Thursday, 7 August 2025

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


Tuesday, 5 August 2025

CTARC Ragchew - July '25

Ragchew July 2025
Please find attached the latest issue of Ragchew.

Once again a fabulous issue from Charl ZS1ZZ ... I think Charl is a magician, it just gets better and better.

The input is fantastic. There is so much information.

Thank you Charl

Enjoy reading it everyone. Do use the flip book, it is a great way to read it too.

See you all at the lighthouse.

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 July 2025 Ragchew as a PDF file [here];

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

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page