IARS

The Technical Workshops are finally here.  You may have heard about this initiative on the Illawarra Amateur Radio Society’s weekly broadcast each Tuesday evening, or maybe from the WIA or Amateur Radio NSW news broadcasts.  In a nut shell what we’ve done, is assembled several short amateur radio projects into a technical workshop for amateurs.  Our workshop project manager is Paul VK2FE a very experienced kit and project builder.

The workshops will be held on a Sunday over the next month or two.  The workshop will start with a safety briefing, a description of the project, a study of the circuit so we all understand what we are about to construct, a tutorial on correct soldering techniques, a tutorial on electronic component identification, and then the construction of the project.  At the end of the day you will be able to walk away from the session with a working project.  The workshops will be tailored for both entry level participants and seasoned constructors alike.   The first project will be a ‘tape measure antenna’.  The Second project a ‘differential time of arrival radio direction finding unit’ and the third will be a CTCSS tone decoder to fit into an amateur rig to allow access to repeaters using sub tones.  Further projects will be announced at the conclusion of these workshops.

The cost of attending the workshop is free.  There will be kits of parts to buy at the workshops so you don’t have to bring any parts.  The kits will be very economical.  All tools will be provided, or you can bring your own.  We will also have a sausage sizzle for lunch on the day, with the sausage sanga’s and cold drinks available for a ‘friend of the family price’.  Support the club by buying your lunch here.  The exact date and price of the first kit is be published after the May club meeting.  

You will have to register to attend the workshop.  You can do this by sending an email to technical_workshop or attending the IARS club meeting on Tuesday May 13^th.    The workshops are open to all amateurs whether you are a member of the Illawarra Amateur Radio Society or not.  

Please direct any enquiries to the email address above.