Metropolitan Clubs

The club was formed in 1981. Although most meetings are held in Dubbo, the Club draws on areas from Parkes in the south to Cobar in the west, Coonabarabran in the north and Wellington in the east.

The picture is of our radio repeater in the Warrumbungle range, near Coonabarabran.

Meetings

Meetings are held on the last Saturday of odd months, at 2:30pm, with occasional exceptions.

We use several locations. One such is the Dubbo Pipe Band Hall, Darling Street Dubbo, near number one sports oval. Another is VK2AYO's shed north of Dubbo.

Next meeting is 27th March 2010. Details will be announced on the mailing list.

Club Activities & Events

We run an online forum for discussion, see the link above.

We hold a weekly radio talk on our linked repeaters on Tuesday around 8pm.

Condobolin, Boona Mt, 146.900 MHz -600 KHz VK2RRT
Dubbo, Sappa Bulga, 146.725 MHz -600 KHz VK2RCD
Coonabarabran, Mt Cenn Cruaich, 146.800 MHz -600 KHz VK2RCC

An IRLP node 6312 is connected to VK2RCC, and is available from any of the above repeaters.

We also run a repeater in Dubbo on 439.950 MHz -5 MHz VK2RDD. This repeater is not linked.

Training Courses And Assessment Information

We provide foundation license training, and assessments on demand.

Upcoming Courses and Assessments

Our next training course and assessment is likely to be in June 2010.

You can purchase the manual now. The course is two days long, on a weekend, and includes face to face teaching in electronics and radio, sufficient to gain a foundation license.

Upgrade assessments may be completed as well.

Contact Reg Hawkins on (02) 6882 4354 to register.

There is no need to wait for next year. We can also refer you to the training and assessment services of other nearby clubs.