Amateur Radio Foundation License Training Weekend

Amateur Radio Foundation License Training WeekendDate: Sat 14 & Sun 15 March 2026 at 09:00 – 16:00At the 1st Lavington Scout Hall, Mutsch Street, Lavington, NSW 2641Cost: $55 including Foundation Manual To secure your spot book in at https://www.trybooking.com/DJJTGor use the QR code on the PDF page.For further information feel free to contact John on 0439 644 946or Erwin on […]

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Mt. Granya activation

On Saturday 4 May 2024 a few ARARC members activated Mt. Granya. Most people got there around 10am, except Mike who took the scenic drive via Mt.Beauty. VK3GAZ, VK2TCM and VK3ERW set up portable HF stations with various antennas, radios and battery configurations, all operating QRP. VK2JMJ brought some 2mt beams to work distant repeaters. VK2AEC, VK2GS and Marko (latest […]

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Club Portable Repeater

The club’s old portable repeater developed an intermittent problem so we’ve decided to replace it using slightly more modern technology. After a generous and appreciated donation by VK3TIM of the key parts for our new repeater, the new system is almost complete.

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Changes to lightning protection at VK2RAY

Lightning protection has been moved from inside the container to an ideal “bulkhead” installation. Several reasons – this gets the cable entry on the other side of the mast where we don’t have to avoid it while raising or lowering the mast, it gives us about 500 mm or so more slack to raise the mast a little further, and […]

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VK2RAY relocated!

Over the weekend some hardworking AWAR volunteers finalised relocating VK2RAY, from Lake Hume to Red Light Hill in Lavington. Below are photos taken by Ross VK2DGY of the successful transfer of the container/RAY. Photos should be self-explanatory but you’ll see the container being loaded onto the truck and then unloaded at Red Light Hill. Below is a quote from Ross; […]

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