Author: Carl Makin

Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club

Notification of 2026 CRARC AGM

    Notice of the Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club inc.will be held on Wednesday 25th February…
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January 2026 CRARC Monthly Meeting Cancelled!

Due to the extreme heat forecast for tomorrow, Wednesday the 28th January, the CRARC Committee have decided to cancel the planned monthly meeting. According to the BOM, there is a…
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Isaacs Ridge DMR Repeater is back ON air!

A visit to our Isaacs Ridge site today by Phil, vk1pl and Carl, vk1kcm, found the power supply for the Raspberry Pi running the DMR node had failed.  A replacement…
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Isaacs Ridge DMR repeater off air

Something’s failed with the Isaacs Ridge DMR repeater, vk1rbm, and the repeater is currently off air. We have no ETA for restoration at this point and won’t have one until…
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Technight – 17th Dec, 2025

Hi All, Just a reminder that the last Technight for 2025 will be held next Wednesday 17/12/2025 at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall at 1830hrs. Our subject for the night…
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WIA Launches Major Australian Amateur Band Plan Review

This has been posted on behalf of the WIA.   —————————————————   This is Grant VK5GR, your WIA Technical Advisory Committee Chairperson, with some news about a community consultation being…
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SK: Mike Jenkins, VK1MJ

  Members who have lost contact with Mike Jenkins, VK1MJ, will be saddened to hear that after a long illness suffering from Alzheimers, Mike died peacefully on October 29th.  …
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October 2025 CRARC Communications Newsletter

Dear CRARC Members, The October 2025 CRARC Communications Newsletter is now attached. A little bit later than expected, but one of the articles (newsletter) explains why. However I think that…
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Reminder to register for September Meeting Flowerpot build.

This is a reminder to all those interested in coming to the September meeting and building the 2m Flowerpot portable antenna that to ensure there will be enough materials available…
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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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