RADIO CLUB INC. (RADAR CLUB INC Est 1996 .)
ECHO-LINK & IRLP NODE 6973
RADAR CLUB POST ADDRESS
PO BOX 496 Rockhampton 4700
For Enquires PH 07 49281173, OR 07 49312244
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ANSWERED BY RADAR CLUB
Gordon Fisher local Car Rally organiser attended RADAR CLUB meeting to request assistance with communications for the car rally at Byfield near Yeppoon held in July 2005. We used the spare RADAR CLUB portable 70 cm repeater as well as Ch10 and Repeater Ch 3 UHF Byfield.
Commands apply to Rockhampton node 6973 and also
Gladstone node 6246 on the UHF repeater 438.050Mhz.
To connect to IRLP announce your presence by call sign then simply dial the IRLP node number while transmitting into the repeater..
To connect to echolink dial 0# then the echolink number.
To disconnect from both IRLP and echolink dial 73
To check the status of the node press #0 (this will tell you if we are connected or not etc)
For the current time press #2 for UTC press #3
For more information look at the nodes website
When away from home and using echolink
Rocky VK4RAR 2M Repeater number is 108959
For more info on echolink
For IRLP local status
To Contact the Gladstone Club see Secretary Rob Waegele, VK4TWR. 07 49780816
Gladstone Repeaters are on 146.900 and 146.625, 438.05 Mhz.
Take a look at VK4
repeater info! |
| Clive VK4ACC has been selected by RADAR CLUB to be trained in accreditation for the new soon to be introduced foundation licence |
| The Mackay Amateur Radio Association is having their Annual General Meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of August, which is the 16 th August at SES Building at Cementary Road at 7.30 PM. |
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| Jock & Bill enjoying themselves at the RADAR CLUB AGM |
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| Club member VK4CS Jim won third prize in the open woodcraft competition recently. |
| WANTED 240 Volt power lead for FT101 Transceiver. Contact Leigh Wilson VK4YLW via Clive 49312244 work, 48281173 A/H. |
FOR SALE Hustler Multi Band Vertical with radials NEW NEVER BEEN USED! Contact VK4KDN John McLean $300. Ph 07 49272621 |
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| FOR SALE Computer 1 GHz, 20 GB ,256Mb Digital Monitor $275 Ray vk4blk Ph 4933 6012 73 VK4BLK AWA RT85 12 Volt 2M FM Mobile (Set up by VK4ZAR) About 60 Channels Installed. $90. Ray VK4BLK 49336012 |
FOR SALE I have a 2 section Hills windup tower and rotator that is not being used and I would be prepared to sell if anyone requires such a setup nowadays. Reg VK4RJ Phone 49312656 work hours. 49281932 home |
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| RADAR CLUB's application for a grant from WIA under
the category of : LIFTING THE PROFILE AND AWARNESS OF AMATEUR RADIO Has been successful. QAC advised recently. Thanks go to VK4DUG for this initiative Sample of the stands and pamphlets are above. |
Leon and Brian enjoy the RADAR CLUB dinner outing recently. Leon VK4KLL made contact via IRLP from UK. Leon might like to contact George VK4AJL as George contacts UK regularly via IRLP |
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| From VK4AJS: Hi Clive here is the download
site for VK3UM EMR calculator suite. Very good and easy to use gives exclusion zones and allows for feed line loss and gives EIRP and DBW figures. John |
RADAR CLUB and members who recently received and had ex commercial radios enabled for Amateur Radio use wish to thank the following: Don for tuning the rigs, Lyle for obtaining the rigs, Rob Bay. TWR and Phil for e-prom programming and Clive for transport . Anyone who still would like to obtain a rig contact Clive. | ||||||||||||
| No it is not a new station! Its Frank Roden VK4FU he has changed his call sign to VK4FLR. | |||||||||||||
| AMATEUR
RADIO INTERNET COURSE FROM RON BERTRAND
VK2DQ |
RADAR CLUB SERVICES Voice repeater 146.7 Mhz ; IRLP Node 6973 Voice Repeater 438.225 Mhz Digi Repeater 144.900 Mhz. Quarterly New Letter Exams on demand and Study assistance contact Clive or Lyle on 49281173 QSL Postage, Social Events , Industrial visits, Lectures, WIA Liaison Radar club Nett Tuesday evenings 7.30 pm local Club Nett 3.613 Mhz on 80m band. 8.30 same evening the 2m technical hour on 146.700 Mhz local repeater. |
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IN THE COMING EVENTS
The North Queensland Amateur Radio Convention will be happening at
the Douglas Campus of James Cook University plus other event centres
from Friday September 16th to Sunday September 18th.
North Queensland Amateur Radio Convention - September 2005
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CLIVE ON PHONE 07 49312244 OR E-MAIL
At Emerald : The Central Highlands
AGM at Fairbairn Dam - September 2005 .
Jamboree On The Air - 15th and 16th October 2005.