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Saturday clubhouse BBQ
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Thanks to all the members who came down to the clubhouse today, and in particular, Martin VK4MCU who instigated and organised the special Saturday morning breakfast BBQ of bacon and eggs for our members and guests. We were all thrilled when our club President, Geoff (VK4GNT), heroically seized the tongs and spatula, transforming into our…
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Tech/Social Night
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Our next Tech/Social meeting at the Redland Museum is on Monday 17th February, 7:00PM for 7:30PM start. Members and visitors (non members) are always welcomed. Our main event is a presentation by our member John Bews VK4JBE :- A Headless Raspberry Pi/Python based control system. John will be showing us his demonstration project. The plan…
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Maker Group meet
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Thank you, the ten or so members that came down to the clubhouse on Wednesday afternoon (5th Feb) to learn and refresh their knowledge about using the Raspberry Pi single board computer for our future maker projects. The session was run by Bob VK4YA assisted by John VK4JBE; it was a familiarisation of the Raspberry…
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Saturday clubhouse meet
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Thanks to all the members who came down to the clubhouse today and joined in on the fun and activities:- One of the aims of today was to clean up the outside of the building paintwork which had suffered from the hot damp weather, and was exhibiting quite a bit of unwelcome green stuff! Martin…
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February General Meeting
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The club’s next General Meeting is at the Redland Museum on Monday 3rd February, with a 7:00PM arrival for a 7:30PM start. All members and visitors are welcome. At the meeting you can hear the latest club news about the progression of the our museum and clubhouse projects – and of course the general business.…
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Tech/Social night
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Our next Tech/Social meeting at the Redland Museum is on Monday 20th January, 7:00PM for 7:30PM start. Members and visitors (non members) are always welcomed. This is the first Tech/Social meeting of the year and it brings BDARS unique mix of social and technical goodness! This is the place to be if you have technical…
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Monthly General Meeting
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The club’s first General Meeting for 2025 is at the Redland Museum on Monday 6th January, with a 7:00PM arrival for a 7:30PM start. All members and visitors are welcome. Why not bring along and chat about any new radio related goodies you received over this holiday season ! Apart from the normal business agenda,…
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Tech/Social night
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Our next Tech/Social meeting at the Redland Museum is on Monday 16th December, 7:00PM for 7:30PM start. Members and visitors (non members) are always welcomed. Our mix of social and technical goodness will be well represented; it’s the time to consider bringing a small food contribution to share for supper – as this is our…
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Our Christmas Lunch
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A rainy 14th December 2024 was the day when BDARS members and their families were invited to participate in our Christmas Lunch at the clubhouse. The event was a success; all participants enjoyed their time and expressed thanks to the members and their partners who organised the event. In fact, Secretary Martin and his generous…
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BDARS Christmas Lunch
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The holidays are fast approaching, and what better way to celebrate than with good friends, festive cheer, and a little bit of radio magic? We’re thrilled to invite you and your family to our very own Christmas event, where the air(waves) will be buzzing with holiday spirit and the sound of camaraderie! Saturday 14th December…
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Monthly General Meeting
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The club’s next General Meeting is at the Redland Museum on Monday 2nd December, with a 7:00PM arrival for a 7:30PM start. All members and visitors are welcome. Apart from the normal business agenda, you can hear the latest club news about the progression of the museum and clubhouse projects. We also hope to have…
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Project work at the clubhouse
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Saturday mornings are becoming a bit of a regular thing at the Victoria Point clubhouse. Today, it got busy! Members were undertaking several different projects at the same time. These included adding facilities for the test instrument bench, VNA experimentation and calibration, Lightning detector commissioning and assembling a power-supply kit. In between the activities we…
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Radio Licence exam day
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This Saturday, 23rd November Eddie VK4TJE and Bryn VK4GF, assisted by Steve VK4YW will be assessing candidates for their Amateur Radio licences. This normal format of the event is a 8:30AM arrival at the front of Alexander Hills High school (next to the TAFE) for a 9AM start. Eddie needs to shut the school gates,…
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Tech/Social night
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Our next Tech/Social meeting at the Redland Museum is on Monday 18th November, 7:00PM for 7:30PM start. Members and visitors (non members) are always welcomed. Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yE1ML344o5No1i9L6 In-line with the club’s initiative to help us all refresh and wonder over some of the technical aspects of the hobby, we also like to host some pop-up…
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Monthly General Meeting
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The club’s next General Meeting is at the Redland Museum on Monday 4th November, with a 7:00PM arrival for a 7:30PM start. All members and visitors are welcome. You can hear the latest club news about the progression of the museum and clubhouse projects. We also hope to have a short Amateur Radio topic for…
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Tech night on VNA’s
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The last Tech night on Monday 21st which focused upon low cost VNA’s was a great success with John VK4JBE and Henry VK4BUD both making presentations about the readily available low cost VNAs and their practical use. Members learned that VSWR is not the whole story, and when dealing with filters and ‘two port’ networks,…
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Tech/Social night
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Our next Tech/Social meeting at the museum is on Monday 21st October, 7:00PM for 7:30PM start. Members and visitors (non members) are always welcomed. In-line with the club’s initiative to help us all refresh and wonder over some of the technical aspects of the hobby, we also like to host some pop-up short talks/presentations on…
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Jamboree of the Air 2024
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This year BDARS is organising three teams to support the JOTA/JOTI Guides and Scouts event. Each team looks after the radio training and experience for the local Scout and Guide troops as they meet up to celebrate Jamboree of the Air at the camp sites in the Redlands and Manly The aim of our teams…
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Monthly General Meeting
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The club’s next General Meeting is at the Redland Museum on Monday 7th October, with a 7:00PM arrival for a 7:30PM start. All members and visitors are welcome. There will be feedback on the club’s Grand Opening of our Clubhouse, The Camping and Caravan Show, and you can hear the latest club news about the…
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Caravan and Camping Show
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Support BDARS and Eddie at the Caravan and Camping Show! This weekend, the Caravan and Camping show is being held at the Redlands Showgrounds right next to the Redland Museum. Only this Sunday, 22nd September, BDARS will be proudly represented by long-time member Eddie (VK4TJE). Eddie will be there with his amazing mobile setup to…
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Mes*tastic Jam Session
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A few members are getting together at the Victoria Point clubhouse on Saturday morning (21st Sept) to have an experimentation session where we can play with our various devices and swap knowledge and insights about the use of this system. Everyone is welcome – bring your nodes, laptops and tablets etc! The clubhouse will be…
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Tech/Social night
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Our next Tech/Social meeting at the museum is on Monday 16th September, 7:00PM for 7:30PM start. Members and visitors (non members) are always welcomed. In-line with the club’s initiative to help us all refresh and wonder over some of the technical aspects of the hobby, we also like to host some pop-up short talks/presentations on…
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Clubhouse Grand Opening Day
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After many weeks (months!) of waiting BDARS was proud to celebrate our official opening day to introduce the clubhouse to our members, dignitaries, sponsors and visitors. The weather was exceptional, a perfect nice warm sunny day which meant we could set up outside the clubhouse in the park as well as show off some of…
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BDARS Clubhouse Grand Opening day
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YOUR INVITATION ! We are thrilled to invite you to the grand opening day of the BDARS clubhouse! Join us on Saturday 7th September for a celebration of our new space, starting at 10AM and running until 2PM. It will be a fantastic day filled with excitement and community spirit, featuring a free sausage sizzle…
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Monthly General Meeting
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The club’s next General Meeting is at the Redland Museum on Monday 2nd September, with a 7:00PM arrival for a 7:30PM start. All members and visitors are welcome. There will be exciting news about the club’s Grand Opening of our Clubhouse on this Saturday (7th Sep), our VIP visitors, and all the planning. This is…
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Tech/Social night
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Our next Tech/Social meeting at the museum is on Monday 19th August,7:00PM for 7:30PM start. Members and visitors (non members) are alwayswelcomed. Club member John Bews, VK4JBE will be presenting a Techtalk on Software Defined Radios (SDRs). Members will recall the excellent talk John recently presented about SatNogs – Collaborative satellite operations for radio amateurs.…
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International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend
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Thanks to all members involved with BDARS field operation at the Cleveland Point Lighthouse today (18 Aug ’24). There was a good club presence with several members and visitors dropping in to check out the activity – and to probably grab some fish-and-chips while there! Today’s weather is keeping dry and mild, but a bit…
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Switch on to Science
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At the Redland Museum 12th Aug ’24 John VK4JBE, Bill VK4BUL and Bob VK4YA attended the BDARS stand on the “Switch on to Science Day” event held by the Redland Museum. Despite the rainy weather, Parents and children attended in good numbers and came to see all the wonders of science. BDARS couldn’t surpass the…
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International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend
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Organiser Colin VK4ZPU is seeking participants for the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on the weekend of August 17th/18th. BDARS has a history of being part of this event and we’ll continue this tradition by taking part on Sunday August 18th from Cleveland Point (near the lighthouse). We’ll be picking of the equipment on…
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Winter 2022 VHF-UHF Field Day Success
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Maybe not such a timely announcement as many would hope, but the results of the 2022 contest are now in – and BDARS did rather well! Congratulations to all BDARS members and the organiser Colin VK4ZPU that all contributed to the Multi-Operator 8 hour VHF/UHF Field day to make it a success for the club.…
