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21/08/2010 Internatiopnal Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
HARG recently participated in the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) activating the North Mole Light House in Fremantle AU0073. Richard VK6BMW made his camper van available for use as the radio room. This also doubled as the kitchen with Richard's cooking setting off the smoke alarm during a pile-up on 40 metres. The station's main antenna was a 9 metre long squid pole with an SCG auto tuner at the base. Radials were run over nearby rocks with one bared and thrown into the sea. This proved to be an excellent set up with strong signal reports received from Europe on 20 metres and the USA on 40 metres. Power was provided by a number of solar cells and heavy duty batteries; the sun stayed out long enough to ensure a full charge. The Group also had a visitor from the USA call past, Barry WD4MSM, who jumped at the opportunity to have a go on the microphone making many overseas contacts.08/08/2010 VK100WIA centenary pileup
Youtube video of Marty (VK6FDX) using the VK100WIA callsign and the resulting pile-up of returning stations.31/07/2010 VK100WIA centenary
Hills Amateur Radio Group are hosting the VK100WIA centenary callsign this weekend. We are on 3.590 MHz Saturday evening from 7pm local time (11:00z) and other frequencies through-out the weekend.26/06/2010 HARG APRS station
The club voted in May 2010 to set up an APRS station. A web log has been established at blogspot to track our progress as well as to supply information to club members and others.21/08/2010 International Lighthouse weekend
HARG will be on air next to the North Mole Light House in Fremantle during the upcoming International Lighthouse weekend August 21 to 22. The lighthouse number is AU0073. This is an excellent location for working DX so please keep an ear out for VK6AHR.31/07/2010 WIA Centenary callsign
HARG will be using the WIA Centenary call sign VK100WIA over the weekend 31st July to 1st August. You will find us on the 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metre bands. We hope to work you.20/3/2010 John Moyle Memorial Field Day
Location: Mt Gunjin, WA.Participants: VK6AHR, VK6ZMS, VK6FDX, VK6TWO, VK6BMW, VK6AN, VK6PWD, VK6XCJ, ...
The Hills Amateur Radio Group participated in the annual John Moyle Memorial Field Day for 2010 at Mt Gunjin, in the hills east of Perth. Results are pending.
Check out the gallery for photos of our portable station and operators.
27/2/2010 HARG Swap Meet
Location: Paxhill Girl Guides Hall, Lesmurdie WA.Tables/Booking: VK6FDX
Publicity/organisation: VK6ZMS
Food/drinks: VK6YW, VK6MA, VK6IR, VK6XCJ, VK6TWO
Cash/Raffle: VK6AN, VK6PWD
Shack ops: VK6FDX
Club table: VK6BMW
The Hills Amateur Radio Group 2010 swap meet was held on the 27th of February at the club on a fairly hot summer's day. Thanks to one and all that attended the event. Thanks to all club members who helped make the event possible. A special thank-you to donators of the raffle prizes. First and second prizes (Yaesu FT-897 and FT-817ND HF/VHF/UHF transceivers) were kindly donated by Ian Garnett, VK6LCT at Timberden Plant Hire and Kylea, VK6XYL at Hamshack Third prize of a Diamond 2m 5/8 collinear base station antenna was donated by club member Allan, VK6AN.