Tech Night / Open Shack
2025-05-21 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-07-16 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-08-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-10-15 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-19 18:30 - 20:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
Tech Night is about members coming together informally to discuss subjects and projects relevant to AR and assist members in practical advice and assistance with technical issues that they may have. During the evening the Radio Room will be operational for all members to utilise.
Please note the earlier start time of 6:30pm which is consistent with new timings also being trialed for the monthly general meetings.

Monthly General Meeting
2025-05-28 18:30 - 21:00 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
On the 4th Wednesday of each month, CRARC hold a General Meeting for members and visitors. We are starting a trial of an earlier start so that members can get home earlier and not be on the road heading home late at night. Doors open at 6:30pm for a start shortly thereafter.
This months topic will be a presentation by Bob VK1ED on Linux:
With the current Windows 10 End of Life, there are going to be a number of workstations / laptops that will be replaced. Yet, whilst this hardware struggled to keep up with a ridiculously bloated Windows, it runs extremely well under Linux. Amateurs are well known for reusing / repurposing equipment and probably more so with the End of Windows 10.

Has the Linux Desktop improved to be mainstream?
Discussion on which is the best Linux distribution for Ham Radio Apps
Whether to use a Prepared Distribution already packaged with useful apps or install the apps separately on your selected Distribution
Why is strength in numbers important?
What are the advantages for using Linux?
What is good easy to use Distro?
Show and tell of Demonstration of Linux Laptop
Are there any logging applications that are good for Linux
What backup options are available, especially if I keep my logs on there.?

Tech Night / Open Shack
2025-06-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
Technight is upon us again this Wednesday at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall at 1830hrs.
The subject for general discussion is Computer Aided Antenna Modelling. So if you are keen to attempt this activity, bring your laptop and we will supply some software that will possibly confuse you as much as it has us.
We believe that knowing how to use these programs, even at a basic level, will be of great benefit to most if not all Hams. Malcolm (VK1MAL) will be imparting his considerable knowledge whilst the rest of us will hopefully learn.
If there are any other members who have some knowledge on the subject please turn up and join in.
As it has been in the past, Pizza, Coffee, Tea and biscuits will be available.
All we ask is a donation of $5.00/head to cover the cost of the Pizzas.

Monthly General Meeting
2025-06-25 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-07-23 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-08-27 18:30 - 21:00 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
On the 4th Wednesday of each month, CRARC hold a General Meeting for members and visitors. Doors open at 6:30pm for a start shortly thereafter.
The main part of the meeting will be a presentation on a topic of interest and it’s also an opportunity for local Amateurs to get to know each other. More details for this meeting will be posted closer to the date.

Foundation Qualification Course
2025-07-19 08:00 - 2025-07-20 17:00, 2025-09-20 08:00 - 2025-09-21 17:00, 2025-11-08 08:00 - 2025-11-09 17:00, 2026-01-17 08:00 - 2026-01-18 17:00, 2026-03-21 08:00 - 2026-03-22 17:00 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
Information on our courses can be found on https://www.crarc.org.au/education/

Tech Night / Open Shack
2025-09-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
Tech Night is about members coming together informally to discuss subjects and projects relevant to AR and assist members in practical advice and assistance with technical issues that they may have. During the evening the Radio Room will be operational for all members to utilise.
Please note the earlier start time of 6:30pm which is consistent with new timings also being trialed for the monthly general meetings.
Pizza, Coffee, Tea and Biscuits will be available. For those who wish to partake in the Pizza just a $5.00 donation is requested.

Now, as to the subjects that may be discussed we have a number ranging from Working Bees, SouthFest, Club Promotion and more.
On the technical side, Greg VK1ZO is providing some basic electronic kits for people to assemble (solder) and have some fun.
We will also have some familiarisation exercises with the TB8100 repeaters that we have obtained for Club use.
I also noted on the Reflector that a Member was having some issues programming a Baofeng DMR radio so if anyone has similar issues, bring your radios along and we will see if we can assist.

Monthly General Meeting
2025-09-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
On the 4th Wednesday of each month, CRARC hold a General Meeting for members and visitors. Doors open at 6:30pm for a start shortly thereafter.
The main part of the meeting will be a presentation on a topic of interest and it’s also an opportunity for local Amateurs to get to know each other.
This will be a flowerpot building session. We will be building the 2m “flowerpot” coaxial dipole antennas (in a rollup configuration for portable operations. This is a very compact yet good performing antenna that significantly improves 2m performance over the HT antennas and can still be used with other radios including mobile rigs.
Sufficient materials have been obtained to manufacture approximately 30 antennas and these will be available on a cost recovery basis – $15 for club members and $20 for non members. Payment for materials will be on the night (prior to commencing construction) and will be accepted by either cash or paypal.
We will also have tools and test gear for the construction activity, but if you have them handy, it would be useful to bring along a small sharp knife (i.e. a utility knife/stanley knife) and some snippers/scissors (suitable for cutting the coax braid) as participants will likely outnumber the tools we will have available on the night.
IMPORTANT: we need prior confirmation to ensure that we have enough materials available. If you are intending to participate in an antenna build at the meeting, please visit http://thq.fyi/se/oFRzaxw to confirm you wish to attend. Note there are options to select that you want to pay on the night or alternatively pay online prior to the meeting. We anticipate having a small number of components for additional attendees but don’t count on this, quantities of additional components will be limited – please let us know if you want to participate in the antenna build night to lock in component availability.

Brookvale Horse Endurance Ride
2025-10-19 06:00 - 19:00 | Brookvale Ride HQ
The Brookvale Horse Endurance event that was scheduled for the 19th and 20th of October 2025 has been cancelled by the ACT Endurance Riders Association.
No further assistance for the event is required.

Monthly General Meeting
2025-10-22 18:30 - 21:00 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
On the 4th Wednesday of each month, CRARC hold a General Meeting for members and visitors. Doors open at 6:30pm for a start shortly thereafter.
The main part of the meeting will be a presentation on a topic of interest and it’s also an opportunity for local Amateurs to get to know each other.
This month will have a presentation by Ian VK1DI on the VKFF scheme – the Australian arm of the World Wide Flora & Fauna in amateur radio, abbreviated as WWFF which is an international amateur radio program, the purpose of which is to: draw attention to the importance of protecting nature, flora and fauna, and to encourage the development of radio skills, especially in portable operations. This is timely given the 2025 VKFF National Get Together is being held in Canberra on Friday 24th, Saturday 25th, Sunday 26th, & Monday 27th October 2025 (the weekend after our meeting).

SouthFest 2025 - Come and Visit the CRARC Stand
2025-11-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Tuggeranong Laneways, Anketell St, Greenway, ACT, Australia
SouthFest is on again on the 15th November 2025, utilising the Tuggeranong Town Centre (Anketell St, Laneways, Health Centre Carpark, and Cowlishaw St).
CRARC will again host a stand at this event to promote Amateur Radio and CRARC. This year we will be in the Carpark area opposite the Tuggeranong College so please come and find us!
To make it easier, we will be on site no. C7 + C8. Tuggeranong Town Centre (Anketell St, Laneways, Health Centre Carpark, and Cowlishaw St)
We expect to have a radio setup with Antenna, so if you can’t make it for the day, listen out for us. We might post some frequencies once we are setup, probably on VK1-Reflector.
Tuggeranong Town Centre (Anketell St, Laneways, Health Centre Carpark, and Cowlishaw St)

Monthly General Meeting - EOY function
2025-11-26 18:30 - 21:00 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
The November meeting is our last scheduled monthly general meeting for the year and runs as an end of year function to finish out the year.

As usual we will be conducting a get together meeting with a BBQ and other food items – the lead for which is being taken on by Bruce VK1BB, his family and committee members. We would very much appreciate assistance in the provision of this – for those wanting to help out, please email the committee on committee@crarc.org.au to advise of your availability or simply help out on the night.

Tech Night
2025-12-17 18:30 - 21:00 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
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 will be the Tait TB8100 UHF Repeaters. We will be discussing the equipment required and the software necessary for the task. Our friendly neighbour Hams in the Griffith ARC have been spending some frustrating, yet rewarding, days attempting configure one of the units we donated to them with great success. They now have an operational UHF repeater, well done! So, in the interest of assisting us they have agreed to join us on Technight via a Teleconference. This will be, I believe, the first time this has been undertaken and hopefully not the last.
As usual, Pizza, Coffee, Tea and biscuits will be available.
The usual $5.00 per slice of Pizza is requested to cover costs. There will be a Vegetarian option for those that prefer it.

Tech Night / Open Shack
2026-01-21 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-03-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
Tech Night is about members coming together informally to discuss subjects and projects relevant to AR and assist members in practical advice and assistance with technical issues that they may have. During the evening the Radio Room will be operational for all members to utilise.
Doors open at 6:30pm

Monthly General Meeting
2026-01-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
On the 4th Wednesday of each month, CRARC holds a General Meeting for members and visitors. Doors open at 6:30pm for a start shortly thereafter.
The meeting will be a low profile get together for members to meetup and interact after the holiday period. Intention is that we will also be running a trash and treasure evening where members can bring along items they wish to sell off as well as a cleanout of some items from the store room and some items from SK estate disposals.

Monthly General Meeting - AGM
2026-02-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
On the 4th Wednesday of each month, CRARC holds a General Meeting for members and visitors.
This months meeting will be the Annual General Meeting
Doors opening at 6:30pm to allow membership / proxy form checks to be completed beforehand, with meeting underway proper at 7.30pm.

Your assistance in arriving well before the meeting time of 7.30pm would be greatly appreciated.

Monthly General Meeting
2026-03-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
On the 4th Wednesday of each month, CRARC holds a General Meeting for members and visitors. Doors open at 6:30pm for a start shortly thereafter.
The March monthly meeting will include a presentation by Andy VK2OGR on the the Jindalee Over The Horizon Radar network (JORN).
As usual, Pizza, Coffee, Tea and biscuits will be available.
The usual $5.00 per slice of Pizza is requested to cover costs. There will be a Vegetarian option for those that prefer it.

Foundation Night Meeting
2026-04-01 18:30 - 21:30 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
Foundation Night Meeting is a new initiative from the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club, held on the first Wednesday of every second month (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec).
These sessions focus primarily on Foundation-qualified operators within the club, including those recently qualified as well as longer term Foundation members who would like to become more active in this diverse and enjoyable hobby but may not yet have had the opportunity or guidance to do so.
The evenings are informal and practical, providing an opportunity to ask questions, see demonstrations, and learn from other members. Topics may include equipment selection and demonstrations, antenna building, contesting, and operating Amateur Radio outdoors.
All CRARC members are welcome to attend, and we especially encourage experienced operators to join us to share their knowledge through discussion and demonstrations, helping others become more engaged and enjoy the many aspects of Amateur Radio.
Even if you are not yet qualified but are interested in Amateur Radio (and perhaps considering gaining your qualification), you are very welcome to attend.
As usual Coffee, Tea and biscuits will be available.
Pizza may be available, dependent on numbers and consensus. The usual $5.00 per slice of Pizza is requested to cover costs with a Vegetarian option for those that prefer it.

Tech Night / Open Shack
2026-04-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe St, Red Hill, ACT, 2603, Australia
Tech Night is about members coming together informally to discuss subjects and projects relevant to AR and assist members in practical advice and assistance with technical issues that they may have. During the evening the Radio Room will be operational for all members to utilise.
This coming Wednesday Night’s Tech Night Presentations and discussion subjects are OpenHamClock (light overview), Linux, Allstar, Repeater Linking, Radio Programming, and anything you would like to discuss (within reason).
As per usual, Pizza, Coffee, Tea and biscuits will be available.
A slight change to our normal procedures will be the introduction of a sign-in sheet so please help us by checking in upon arrival
Doors open at 6:30pm
