South East Clubs

A small club started back in 1988 with the Amateurs from across the Central Highlands now 20 Years young with a keen supporting membership from across Queensland. Proud to be the first club to link 3 voice repeaters in the early 90's and now with 7 voice repeaters linked across Central Queensland and also a fixed link to SEQ repeater near Ipswich, all with IRLP access on Node # 6037. Also setting up, the APRS Network for mobile coverage on 145.175 MHz across Central Queensland.

Central Highland Link Repeater System now with IRLP Node # 6037 Access.

***###*** Call in on the IRLP Node 6037 ***###***

146.800 MHz.. Midge Point & Proserpine
146.825 MHz.. VK4RSP Springsure also covering Rolleston, Emerald & Gemfields
146.925 MHz.. VK4RHR Hodgson Range near Dysart & Cleremont also covering Capella & Tieri
146.950 MHz.. VK4RBD Blackdown Tableland at Blackwater covering Emerald to Duaringa & south to Biloela & Moura
146.975 MHz.. VK4RRR Mt Seaview near Nebo also covering Glenden, Moranbah to Mackay & south to Dysart
438.225 MHz.. VK4RAR Rockhampton area. . . . . . (A tone of 91.5Hz is required)
439.625 MHz.. VK4RSA Sarina and Mackay area. . . . (A tone of 91.5Hz is required)
439.325 MHz.. VK4RAI .Ipswich and Brisbane Valley area . (A tone of 91.5Hz is required)

438.500 MHz.. VK4RHR Also on Hodgson Range covering Dysart, Cleremont, Capella & Tieri

Meetings

*** AGM was held on 26th September 2009 ***

Club Membership
Individual Club Membership :- $20-00 per year
Couple or Dual Membership :- $25-00 per Year

The AGM is held at Camp Fairbairn on the waters edge of Fairbairn Dam near Emerald CQ, during the September School Holidays. Beginning on Friday afternoon through to Sunday. We invite all, previous and present members and guests to join use for a great get-together over the weekend. Accommodation is available on site, there is a big BBQ dinner on Saturday Night followed by the Monster Auction and a Recovery Breakfast on Sunday morning. A great place to meet and catch up on things plus a chance to see all that extra water in Lake Maraboon !
For further information contact Secretary Gordon Loveday VK4KAL via telephone or email

* * * Current 2009 - 2010 CHARC Committee * * *

President . . . . . . . . . . Steve Wood VK4SMW
Vic President . . . . . . . Robert Waegele VK4TW
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Loveday VK4KAL
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . Dot Loveday
Committee Member . Harry Cox VK4LE
Committee Member . Roy Moore VK4RM
Committee Member . Bill Horner VK4FW
Technical Officer . . . . Steve Wood VK4SMW
Publicity Officer . . . . . . Helen Wood
Life Member . . . . . . . . Mel Lees VK4FPL
Life Member . . . . . . . . Richie Chapel VK4RR
Life Member . . . . . . . . David Wilson VK4UN
Life Members . . . . . . . Dot & Gordon Loveday VK4KAL

Contact Gordon VK4KAL on 07-4985-4168
Contact Steve VK4SMW on 07-4982-7459

Club Activities & Events

- Central Highlands ARC AGM report !

The Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club AGM Weekend was held, well, last weekend !
Many hams and support crews turned up from as far north as Townsville, from as far south as Ipswich, and some took the long way via Birdsville to partake in yet another great ham gathering.
Quite a few took part in the Saturday Lunch Sausage Sizzle with this new event well supported.
Saturday evening rocked around and after a superb BBQ feast put on by CHARC the serious part, the Annual General Meeting took place.
Chairman Steve VK4SMW invited TARC Vice President Gavin VK4ZZ to make a special presentation - The Ken Robertson VK4KT Memorial Award for Excellence in Amateur Radio to Roy Moore VK4RM (the award was announced at the North Queensland Amateur Radio Convention). Roy in turn dedicated the winning of the award to many hams who have helped him out during the years with repeater establishment and maintenance issues.
After the Minutes from the previous AGM and Treasurers Report were read and accepted, Chairman Steve declared all positions vacant and handed the meeting over to WIA-QAC Chairman Don VK4BY to conduct the election of office bearers for 2010. The results are -
President - Steve Wood VK4SMW
Vice President - Rob Waegele VK4TW
Secretary - Gordon Loveday VK4KAL
Treasurer - Dot Loveday
Technical Officer - Steve Wood VK4SMW
Publicity Officer - Helen Wood
Committee Member - Harry Cox VK4LE
Committee Member - Roy Moore VK4RM
Committee Member - Bill Horner VK4FW
The meeting applauded Don for the smooth running of the election, then Chairman Steve informed the meeting about some of the things the Club was involved with during the year, including -
- improvements to Springsure repeater site and agreement with local council
- refurbishment of the Hodgsons Range repeater site
- WIA assessment activity
- welcoming two new members into the club
- awarding thanks certificates to key helpers

With the meeting completed it was time to draw the raffles !
- Lucky Door Prize, a $50 Fuel Voucher donated by Shell, won by Mark VK4KMR
- Hamper First Prize, a lovely travel hamper donated by Helen Wood, won by Lyndall VK4ZM
- Hamper Second Prize, a bottle of lovely wine donated by Roy VK4RM, won by Michael VK4SED
- Hamper Third Prize, a bottle of lovely wine donated by Roy VK4RM, won by Roy VK4RM (it was lovely so he kept it !)
- Radio First Prize, a Wouxun KG-UVD1 Dual Band Handheld donated by Mal VK4ML, won by Lyndall VK4ZM
- Radio Second Prize, a LDG 1:1 Balun donated by Jack VK4JRC, won by Rob VK4TW
- Radio Third Prize, a bottle of lovely wine donated by Roy VK4RM, won by John VK4FNQ
- Radio Fourth Prize, a bottle of lovely wine donated by Roy VK4RM, won by Dave VK4UN

- then it was Monster Auction Time.
Roy VK4RM was the Auctioneer of Renown, Bill VK4FW was the Scribe of Doom, Clive VK4ACC and Steve VK4SMW were the Barrel Girls of Despair.
The Monster Auction consisted of technical treasures, some really yummy home cooked thingies donated by Helen Wood and some mysteriously wrapped items donated by various people.
The little morse keys were popular, as were the antennae, the lifetime supply of microphones and curly cords. The home cooked produce was extremely popular and we don't know yet if the two US Army Meals Ready to Eat from the mystery section have yet been deployed.

With the Monster Auction ended the group talked into the late evening, some remarking on how blustery the wind was getting (take 2 of the dust storms) with the latest to bed by 1am.
The Sunday Morning Recovery Breakfast was heartily attended by the throng with appetites quenched and ready for the long trips back home.

Many thanks to those involved with the procuring and cooking, Gordon VK4KAL and Dot, Steve VK4SMW and Helen, Dawn VK4HER, Gavin VK4ZZ and everyone else who pitched in.
A great weekend - if you are looking to enjoy yourselves and also help support a little club doing a great big job then make sure you get along to the Central Highlands AGM in 2010 !

Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club Location

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Training And Assessment Contact

Learning Organiser

Roy Moore VK4RM (4-043)
Phone : 07 4956 4515
Email :

Club Contact Details

Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club
CHARC
G Loveday VK4KAL
C/- Aviemore
RUBYVALE Qld 4702
http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/charc/
Phone : 07-4985-4168
Email :