Laurie Gordon, VK2GZ writes via the WIA Club Mailing List:
I am writing to ask for your help in promoting the Sydney Amateur Radio Ferry Contest which takes place on Sydney Harbour on Sunday March 13th from 10:00 to 16:00 local time. This unique new contest brings hams from all over the nation to Sydney Harbour and invites them to make VHF / UHF contacts from any of the system’s ferries and 36 wharves.
With all-day travel for just $2.50 using an Opal Card, this is a great way to spend a Sunday!
To add some fun, operation is restricted to hand-held radios (any mode) and can include repeater, simplex or “eyeball” (a handshake and an exchange of QSL cards) contacts. Contestants can obtain points multipliers by working multiple ferries and multiple wharves during the six hour contest. A number of awards, including the prestigious “Worked All Ferries” (or WAF Award), are available.
The event is being run by the Waverley Amateur Radio Society (VK2BV) and we will be running a club station at Rose Bay Ferry Wharf for the duration of the contest. We hope to eyeball as many contestants as we can during the day.
Please pass this email on to all of your members and encourage them to take part. If you have a club meeting, a net or other event between now and Sunday 13th March, we would appreciate a mention as well. Please consider promoting the contest through your website or Facebook page. (VK2ICQ notes: Done! 🙂 )
This is a fun contest for the amateur radio community but also a great way to promote amateur radio to the community at large. My personal thanks in advance for your support.
Full contest details are at here. If you have any questions prior to the event then please direct them to the Contest Managers – Rob Halliday VK2XRH (rob at hallidays.id.au) or Andy Mitchell VK2RM (amitch at iinet.com.au).
We’ve posted about this unique event before here. Here’s hoping some members will either be in Sydney at the time or be prepared to make the pilgrimage for what’s sure to be a great day (devoid of any seasickness)….