South East Clubs

The Mount Isa and District Amateur Radio Group Incorporated started out in the 1970s as the Mount Isa Bacon Board (bacon = ham - I had to ask...), a group of radio enthusiasts that met at the Mount Isa Tavern.

The group visited the Gregory Canoe race in 1979 to find CBers struggling to provde comms.They thought they could do better and assisted in 1980 and thenceforth for many years.
They also assisted with some horse endurance events and off road car rally.

We currently operate a 2m repeater VK4RMI with IRLP and Echolink connections and a 70cm Repeater VK4RIC, still in testing/build. A 2m APRS Digipeater is currently being tested and should be fully operational soon, and an APRS recieve only iGate is also in place.

We are currently looking at adding an Allstar link as well, as this has become a favourite mode for many of our members.

Meetings

Next General Meeting is at 9.00am on 31/01/2026 at the Mount Isa Scout Group, 37 Clarke St, Mount Isa.

Club Activities & Events

UPDATED 8/1/2026
Next repeater maintenance at the Four Mile Hill Repeater Site is happening on Saturday, 17th January at 9.30am.
Grab a coffee on the way up.

Antenna Making day is on January 31st at 10.45am at VK4GEOs QTH at 31A Arline St. RSVP needed by 15th January so we can organise materials.

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Mount Isa And District Amateur Radio Group Inc. Meeting Location

Training Courses And Assessment Information

Assessments can be organised at mutually acceptable times, as required to suit prospective candidates.

Contact:
Darrin Archer VK4GEO (dfarcher@bigpond.net.au)
Eric Baker VK2TRD/4 (ericbakervk2trd@gmail.com)

A full list of ACMA Accredited Assessors is available here: https://www.acma.gov.au/assessors