Despite being hopeful the Covid situation would continue to improve, the worsening situation has forced us to cancel some upcoming events.  President Henry VK2ZHE writes:

It is with regret that I have to advise that the Oxley Region Amateur Radio Club Inc. Annual General Meeting which was called for Saturday the 1^st of August 2020 has been postponed to 2pm on Saturday the 5^th of September 2020 in the SES Building, Central Road, Port Macquarie. The decision to postpone the AGM until September 2020 was made by the Committee due to the current COVID-19 situation risks. The Committee apologises for the lateness of this decision and the inconvenience to members. The decision was not made lightly, but the health of our members is paramount. Many of our members are in the high risk category.

The August Monthly General Meeting that was scheduled to be held after the AGM on the 1^st of August 2020 is cancelled.

Due to the impossibility of maintaining the mandated social distancing within the club’s Communication Caravan, the Committee has had to regretfully cancel the planned VK2BOR participation in the RD Contest on the weekend of the 15^th and 16^th of August 2020. Members are encouraged to participate in the RD contest from their home stations. It is important to submit a log as this will help the VK2 score in the contest.

Also cancelled for the same reason as the above RD participation cancellation, is the VK2BOR participation in the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on Saturday and Sunday the 22^nd and 23^rd of August 2020.

The Friday Night get together scheduled for the 21^st of August 2020 is also cancelled.

…. and we’re still social distancing and hopefully spending some quality time with our radios!  Here’s some welcome quality reading in the form of July Oxtales.  Our thanks as always to our contributors.  Keep safe.

Members should now have received their copy by email, but website copies of the current and past editions can always be found here.

Members are hereby notified (as per the recent email) that this year’s AGM is to be held at the Port Macquarie SES Building at 2pm on August 1st.  Covid-19 protocols will be adhered to during the meeting.  As the Covid-19 situation is constantly evolving (especially in the last week), it’s possible that the AGM may need to be postponed – please keep and eye on your email and this website for news should a postponement be required.

Well we’ve all been stuck inside for a while now practicing social distancing and hopefully spending some quality time with our radios, so a good read is probably quite welcome – here’s May Oxtales!  Our thanks as always to all who contributed to this issue.  Keep staying safe everyone.

Members should now have received their copy by email, but website copies of the current and past editions can always be found here.

March Oxtales has been released!
It’s been an eventful few months, and not always for the better.  Covid-19 has cancelled a load of coming events, but this month’s newsletter looks back on an excellent Wyong Field Day and features 3 excellent articles submitted by club members.  Our thanks as always to all who contributed to this issue.  Stay safe everyone.

Members should now have received their copy by email, but website copies of the current and past editions can always be found here.

Tomorrow’s ORARC Antenna Shootout has been cancelled due to weather.  It’s great to see some rain, but less that a flood would be greatly appreciated!  Henry VK2ZHE writes:

The ORARC Antenna Shootout planned for this Sunday the 9^th of February 2020 at the Tuffins Lane Sportsfields is cancelled. The Port Macquarie Hastings Council has closed the sportsfields for the weekend due to the state of the grounds so the venue is not available. The ground is saturated and there are many pools of water there.

This is the first time that the Antenna Shootout has been cancelled.

The inconvenience to everyone is regretted.

A new date for the Antenna Shootout will be negotiated subject to the availability of the sportsfields.