Author: Carl Makin

Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club

General Meeting Tonight

Hi All, Just a reminder that tonight is our General Meeting for August. Normally we have a Presentation on a subject that is of interest to most of us, however,…
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Fwd: Technight

Hi All, Just a reminder that this Wednesday the 20th of August, the Club will be open for Technight from 1830hrs. If you have a technical question regarding any Ham…
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2025 VKFF National Get Together – Canberra

The VKFF Team, part of the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) park program, is holding its 3rd annual VKFF National Get Together in Canberra in October.   2025 VKFF National…
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Internet at Isaacs Ridge repeater site restored thanks to yless4u!

Earlier this afternoon the final piece in the puzzle to restore Internet access on our Isaacs Ridge site fell into place and the site is fully operational again.  DMR, D-Star…
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CRARC Monthly Meeting Tomorrow night, 6:30pm.

The CRARC Monthly Meeting is on tonight, Wednesday the 23rd at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 6:30pm. The topic will be Shack Documentation by Bob, VK1ED. If you’ve ever lost…
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Tech Night this Wednesday Night, 6:30pm at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall

This coming Wednesday Night (16th July), at 6.30pm, is our monthly Tech Night at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall.    As usual, we will have Pizzas (for a $5 donation…
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Isaacs Ridge 2m analog repeater and D-Star back on air.

After being off air for a number of years due to adjacent site interference the Isaacs Ridge 2m Analog repeater is now operational on its new permanent frequency.   TX…
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D-Star repeater off-air for frequency change

The VK1 D-Star repeater is offline in preparation for the frequency change and recommissioning of the Isaacs Ridge 2m repeater. The 2m repeater and the D-Star repeater share antennas on…
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CRARC monthly meeting is on this Wednesday night (the 25th) at 6:30pm

A reminder that the club monthly meeting is on this Wednesday night at 6:30pm at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall. The topic this month is “APRS, What it is and…
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Isaacs Ridge DMR, D-Star and IRLP/Echolink network access unavailable.

Due to an issue with our ISP there is currently no internet access at Isaacs Ridge.This means that, although the repeaters themselves are working fine, they can’t connect to their…
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