The Amateur Radio Experimenters Group next general meeting is Friday the 15th of March 2013.
This months meeting is yet another general get together as we ease into the third month of 2013. This will be followed by coffee, tea and cake for a gold coin donation
We hope to see you there.
73, Matthew VK5ZM
Saturday 2nd of March, a group of AREG members installed the 23 cm analogue FM voice repeater at the VK5RSB site, Summertown.
The repeater transmit frequency is 1273.500 MHz with a positive 20 MHz shift for receive. Transmit power into the the coax to the collinear antenna is 10 watts carrier. The repeater should provide good coverage across the major areas of the Adelaide plains.
You need to program your radio for 1273.500 MHz receive with a positive 20 MHz offset, giving your transmit at 1293.500 MHz. No CTCSS is required.
The repeater is fully operational, so check it out.
Thanks go all those who helped with the installation, Colin VK5ACE, who built the repeater, Ben VK5BB and Paul VK5BX, who did the rigging, Mark VK5QI and Andy VK5AKH, ground crew.
Some may have noticed that the AREG website is slowly being updated and changed as time permits.
Of note is the Upcoming Events page now works properly and all General Meetings have been added for the next 12 months. These dates are tentative and may change as we get closer to the date, so members should watch the website for final details. However it is nice to be able to fill in our diaries this early in the year.
In time much of the previous content will be added back to the website as we all learn what we can do with this WordPress site.
73’s Matthew, VK5ZM
The Amateur Radio Experimenters Group next general meeting is Friday the 15th of February 2013.
This months meeting is yet another general get together as we ease into the second month of 2013. This will be followed by coffee, tea and cake for a gold coin donation
We hope to see you there.
73, Matthew VK5ZM
Happy New Year !
The Amateur Radio Experimenters Group next general meeting is Friday the 18th of January 2013.
This months meeting is yet another general get together, we need to ease into 2013. Last month was a record turn out in what has been dubbed “the unofficial Xmas party”. The night was a combination dinner and informal get together with all the trappings. It was certainly great to just have a night off and enjoy the company of other members. An event that will certainly be repeated at the end of this year.
So if you are interested in Amateur Radio then come along and visit at an AREG meeting, find out what the AREG is up to and participate in an evening with other amateur radio operators.
Coffee, tea, cake will be available for a gold coin donation for supper, that is provided we can remember where we left the money tin, coffee and biscuits last year.
We hope to see you there.
73, Matthew VK5ZM
The Amateur Radio Experimenters Group next meeting is Friday the 21st of December 2012.
This month will see no formal meeting take place, it is the silly season after all. Instead we will have the coffee, cake and mince pies on early in the evening allowing members and vistors to simply mingle, catch up and chat one last time for 2012 !
There is talk of a service monitor being present and an 828 being tweaked up in the corner, so if you have a radio you’d like spec checked by our crack team of radio tune-up specialists, then here’s your chance 🙂
For the early birds that like a drop of red cordial or something nice for tea before the meeting we have arranged a table at the Lockleys Hotel starting at 18:00 hours. If you do intend on dropping in please contact me to reserve your spot, I’m not that hard to find on the net (hint: qrz.com)
So come along and visit at an AREG meeting, find out what the AREG is up to and participate in an informal evening with other amateur radio operators.
We hope to see you there.
73, Matthew VK5ZM
The Amateur Radio Experimenters Group next general meeting is Friday the 16th of November 2012. So this coming Friday !
This months meeting is another general get together. Last month saw a good number of members attend, and certainly a good night was had by all. I’d certainly encourage any members that have been doing interesting things to continue to bring in their projects for others to oggle and discuss.
The invitation for the evening is extended to all persons who may be interested in amateur radio, AREG’s activities and see an amateur radio club in action, however the evening will be primarily focused around AREG’s activities, past, present and future.
So come along and visit at an AREG meeting, find out what the AREG is up to and participate in an evening with other amateur radio operators.
Coffee, tea, cake will be on for supper, that is provided we can remember where we left it last month.
We hope to see you there.
73, Matthew VK5ZM
Due to the changes at VK5RSB with the requirement for the input CTCSS tone of 91.5Hz, the IRLP Node 6214 has now been transferred to the VK5RAD 70cm frequency, 439.925 MHz.
As AREG are the sponsors for both the 70cm repeaters, VK5RSB 439.900 and VK5RAD 439.925, AREG were planning changes with the IRLP node with the intention to transfer it to 439.925 in the future. However due to interference problems with VK5RSB necessitating implementing CTCSS on the repeater’s receiver, the transfer of the IRLP node 6214 has been brought forward.
AREG trusts that the transfer of the IRLP node 6214 is of value to the amateur community and that the system is available to all, including those who do not have the CTCSS capability in their radio equipment.
Ben VK5BB, 6214 node Administrator.