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Official Meetings and Nets for the Next 6 Weeks
Monthly Technical Meeting
Date and Time:Wednesday 17th March 2010 at 19:30 CST (6 days, 14 hours)
Description:General technical discussion, bring along your questions, equipment, homebrew projects, antennas etc.
Monthly 80m On-Air Net
Date and Time:Wednesday 24th March 2010 at 20:00 CST (1 week, 6 days)
Description:A great chance to test out the HF gear. The net controller uses the VK5LZ club callsign. Normally 3.620Mhz ± QRM. Listen to the VK5RLZ 2m or 70cm repeaters for an exact frequency before the start. If you have any problems give a shout for help on one of these. Hope to hear you on the air.
Fifth Wednesday Social / Technical Night
Date and Time:Wednesday 31st March 2010 at 19:30 CST (2 weeks, 6 days)
Description:As this night is the fifth Wednesday of the month, there will be a social / technical night.
Monthly Business Meeting
Date and Time:Wednesday 7th April 2010 at 19:30 CST (3 weeks, 6 days)
Description:General monthly meeting. Come along and hear what is happening within your radio club. Once the formalities of the meeting are over grab a cup of tea, a biscuit and a chat with like minded people.
Monthly 2m On-Air Net
Date and Time:Wednesday 14th April 2010 at 20:00 CST (1 month)
Description:A ragchew about various topics on the club's 2m repeater. The net controller uses the VK5LZ club callsign. Hope to hear you on the air.
Monthly Technical Meeting
Date and Time:Wednesday 21st April 2010 at 19:30 CST (1 month, 1 week)
Description:General technical discussion, bring along your questions, equipment, homebrew projects, antennas etc.
Contests for the Next 12 Months
Contests marked (WIA) are run by the Wireless Institure of Australia. Dates shown for these contests were correct at the time of adding. More information about these contests, including official dates, can be found on the WIA Contest page.
(RSGB) 73rd Commonwealth Contest
Date and Time:Saturday 13th March 2010 at 10:00 CST (2 days, 4 hours)
Description:The Commonwealth Contest promotes contacts between stations in the Commonwealth and Mandated Territories. A more relaxed contest environment gives the opportunity to work some choice DX. This is a CW only contest.
(WIA) John Moyle Memorial Field Day
Date and Time:Saturday 20th March 2010 at 11:30 CST (1 week, 2 days)
Description:The aim is to encourage and provide familiarisation with portable operation, and provide training for emergency situations. The rules are therefore designed to encourage field operation.
(IARU) HF World Championship
Date and Time:Saturday 10th July 2010 at 12:00 CST (4 months)
Description:[To be Confirmed] To contact as many other amateurs, especially IARU member society HQ stations, around the world as possible using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands.
(WIA) Remembrance Day Contest
Date and Time:Saturday 14th August 2010 at 17:30 CST (5 months)
Description: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. It is held on the weekend closest to the 15th August, the date on which hostilities ceased in the southwest Pacific area.
Unofficial Nets
Every Friday night there is a SSB Net on either 2m or 70cm, which is a great way to test equipment which may not otherwise get much use. The Net is open to anyone and is held on 2m (144.150MHz USB) on every Friday except the last Friday of the month, where it is held on 70cm (432.150MHz USB).