The club will be conducting a working bee at the clubrooms on Sunday, 13th November starting around 14:00.

The aim of this working bee wil be to analyse and repair the antennas and feeds on the tower, so that they are in working order for the upcoming contests planned to be entered from the club station at the end of November.

Please let Greg VK8GM know if you can attend, as we need to have enough helpers for safety reasons, as well as to ensure that the required work can be completed in time, since we will need to have the fire alarms de-activated for access to the roof spaces above the clubrooms.

The weekly VK1WIA National News can now be heard on Sunday mornings from 10am on the clubs 2m repeater.

A 10 and 5 minute reminder will be played prior to the broadcast commencing.
During the news broadcast itself, the IRLP node will be disabled, and to ensure the repeater doesn't time out, there is a brief de-key/re-key sequence built in at regular intervals.

IMPORTANT: TO ALL ASARC MEMBERS: NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

ALICE SPRINGS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

MONDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2011, STARTING AT 1900 CST.

Notice is hereby served to all members of ASARC that its Annual General Meeting will be held on the above date in the Special Meeting Room at the Gillen Club, Milner Road, Alice Springs.

All positions within ASARC will be declared vacant on the night, and members are encouraged to nominate for any position in which they feel they can assist the club.

Nominations for committee positions will be accepted from the floor, or if you are unable to attend please post your nomination (included in notification sent via post) to the ASARC Secretary

For information, the present (2010-2011) Committee is listed at the end of this notice.

Membership payments can be made on the night. If you cannot attend the AGM and wish to vote, please complete the proxy nomination form incuded in the notification letter sent to all members.

Further details of the Constitution, if you require them, can be obtained from http://asarc.org.au/content/club-constitution, where a copy of the current Constitution can be viewed and/or downloaded.

AGENDA:

1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of Previous AGM (Not available)
3. Presentation of Reports:
• Report on Administrative Audit Findings

After the Administrative Audit Report, all positions will be declared vacant and a club member who is not standing for election to any committee position will act as returning officer for the election of the new committee.

4. Election of the Club Committee for the year ending 30th June 2012
5. General Business:
• Motion(s) to approve actions arising from the Report on Club Findings
• Motion to confirm all 'financial members' at the time of the 2011 AGM as members of ASARC
• Other business arising at the AGM

THE COMMITTEE comprises the following positions (present holders are shown in brackets)

Executive Committee

President: (2010-2011: Kylaiah Zierch, VK8ZKZ)

Vice Chairperson: (2010-2011: Graham Heller, VK8GR)

Secretary: (2010-2011: Kylaiah Zierch, VK8ZKZ)

Treasurer: (2010-2011: Graham Heller, VK8GR)

Non-Executive Committee

Public Officer: (2010-2011: Peter Gordon, VK8NAT)
Responsible for ensuring that the club is run in accordance with the constitution and Associations Act, and is the club's interface to the NT Government in relation to club matters.

Education Officer: (2010-2011: VK8GR & VK8LDR)
Responsible for planning and conducting courses of study leading to current examinations for all levels of radio amateur licences.

Station Manager: (2010-2011: VK8AV)
Responsible for maintaining a list of club equipment, including any equipment that may be loaned out to club members. He or she shall keep a library of club books, journals and items of interest and maintain the club archive at the club rooms.

Website Manager:
This is a new formal position for 2011-2012
Responsible for maintaining the club's online presence including web site, mailing list and membership databases.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

All members and associates are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Alice Springs Amateur Radio Club for 2011.

Time & Date: 1900 Hours local time (C.S.T.) on 5th September 2011.
Place: Gillen Club special meeting room, Milner Road, Alice Springs.

All committee positions will be declared vacant.

On Sunday the 5th June 2011, a small group of local Amateurs worked to get the tri-band yagi H.F. antenna on top of the club tower.
The end result after a few challenges was outright success - the yagi was installed, rotator cable connected and tests conducted.
I'm pleased to announce the full operation of H.F. activities at the club in which we can work some decent DX with a suitable antenna.
Thanks to Greg VK8GM, Phil VK8FHIL and Kaz VK8ZKZ for their huge physical efforts.