The Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club is proud to announce that the VK2RCN 6M Telegraph Point repeater is now on-air!  Initial tests indicate excellent repeater coverage.

Repeater details are as follows:

Repeater Output: 53.800 MHz
Repeater Input: 52.800 MHz (-1MHz Offset)
Mode: Analog FM
No CTCSS required

The repeater has an output power of 50 Watts.  It transmits and receives through a 4 cavity band pass-band reject duplexer connected to a (temporary) single Ringo vertical antenna elevated 8 metres above ground level.  Major maintenance is planned on the Telegraph Point tower, at which stage a permanent commercial folded dipole will be installed on the tower further improving repeater coverage.

Thanks must go out to everyone who has assisted with the build of the repeater at many working bees – getting a repeater built and operational is no small feat.  Visitors to the area (particularly for our quickly approaching Field Day) are encouraged to give the repeater a try, reports will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to Stuart VK2FSTU for producing our ad, as seen in Amateur Radio Magazine:

FIELD DAY PROGRAMME

SATURDAY 9th June, 2018

0900 * HALL SETUP – Open for REGISTRATIONS $5.00 from 1000
1200 * BBQ LUNCH Sausage sandwich $2.50 Soft Drinks $2.00
1300 * 2 Metre mobile Fox Hunt (Points allocated)
1430 * 80 Metre Pedestrian Fox Hunt (Points allocated)
1600 * 2 Metre Talk in Fox Hunt (Points allocated)
1800 * Field Day Dinner in Seaview Room at Port Macquarie Golf Club at menu prices.
Seaview Room hire kindly sponsored by Radio Supply Pty Ltd

SUNDAY 10th June, 2018

0830 * REGISTRATION $5.00 (No discounts) Children under 15 Free
0900 * TRADE DISPLAYS and DISPOSALS open.
BBQ BREAKFAST Bacon & Egg Sandwich $3
1000 * 80 Metre Pedestrian Fox Hunt Standard Transistor Radio with No DF Mods or Attachments (Points allocated)
1100 * 80 Metre mobile Fox Hunt (Points allocated)
1200 * BBQ LUNCH
Steak sandwich $4.50 Sausage sandwich $2.50 Fruit salad & ice cream $2.50 Soft Drinks $2.00
1230 * DRAW Raffles and Competitions
1300 * 2 Metre Pedestrian Fox Hunt (Points allocated)
1400 * 2 Metre Mobile Fox Hunt (Points allocated)
1500 * Field Day concludes with PRESENTATION of Fox Hunting prizes and
PRESIDENT’S brief Address & Farewell

Prizes awarded for First Place in each Fox Hunt, Fox Hunt Champion, RunnerUp Fox Hunt Champion, Best Presented Amateur Vehicle, Best Home Brew display

$5 registration covers both days & includes tea, coffee and biscuits
No charge or commission for DISPOSALS items but are at owner’s risk

A PDF Copy of the information above is available for download here.

The Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club Inc.thanks all our sponsors for their generous support:

Radio Supply Pty Ltd
Jaycar Electronics Port Macquarie
ARNSW
ALARA

May Oxtales has been released!

Our regular thanks to John VK2AYQ and Trevor VK2TT for their continued effort in putting together a publication so full of great content!  Thanks go to all contributors as well.

Members should now have received their copy by email, but website copies of the current and past editions can always be found here.

March Oxtales has been released!

Our regular thanks to John VK2AYQ and Trevor VK2TT for their continued effort in putting together a publication so full of great content!  Thanks go to all contributors as well.

Members should now have received their copy by email, but website copies of the current and past editions can always be found here.

We’re moving venues this year due to some renovations at the usual home of the Field Day, so please take note!

Whilst Wauchope High School lacks ocean views, it’s close to the Hastings River, spacious and should delight our FoxHunt competitors!

Henry VK2ZHE writes:

The ORARC 43rd annual Field Day will be held on Saturday and Sunday the 9th and 10th of June 2018 during the June 2018 Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend.  Visitors and members are cordially invited to attend.

The venue is has been changed as the Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club Hall is being renovated during June.  The new venue is now the Wauchope High School hall in Nelson Street, Wauchope 2446.  Nelson Street is at the end of Campbell Street which runs off High Street which is the main street running through the Wauchope CBD.  Wauchope is 20 kilometres west from Port Macquarie via the Oxley Highway.  Driving time is approximately 20 minutes.

There will be all the usual Field Day attractions with fox hunts both days, disposals; bring your items to sell, no commission charged, barbeque lunch both days with bacon and egg breakfast available on the Sunday morning.  Sunday is the trading day.  The Field Day dinner is at 6 pm on the Saturday night at the Port Macquarie Golf Club with a menu to suit all tastes.

Click here to view the associated event page.  The field day programme will be added to the event page as it becomes available.  See you on the June long weekend!