DETAILS: Saturday December 20th 12:00pm Xmas BBQ Breakup ANOTHER YEAR Hello Famparc'rs .... Well, 2025 is almost over.. Yes, another year has passed quickly.. This year has been fantastic for the club, with new members joining, successful Coffee & Cake days, Camp-Outs, Travel, and our New Club Repeater and Remote HF Station benefiting all members. Let's hope we can continue enjoying the fun and club improvements in 2026, and most importantly, good health to everyone! DETAILS:

Check out Hayden's recent Youtube clip talking about the Icom IC-705 Transceiver. Is the IC-705 still worth buying in 2025/2026 ? As an owner of the IC-705 for many years now, it is still my goto radio and is used every day, for FM/SSB/DStar and more, it's great for portable use, as this is what it was built for. For example our club's recent camping trip to the Poplars near Noojee, I took along my 100 watt IC-7300 rig, and never got it out of the carry box, yet I still mana

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We all love new toys... I am considering one of these neat little hand-helds. Baofeng UV5R Mini. Click here for the page.. I am not sure where Hayden gets the $20.00 from, plus the link he supplies on his Youtube clip will only ship 1x per customer/order. However at the time of this posting, the link I have found is for $38.79 with free shipping and almost no limit on quantity buy. As you know these prices can change by the hour. Watch the video and if you are interested, I

Hello all, I have added and updated our clubs Event Calendar Page. This is a new interactive layout.. So take a look and see what's happening at Famparc. Click Here. There also now a Button on the Home Page. New FAMPARC Club Event Calendar

Rosebud RadioFest 2025 — The Big Ham Radio Gathering on the Peninsula Every November, radio enthusiasts from across Victoria converge on the Mornington Peninsula for one of the friendliest and best-organised events on the ham calendar — the Rosebud RadioFest , hosted by the Southern Peninsula Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) .This year’s event will be held on Sunday, November 16th, 2025 , at Eastbourne Primary School , Allambi Avenue, Rosebud , with doors opening at 10 a.m. 🎪 What

Where: Poplars Camp Ground Noojee Vic. When: 23rd to 29th October 2025. What a fantastic event, thanks to Stanley vk3bot and the members who dedicated their time to camp or visit for the day. The Poplars is a camp ground around 7ks from Noojee via the Loch Valley Rd. Originally scheduled from the 22nd to the 29th of October, the event was rescheduled to the 22nd to the 23rd, Thursday, due to storms predicted by the Weather Bureau. Craig was the first to reach the campground a

Jamboree On The Air this coming weekend. Melbourne Region JOTA - Oct 18-19, 2025 JOTA Calling Frequencies: Please QSY off the Calling Frequency once you have established a contact. Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is the largest Scouting event in the world. It is held annually the third full weekend in October. JOTA uses amateur radio to link Scouts and amateur radio operators around the world, around the nation, and in your own community. This Jamboree requires no travel, other

OCTOBER 18TH GUEST SPEAKER TOPIC: Portable amateur radio PETER VK3PF Parks On The Air extraordinaire DONE! Thanks to Peter VK3PF for his time at the club.. Peter covered many areas of Portable Amateur Radio operation and setup. Again.. we thank him for his time and effort. Peter VK3PF We have another amazing guest speaker and event at the Famparc Club Rooms. We are pleased to welcome Peter vk3pf, a leading parks activator enthusiast. Peter will be sharing his extensive knowle

Hi Guys, At the meeting the other day, my recently built Aursinc Allstar Node was on display and connected to the club repeater through...