It’s time again for our annual Antenna Shootout!  Bring your Yagis!  Bring your Whips!  Bring your Flower Pots!  Henry VK2ZHE writes:

The annual Antenna Shootout is at the Tuffins Lane Sports Fields on Sunday the 11^th of February 2018.  Set up is from 9 am with a bacon and egg breakfast from the barbeque for the early arrivals.  Lunch will be a sausage sizzle.  Tea and coffee and soft drinks from the club’s Communications Caravan.  There will be facilities to test antennas for 6 and 2 metres and 70 centimetres.  Very similar to last year’s shootout except that we aren’t expecting a burst of extreme heat!

January Oxtales has been released!

Our regular thanks to John VK2AYQ and Trevor VK2TT for another excellent read – and thank you to all contributors.

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

Happy new year everyone!

Following on from a lengthy break, we though it may be a good idea to remind all members (and guests alike) that the first Monthly General Meeting of the year is on tomorrow, 6th January at 2pm.

We look forward to seeing members and guests tomorrow at the usual haunt – SES Headquarters in Central Road, Port Macquarie!  Everyone is welcome!

The WICEN Mid North Coast Region meeting will commence at the closure of the ORARC meeting, typically around 3:30pm.

Long Point Vineyard was a hit last year, so we’re back again this year!

The Long Point Vineyard & Art Gallery
6 Cooinda Place, Lake Cathie
Saturday 2nd Dec 2017 at 10am

Henry VK2ZHE writes:

There will be a sausage sizzle lunch followed by fruit salad and ice cream dessert.  Members and their families and friends are welcome.  Members are encouraged to bring nibbles for morning tea and salads etc. to go with the BBQ lunch.  The club will provide tea, coffee, soft drinks, sausages and onions for the BBQ and bread and condiments.  There will be some cheese platters provided.  The shaded picnic area has a timber deck with picnic tables and excellent gas BBQ facilities.  The gallery and winery will be open during the day.

See the event page for a map.

November Oxtales has been released!

Our regular thanks to John VK2AYQ and Trevor VK2TT for another excellent read – and thank you to all contributors.

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