2025 Bigger, Better than ever, Bumper Flea Market

FINAL REMINDER!

Our Annual (now famous),

Bigger, Better than ever, Bumper Flea Market 

for 2025, will take place on

Saturday, 1 March.

 

The format this year will be the same as last year, sellers may arrive from 11:30 am to set up their table or their boot sale. No tables will be supplied by the club please bring your own.

 

Buyers may arrive from 12 noon.

 

Sellers R10 per car/ table, no charge to buyers.

  

Ice cold liquid refreshments will be available with a small donation to the club, and delicious Boerwors rolls will be on sale from around 13:00.

(The club only has a certain amount of chairs so to be on the safe side you may wish to bring your own chairs along too).

We have a great raffle planned for this year. 

1St prize:  A copy of The 21st edition of The AARL Antenna Handbook. 

More great other prizes to be won as well...get your raffle tickets form Paul, ZS1PXK at the function.

 

Come along for a great afternoon under the trees whether you are a buyer or seller it’s a great afternoon to chew the rag….

 

See you there.

CTARC Ragchew - January '25

Here is your January 2025 issue of Ragchew.  It's really fabulous once again. Thank you so much Charl.

Please also see the link below which enables you to read Ragchew in a book format which some may prefer to do. It's quite fun and easy to read as well.

Whichever way you choose, you will find it an extremely interesting bumper issue of Ragchew.

You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you.  To do so, please contact Anne at zs1ct@ctarc.org.za

Download the January 2025 Ragchew as a PDF file [here];

Read the January 2025 Ragchew in Online Flipbook [here];

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC Ragchew - November '24

Here is your November 2024 issue of Ragchew.  Once again, a fantastic issue of Ragchew.  Charl ZS1ZZ just keeps excelling himself... I've run out of complimentary words ... Absolutely brilliant will do, thank you Charl. We really appreciate all you do for us.

Do enjoy reading this issue. 

Remember the Foxhunt on 16 December, and then the next Club meeting will be on Saturday, 25 January 2025. More details on that to follow shortly.

The next Ragchew issue I think will be 1 February 2025.

You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you.  To do so, please contact Anne at zs1ct@ctarc.org.za

Download the November 2024 Newsletter as a PDF file [here];

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC Ragchew - September '24

Here is your September 2024 issue of Ragchew.

Thank you once again to Charl ZS1ZZ and all the contributors.

Here once again a fantastic issue of Ragchew, Charl just keeps excelling himself... Brilliant, thank you Charl. I know how much work this is, we really appreciate all you do for us.

Do enjoy reading this issue, and remember the next Club meeting on Saturday, 26 October. More details on that to follow shortly.

You are also welcome to send Anne ham related things that you would like sent out to members, if appropriate, she will gladly do so for you.  To do so, please contact Anne at zs1ct@ctarc.org.za

Download the September 2024 Newsletter as a PDF file [here];

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

International Lightship and Lighthouse Weekend August 17/18 2024

 August 17/18  2024

Is the International Lightship and Lighthouse Weekend.

 

REMEMBER There is NO monthly meeting this month, however, there will be a Fox Hunt on 24 August, details to follow.

 

 

Once again, we have arranged to man the Green Point lighthouse from the Saturday morning of 17 August until mid-day Sunday of 18 August. We have repeated this so often now that our Lighthouse team manages to do the set-up and take-down with military precision but we still need manpower from our members, especially around 10:00 on Saturday morning in order to get our beam antenna raised.

 

Even if you are not taking part in the Lighthouse weekend, it would be appreciated if club members could come and assist with the set up at Green Point on Saturday morning 17 August 10h00 and for take down on Sunday, 18^th  at 11h00. (Committee members will meet at the clubhouse at 08h30 on Saturday morning to load antennas and equipment).

 

We will be having our very popular and always well attended Sunset Bring ‘n Braai on the Saturday evening (weather permitting) so even if you are not planning to operate, please join us and bring the XYL along for this social event. Fires will be lit at 5pm. Please bring your meat, rolls and salads, refreshments etc; and your chairs to the braai.

 

 

We need operators for the event so please pop in and grab a mike or key and make a few contacts with us, it’s always great fun. This should be especially interesting for some of our new hams to make some international SSB contacts.

 

If you are planning on staying over (the more the merrier,) then please do let me know soonest and John can arrange enough room for us all. We already have some members staying over this year, which is great news.

 

See you there.

John, ZS1EQ