Midland Amateur Radio Club Inc. - Reg. No. A0018595R
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New Foundation Licences - All four students who attended the Foundation Weekend held by the Midland Club in Bendigo on June 26th and 27th qualified and are now operating with their new licences.
If you are interested in gaining your Foundation licence, or even an upgrade, you can download the Application and Information form from this page. You can then email the form to register your interest to be part of the next class.
Australian Licensed Amateurs - As of April, 2010, the Wireless Institute of Australia reports the following statistics:
Total of 15,670 amateur licences made up of 11,120 Advanced, 2,042 Standard and 2,054 Foundation. There are also 454 repeater and beacon licences.
WIA Centenary - The Midland Amateur Radio Club will be using the special commemorative callsign VK100WIA on June 7th, 8th and 9th between 1300Hrs - 2200Hrs (1pm to 10pm local time) on all HF bands using SSB and CW.
Details of the event, how you can qualify for the special award and operators' roster for other clubs and participating entities can be found on the Wireless Institute of Australia website.
Committee Change - There have been four changes to the committee following the May 21st AGM and the Committee page will be updated shortly. President - Kevin Crockett VK3CKC Ordinary Member - Monica Crockett VK3FMON Ordinary Member - Graeme Knight VK3VGK, and Technical Officer - Michael Tobin VK3AHA
Foundation Licence - Amateur Radio is a disciplined hobby for which individuals must be licensed. The licensing authority is Australian Communications and Media Authority. Administration of the assessment process is provided by the Wireless Institute of Australia through affiliated amateur radio clubs and their Assessors and Learning Facilitators.
The Midland Amateur Radio Club provides training and Licence Assessment courses. If you wish to find out more about entering the fascinating world of amateur radio and gaining the required licence, download the Information and Application document from the Download Documents section of this page for details. The next step is to email or post the document for further processing and you will be on your way.
The Midland Amateur Radio Club began as the Midland Zone of the Wireless Institute of Australia, Victorian Division and serves the Bendigo/Castlemaine area of Central Victoria. An active club that promotes the hobby of amateur radio locally and provides training and assistance for anyone interested in qualifying as a radio amateur.
Membership:
Membership is open to all radio amateurs, short wave listeners and those with an interest in radio, communications, electronics and related matters. Full Membership is $20.00/year, Associate Membership is $12.00/year. A $2.00 surcharge non-WIA members (insurance coverage) and also for MARCSPACE (newsletter) postage, if required, applies. Subsequent and co-residing family members are half membership rate. A once-off setup/joining fee of $5.00 applies to all new members.
If you are interested in becoming an Amateur Radio Operator, you can download the Licence Training and Assessment Information and Application document.
M.A.R.C activities:
monthly meetings - with a technical discussion wherever possible
organizes conventions, site visits, social functions and the like
produces information for members through the quarterly club newsletter (MARCSPACE) and this web site
maintains a number of local repeaters (see repeater page)
field days and technical demonstrations
Electronics Theory classes for prospective amateurs and Morse code tutoring
Meetings:
M.A.R.C meets the third Friday of the month at the 1st Bendigo Scout Hall, Vine Street, Bendigo at 7:30pm. Both members and visitors are welcome.
Contact Information:
Telephone: Secretary - Ray Tampion VK3YAR (03) 5439 3506
Postal address: PO Box 2058, Delivery Centre, BENDIGO 3554, Victoria, Australia
