ALARA - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association

24/08/2024

Are you ready for the ALARA Contest this weekend 😊📻
https://www.alara.org.au/contests/index.html

12/08/2024

Are you ready for the ALARA Contest?
All the details are on our website here:
https://www.alara.org.au/contests/index.html
The contest will start on 24 August and there are plenty of award categories available. Any licenced amateur radio operator can participate and Scout and Girl Guide groups are encouraged to join in 📻 🏆

25/07/2024

One of the great things about amateur radio is that you can communicate with people from around the world. Today Michelle, VK2AYL, was able to visit the W9W ICOM special event station at EAA Airventure 🛩📻

24/06/2024

ALARA members participating in the VHF UHF contest! 📻 Pip (VK7SEA), Julia (VK7HAG) & Linda (VK7QP) operated on 2m and 70cm!
Have you done any contesting lately?
Post your photos in the comments below 😊

20/06/2024

New ALARA Radio Challenge Badge! 📻
To encourage more interest in Amateur Radio ALARA has introduced a challenge badge.
This involves completing 6 activities from a list of electronics, radio and communications topics. For more information visit:
https://www.alara.org.au/for_beginners/index.html

03/06/2024

The ALARA net is about to start on EchoLink 😊📻

17/05/2024

Have you ever wanted to get involved in Radio but have been unsure where to start?
ALARA now has available on their website a series of information sheets for those beginning their involvement with Amateur Radio ❤️📻

ALARA has prepared the following notes to introduce some common terms and concepts used in Amateur Radio. Newcomers are encouraged to join a local radio club and then follow up by attending a foundation course to gain an Amateur Radio certificate. Please feel free to contact ALARA if you have any qu...

19/02/2024

Are you ready for it? 📻🎶
The ALARA net starts on Echolink at 1000UTC tonight!

01/01/2024

Happy New Year! 🎆
Don't forget that the ALARA net is on EchoLink tonight at 1000UTC 🖤💛📻💛🖤

20/12/2023

Did you hear the ALARA Members on the WIA Broadcast last weekend? 📻
The video recording of the Broadcast is now available here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kX8zrO22Gpo&pp=ygUNV2lhIGJyb2FkY2FzdA%3D%3D

06/11/2023

What a great AlaraNet tonight!

06/11/2023

AlaraMeet is now finishing up. The Old Woolstore in Hobart was a lovely venue for our event! ❤️📻🐑

05/11/2023

What a wonderful final dinner at AlaraMeet in Hobart! ❤️📻
A special congratulations to Marilyn VK5DMS for being awarded life membership! 🏆
Thank you to our speaker Phil from the Sound Preservation Society of Tasmania! 🎙
And finally Well Done to Linda and her team for putting in an amazing effort to organise AlaraMeet! ❤️

05/11/2023

AlaraMeet 2023 in Tasmania!
Today we learned about the historic female factory, visited REAST for lunch/fox-hunting, enjoyed an EcoLink net and visited Richmond 😊📻

04/11/2023

AlaraMeet 2023 in Hobart Tasmania!
We had a great day making friends, viewing the displays, shopping at the Salamanca markets, enjoying amateur radio presentations and eating dinner where Alison shared her knowledge of the Female Factory.

22/10/2023

Are you looking for an opportunity to get more involved in Amateur Radio? 📻
Then maybe you would like to join the Broadcast team at Dural NSW!

BROADCAST TEAM MESSAGE

[Transcript]

I’m Mathew VK2YAP, President of ARNSW and a member of the VK2WI Broadcast team.
Today I’m asking for your help, to keep VK2WI News broadcasts on the air.

Amateur Radio New South Wales has produced and transmitted amateur radio news bulletins for many decades. In the early 1980s, because of the challenges of running good quality and reliable broadcasts, we built a dedicated facility at VK2WI Dural – it’s still the only one of its kind in Australia.

VK2WI relies on the effort of our members, to volunteer each week in operating news broadcasts.

But, the number of volunteers has been falling. At the current level, we will not be able to continue the regular schedule of broadcasts, into the new year.

For safety reasons, we require two people on site during broadcasts, which is one of the reasons we have an announcer and an engineer…. It also makes the callbacks easier.

The bottom line is this – we need more volunteers to step up; for mornings, for evenings – or for both.

We’ll train you on the operation of all the systems here at Dural – so you won’t be thrown in the deep end.

With enough extra volunteers on the team, we would only need a time commitment of once a month, or even less.

Age is no barrier to taking part – we currently have one operator who is 13, and with his father, is now a regular on the team. I’m sure you’ve all heard him announcing, and I think he’s pretty good, too.

If you enjoy VK2WI news broadcasts, and want them to have a future, we need you to volunteer. Contact us – by email to [email protected], or leave a message with the office, 02 9444 0123.

We need your help, to keep VK2WI News on the air.

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A direct extract from today's ARNSW News Broadcast.

Submitting news items
To submit news items for inclusion in these broadcasts, please email your items to [email protected] by the Friday night preceding the broadcast.
We can also accept audio items, but please email in advance to make the necessary arrangements.
If you would like to report to VK2WI on any aspects of the broadcast (including reception reports or difficulties) please send your report to [email protected] otherwise leave a message at the office on 02 9444 0123.
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21/10/2023

Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is on this weekend with Girl Guides and Scouts participating from around the world!
Who have you spoken to on the radio so far?
Make sure to check out the ALARA website for some activity sheets you can use this weekend
https://www.alara.org.au/jota/index.html

16/10/2023

ALARA members enjoy catching up with each other via regular scheduled radio nets 📻
Make sure to note down the new frequency for the 80m Monday night net, 3.630 MHz

02/10/2023

Don't forget the new time for AlaraNet tonight ❤️📻

26/08/2023

Great to hear so many participants in the contest across so many bands!
There's still time to join in. Check out the ALARA website for all the details
https://www.alara.org.au/contests/
Photo - VK4SWE

24/08/2023

VI7ALARA! ❤️📻
Have you been able to make contact with our special event callsign yet? Check out QRZ for all the details and listen out for the special event callsign this weekend 😊

VI7ALARA personal biography

23/08/2023

The ALARA contest is on this weekend! ❤️📻
Check out the website for all the details and categories including echolink, CW, OM, YL, non-members, foundation...
https://www.alara.org.au/contests/

19/08/2023

Make sure to tune into the ALARA edition of the WIA broadcast this morning 📻
You can also listen online here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTy_auEzjg

18/04/2023

19/03/2023

It was great to hear so many YLs participate in the John Moyle Field Day contest! 📻
Did you join in? Share a photo below 😊

18/02/2023

AlaraMeet is a great opportunity to meet other amateur radio operators! Check out the Alara website for information about AlaraMeet 2023 which is being held in Tasmania in November 📻
https://alara.org.au/alarameet/index.html

25/12/2022

Merry Christmas everyone!
If you missed out on tuning in to the WIA broadcast today while you were out at lunch you can watch it on YouTube here 📻
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LZynwvKh6IM

This is a visual adaptation of the VK1WIA Wireless Institute of Australia's Weekly News Broadcast, that is aimed at Amateur Radio Operators or those interest...

13/10/2022

To celebrate JOTA-JOTI this weekend, ALARA have just released a number of activity sheets. This might be useful at your event while the participants are waiting for their turn on the radio 📻
https://www.alara.org.au/jota/index.html

JOTA is an annual event in which Scouts all over the world connect with each other by means of amateur radio. The first Jamboree On The Air was held in 1957. Later, when the internet became increasingly popular, the Jamboree On The Air was created in 1995. Today, the two events have merged into a si...

26/09/2022

Don't forget to submit your log from the ALARA Contest by the 30th! Details are on the website here:
https://www.alara.org.au/contests

ELIGIBILITY: All licensed operators throughout the world are invited to participate. Scout and Girl Guide groups are encouraged to participate using their Club's equipment and callsign.

28/08/2022

Only a few hours left in the ALARA contest! ❤️📻 If you would like to join in you can find all the details here: https://www.alara.org.au/contests/index.html