As we have a new group of members, the club is doing another production of club badges. Send me an email at vk3frcweb@gmail.com including your name and callsign, and I'll add you to the list for the next session. Note: There are still a few badges from the last production that need to be paid for. They are available for pick up and payment at the club rooms. $15.00 which the club receives $5.00. (approx.) Total $15.00 All we need is your name and callsign. Show off your Name

International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend - ILLW For some reason or other August seems to have become the international weekend for lighthouses. Countries all over the world have become involved in one for or another of lighthouse activity. Some years ago the United States Congress declared August 7th as their National Lighthouse Day and during that first week in August amateur radio operators in America set up portable stations at lighthouses and endeavour to make contact w

Remembrance Day Contest WHEN: Next contest 15th & 16th August 2026 DETAILS: Contest Manager Alan Shannon VK4SNvk4sn@wia.org.auChanges in 2025:1. The manager will provide awards for the top 3 Youth entries. LINK: Click Here Remember to send in team nominations before contest start. Contest Introduction: This contest commemorates the Amateurs who died during World War II and is designed to encourage friendly participation and help improve the operating skills of participants. I

The MacService Group We are hosting an "open warehouse" sale to empty the contents of my father (Bernie) retired business - The MacService Group. WHEN: July 11th, 8:00am - 1:00pm WHERE: 231 OSBORNE AVENUE, Clayton South, VIC 3169 NOTE: CASH & CARRY ONLY - NO Credit Cards, NO PayPal! There are hundreds of thousands of items over 3000m2, including a very large quantity of Radio/RF equipment, much of it vintage and hard to find. If you could please share this with your members,

WIA Reports: Original Post Here Date : 02 / 07 / 2026 Author : WIA One of the most exciting developments in amateur radio and community communications is the rapid growth of MeshCore networks. Built using the low-power LoRa radio protocol on the licence-exempt 433 MHz and 900 MHz ISM bands, these innovative networks are demonstrating just how much can be achieved with a handful of inexpensive devices, some clever software and a community of enthusiastic volunteers. Unlike ma

GGREC just released a YouTube clip of the July 2026 Hamfest at Longwarry Vic. Are you in this clip? On Saturday, July 4, the Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club will host their Hamfest. Please be aware that our Monthly meeting, usually scheduled for this Saturday, will be postponed because several club members and some of the administration will be attending the Hamfest. Therefore, the Famparc Monthly meeting will take place the following Saturday, 11th July. The venue is

Hi Fellow Members, Come and join our Monthly Famparc Members Coffee and Cake morning. Visitors also welcome. BOOKING MADE UNDER NAME OF: FAMPARC CLUB COFFEE AND CAKE MORNING Monday 13TH JULY 2026 10aM. This benefits everyone and gives us the opportunity to discuss various life topics, not just Amateur Radio. Enjoy a good laugh! TWISTED SISTA CAFE Within the Karingal Hub Shopping Centre. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS S059 / 330 Cranbourne Road,Frankston Karingal Hub.Near Reject Sh

The FAMPARC Contest Team had a great rehearsal day today :-). It started with Roy GB and his torch at 6:30am scoping out the site for the 80-metre antenna! Now that's commitment! The rest of us arrived around 9:30 am and got stuck into it. Outside, we erected the 80-metre dipole, an 80-metre vertical and a 160-metre dipole. Inside, we setup the two temporary stations for 80-metres and 160-metres, along with logging computers. It was a lesson in modern technology because each

At the last club meeting I mentioned the potential of the open-source AEtherSDR as a free option to connect to the Online Shack for club members who only use Apple products or Linux. After a bit of investigation I now have the spectrum and waterfall working with our club system. AEtherSDR is open-source and built on the Qt framework. The source code is available on GitHub but there are binary installer files available for Mac, Linux and Windows. If you would like to try it, y

Setting Up SSB Audio Properly - Mic Gain, ALC & Proc Setting up SSB audio on a modern HF transceiver is actually much easier than many people think… once you understand the balancing act between: Mic Gain ALC Compression / Processing Output Power In this video I show you the exact process I personally use whenever I set up a new radio. We look at: What ALC actually does Why overdriving sounds terrible Why no ALC is important for digital modes How compression stabilises your