Thank you everyone for your support of the AREG Car Boot Sale! It was a great success and will be back in 2024!
Special thanks to all our sponsors and Retailers!
… and VK Budget QSL Cards!
Next AREG Meeting – “Light Talkers” by Tim VK5ZT
The next AREG meeting will be held on Friday the 17th of November at the Fulham Community Centre – Phelps Court, Fulham, with doors opening at 7:00 PM, and the presentation kicking off at 7:30 PM. Everyone is welcome!
This presentation was recorded, and is available on Youtube below:
For AREGs October technical talk Tim Dixon, VK5ZT will be presenting (in person at the hall!) on “Light Talkers” (Optical Communications). Tim’s talk will cover the following topics interspersed with anecdotes about his adventures with the gear…1. Why do this at all?
2. A short history of (amateur) optical communications records with an Aussie focus.
3. Tim’s brief history in optical communications. Travels, international DX etc…
4. Optical propagation and the best options (no, its NOT lasers!).
5. Transmitter and Receiver systems. Simple cheap equipment, really bright LEDs.
6. Test Equipment.
7. Some of Tim’s projects (some a little crazy!)
2. A short history of (amateur) optical communications records with an Aussie focus.
3. Tim’s brief history in optical communications. Travels, international DX etc…
4. Optical propagation and the best options (no, its NOT lasers!).
5. Transmitter and Receiver systems. Simple cheap equipment, really bright LEDs.
6. Test Equipment.
7. Some of Tim’s projects (some a little crazy!)
One of Tim VK5ZT’s “Light Talker” units
If you’ve never come along to one of our meetings, we’d love to see you there, all guests are welcome. For our remote members, the meeting will be broadcast via Zoom.
After the talks we’ll all be given an opportunity to have an eyeball QSO among ourselves whilst enjoying a tea or coffee and a biscuit.
73, Mark VK5QI
Next FoxHunt – Friday 10th November
AREGs next car-based fox hunt will be held this coming Friday the 10th of November, starting from the car park of the North Adelaide Aquatic Centre Carpark at 6:30 PM. We’ll have three foxes deployed around the Adelaide area, on both the 2m and 70cm bands, so come along and have a go!
Area where the transmitters may be hidden within.
The frequencies will be:
- 145.300 MHz (1W transmit power)
- 144.390 MHz (100mW transmit power)
- 439.400 MHz (50mW transmit power)
As usual, liaison will be on the VK5RSB Summertown 70cm repeater which operates on 439.900 (-5MHz) 91.5 CTCSS. Please come up on the repeater so we know how you are faring throughout the evening!
The event is open to anyone with radio direction finding equipment, with the foxes hidden within the bounds shown on the above map. We would love to see you there!
73
Mark VK5QI
Next Fox-Hunt – 13th October
AREGs next car-based fox hunt will be held this coming Friday the 13th of October, starting from the car park of the North Adelaide Aquatic Centre Carpark at 6:30 PM. We’ll have three foxes deployed around the Adelaide area, on both the 2m and 70cm bands, so come along and have a go!
The frequencies will be:
- 145.300 MHz (1W transmit power)
- 144.390 MHz (100mW transmit power)
- 439.400 MHz (50mW transmit power)
As usual, liaison will be on the VK5RSB Summertown 70cm repeater which operates on 439.900 (-5MHz) 91.5 CTCSS. Please come up on the repeater so we know how you are faring throughout the evening!
The event is open to anyone with radio direction finding equipment and will cover a ~5km radius from the start location. We would love to see you there!
73
Mark VK5QI
Next AREG Meeting – Astrophotography with Scott VK2JAX
The next AREG meeting will be held on Friday the 20th of October at the Fulham Community Centre – Phelps Court, Fulham, with doors opening at 7:00 PM, and the presentation kicking off at 7:30 PM. Everyone is welcome!
For AREGs October technical talk Scott, VK2JAX will be presenting a talk via Zoom covering the basics of astrophotography. Topics covered will include
– What are the types of Astrophotography
– What is a good beginning camera
– What type of Telescope do I need
– What type of mounts work best
– How to capture and do basic processing of images.
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, as captured by the Tamworth Astronomy and Science Centre Hewitt Camera
This talk will be presented from the Tamworth Astronomy and Science Centre (weather permitting) and will include live demonstrations of their premiere instrument – the Hewitt Camera.
If you’ve never come along to one of our meetings, we’d love to see you there, all guests are welcome. For our remote members, the meeting will be broadcast via Zoom.
After the talks we’ll all be given an opportunity to have an eyeball QSO among ourselves whilst enjoying a tea or coffee and a biscuit.
73, Mark VK5QI
AREG’s Radio & Electronics Car Boot Sale – 26th November!
AREG are happy to announce that Sunday November 26th will see the return of the AREG Amateur Radio & Electronics Sale! It will again be held at the DogsSA Training Facility in Kilburn as a car boot sale format, with many local amateur radio operators, amateur radio clubs, and commercial vendors in attendance.
We currently have the following commercial vendors attending:
QSL CommsUnfortunately QSL Comms can no longer make this event
- Connect VK
- KernWiFi (sponsor of the VK5RSA 70cm repeater)
- AllAboutDX
- VK Budget QSL Cards
Booking for a sellers spot are open now, with spots running out quickly! If you’re interested in reserving a car or trailer spot, please contact the AREG secretary at: vk5arg@areg.org.au
Next AREG Meeting – Amateur Radio for Overlanding with Michaela VK3FUR
The next AREG meeting will be held on Friday the 15th of September at the Fulham Community Centre – Phelps Court, Fulham, with doors opening at 7:15 PM, and the presentation kicking off at 7:45 PM. Everyone is welcome!
This month’s presentation will be from Michaela VK3FUR, on how they utilised Amateur Radio during their trip across outback Western Australia in 2022.
If you’ve never come along to one of our meetings, we’d love to see you there
, all guests are welcome. For our remote members, the meeting will be broadcast via Zoom, and we’ll also be broadcasting live on YouTube, on Hayden VK7HH’s HamRadioDX channel.
After the talks we’ll all be given an opportunity to have an eyeball QSO among ourselves whilst enjoying a tea or coffee and a biscuit.
73, Mark VK5QI
Next Fox-Hunt – 8th September
AREGs next car-based fox hunt will be held this coming Friday the 8th of September, starting from the car park of the North Adelaide Aquatic Centre Carpark at 6:30 PM. We’ll have three foxes deployed around the Adelaide area, on both the 2m and 70cm bands, so come along and have a go!
The frequencies will be:
- 145.300 MHz (1W transmit power)
- 144.390 MHz (100mW transmit power)
- 439.400 MHz (50mW transmit power)
As usual, liaison will be on the VK5RSB Summertown 70cm repeater which operates on 439.900 (-5MHz) 91.5 CTCSS. Please come up on the repeater so we know how you are faring throughout the evening!
The event is open to anyone with radio direction finding equipment and will cover a ~5km radius from the start location. We would love to see you there!
73
Mark VK5QI