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The Amateur Radio Experimenters Group was formed in July 1998. The members of the Club come from all walks of life and even includes some people who don't work in the electronics industry.

AREG has a practical focus. Members have a strong interest in the technical aspect of our hobby and this is reflected in some of our activities, such as fox hunting ballons, putting together the local D-Star repeater system, playing with software defined radios and assisting other VK5 groups with technical support when requested.

We have built and maintain three of Adelaide's premiere repeaters VK5RSA (438.025) and VK5RSB (439.900) and (53.750), with 439.900 being connected to the internet via IRLP (node 6214) and occasionally Echolink to provide a worldwide FM quality service.

We also use the IRLP link to provide Audio Broadcasts of the NASA Space Shuttle when available. AREG is also the VK5 custodian of the VK5RWN D-Star repeater system.

If you are interested in becoming a member of an active practical club, come along to our next meeting, there is always lots to do and learn at AREG!

Have a look at our Web pages at www.areg.org.au

Meetings

AREG general meetings are the third Friday in each month, except on rare occasions, refer to the calander on our web page for details.

As AREG is a small group, business meetings are kept a minimum usually about 30min in length, and are usually only held four times a year, unless the need arises.

The club rooms are open on the third Friday of each month. Various activities from show and tell about your current projects, question and answers for people studying towards their Standard or Advance amateur licence's, or as advertised, usually an amateur radio related talk will be given on a subject of interest. AREG would like to welcome any one that is interested to come along and find out just what we are about, so consider this to be your invitation to find our more about AREG, your ham radio club in the Western suburbs.

The Reedbeds community hall will be open from 19:45 (7:45pm) on the night. General meeting / advertised presentation will usually start at 20:00 (8:00pm), so please don't be late.

Location

The meetings are generally held at The Reedbeds Community Hall, Phelps Court, Fulham S.A.

AREG requests that members and guests please attend the venue for a prompt meeting start by 20:00 (8:00pm).

Parking is usually not a problem, as the Reedbeds hall has plenty of car parks.

Club Activities & Events

This coming Friday, the 27th of August, AREG will be holding its Annual General Meeting and a general business meeting at the Reedbeds Hall, Phelps Court, Fulham.

The hall doors will be open at 7:45 PM with the meeting proper starting at 8:00 PM.

The evening will be primarily focused on conducting club business, which we need to do every now and then just to keep the club afloat and in line with business requirements.

Once the business components are over, there will be an opportunity to socialise and perhaps have an impromptu show and tell followed by coffee tea and cake.

So come along to the next AREG meeting. See you there at the Reedbeds Friday 27 August! Visitors, members from other clubs and potential new members are welcome.

On Saturday the 28th August, Terry VK5VZI and Adrian VK5ZSN are planning to launch a high altitude balloon carrying an instrument payload and a two metre parrot repeater.

The launch will be dependent on the weather being favourable.

Have a look at the web site at, http://projecthorus.org.au for more details.

You are welcome to try the parrot repeater, it is on 145.275 MHz and requires a CTCSS tone of 107.2 Hz to access it. The repeater can record up to 60 seconds of audio then replays it back.

Keep an ear on the other local repeaters and you may hear activity related to the launch.

The launch will occur from near Wistow and the balloon trajectory will be expected to travel east towards the Riverland.

The payload will be transmitting data on 70cm and 2m. Stations receiving telemetry and linking back via the Internet are welcome. See the website for details on how to do it.

Those who would like to join in by foxhunting the payload should contact Adrian VK5ZSN through the AREG or Projecthorus web sites or via e-mail adrian.snell@internode.on.net

Everyone is most welcome to participate in the activity and try out your fox hunting skills on a balloon.

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Training Courses And Assessment Information

AREG is planning to run a Standard License Course in August 2010 over a week.

The course syllabus will be divided in to 5 x 3 hour evening lectures to be give by a variety of lecturers (VK5CP, VK5ZSN, VK5ZM, VK5TZX) in a single week Monday to Friday. A regulations exam will be held on the Saturday morning followed by a refresher lecture, followed by the Standard Exam.

Participants will be expected to have done some study before the course and (obviously) during the week.

Cost of the course will be about $100 per student (excluding WIA examination fees) to cover hall and equipment hire, coffee etc. We are looking to train 10-15 persons.

If you are interested email Chris VK5CP vk5cp@arrl.net to secure your place. Payment will be made once course dates are agreed, no refunds if you pull out!

This intensive course is the best way to upgrade and give your F call mates some stick when you operate the world on 20M in the sunspot peak.

This course is still subject to confirmation based on curriculum, numbers of interested students, and possible time frame over which it may run.

All enquiries to Chris vk5cp@arrl.net

Training And Assessment Contact

Learning Organiser

Christopher Platt VK5CP (5-010)
Phone : AH 08 8294 0774
Email :

Club Contact Details

Amateur Radio Experimenters Group
C/- PO Box 1222 Mount Barker S.A. 5251
Club rooms, Phelps Court, Fulham South Australia 5024
http://www.areg.org.au/
Phone : 0416 578 719
Email :