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CRARC tech nights and general meetings: will now start at 6:30pm
by CRARC Club Members 16 May '25

16 May '25

Dear CRARC members and visitors, The committee has decided to try earlier starts for Tech Nights and General Meetings so that people can get home earlier and not be on the road heading home late at night. *Doors will open at 6:30pm for a start shortly thereafter. *We understand that this may impact some people's Dinner plans and we are looking at arranging for some Pizzas to be delivered to the Scout Hall for those who may feel somewhat peckish. We ask for $5 / head contribution to the cost of this fine dining. *Tech nights will now start at 1830h on the third Wednesday of each month at the Red Hill scout hall.* *At this month's Tech night on 21 May *Graeme VK1IO will be providing some Cavity Filters, RF Isolators and some Tuning training. We will provide a Nano VNA and also a Spectrum Analyser/Tracking Generator. If you a have NanoVNA and want to try using your own equipment please feel free. We will once again have some Allstar and Remote Transceiver software that may be of interest to Members who are restricted in using equipment at their QTH. Graham VK1GVC will provide instruction in the use of the programming software for the Tait TM8200s. As with most Technights, there is an open invitation for Members to raise any subject that they would like to discuss. *General meetings will now start at 1830h on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Red Hill scout hall.* *At this month's General Meeting on 28 May* the topic will be a presentation by Bob VK1ED on Linux: With Windows 10 end-of-life approaching in 2025, now is an opportune time to consider Linux as a desktop alternative to avoid obsolescence and subscription costs. This presentation will offer recommendations and strategies for exploring Linux, particularly for ham radio "shacks." We'll cover choosing a distribution, finding and installing software, implementing back-up systems, and the current state of Linux, focusing on practical advice rather than installation instructions. The aim is to encourage the re-use of spare PCs/laptops (or very low cost business/govt discards) for shack or portable amateur radio activities while members evaluate their Windows 10/11 options and whether it is the right direction. More details here: https://www.crarc.org.au/event/monthly-general-meeting-37/ <https://www.crarc.org.au/event/monthly-general-meeting-37/> As per usual arrangements Coffee, Tea and Biscuits will be provided. NB this message has been sent to several mailing lists for maximum coverage; apologies for any duplicate copies received. Graham VK1GVC on behalf of the CRARC committee

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CRARC 2025 AGM - Treasurer's report and reviewer's report
by CRARC Club Members 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

Dear CRARC members, Please find attached a copy of the Treasurer's report (2 pages) and the Reviewer's report (1 page) as one PDF document. The Reviewer's report only became available today. As previously advised, the AGM will be held at the Club rooms at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall at 17 Astrolabe Street, Red Hill on Wednesday 26 February 2025. Doors will open at 7:30pm, meeting commences at 8pm AEDT. This will be a face-to-face meeting only. Any apologies to committee(a)crarc.org.au or reply to this email. Distributed by Graham VK1GVC on behalf of: Rob Fredericksen VK1FRJ Secretary, Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club

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CRARC 2025 AGM - Agenda, reports for 2024 are attached.
by CRARC Club Members 24 Feb '25

24 Feb '25

Dear CRARC members, These reports are distributed to all current financial members of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club Inc. Please find attached the Agenda for the 2025 CRARC AGM, the draft minutes of 2024 AGM and the reports for 2024. We will not be distributing paper copies at the meeting. As previously advised, the AGM will be held at the Club rooms at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall at 17 Astrolabe Street, Red Hill on Wednesday 26 February 2025. Doors will open at 7:30pm, meeting commences at 8pm AEDT. This will be a face-to-face meeting only. Documents attached in compressed ZIP format are: * 2025 AGM Meeting agenda (with Committee nominations received so far) * Draft Minutes of 2024 AGM * President’s report * Secretary’s report * Treasurer's financial report * Membership Secretary’s Report * Repeaters and Beacons report * WICEN Report * Education Report * WIA Broadcast Report * Proxy Voting Form Distributed by Graham VK1GVC on behalf of: Rob Fredericksen VK1FRJ Secretary, Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club

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Supplier discounts for CRARC members
by CRARC Club Members 18 Feb '25

18 Feb '25

To all CRARC Members CRARC has arranged with a number of Suppliers to provide Members with discounts on a range of products. The Suppliers are: * Jaycar (All Stores) (Electronics) Jaycar requires a minimum purchase of $15.00 to use the Account. * TLE (All Branches) (Electrical Products) * Battery Factory (Fyshwick) (Batteries) * Battery World (Phillip) (Batteries) * Bitek (Hume) (Antenna Components and Connectors) * Vulcan Ullrich Aluminium (Hume) (Aluminium Products) When attending these Suppliers please advise the Salesperson that you are a Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club Incorporated (CRARC) member and that we have a Cash Trade Account to receive your Discount. You may also use the phone number 0493197461 to identify the CRARC account. All items must be paid for in full at the time of purchase. Regards Graeme VK1IO CRARC Vice President

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Notification of CRARC Annual General Meeting: 26 Feb 2025.
by CRARC Club Members 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

This email notice of the 2025 CRARC AGM has been sent to all current financial members (as of today) as well as subscribers to CRARC-news(a)groups.io and the vk1-reflect(a)groups.io for maximum coverage so apologies for any duplicates received. The 2024 minutes, agenda and reports mentioned below will only be sent to current financial members so if you are unsure of your membership status contact the membership secretary at membership(a)crarc.org.au -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A blue and white rectangular sign AI-generated content may be incorrect. On the 26th of February 2025 the Annual General Meeting of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club (CRARC) will be held at the CRARC clubrooms, Mt Mugga Scout Hall, Astrolabe Street, Red Hill. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the meeting will commence at 8pm. The business of the meeting is to: 1.confirm the minutes of the last annual general meeting. 2.receive from the committee reports on the activities of the club during the last financial year. 3.elect members of the committee, including office-bearers; and 4.receive and consider the statement of accounts and the reports that are required to be submitted to members under the Act, section 73 (1). Voting at CRARC General Meetings is restricted to financial members of the club. Meeting agenda, previous minutes, committee reports, and financial reports will be sent to CRARC financial members in due course. Nominations for the Committee positions must be received by the secretary (committee(a)crarc.org.au mailto:committee@crarc.org.au <mailto:committee@crarc.org.au> ) using the nomination form at the link below.Nomination forms must be received no later than seven days before the AGM, ie received on or before 19th of February 2025. Any queries? Please contact the committee at committee(a)crarc.org.au mailto:committee@crarc.org.au <mailto:committee@crarc.org.au> A black and white drawing of a person AI-generated content may be incorrect. Rob Fredericksen VK1FRJ Secretary 3^rd February 2025 Nomination form: https://www.crarc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blank-Committee-Member-… -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.crarc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blank-Committee-Member-… Sent on behalf of Rob Fredricksen, CRARC secretary ... by Graham Carter VK1GVC CRARC membership secretary.

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CRARC AGM 28 Feb 2023: Agenda and 2023 Report Documents
by CRARC Club Members 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Dear CRARC members, Please find attached the agenda and associated reports and forms for the 2024 CRARC AGM. As previously advised, the AGM will be held at the Club rooms at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall at 17 Astrolabe Street, Red Hill on Wednesday the 28th of February. Doors open at 7:30pm, meeting commences at 8pm AEDT. This will be a face-to-face meeting only. There will be door prizes for financial club members. The prizes are three Retevis RT3S 2/70 DMR/Analogue handheld radios. Documents attached to this notice are: 2024 AGM Meeting agenda Minutes of 2023 AGM President's report Treasurer's report including the independent financial review of 2023 accounts. Secretary's report Membership Secretary's Report Repeaters and Beacons report WICEN Report Education Report WIA Broadcast Report and Notice of Special Resolution to be considered at CRARC AGM 2024. Regards, Fergus McCowan VK1FM Secretary, Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club ACMA approved Amateur Radio Assessor -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com

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Reminder: Canberra and Region Amateur Radio Club Annual General Meeting 2024
by CRARC Club Members 24 Mar '24

24 Mar '24

Hi There, The Annual General Meeting of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club (CRARC) for 2024 will be held on the 27th of March. The meeting will be held at the CRARC clubrooms. These are at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe Street, Red Hill. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the meeting will commence at 8pm. There will also be door prizes consisting of 3 Retevis RT3S 2/70 DMR/Analogue handheld radios. These prizes will only be available to financial members of the club attending the meeting. Amongst other business the meeting will: 1. confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting. 2. to receive from the committee reports on the activities of the club during the last financial year. 3. to elect members of the committee, including office-bearers; and 4. to receive and consider the statement of accounts and the reports that are required to be submitted to members under the Act, section 73 (1). Recent Federal legislation has tightened up the income tax exemption definition of not-for-profit (NFP) clubs like ours. Accordingly, the committee has updated the objects of the Club rules to better reflect our NFP status. The meeting will consider and vote on a special resolution to amend the objects of the club. Voting at CRARC General Meetings is restricted to financial members of the club. The meeting agenda along with committee nominations is attached. The previous minutes, committee reports, financial reports and wording of the special resolution have already been sent to CRARC financial members. These will be re-sent prior to the meeting. Any queries? Please contact the committee at committee(a)crarc.org.au <mailto:committee@crarc.org.au> (Signed) Fergus McCowan VK1FM Secretary, Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club ACMA approved Amateur Radio Assessor -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com

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Re: Canberra and Region Amateur Radio Club Annual General Meeting 2024
by CRARC Club Members 19 Mar '24

19 Mar '24

PS: Another topic for discussion will be membership subscriptions. These have not changed for more than ten years. From: fergmcc(a)westnet.com.au <fergmcc(a)westnet.com.au> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:18 AM To: crarc-members(a)crarc.org.au; crarc-news(a)groups.io Cc: 'committee(a)crarc.org.au' <committee(a)crarc.org.au> Subject: Canberra and Region Amateur Radio Club Annual General Meeting 2024 Hi There, The Annual General Meeting of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club (CRARC) for 2024 will be held on the 27th of March. The meeting will be held at the CRARC clubrooms. These are at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe Street, Red Hill. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the meeting will commence at 8pm. There will also be door prizes consisting of 3 Retevis RT3S 2/70 DMR/Analogue handheld radios. These prizes will only be available to financial members of the club attending the meeting. Amongst other business the meeting will: 1. confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting. 2. to receive from the committee reports on the activities of the club during the last financial year. 3. to elect members of the committee, including office-bearers; and 4. to receive and consider the statement of accounts and the reports that are required to be submitted to members under the Act, section 73 (1). Recent Federal legislation has tightened up the income tax exemption definition of not-for-profit (NFP) clubs like ours. Accordingly, the committee has updated the objects of the Club rules to better reflect our NFP status. The meeting will consider and vote on a special resolution to amend the objects of the club. Voting at CRARC General Meetings is restricted to financial members of the club. The meeting agenda along with committee nominations will be sent to members prior to the meeting. The previous minutes, committee reports, financial reports and wording of the special resolution have already been sent to CRARC financial members. Any queries? Please contact the committee at committee(a)crarc.org.au <mailto:committee@crarc.org.au> (Signed) Fergus McCowan VK1FM Secretary, Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club ACMA approved Amateur Radio Assessor -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com

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Canberra and Region Amateur Radio Club Annual General Meeting 2024
by CRARC Club Members 19 Mar '24

19 Mar '24

Hi There, The Annual General Meeting of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club (CRARC) for 2024 will be held on the 27th of March. The meeting will be held at the CRARC clubrooms. These are at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe Street, Red Hill. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the meeting will commence at 8pm. There will also be door prizes consisting of 3 Retevis RT3S 2/70 DMR/Analogue handheld radios. These prizes will only be available to financial members of the club attending the meeting. Amongst other business the meeting will: 1. confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting. 2. to receive from the committee reports on the activities of the club during the last financial year. 3. to elect members of the committee, including office-bearers; and 4. to receive and consider the statement of accounts and the reports that are required to be submitted to members under the Act, section 73 (1). Recent Federal legislation has tightened up the income tax exemption definition of not-for-profit (NFP) clubs like ours. Accordingly, the committee has updated the objects of the Club rules to better reflect our NFP status. The meeting will consider and vote on a special resolution to amend the objects of the club. Voting at CRARC General Meetings is restricted to financial members of the club. The meeting agenda along with committee nominations will be sent to members prior to the meeting. The previous minutes, committee reports, financial reports and wording of the special resolution have already been sent to CRARC financial members. Any queries? Please contact the committee at committee(a)crarc.org.au <mailto:committee@crarc.org.au> (Signed) Fergus McCowan VK1FM Secretary, Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club ACMA approved Amateur Radio Assessor -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com

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Notice of Revised Date for the Canberra and Region Amateur Radio Club Annual General Meeting 2024
by CRARC Club Members 28 Feb '24

28 Feb '24

Hi There, The Annual General Meeting of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club (CRARC) for 2024 has now been postponed to the 27th of March. The meeting will be held at the CRARC clubrooms. These are at the Mt Mugga Scout Hall, 17 Astrolabe Street, Red Hill. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the meeting will commence at 8pm. Amongst other business the meeting will: 1. confirm the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting. 2. to receive from the committee reports on the activities of the club during the last financial year. 3. to elect members of the committee, including office-bearers; and 4. to receive and consider the statement of accounts and the reports that are required to be submitted to members under the Act, section 73 (1). Nominations are now reopened for the 2024 Committee. Nomination forms are available on the club's website https://www.crarc.org.au/about/club-documents/ Nominees for the committee must be nominated by and seconded by financial members of the club. Nominations for the Committee must be on the form provided and received by the secretary (committee(a)crarc.org.au <mailto:committee@crarc.org.au> ) no later than the 20th of March. Recent Federal legislation has tightened up the income tax exemption definition of not-for-profit (NFP) clubs like ours. Accordingly, the committee has updated the objects of the Club rules to better reflect our NFP status. The meeting will consider and vote on a special resolution to amend the objects of the club. Voting at CRARC General Meetings is restricted to financial members of the club. The updated meeting agenda along with committee nominations will be sent to members prior to the meeting. The previous minutes, committee reports, financial reports and wording of the special resolution have already been sent to CRARC financial members. Any queries? Please contact the committee at committee(a)crarc.org.au <mailto:committee@crarc.org.au> (Signed) Fergus McCowan VK1FM CRARC secretary <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam paign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> Virus-free. <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam paign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> www.avg.com -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com

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