Happy New Yagi Year!

Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club

To one another, our website visitors, our families and our precious contacts, have a Merry Christmas!

Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club

Henry VK2ZHE writes:

The ORARC 2016 calendars are now available for a mere $2 each.  The calendar is a “must have” for the shack.  There is a photo of each of our members so you can instantly put a face to their callsigns.  Never miss a meeting.  The dates of the club meetings and the 2016 Field Day are clearly marked on the calendar.  All the information that you will need to set your radio to access the club’s repeaters is listed as well.  The calendars will be available at the club’s Christmas Party at Settlement Point Reserve on Saturday the 5^th of December 2015, and at subsequent club meetings and events.

Bring your $2 to the Christmas Party!

On the 22nd of November ORARC members will by manning their radios at locations along the Coastal Walk between the Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club and Town Green for the White Ribbon Coastal Walk.  Currently we are waiting for the final arrangements but I can let you know that the briefing will be held at 7am at the Town Green before all volunteers head off to their locations.  If you have raised your hand to assist with this event or you are now available please attend the Friday night get-together for further information.  This web page will be updated as information comes to hand.

Information about the walk can be found here, and on our events page here.

Update

Briefing at Town Green 7am, and be at your checkpoint 8am for the event to start from Lighthouse at 8:30, simplex 146.500 and 439.000 as a back up, see you there.

For the benefit of those unable to attend today’s meeting, please note the following:

• The club is offering its remaining 2015 callbooks for sale at half the regular price – $12.50.  If you don’t have one consider a purchase – aside from the callsign listings, the books are filled with reference material that’s fabulous to have at hand in the shack, and at this price you can’t go wrong.  Express your interest to our indomitable President Lyle VK2SMI.
• The club will be taking pre-orders for the 2016 callbooks.  Please contact the aforementioned Lyle VK2SMI to express your interest in a copy of the upcoming edition.  Should orders reach a box worth (20 callbooks) we’ll be able to source them with no added freight, which should make them the traditional $25 each.  If we get less than a box, the cost is likely to be around the $30 mark (as we have to pay freight).  This still represents a saving over the individual purchase price of around $35 with freight.
• Members should have received their November copy of Oxtales by email.  The website edition has been posted in the Oxtales page, and can be read by clicking here.  Our thanks to John VK2AYQ, Trevor VK2TT and all the contributors for another jam-packed issue.