CTARC Club Badge - 19 Oct '16

Announcing the CTARC club badge!

Show pride in your club and wear the new name badge. It's in stylish gold with black lettering and measures 50mm x 70mm wide. It has CAPE TOWN AMATEUR RADIO CENTRE, your CALLSIGN, your FIRST NAME and the CTARC LOGO. Ideal for club functions and anywhere hams get together.

Cost is R50-00, and payment must accompany your order.

Badge orders will be taken by Paul /  ZS1S at the October monthly meeting at the CTARC clubhouse, on Saturday 22 October at 14h00.

Alternatively, e-mail our club secretary, Anne (here), with your Callsign and First Name and proof of a R50-00 EFT into the CTARC's club account (details here). The e-mail subject line must please be "BADGE" and your CALL SIGN.

Badges will be ready for collection at the November montly meeting, our End-of-Year Function on Saturday 26 November at 12h00.

CTARC New Club Logo - 20 Jan '16

Following discussions among the CTARC committee, it was decided to re-work the existing club logotype. Nick / ZS1ZD took on the job. The changes made are quite subtle - we deliberately didn't want to lose the historic character of the old logo which our club has used (it is believed) with minor changes since the 1940's. However, certain modifications needed to be done:

• The diamond badge shape is now symmetrical;
• The schematic Antenna at the top and Capacitor and Earth at the bottom have been redrawn;
• The "bokkie" and Africa map have been rationalised in terms of positive & negative space;
• Certain spacings and positions have been adjusted to make reproduction of the logo easier (for example, as an embroidered version on caps and T-shirts);
• Finally, a colour version has been developed, based on the colours of the SARL enamel badge.

We will apply the new logo to the various CTARC documents and websites as time permits.

Above: The original old logo

Above: The new, redesigned logo