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2010 RadioFest

HRSA Radio Fest - Springvale, Victoria 21/23 September 2012

This event, previously held in Canberra, is moving to Springvale Town Hall in Victoria this year. Please go to the Radio Fest webpage for more details. Preliminary information is in the yellow section of the January 2012 edition of Radio Waves.

The picture above shows Tony Maher, Mike Osborne and Bruce Wilkie at the HRSA stand in 2010 (Click on it to enlarge).

Melbourne Activities

Contact Tony Maher (03) 9800 4895 or email tmaher at detection dot com dot au.

Meetings are held monthly at 2:00pm on the third Sunday (odd months) and at 7:30pm on the third Thursday (even months) at the Ashburton Primary School, Fakenham Rd Ashburton, Melway 60 E9. Auctions are held at Churches of Christ Theological College, 44-60 Jacksons Rd., Mulgrave. See map for both locations.

Auctions

Download Entry form for future auctions.

Next auction 14/04/12

Past auction prices realised
19/07/08    22/11/08    18/04/09    27/07/09    21/11/09    17/04/10    24/07/10    06/11/10    16/04/11    23/07/11    19/11/11   

MELBOURNE 2012
JANUARYFEBRUARY
Sunday, 15 January, 2.00 pm. Theme: Valve identification and testing. Bring you unidentified and untested valves. Thursday, 16 February, 7.30 pm. Talk by Ian Batty on aerials for your radios. Theme: Aerials and aerial-related objects.
MARCHAPRIL
Saturday 24 March, commencing 12pm. Philip Renouf's Garage Sale, at 12 Lakeview Avenue, Rowville. Melway 72 G12.

Sunday, 25 March (note change of date), 2:00 pm. How to make a cabinet for your radio. Theme: Home-made radio cabinets.
Saturday 14 April 12 pm; HRSA Auction. Viewing begins at 11:00am

Thursday, 19 April, 7.30 pm. Radios for DC mains. Theme: DC or AC-DC mains radios.

Saturday, 28 April, Picnic at Laurie Harris's farm. Competition theme: Non-mains valve and transistor radios. One entry per person.
MAYJUNE
Sunday 13 May, 3 pm.  

Thursday 21 June 7.30pm.  
JULYAUGUST
Sunday 6 July 3pm.  

Thursday 16 August 7:30pm  
SEPTEMBEROCTOBER
Sunday 9 September   Thursday 18 October. 7:30pm  
NOVEMBERDECEMBER

Sunday 11 November 3 pm.  

 


Sydney Meetings

Contact John McIlwaine (02) 4384 5608 or email jajdmac1 at bigpond dot com.

Meetings are held on the first Saturday of every even numbered month at the Winston Hills Public School, cnr Junction Rd & Hillcrest Ave, Winston Hills (Between Parramatta & Castle Hill). Enter via car park in Junction Rd. Hall opens at 10am; entry fee $2. Either the meeting is a swapmeet or else there is a workshop or talk from 10:00 am followed by the auction starting about 11am. See Winston Hills map for location.

Sydney meeting email enquiries

SYDNEY 2012
FEBRUARYAPRIL
Saturday 4 February. Workshop 10.00 am - Eimac tubes. Care and feeding of power tubes. Theme: Transmitter tubes. Auction: 11 am. Saturday 7 April. Workshop 10.00 am - Mullard Blackburn. Video: Vacuum Tube Factory. Theme: Mullard radios. Auction 11 am
JUNEAUGUST
Saturday 2 June. Workshop 10:00 am - Early AWA Receivers. Theme: Fisk Radiolas. Auction 11 am   Saturday 4 August. Workshop 10:00 am - Military. Theme: AWA A510 Transceivers. Auction 11 am.  
OCTOBERDECEMBER
Saturday 6 October. Workshop 10:00 - STYC Radios. Theme STC Bantam Radios. Auction 11 am.   Saturday 1 December. Swap Meet 10:00 am - Bring & Buy - Set up your own table. Mini Auction 12:00.  


NSW North Coast Meetings

Contact: Dave Small (02) 6653 2364.

NSW NORTH COAST 2012
JANUARYMARCH
Saturday 28 January. Host: Ted & June. Theme: Philips portables.   Saturday 24 March. Host: Morrie. Theme: Home-made radios.
MAYJULY
Saturday 26 May Host: Bill. Theme: HMV B13s    
SEPTEMBEROCTOBER
   
NOVEMBERDECEMBER
   


NSW Central West Meetings

Meetings are in February, May, August and November. Contact; Chris Dalitz, 22 Douglas Street, GEURIE NSW 2818 Phone 0409 321 470 chris dot dalitz at bigpond dot com


ACT & Region

Bi-Monthly, first Saturday of the odd-numbered months. For any details, particularly directions, contact Richard Begbie (02) 6238 2246 or email rb at bordernet dot com dot au.

ACT & Region 2012
JANUARYMARCH
Saturday 14 January. Holiday meet at O'Connor Scout Hall venue. Set-up, inspection and yarn from 11.30. Auction 1pm. Saturday 3 March. Regular meet at Scout Hall. Set-up from 11 am. Note that set-up AND inspection MUST be complete by 12.30, in time for John Carr's brief workshop on Understanding Transistors. Auction follows immediately.
MAYJULY
Saturday 5 May. Annual BBQ, social and auction meeting at GOULBURN. A terrific success last year in the superb Scout Hall, we return there this year for another beauty. Set-up and BBQ from 10.30am, bumper auction at 12.30pm, with entries limited to seven per vendor. Family/friends welcome.  
SEPTEMBERNOVEMBER
   


Adelaide Meetings

Monthly, usually on the last Sunday of the month at 1pm. Contact: Warren Lane - (08) 8337 8709. The SA Group retired members will meet for the Retirees Luncheon at the Buckingham Arms Hotel at 1200 on the following Wednesdays: 11 January, 14 March and 9 May..

ADELAIDE 2012
JANUARYFEBRUARY
Sunday 29 January 2012, Rob Doran. 08 8354 3489   Sunday 26 February, Warren Lane 8337 8709  
MARCHAPRIL
Sunday 25 March, Miles Essery 8266 4595   Sunday 22 April, John Wagner 8278 1803  
MAYJUNE
Sunday 27 May, Alan Taylor 8344 6708.    
JULYAUGUST
   
SEPTEMBEROCTOBER
   
NOVEMBERDECEMBER
 
 


Latrobe Valley (Vic) Group Meetings

Contact: Rod Foster (03) 5622 1949 or email rfos at hotkey dot net dot au


HRSA Amateur Radio Net

There are a number of active radio amateurs in the HRSA and the net is held every Sunday night at 2030 AEST on 3.575 MHz LSB, when QRM permits, or a nearby clear frequency. Join the net if you can but if not, at least listen in from time to time.


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