Category: CRARC updates

Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club

WIA Band Plan Consultation Concluded – Outcomes and Revised Band Plans published

From the WIA National Office.   Please note the following announcement by WIA Technical Advisory Committee Chairperson Grant Willis:   WIA Technical Advisory Committee News – Friday February 27th 2026.  …
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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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Mt. Ginini UHF Repeater now on -7MHz split

Please note that the new -7MHz (was -5MHz) split is now in operation. This was completed successfully at 13:00 Local time on the 17th January 2026, thanks to Glen (VK1XX)…
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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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CRARC end of year function – aka Christmas function Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 @6:30pm

Evening all, a reminder that the November meeting, our last scheduled monthly general meeting for the year, is being run as an end of year function to finish out the…
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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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CRARC end of year function – aka Christmas function Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 @6:30pm #crarcmeeting

Good evening all, a quick note to advise that this year’s CRARC Christmas / End of Year function will be held as usual on the evening of the fourth Wednesday…
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