Summary of the NERG meeting held 10th May 2001
At this meeting of the NERG there were around 30 members present. The main talk of the night was from
Dave VK3JMB who gave an excellent talk on his recent experience in establishing an indoor shack.The major part of the project was the installation of antennas and the running of feed-lines and rotator cables. With this installation Dave now puts out excellent signals on HF and VHF and is able to keep warm while operating! Dave thanked his friends who had assisted in this venture, especially Chris and Jim.
Bruce VK3JWZ
Gave a run-down on the participation in the contest he has been promoting - the VK/trans-Tasman contest details can be obtained from the contest web site. The contest occurred on Saturday 5th May 2001 and ran for 6 hours on 80 metres.Three visitors were present from the Laverton RAAF Radio Club (VK3APP) their secretary
Ian Handy VK4JAL gave a short presentation on their club and activities undertaken at meetings. Visit their web site http://talk.to/vk3appFollowing on from these presentations, tea and coffee were served and the usual discussions took place. All in all a very informative and enjoyable evening. Don’t forget the next meeting on Thursday 14th June at the usual venue of the Simpson Barracks.