What have we been up to?
RECENT ACTIVITIES
Mark Perry with POTA delivered a presentation of how POTA (parks on the air) works and how to interface with the various websites for logging a POTA contact. First, you need to register, be a licensed amateur radio operator and have equipment to go portable. As an activator you set [...]
Lots happening at the clubhouse lately. The roof repairs have been completed which means the solar panels can be re-installed on the roof. Major clean out and clean up both inside and out of the club house. Exterior painting is in progress. The painting crew today included Ashleigh, Ken, Jeremy, [...]
I'm please to announce that one of our newest members has just earned his Foundation license. Please help me congratulate VK4GCS, Glenn. Glenn joined the club only a few months ago. He studied the Foundation License study guide and met with Ashleigh, VK4DRA for some test prep sessions. Glenn passed [...]
Firstly, we acknowledged the untimely passing of our dear friend Reg, VK2MNM. Reg is no stranger to the club and he has been the morning Net Operator's manager for sometime. Without his commitment, the morning Net would not have been the success it is today. RIP Reg. Today at 10:30am about [...]
We had approximately 175 attendees. The stall holders and exihibters were very happy with the turn out. The coffee kiosk could hardly keep up with orders and the ladies cooking were flat out! The club was able to sell quite a bit of items and some members did well selling [...]
The past two Saturdays have been a beehive of activity at the club. First, the items meant to be sold at this year's HAMFEST needed to be taken from the shipping containers and sorted as either saleable or non-saleable. There were many radios, power supplies, SWR meters, antennas and test [...]
On 18 October 2025 GCARS hosted a JOTA event for the Girl Guides from the Gold Coast. There were 17 Guides and 7 leaders. The programme included learning how to solder, put together an electronic kit plus getting on air and making a QSO in order to earn a badge. [...]
11-10-25 Today at the club the YAGI was taken from the ground and put back up where it belongs. Thanks to Aidan VK4APM, Craig VK4AHC and Ken VK2KEN. It was team work! The YAGI is on the tower, wired and standing tall! The rotor still needs to be wired-in which [...]
Sixteen Years of Effort to Build a Club House The memorial plaque pays tribute to Ken Ayes, VK4KD for his dedication in establishing the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Club to cover the Gold Coast area in 1970 when he was a member of the small Southport Radio Club. This new club absorbed the [...]
There were 15 attendees at today's club meeting. We were pleased to have Ron Bertrand wow us with his in-depth knowledge on subjects today which included antennas: impedance vs capacitance, the Omega system: low frequency used to contact submarines whilst submerged, Joseph Fourier, the mathematician and scientist and his contribution [...]
