Community

Gold Coast Amateur Radio Society provides radio and communications support including expertise, equipment, facilities and operators for our local Gold Coast community.

OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY

Community Safety: The Channel 5 Emergency Repeater

When cyclones, floods, or bushfires threaten the Gold Coast and its hinterland, reliable communication can be the difference between safety and disaster. In these critical moments, mobile phone towers and other standard communication networks can become overloaded or fail entirely. It is for this reason that the Gold Coast Amateur [...]

Communications Advisory Service

Facing a communications challenge for your organisation or upcoming event? Perhaps you need to establish a reliable link between two buildings, ensure coverage across difficult terrain, or simply don't know where to start with choosing the right technology. Before you invest in expensive equipment or complex solutions, tap into the [...]

Community Radio Loan Pool

Are you organising the annual school fete, a local community sports day, or a weekend club muster? Coordinating volunteers and ensuring everyone is on the same page can be a challenge, especially across a busy or spread-out venue. Relying on personal mobile phones often leads to missed calls, delayed texts, [...]

Event Communications Support

Managing a large-scale public event? From sprawling airshows to challenging endurance races, the success and safety of your participants, staff, and volunteers depend on clear, reliable, and instant communication. When mobile phone networks become congested or fail, a robust radio communications network is not a luxury—it's an absolute necessity. This [...]

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