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      Club meetings: 2nd Sunday of the Month at 2:00 pm

      Venue: 

Laidley Youth Center, William St, Laidley
      On air meetings: 3570KHz Friday nights at 0730 local (0930 zulu)
      Club repeater: VK4RIL - 147.700 (negative offset) 
Echolink Node 491940

Club's address: P.O. Box 343, Laidley QLD 4341 - Australia

email: secretary@lvrec.org

 
Club News
Keeping members up to date with the latest club news and more...
WINNERS
VK4WIL is now confirmed as the 2011 ARRL 10mtr winner in
the category of
Multi-single High Power Section,
setting a new VK Record for this category.

Well done to VK4HS VK4MN VK4QH and VK4SN
 

SUNDAY
JUNE 17
CLUB MEETING POSTPHONED ONE WEEK LATER
Due to VK Shires contest on the 9th & 10th.

SUNDAY
JULY 8
 
Family Christmas in July Club meeting at the QN
JULY
28 29 30
VK100WIQ

LVARC has use of the VK100WIQ Callsign over these 3 days
to celebrate the 100 years of the WIA in VK4.
A family BBQ lunch is planned for Sunday 29th July at the
Secretary's QTH for socialising and handling pileups on the Radio.
Please notify the secretary if you wish to come along.
 
RD CONTEST

New rules are available for the RD CONTEST 2012.
Download them
here


       
Celebrating
100 years
of
Organised
Radio
in
Queensland
VK100WIQ

www.wiaq.org.au

 

Contests
Soon to be heard in a shack near you.
June 9/10      VK Shires Contest 0600z 9th - 0600z 10th Rules
June 16/17       All Asia DX CW Rules
July 14/15       IARU HF World Championship CW/SSB Rules
July 21         VK Trans-Tasman 80/160 meter.
        CW/SSB/DIGITAL
Rules
July 28/29       RSGB IOTA Contest Rules
August 11/12         Remembrance Day Contest Rules
     

 

Clubs new T-shirt logo.



S.O.L.A.R. AWARD

Shire of Laidley Amateur Radio Award
On the 14th of March 2008, the Laidley and Gatton Shires amalgamated forming the new Lockyer Valley Regional Council. Even though the Shire of Laidley officially does not exist, we are keeping the award as is with the information of the change contained on the certificate. The award colours have been kept in line with the new Councils logo colours.
 

To qualify for this award, licenced amateur radio operators anywhere in the world need only work any three (3) amateur operators who are residents of the Lockyer Valley Regional Council OR, any ONE member of the Lockyer Valley Amateur Radio Club Inc. (see member pages for listing)

The award costs  AU $5.  This includes return postage, and if required, can be plastic laminated for an extra $1. All applications should be accompanied by a copy of relevant log book entries or preferably a QSL card and sent to :

SOLAR AWARD,  Lockyer Valley Amateur Radio Club Inc, P.O. Box 343,  Laidley QLD 4341 Australia

If you have any questions or queries, please  e-mail one of the club committee members.


The LVARC supports JOTA each year for the local Scout Groups.