SAVE THE DATE! CTARC: Saturday 28th February: Our Biggest, Bumper Flea Market yet!

CTARC’S EVEN BIGGER, BUMPER ANNUAL FLEA MARKET !

This year on Saturday 28th February opening at 10:30 for sellers set up and to begin trading.

There will be a small charge to sellers of R15 to operate your table and a free entry into the raffle no charge to buyers and browsers. This small fee also allows sellers to park their vehicles on the grassy area directly in front of the club house. 

As this area is limited in size, buyers and non-sellers will be requested to park in the paved parking area of Laidlaw Road, which is immediately adjacent to the flea market area only a few metres away.

Sellers are reminded to please bring their own table if they do not intend to sell out of their boot as the club has only a very limited amount of tables.

All welcome!

* Ice cold refreshments and B/Wors rolls will be available throughout the afternoon.

See you there on the 28th February

CTARC Ragchew - January '26

Please find attached the latest and 1st issue of Ragchew for 2026.

Another HUGE bumper edition, with so many interesting articles and information.

Thank you Charl ZS1ZZ, and to all who contributed.

See you on the 28th....

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 2026 Ragchew as a PDF file [here];

Read the January 2026 Ragchew in Online Flipbook [here];

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC Ragchew - November '25

Please find attached, the spectacular final issue of Ragchew for 2025.

Thank you Charl ZS1ZZ for all your hard work in 2025 and here's to many more 'Ragchews' in 2026.

Thank you too, to all the contributors to the Newsletter during the past year.

Do enjoy reading this issue, and your flipbook link is below.

Wishing everyone a peaceful and safe festive season, see you all in January 2026.

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 2025 Ragchew as a PDF file [here];

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

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC Ragchew - October '25

Please find attached the latest issue of Ragchew.

This Ragchew is another amazing issue of club, radio news, views and interesting articles...

Thank you Charl, ZS1ZZ. 

Thank you too, to all the contributors.

Do enjoy reading this wonderful issue.

Flip book link below too.

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 October 2025 Ragchew as a PDF file [here];

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

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC: International Lightship and Lighthouse Weekend 16/17 August 2025

REMEMBER There is NO monthly meeting this month, however, there will be a Fox Hunt on 23 August 2025, details to follow.

Once again we have arranged to man the Green Point lighthouse from the Saturday morning of 16 August until midday Sunday of 17 August 2025. 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 16 August 10h00 and for take down on Sunday, 17th 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 we can arrange enough room for us all. We already have some members staying over this year, which is great news.

See you there.

Ian, ZS1BR