets, 8 pm on the Mt Macedon repeater: 147.250 and 8:30pm on 80M:3.685MHz. Regards,Graeme McDiarmid VK3NE,Secretary, MRARC.

Hi Everybody, Next Wednesday is the club coffee morning. Tim: 10amVenue: Gisborne CFA meeting room. All are invited to lunch at one of the nearby cafes afterwards. Regards,Graeme VK3NE.

Hi Everybody, The April meeting is this Saturday. Our guest speaker is club member Barry VK3BRT. Barry's topic will include horses, cars and inventions. Time: 1000 Hrs,Venue: Woodend RSL, Anslow Street Woodend. All are welcome to meet later for lunch at one of the many eating houses in Woodend. Regards,Graeme VK3NE,Secretary, MRARC.

Hi Everybody, This Wednesday is the club coffee morning. Venue: Gisborne CFA meeting room.Time: 1000 Hrs. Some members go to lunch afterwards at one of the local eating houses, all welcome. Don't forget the club nets, Wednesday night, 2M at 8pm and 80M at 8:30pm.(147.250 MHz - VK3RMM and 3.685 MHz) Regards,Graeme VK3NE,Secretary, MRARC.

Hi Everybody, Next Saturday is the March meeting of the club. Our guest speaker is Andrew Martin who will give a presentation on railway signalling. Usual venue, Woodend RSL @ 1000 Hrs. Don't forget the 2M and 80M nets tomorrow night. Regards,Graeme VK3NE,Secretary, MRARC.

Hi Everybody, This Wednesday is the March coffee morning at the Gisborne CFA. Usual time, 1000 Hrs. Some of us will be having lunch at the Jolly Miller afterwards, everyone is invited to join. Regards,Graeme VK3NE,Secretary, MRARC.

Melbourne's Wyndham Amateur Radio Club has organised a humungous HamFestfor Sunday the 5th of March. John Forrest VK3JNF says the event is styled as the ONLY one in the westernsuburbs, but the W A R C 2023 HamFest will welcome happy hams from all over theplace. Head over to the Italian Sports Club of Werribee at 601 Heaths Road, Werribee.Thats the same location as previous events.Happily, its a huge under-cover indoor venue with heaps of free parking. Entry is just $7. Doors are op...

Hi Everyone, The next club meeting, 18 Feb 23, will be an opportunity for club members to bring along equipment they wish to sell. The entire time will be devoted to display and selling on the day. The club has some donated gear that will be auctioned. Members may choose to sell at a fixed price or participate in the auction. If you have any items you would like to sell and want to advertise them I am prepared to put out a list to members prior to the date of the meeting. I anticipa...

The Ballarat Hamvention is coming soon. See their website here. Doors open at 10am, 207 Airport Rd, Mitchell Park VIC 3355 Entry is $7. See you there!