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Welcome to the

Illawarra Amateur Radio Society

 

We meet at the “Inside Industry” facility just inside the main entrance of Blue Scope on Springhill Road.
This is the BlueScope entrance & the brand new Visitor Centre’s building entrance.
Drive in the BlueScope entrance & turn right (before the security gates) & follow the Visitor Centre signs.
 
Plenty of off-street parking!

Your next IARS meeting is:

  • 10th June 2025 7:30pm @ BlueScope Visitor Centre

 

 

****IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT****

Hello fellow amateur radio operators and radio enthusiasts. The Illawarra Amateur Radio Society are looking for expressions of interest to attend a Radio field day / swap meet in November 2025 at the Picton Show Ground. At this stage we would like you to ask for expressions of interest. Entry fee would be $5 per person. PLEASE be aware that the Picton show ground does not have the same facilities of the Wyong Race course. There are public toilets available and food vans would be organised for the day. There are no powered sites available/ It may be possible to camp over on Saturday night for setup. If you require this, please communicate this with your expression of interest. The Hume highway is not far from the Picton show ground which is located on the main road from the Hume into Picton. Picton railway station is less than 200m from the show ground and some off-street parking will be available. Gates would open for general admission from 8.30 am and for traders from 7.00am. Please click the button below to let us know that your interested in this event. We need to know these numbers by the first week of June.

 

So far, 0 people are interested.


Calendar of meeting topics

• May: The Edmund Fitzgerald Part 2 the Conspiracies? (Approx. 30min)
After which we will have some testing fun!



Tuesday night Net

NOTICE:  The “Thank God It’s Friday Net” has been moved to Tuesday nights. Apparently it interfered with the only PARTY evening of the week, well we can’t argue with that. Therefore from next week the TGIF net will be on Tuesdays at 8.30pm on 3.666Mhz. Please join us for an hour of some HF testing and chatting. By unanimous show of hands the name will remain as is. So catch you on the TGIF on TGIT


Echo Link Net – Every Saturday Morning!

IARS will host an Echo Link Net every Saturday kicking off at 09:30hrs on VK2RMP on 146.850MHz. Why not jump on and join the conversion!


DMR Repeater

Our new VK-DMR repeater is online. It is located at Maddens Plains and the details are as follows :

VK2RMP – 438.725MHz -5000 Tx
Colour Code 1

TS1 – TG5 – VK NETS, TG1910 – Linked ARNSW Repeaters

TS2 TG505 – All VK Repeaters, TG3802 All NSW Repeaters

The Repeater status can be seen here : http://rpt.vkdmr.com/ipsc


Propagator for May 2025

  • Latest News

    Espressions of interest!!

    The Illawarra Amateur Radio Society and the Picton Show Ground Trust are looking for expressions of interest to attend a Radio field day / swap meet in September 2025 at the Picton Show Ground. See more info further down the page more»
  • Omegalec

    Keith's (VK2KQB) business OMEGALEC is a proud sponsor of the Illawarra Amateur Radio Society. OMEGALEC is an Australian-owned business engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of quality power conversion products.

    Check out their website at
    http://www.omegalec.com.au/

  • Radio and Electronics School

    The Radio and Electronics School is a great online resource for those who are starting out or seeking to upgrade  their current qualifications.  Established in 1997 by Ron Bertrand the schools range of online courses covers everything from the Foundation to the Advanced Licience. Volunteer facilitators are provided to help through the courses.

    For more information please visit http://www.res.net.au/#

  • Become a member

    IARS Membership forms can now be downloaded in PDF format. Click the image below to find out more and join the club with like-minded radio enthusiasts.

    IARS Membership
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