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Moorabbin and District Radio Club Inc. News and Events
Coming Events.
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Next Club Meeting - Friday 15 August 08 - Demonstration of Ham Radio Deluxe and FT817 Commander. Friday 5 Sep 08 - Project Night. Click here for details Friday 19 September - Alan VK3AB speaking on HF mobile antennas
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Extract from the "Kingston Your City" of August 2008 Featuring two of our club members. |
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Keith became Treasurer in July 1999 As club treasurer and later was President from 2001 to 2003, Keith served with distinction. He was loyal, passionate, professional and a strategic thinker. As President Keith always saw the bigger picture. What was good for amateur radio and he was respected within and outside the MDRC. One of Keith’s outward looking MDRC initiatives was the APC News broadcast Keith co-established in 1999. APC News won instant acceptance with listeners and readership in the state and beyond. APC News ran for four years. Keith wrote and presented 200 broadcasts involving over 100 hours of air time and 600 000 words. This required a professional level of commitment which will always be remembered. Keith wrote was 'Ham Sandwich'. A product of Keith's perceptive mind and sharp wit, 'Old Man Ham Sandwich' caused many a laughter. Other club activities Keith immersed himself included the Tuesday night meetings, crystal set competitions at the club's Hamfest, appearance on Southern FM Community Radio, promoting the Club at the St Kilda Hobby Show, ATV and more. More recently he has attended the MDRC's Tuesday morning meetings. Keith served amateur radio well, being a member of the Moorabbin & District Radio Club, the Wireless Institute of Australia and the CW Operators QRP Club. He was a great friend to me. He will be missed. |
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earliest entry against Keith’s name was 17 May 1996 $50.00 for
classes.HamFest 2008
Hamfest was very well attended this Year with Trading underway. At the BBQ were Tony VK3CAT, CohenVK3FCLL, Mason VK3FMLL and Graeme VL3GL
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Club members meeting together on Tuesday morning for Coffee and a chat. A good time was had by all. An open invitation to members and friends to attend at 10:00am each Tuesday at the Club rooms. Photo taken by Ken VK3CEK |
Are
you interested in building Amateur Radio stuff ?
The Club is looking
of express-of-interest from people
that would want to be involved and construct some gear.
The idea is that a is :-
- Selected project that a number of people want to build. Possible examples are (1) a Cobwebb beam antenna for 20m to 10m (2) an simple SWR meter. (3) a 6m beam (4) Station Power supply etc.....the list could go on.
- We will go through the theory of operation and understand how the selected project works.
- Acquire the material in the required quantizes.
- Construct the project. With the requires testing and calibration along the way.
- You take home a piece of Amateur gear to use in your station.
Do this >>> Email your details to VK3IFM@wia.org.au or call Ian on 040 780 5210
Subject to interest this will kick off on Friday 5 Sep at 8:00PM with an information and decision on the first project .
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