CTARC Forthcoming Meeting - 28 May '22

The Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre will hold their monthly members meeting at 14h00 on Saturday, 28th May 2022, at the clubhouse in Rondebosch.

Colin Porter ZS1RS will present a talk and demonstration on Fox Hunting and direction-finding techniques. Colin has much experience in this field and it promises to be a very interesting event.

While the Covid threat appears to be reduced, it is still a potential factor and common-sense precautions are requested from all present at the gathering.

CTARC Swops - 19 May '22

FOR SALE:
ICOM IC-260E VHF Mobile 2m Multi-mode Transceiver

R 1500-00

CONDITION:
Appears to be in good working order.
Power output registered on SWR meter connected to dummy load.
Cosmetic condition: Used but OK.
NOTE: The photo below is NOT of the actual rig, but there to help you identify the model.

ACCESSORIES:    
Icom hand microphone;
12V DC Cable > Flat Molex Plug
Operators manual included

The item is in Cape Town. For collection, or P&P for purchaser's account.

Please e-mail Nick ZS1ZD (zs1zdnick at gmail dot com) for further info.

CTARC Swops - 19 May '22

FOR SALE:
Yaesu FRG-7 HF Receiver

R 750-00 neg.

CONDITION:
From a deceased estate, this radio is working - sort of... Various issues:
1.    The radio receives OK on one band. The other three bands are muffled or U/S. At the very least this rig needs re-alignment;
2    The lamp above the main tuning dial is dead. (The S=Meter light still works);
3.   The various functions (Modes, MHz and KHz dials, filter, ANL etc.) do appear to work but the switches could do with some switch cleaner.

Cosmetic condition - used but OK.

Therefore this rig is being sold AS IS - for restoration or parts.

ACCESSSORIES:
Power Cable 230v 3-Pin > attached to Rig
Original manual included

The item is in Cape Town. For collection, or P&P for purchaser's account.

Please e-mail Nick ZS1ZD (zs1zdnick at gmail dot com) for further info.

CTARC Swops - 19 May '22

FOR SALE:
Yaesu FT-101 HF Base Transceiver

R 2500-00 neg.

CONDITION:
From a deceased estate, the radio needs repair/restoration, or is available for parts.

When power is applied, the lights come on. No audio.

While the Jones plug at the rear of the radio makes full contact, the corresponding male socket on the rear of the radio needs attention.  and the lights come on when you switch the rig on, the Jones plug needs attention..

ACCESSSORIES:
Yaesu hand microphone
Power Cable 230v 3-Pin > Jones Plug
Original manual included

The item is in Cape Town. For collection, or P&P for purchaser's account.

Please e-mail Nick ZS1ZD (zs1zdnick at gmail dot com) for further info.

 

CTARC Swops - 19 May '22

FOR SALE:
Kenwood TS-50S HF Mobile Transceiver

R 7000-00

CONDITION:
From a deceased estate, the radio appears to be in good working order. Power output indicated when tested via SWR meter into a dummy load. Though used, the radio is in reasonable cosmetic condition.

ACCESSSORIES:
Matching Kenwood hand microphone
Power Cable 12V DC twin-lugged > 6-pin Molex Plug
Operators manual included

The item is in Cape Town. For collection, or P&P for purchaser's account.

Please e-mail Nick ZS1ZD (zs1zdnick at gmail dot com) for further info.

CTARC Commiittee Meeting - 23 May '22

 Just a reminder that the CTARC  Committee will hold the monthly on-line committee meeting at 19h00 on Monday, 23rd May 2022

CTARC Ragchew - May '22

The May 2022 edition of Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's bi-monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published. Grateful thanks to the editor, Anne, for another fine edition.

Remember please, Anne is always needs articles to publish in Ragchew! This is especially the case during the lock-down. Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!

You can advertise ham-related items - for sale, swop or wanted-to-buy - in Ragchew, including colour photos, details and prices. To do so, please contact the editor at zs1ct@ctarc.org.za

Download the May 2022 Newsletter as a PDF file [here];

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC Report on Meeting of 22 May '21

The outdoors meeting at the CTARC Clubhouse, which took place on Saturday, 22 May 2021, is reported on by Tony ZS1TK on Page 6 of the June 2021 edition of Ragchew.

It was to be the last actual meeting at the CTARC club house before the new Covid-19 regulations and restrictions took place.

Download the June 2021 Ragchew [here]. 

CTARC Forthcoming Meeting - 22 May '21

All being well, the CTARC plans to hold another monthly meeting, on Saturday, 22nd May, at the CTARC clubhouse. It will probably take place outside the clubhouse. Let's hope the weather is kind to us!

Our speaker will be Lem ZS1LEM, who will be talking about Satellites and working them on the ham bands.

The Radio Amateurs Examination and HF Assessments will also be taking place at this venue.

Further information will be made available in due course before the date.

CTARC Ragchew- May '21

The May 2021 edition of the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's bi-monthly newsletter "Ragchew"is now published. Grateful thanks to the editor, Anne, for another fine edition.

Remember please, Anne is always needs articles to publish in Ragchew! This is especially the case during the lock-down. Thank you to those numerous contributors in this edition!

You can advertise ham-related items - for sale, swop or wanted-to-buy - in Ragchew, including colour photos, details and prices. To do so, please contact the editor [here].

Download the May 2021 Newsletter as a PDF file [here];

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC Ragchew - June '20

The June 2020 edition of the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's bi-monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published.

Grateful thanks to the editor, Anne, for another fine edition.

Remember please, Anne is always on the look-out for articles to publish in Ragchew!

You can advertise ham-related items - for sale, swop or wanted-to-buy - in Ragchew, including colour photos, details and prices. To do so, please contact the editor [here].

Download the June 2020 Newsletter PDF file [here];

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC Ragchew - May '20

The May 2020 edition of the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's bi-monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published.

Grateful thanks once again to our editor, Anne, for all her excellent work in putting together this month's edition, and to all those who contributed articles.

Remember please, Anne is always on the look-out for articles to publish in Ragchew!

You can advertise ham-related articles for sale or swop in Ragchew, including colour photos, details and prices.

To do so, contact the editor [here].

Download the current Newsletter PDF file [here];

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC Morningstar's QO-100 Satellite Station - 2 May '20

A dish antenna to work the Es-hail 2 /  QO-100 geostationary satellite has recently set up at the CTARC's remote station at Morningstar. This amazing feature has been discovered by many of our club members, enabling them to work transcontinental DX via satellite. If you are a licensed radio amateur, you can too!

To gain access to this great feature, you need to be a CTARC member [details here] and have also taken out the annual subscription to access the Morningstar Remote Station. However, those with access to Morningstar get free access to the QO-100 Satellite transceiver as well.

Working the Satellite has a learning curve - you need to be able to ensure that activating QO-100's linear transponder doesn't transmit downlink signal on the wrong frequency! Therefore all those members with Morningstar access who would like to also us the QO-100 feature need to contact the CTARC Secretary [here] to register. She will then send you links to an instructional PDF by Tjerk ZS1J and video by Chris ZS1CDG that explain how the system works.

CTARC RAE HF Assessments - 9 May '20

While the Coronavirus lock-down continues to curtail CTARC Club meetings, the activities and planning continue. Chris ZS1CDG plans to hold an HF Assessment morning for non-course RAE candidates. This is scheduled to take place at the CTARC clubhouse on the morning of  Saturday, 9 May 2020.

We would be grateful for radio hams to kindly assist this event by replying to these candidates' first calls on the air via the ZS1CT station.

Of course, this event's chances of taking place will depend entirely on the 21-day Lock-down period [which, at present, is currently scheduled to end at midnight on Thursday16 April] being lifted before any public gatherings may happen.

Further details woll be announced presently.

CTARC All Club Meetings & Events Cancelled - 23 Mar '20

Dear CTARC Members

Reminder: This Saturday, 28 March, Monthly Meeting Cancelled.

I am sure you will have heard by now either on the Sunday bulletin or on our blog spot that this Saturday's meeting has sadly been cancelled due to concerns over the current Covid-19 virus outbreak.

The Chairman and his Committee have decided that all CTARC events, workshops and meetings will be cancelled; this will include Committee meetings and work parties, until this current crisis is over.

Update: With the recently announced national lock-down from 26 March to 16 April, any club-related activities that would take people out of their homes are restricted anyway.

We wish you all well and please be safe, looking forward to chatting with everybody over the air.

Kind regards & 73

The CTARC Committee

CTARC Article by ZS6AKV on Morningstar - 30 May '19

After hearing a talk on our Morningstar remote-controlled station presented by by Allan ZS1LS at the recent SARL AGM in Stellenbosch, Hans ZS6AKV wrote this interesting article for the most recent edition of EngineerIT magazine. Read it [here].

Do take a look at Hans's article. He has given a wonderful explanation of our Morningstar remote station. It makes us proud to be CTARC members!

Hans also wrote another interesting article on the potential hazards of incompatible communication systems between different participants in emergency communications events. Thought-provoking and well worth reading. Find the article [here].

Thanks to Allan, Hans and EngineerIT for promoting our club!

CTARC Meeting - 25 May '19

Our forthcoming May monthly meeting takes place at 14h00 [promptly!] at the CTARC clubhouse on Saturday, 25 May 2019.

Barry ZS1FJ, who has participated in many DX-peditions in his long and interesting amateur radio career, will show us a video on the Scarborough Reef DX-pedition of 2007. It promises to be a most interesting show.

We will also have the usual bring-and-buy SwopShop after the meeting.

Further details of this forthcoming meeting will be announced on the CTARC blogspot, in our Ragchew Newsletter, and on our Sunday morning bulletins at 08h30 on the 145.750 Mhz repeater.

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Note: This event has now taken place. A report-back will be published presently.

CTARC Committee Meeting - 20 May '19

CTARC Committee members are reminded of the forthcoming meeting at 19h00 on Monday 20 May at the clubhouse.

(If you can't be there, please remember to send in your reports and apologies to Rob or Anne.).

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Note: This event has now taken place. A report-back will be presented at the May 25 meeting by CTARC chairman, Rob ZS1SA. 

CTARC Ragchew - 1 May '19

The May 2019 edition of the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's bi-monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published.

Grateful thanks once again to our editor, Anne, for all her excellent work in putting together this month's edition, and to all those who contributed articles.

Remember please, Anne is always on the look-out for articles to publish in Ragchew!

You can advertise ham-related articles for sale in Ragchew, including colour photos, details and prices. To do so, contact the editor here.

Download the PDF file [here];

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page

CTARC Ragchew - Apr '19

The April/May 2019 edition of the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre's bi-monthly newsletter "Ragchew" is now published.

We have a bumper edition - TWO Ragchews this month!

Grateful thanks yet again to our editor, Anne, for all her excellent work in putting together this month's edition, and to all those who contributed articles.

Remember please, Anne is always on the look-out for articles to publish in Ragchew! Please e-mail your contributions and swops [here]

Download Part 1 as a PDF file [here]

Download Part 2 as a PDF file [here]

Ragchew is also on our Newsletters Page