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OPERATORS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for our own Special Event VI3MILLS Mills-On-The-Air is happening. BAREC will take *Centre Stage* at Anderson Mill's first public festival in 3 years. A great weekend to Promote and Play Radio. Setup early on Saturday morning - teardown Sunday afternoon. Updated: May 8th. What is happening: Anderson's Mill Heritage Weekend at Smeaton. When: Saturday May 13th and Sunday May 14th, 10 am to 4 pm. Where: Anderson's Mill, Smeaton. Contact: Graeme, 0417 389 357. National Trust Anderson's Mill Heritage Weekend at Smeaton. Saturday May 14th and Sunday May 15th. Anderson's Mill Heritage weekend at Smeaton is happening once again, with historical displays, blacksmith at work, engines and machines, Buried Rivers of Gold display, arts and crafts, coffee, food vans and much more! Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics Club will have a display of vintage radio equipment, videos, posters, and an operating Amateur Radio station! Take a trip to Smeaton, enjoy the festival, and find out more about Amateur Radio, an interesting and educational pursuit that can also be used for alternative communications when other networks fail. It's all happening on Saturday May 14th and Sunday May 15th, 10 am to 4 pm at Anderson's Mill, Smeaton. Free entry! Access is via Elizabeth St with parking on the reserve.

Simple 2 Meter Ground Plane Project! If you are just getting experience in building antennas or you are an old pro, here is a simple and fun project! This antenna is perfect for those hams living in the primary coverage area of the repeater for 2 meter use. This antenna is nothing more than the old standby "Droopy Groundplane" and can be used on any band where it's physical size does not pose a problem. Remember that the vertical radiator is 1/4 wavelength long at your operating frequency. It has no gain but makes an excellent small antenna that can be mounted just about anywhere and with a little planning, can be used mobile on a short mast from the bumper!! Adding a small attachment loop at the tip of the radiator will enable it to be suspended from above for inside use. Build it! (See drawing below) The vertical element and radials can be made of #12 copper wire or welding rods, coat hanger, etc. The vertical radiator (A) should be soldered to the center connector of the SO239. The four base radials (B & C) and (D & E) can be soldered or bolted to the SO239 mounting holes using 4-40 hardware.The four base radials then should be bent downward to a 45 degree angle. The antenna can be mounted by clamping the PL259 to a mast or even passing the coax through a 3/4 ID PVC pipe and compression clamping the PL259. Either way let your creativity work for you. If you plan on mounting it outside, apply RTV or sealant around the center pin and PL259, and tape well, to keep water out of the coax. Make each radial a 1/4 wave of your desired xmit frequency. Sometimes it helps to add a little extra length to the radials and radiator. This will give you some adjusting room when you adjust the SWR. (If adjustment is needed, clip all radials equally about 1/8 inch at a time while checking SWR, USING LOW POWER). Center the lowest swr on your transmit operating frequency. Example Calculation: Freq (mhz) 146 A (inches) 19 5/16 (Note "A" length is to the SO-239 insulator but not critical) B THRU E (INCHES) 20 3/16 LENGTHS FROM FORMULA ( 234/FREQ MHZ) + 5 % LONGER FOR RADIALS TRY ONE ON 440 or other bands USING SAME FORMULA AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES! ENJOY AND EXPERIMENT! Thanks to : https://www.hamuniverse.com/2metergp.html

Slim Jim Antenna was designed by late Fred Judd. It uses a matching system similar to j-pole antenna. It is the most effective antenna when compared to other ground plane antennas. It has two electric poles charged positive and negative. Use this online slim jim antenna design calculator to find the actual wavelength, overall length, half wave radiator section, quarter wave radiation section, feed point, gap and spacing of Slim Jim antenna by providing the frequency and velocity factor. slim jim antenna design calculator Actual Wavelength = 300 / f Wavelength Considering Velocity Factor = 300 * v / f Overall Length = 22500 * v / f Half Wave Radiator Section = 30000 * (0.5 * v) / f Quarter Wave Matching Section = 30000 * (0.25 * v) /f 50Ω Feed Point = 30000 * (0.025 * v) / f Gap = 300 / f Spacing = 30000 * 0.02175 / f Where, v = Velocity Factor f = Frequency Example If the frequency and velocity factor is 30 MHz and 10 vf, then Actual Wavelength = 300 / 30 Actual Wavelength = 10 m Wavelength Considering Velocity Factor = (300x10) / 30 WCVF = 100 m Overall Length = 22500 x 10 / 30 OL = 7510 cm Half Wave Radiator Section = 30000 * (0.5 * 10) / 30 HWRS = 5000 cm Quarter Wave Matching Section = 30000 * (0.25 * v) / f QWMS = 2500 cm 50Ω Feed Point = 30000 * (0.025 * 10) / 30 50Ω FP = 250 cm Gap = 300 / 30 Gap = 10 cm Spacing = 30000 * 0.02175 / 30 Spacing = 21.75 cm Hope that is of help.. Craig vk3ncr

Hello, Mani has supplied the club with files appropriate for our Foundation Course. These files have been added to the "Foundation License" page. Click Here They are also available for download from our clubs "Famparc Files & Radio Manuals" page. Click Here These are for all and especially if you are planning to sit for your Foundation License.

Don’t put this 7300 on the ground you may never find it.. I want one 🤣🤣

ACMA: We are consulting on operational arrangements to support the proposed amateur class licence. We are also consulting on our proposal for a staged implementation of higher power authorisation. ACMA: Outcome We received 58 submissions to the consultation. You can access the submissions that were not sent on a confidential basis below. As outlined in our 29 March 2023 amateur radio update, we are considering how to best deliver arrangements under the class licence. This means the class licence will not commence on 1 July 2023 as previously indicated. We will provide an update on the commencement date for the class licence, as well as next steps for qualification and call sign services, later in 2023.

"Parks On The Air" POTA have added many many new Parks to the already large list of Parks in Australia. On checking, I see many new Parks that are now able to be activated around the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula. This is great news if you like to play radio in a park and again some POTA points too. GO AND PLAY RADIO.

Special Event Callsigns Issued Date : 13 / 04 / 2023 Author : Lee Moyle - VK3GK VI2023HRH In celebration of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III on the 6th of May 2023 Event duration May 1st until May 31st 2023

Hi members, The Antennapalooza weekend is moving ahead.. Friday and the weather is perfect.. Hoping to see many of you down here for this top event. Cheers Craig VK3NCR Update Saturday Morning Update Sunday Morning... Brrrrr

Vertical dipole for 20m (T2LT style). It’s a great antenna, and the satisfaction you get from using something you made yourself is great. So if you fancy having a go at making one, your need approximately 17m of RG58, a 68mm diameter drain pipe for the air choke former. The length of the exposed dielectric is 5.1m plus 30cm for tuning (5.4m total), then 5.1m of untouched coax to the air choke, which is 24 turns of the coax around the 68mm drain pipe. It’s just over 10 metres in length when made, so you will need something like a 12m spider-beam mast to mount it on. SWR figures I get are 1:5:1 across the entire 20m band. Thanks to : https://g8amc.co.uk/20m-t2lt-by-stuart-m0ovg/

ORARC 2023 Field Day 10 & 11 June Kings Birthday Weekend. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Saturday and Sunday the 10th and 11th of June for the ORARC 47th Annual Field Day over the 2023 Kings Birthday Weekend. The venue for the 2023 Field Day is the Wauchope Showground hall in High Street, Wauchope. This hall is an excellent venue and will support all the usual Field Day activities. The Field Day has been held in the Wauchope Showground for the last few years and both locals and visitors were very pleased with the venue. There is plenty of on-site parking and the area is safe for the fox hunts.

With our club gaining some new members of late, and that most of them will be entering in to the new and exciting world of Amateur Radio for the first time, it can be very daunting in trying to select a new radio.. I am keen to get our members ideas and thoughts on what would be a good transceiver for our newb's. I have tried to pick Mobile or Semi Portable Transceiver with at least Dual Band, and also Base Station / Mobile HF. Prices vary between these radios.. Simply click on your selection, and it will be counted. Have fun.. Check back to watch the results unfold.