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WARG Newsletter and AGM reminder – Monday May 2nd

Dear WARG members,

 I hope all is well with everyone.

Apologies for the delay, but I am forwarding the AGM advice and Newsletter to the email list, although members would have received this directly via email at the start of last week – I am reforwarding in case it was somehow missed the first time.

Attached is WARG’s Newsletter for 2022, incorporating the formal advice of the upcoming Annual General meeting on Monday, 2nd May 2022, at 7:30 pm (WA time). Thanks to Ray VK6ZRW for putting this newsletter together. The Minutes of the previous AGM are also included.

The AGM is planned to be a face-to-face gathering at WARG’s regular meeting venue, the 1st Pelican Point Sea Scouts facility, at 12 Australia II Drive in Crawley, WA. For those who prefer to attend online, we will also have a Skype meeting in parallel, with screens and audio so those online can hear and participate in the face-to-face meeting.

However, if prior to the AGM our ability to meet is suddenly restricted due to a new COVID-19 outbreak or similar, this arrangement may change to a remote meeting via Skype only. Clear advice will be provided with as much notice as possible if this were to be the case.

The link to join the Skype meeting is as follows:

Please email secretary@warg.org.au for the link or visit https://www.warg.org.au/2022/04/warg-skype-link/


Advice of the AGM agenda is attached, along with a form (inside the newsletter), should you wish to nominate for an official Committee position. Without the key Committee positions being filled, WARG cannot effectively operate. Early nomination in writing for all Committee positions is encouraged. Agenda items, and Committee nominations can be sent to secretary@warg.org.au , and need to be sent at least a week before, on or before Monday April 25th.

Nominations require proposers and seconders, if you can’t contact other members to have the form physically signed, electronic evidence of nomination and seconding will suffice (eg: email trail, electronic signatures etc). 

If you have any questions or need any advice on the meeting, or the nomination process, please contact me at secretary@warg.org.au . Another reminder will be sent closer to the meeting date.

As per WARG Membership Officer Carsten VK6PCB’s earlier emails, membership renewals for 2022-23 are also now due. Thank you to the many members who have already renewed. Members must be financial in advance of the AGM to nominate, and vote.

On a personal note, this AGM will be my last as WARG Secretary, a position I have had for six of the last seven years. Having completed three years in a row, I now need to formally step down and hand this task over to someone else (nominations welcome!) Please note I have no intention of stepping away from WARG, I intend to renominate for another Committee role, and hope to continue doing what I can well into the future.

73, and Best Regards,
Anthony VK6AXB
Secretary, West Australian Repeater Group

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Next WARG meeting 7th February 2022

Next WARG meeting 7th February 2022

WARG’s first meeting for 2022 is this Monday, 7th February. The meeting was to be Face to Face gathering at the usual venue, but may change to be an online or remote format. This is because a number of key members are unable to travel to Perth, plus the current COVID situation is also a factor.

Exact meeting details are being circulated by email to members prior to the meeting and publicised online where possible, eg: WA Hams. WARG apologises for any inconvenience caused, we are trying to keep up…!

Stay tuned to this channel for further updates.

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Next WARG meeting 1st November 2021

The next WARG meeting is to be held Monday 1st November 2021 at the 1st Pelican Point Sea Scout Group, 12 Australia II Drive Crawley. (Down the end past the yacht club) Doors open at 19:00 for a 19:30 start. Tea and coffee are available. All are welcome.

We will also be holding another Working Bee, building 2/70 POGO Stick Antennas for anybody that is interested.

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Pogo Stick Antenna Build night

At the General Meeting last night, we also held a Pogo Stick Antenna build night.

Most of the night was spent testing different lengths of cable to get the perfect SWR for the antenna. As is the case with R&D it always takes the majority of time…..

Finally we were able to get a good SWR for 146MHz or 1.1:1

Big thanks to Craig for fetching supplies, Anthony, Trevor, Mark, John, Bob, Ray, Trevor and Christine for attending and helping in one way or another.

1st November will be the next WARG General Meeting, and we will be building even more antennas on the night.

Pogostick antennas are available from WARG Shop. They can usually be bought at Swap meets that we attend.

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Next WARG meeting 2nd August 2021

The next WARG meeting is to be held Monday 2nd August 2021 at the 1st Pelican Point Sea Scout Group, 12 Australia II Drive Crawley. (Down the end past the yacht club) Doors open at 19:00 for a 19:30 start. Tea and coffee are available. All are welcome.

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WARG AGM 2021 and Committee Nominations

WARG Annual General Meeting POSTPONED!!!

WARG’s upcoming Annual General meeting will be on Monday, 3rd May 2021, at 7:30 pm (WA time). The meeting is planned to take place as a face-to-face gathering at WARG’s regular meeting venue, the 1st Pelican Point Sea Scouts facility, at 12 Australia II Drive in Crawley, WA.

However, if prior to the AGM our ability to meet is suddenly restricted due to a new COVID-19 outbreak or similar, this arrangement may change to an on-air meeting.

(Our AGM last year took this form, due to restrictions). Clear advice will be provided with as much notice as possible if this were to be the case.

WARG Committee Nominations

The AGM also means it’s time for Committee Nominations. Should you wish to nominate for an official Committee position please contact secretary@warg.org.au for a form. Without the key Committee positions being filled, WARG cannot effectively operate. Early nomination in writing for all Committee positions is encouraged.

Committee positions are: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Officer, Technical Officer and 3 positions as ordinary committee members. Other Non-Committee roles: Digital Officer, Website Manager, Publicity Officer, WARG Shop Manager, and Repeater Site Managers.

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Next WARG meeting 12th April 2021

The next WARG meeting is to be held Monday 12th April 2021 at the 1st Pelican Point Sea Scout Group, 12 Australia II Drive Crawley. (Down the end past the yacht club) Doors open at 19:00 for a 19:30 start. Tea and coffee are available. All are welcome.

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Next WARG meeting 7th September 2020

Next WARG meeting 7th September 2020
West Australian RepeNext WARG meeting 7th September 2020

The next WARG meeting is to be held Monday 7th September 2020 at the 1st Pelican Point Sea Scout Group, 12 Australia II Drive Crawley. (Down the end past the yacht club) Doors open at 19:00 for a 19:30 start. Tea and coffee are available. All are welcome.

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WARG August 2020 Meeting Information

WARG August 2020 Meeting Information

For the remainder of 2020, we will be alternating Face to Face and On Air Meetings.
This will be reviewed at the end of the year.

The next WARG monthly meeting is to be held on air Monday 3 August 2020 on repeater VK6RLM (146.750), not at our regular venue. The meeting will commence at the regular time of 19:30 hours. Hope to hear a few people on the net.

If you wish to participate in the meeting, you can do so by the following:
Radio: Repeater VK6RLM 146.750MHz -0.6Mhz offset
ALLSTAR: Node 28608
Echolink: Node 909122

Echolink for Android

Echolink for iOS

More info at http://www.echolink.org

More info about AllStar https://www.warg.org.au/how-to-guides/

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Next WARG meeting 6th July 2020

Due to COVID-19 restrictions being lifted finally, regular WARG meetings will commence as of 6th July 2020.

The next WARG meeting is to be held Monday 6th July 2020 at the 1st Pelican Point Sea Scout Group, 12 Australia II Drive Crawley. (Down the end past the yacht club) Doors open at 19:00 for a 19:30 start. Tea and coffee are available. All are welcome.

Steve, VK6FTOW Vice President of WARG would like to know if there are any questions pertaining to WARG general business, for people unable to attend the meeting? Please leave any questions in the comments section below.

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