1. The judging of entries for the crystal radio set competition. The rules are here.

2. The annual IARS auction will also be held. The Auction Rules of engagement:

• Please no junk. If you bring it, and it doesn’t get sold, you take it home. Anything found left at the end of the night will be disposed of at our discretion. Please don’t complain you didn’t know.
• All goods for auction to be booked in by 7.00pm, no exceptions to this rule. The meeting will begin at 7.30pm sharp.
• 10% of all sales to go to the IARS to help keep our club going, unless kindly donated to the club which will then attract 100% of the takings. John 2KEJ will organize settling this after the auction has closed and things have settled down. It does take time to work the totals out. Rest assured Simon knows what he is doing and he knows the rough value of all goods.
• Status of equipment to be the seller’s responsibility. If it doesn’t work make it known as any argument’s after the sale will be between yourself and the buyer, it has nothing to do with the IARS.
• All transmitting equipment should only be sold to those known to, or can prove that they have an amateur license, or they can convince us they are studying for it and their license issue, is inevitable. This of course does not apply to non transmitting items such as cable, components, accessories, receivers etc.

The meeting is at the usual venue: Industry World, Coniston.

It should be a great night.  See you there!

The WIA has suggested that this is an opportunity for NSW amateurs to have input to the review and hopefully achieve an outcome of an easy approval for their tower requirements. The more submissions the review receives recommending this the more likely the desired outcome would be achieved.

The IARS committee recommends all NSW amateurs make individual submissions to the planning review. This is fairly easy to do, for example, it can be done by email.

Submissions to the review close on Friday 4 November.

For more information, including guidance for making a submission, see the WIA news release.

If you have more snapshots from that weekend you’d like to share, just send them along to me and I’ll add them to the gallery.

WHERE VHF STARTS AND THE FUN BEGINS

October 2011 Meeting – Tuesday 11th

Whether you’re an old hand on 6m, or just wondering what it’s all about, the talk by Roger Harrison VK2ZRH on Tuesday 11th will take you on a tour of all that’s magic about what they call “the magic band”.

With the solar cycle rising, and the summer sporadic-E season getting under way, 6m DX is providing some exciting opportunities.

Hear all about it, with Roger’s usual mix of art, science, technology and tomfoolery.

Notification is also given that the postponed Annual General Meeting of the Illawarra Amateur Radio Society Inc. for the financial year 2010 – 2011 will be held just prior to Rogers road show.     There have been no amendments or additions to the agenda that was distributed to financial members in July this year.  The meeting will commence at 19:30Hrs AEDT this coming Tuesday 11th October 2011 at the usual meeting venue, The Visitors Centre, Industry World Centre, Springhill Road Coniston, at the BHP North Gate Entrance.

Need some help to find us?  Follow this link.    IARS Meeting Place.

See you all there.

If you have any issues with this, please let me (the IARS webmaster) know.  I plan on deleting the forum software next weekend; in the mean time, I have disabled registration altogether.

Gil VK2ZGE will display his 137KHz wardley loop receiver and provide a technical discussion on this precise non drift oscillator circuit.

During WW2, while working on a wavemeter project a “Dr Trevor Wadley” developed a unique circuit for canceling frequency drift, a circuit later to be known as the Wadley Loop.   The first well known implementation of Wadley’s Loop was during the 1950′s in the development of the Racal RA-17 receiver. The RA-17 and later RA-117 where quite unique devices, gaining extensive use by the British military from the late 1950′s and through the 60′s, in fact the 117 made it into the early 70′s.   The circuit was well known to the Amateur radio fraternity during this era, with top shelf amateur receivers such as Yaesu (FRG-7), Drake (SSR-1) and Realistic (DX-300) receivers employing this circuit idea.

Come along to the meeting and have a look at Gil’s home brew 137KHz receiver.   The meeting will be held at the usual venue, The Visitors Centre, Industry World Centre, Springhill Road, Coniston.   This is only a short distance form the Wollongong CBD.   The meeting starts at 7.30pm Next Tuesday 12th September, coffee is provided free.   All welcome, see you there.   Follow this link for a road map to the venue.

For additional information contact, the secretary, vk2vvv

All amateurs, their friends and families are welcome.    There will be a BBQ lunch available as well as drinks.   The lunch will be free for financial members of the IARS.  Others can purchase drinks and sausage sandwiches for a cost recovery price.

There will be a H.F. rig set up for all to use and several antenna’s to play with.  Why not bring your own antenna you’ve built,  hook it up and show it off for all to see.

There will be pedestrian fox hunts running all day.  If you are an experienced fox hunter, or never tried it before, come along and have a go, it’s a fun filled day.

The event will be held at the usual venue, Blackbutt Reserve, enter via Blackbutt Way, Barrack Heights, NSW, 2528.         Follow this link for a map to the event.  Blackbutt BBQ

Should there be a need to cancel the event due inclement weather, or a Total Fire Ban Day, information will be shown here on this web site after 8am Saturday 10th September.  There will also be a cancellation notice placed on the repeater announcement of the coast link repeater network.   That is 146.850 MHz  Sydney & Wollongong, 156.975 MHz Nowra & Kiama, and 146.675 MHz Ulladulla & Batesmans Bay.

Further information email the secretary vk2vvv

Originally posted 26/06/2011.  Bumped by vk2vvv 18/08/2011.

Ahoy there land lovers. Standby at the gangway ready to go ashore to Point Perpendicular for the International Lighthouse and lightship weekend for 2011.
This year the international lighthouse and lightship weekend will fall on the 20th and 21st august. Once again the Illawarra Amateur Radio Society will be teaming up with the hard working volunteers from Lighthouses of Australia to man the light at Jervis Bay. A radio room operating on all bands from 23cm to 160m will be set up in one of the light house keeps residences.

Just before dusk on Friday 19th August the solar lighthouse will be switched off and the old prestigious light will once again warn ships of the dangers along the coast line of Jervis Bay. The point perpendicular lighthouse is situated on the headlands adjacent to Bowen Island at Point Perpendicular. The light that sits 95Metres above sea level was constructed in the late 1890′s after the nearby Cape St George lighthouse was decommissioned due to it’s poor location.

Members of the Illawarra Amateur Radio Society who wish to participate in this event should attend the July meeting 12th July, or email their intentions to the secretary IARS.

Update:  Emails have been sent to all participants detailing the requirements and rules for attendance at this years event.   If you registered for the event and haven’t received your email please contact the secretary ASAP by email on vk2vvv

Attached to this notice are links to the following documents.

• Nomination Form AGM 2011
• Application for membership or Renewal of membership 2011
• Agenda of the AGM
• Proxy Vote Form AGM 2011
• Notice of the AGM 2011
• President Report 2011
• Secretary Report 2011
• Treasurer’s Report for Year ending 30th June, 2011
• Repeater Report 2011
• Web  Librarian Report 2011
• Property Report 2011

Membership renewals are now due, members are requested to renew their membership at the earliest convenience, and complete a membership renewal form.  Membership fees are presently $25.00 for full membership and $20.o0 for concessional membership.  Members must be financial to nominate for, or be nominated for, a position on the management committee.   Members must also be financial to vote at the AGM.

If your not able to attend the AGM you may appoint a proxy on your behalf.   You should complete a proxy form and return it to the Secretary before 17:00 Hrs EST on Monday 8th August 2011.

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