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Photographs through the decades For year's 2000 to 2009

For Photographic Archives for Years... Looking back to 1961 - 1999 follow this link For 2010 - onwards follow this link This page is under continually under construction as more photographs are found of past club activities (Last updated: December 2010) We are hoping to build these pages into a photographic walk down memory lane. The archive photos were becoming such a large file we have broken them up into three sections - first is the 1961 to 1999 era.... then 2000 to 2009 and the final section is 2010 onwards. If you have any photographs of club activities which you think should see the light of day, please contact the Webmaster and we'll see about uploading them. Click on the small images to be view a larger photo

 

2003 WICEN was in full swing

 

Training officer - Rusty McGrath VK4JM
From L to R. Ken Downey, Robyn Zimmerlie, Bob Wright VK4UD, Ron Brumley VK4FC, Ross Orpin VK4JRO and others.

For more on the story of Bundaberg WICEN check the WICEN webpages

 

2005 and there was an Antenna workshop

 

Dennis VK4SX, Rusty VK4JM, Don VK4NK............ (LtoR) VK4NK,VK4CAB,VK4JRO,VK4JM,VK4SZ,???,VK4UD

The project was the copper dual band antenna and club members had a fun day in the workshop

 

2007 A BBQ @ Woodgate, a car rally & Mountain trip

Keith VK4APQ having the last word

Woodgate BBQ with Hervey Bay members	What we do best, stand around & chat
The BBQ has become an annual event with BARC/HBARC members	Time for a CAR RALLY: VK4XZ, VK4APQ, VK4SX, VK4ACB, VK4FHAM
Ross VK4JRO & family	There was scoring a plenty, and cheating as well. Somebody from the McGrath clan won a fortune [well probably $9 or so] but everyone had a grand day out.
The award ceremony	Keith VK4APQ & Gaynor VK4FGAY
A working bee to paint the shack roof	All looks neat and trim
It's still a great view from up there	The area is cleared for another year
And now it's time for a cuppa	VK4FKEV & VK4JM carried a new battery up the mountain trail
WICEN training was a regular event	Theory and message handling at the SES clubroom
There was a field exercise at Avondale	Map reading work
	Followed by some field work
WICEN coordinator VK4JM sets VK4JJ, VK4FKEV & VK4FHAM on the right track
	And we rounded out the day with a Barbie
Next thing we knew it was xmas 2007. VK4HER, VK4CAB & VK4JJ	Caroline, VK4JRO, VK4JJ & VK4JM
VK4KDS, Judy & VK4JM	VK4ION, Linda, VK4FKEV forming a conga line?
VK4UD, VK4XZ, Robyn & VK4JM	VK4KPB, Betty & VK4CAB

 

2008 - a big year, workshops, working bees & dinners

Guest speaker Wayne Honor at the AGM	An Antenna Analyzer workshop
	VK4JM watches on as Dan VK4MAX tries the MFJ Analyzer
Then there was a BALUN workshop
Making 4:1 & 1:1 BALUN's from ferrite cores	Three Hams, VK4WM VK4JJ VK4JM between them 125years licenced
Annual BBQ @ Buxton with Hervey Bay Club	Not all Members arrived by land!
Bob VK4UD was very excited	Chit chat was clearly the order of the day
August rolled around an it was time to visit Burnett Heads	We connect antennae to the Historical Lighthouse
set up a station under a tarp	And played radio in the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend
The pump-up mast held one end of the dipole	A dipole ran from the mast back to the lighthouse
It was time to head to Mt Goonaneman for a working bee	While Kev VK4FKEV took care of the grounds maintenance
The tower crew received their instructions	Climb the 30 metre tower
All the way to the top and remove a damaged vertical antenna	Lightning had damaged the vertical
Lightning caused this damage	Rockhampton club came for a visit
A spot of morning tea and tour of SES HQ	Then it was on to a long luncheon
Lunch with the RADAR mob at the RSL club
We got everyone back to the station	A last group shot before we put them on the....
	A mid year dinner "xmas in June"
	The next thing we knew it was Xmas again
So off to another dinner
Some took the games very seriously	And that was the end of 2008

2009

The club wrestles a trophy away from Hervey Bay, resurrects fox hunting
and plans a course of equipment upgrades

Presidents Wade VK4WM & Rusty VK4JM each with a death grip on the Pat Dryden Trophy

The members recognised a great supporter Dennis VK4SX received Honorary Life Membership	There was the annual BBQ with Hervey Bay club
At tranquil Buxton	VK4FKEV & VK4JJ cooking and chatting
Some rode in for the day	We went to dinner again for xmas in June
This time at the Isis club in Childers	Workshop to build a Fox Hunting Yagi
Dennis VK4SX working on collapsible Yagi	Dan VK4MAX intent on his work
Joe VK4FDJB has one almost complete	The crew with finished Yagi's
It's time to go Fox Hunting	VK4ION Mobile set up drew some strange looks
VK4UD Wins the May Fox Hunt	Dan VK4MAX & Joe VK4FDJB win one as well
They did it AGAIN winning in July	We all celebrate with chockie bickies
Burnett Heads Historical Lighthouse	What has a fishing rod to do with a lighthouse contest?
It's the Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend and the club used the community centre to attach an end fed long wire and a vertical
VK4JRO, VK4MAX & VK4FDJB make contacts in the ILLW2009	Tower climbing crew, Jim & Garry on Mt Goonaneman
New RFI Col18 antenna to be installed along with new guy wires	Garry heads to the top
New vertical antenna installed for 2M repeater VK4RBU	Meanwhile inside the shack safety compliance issues were addressed
Renewing the First Aid kit & fire extinguisher	New labeling of safety outlet & safety posters
Vice President Ross VK4JRO presents membership certificate to Ron VK4BRG	Newest member Joe VK4FDJB meets our most senior member Keith VK4APQ
New ICOM FR3000 VHF repeater arrived	President Rusty VK4JM displays out latest purchase. A new repeater for VK4RBG
Who can resist unwrapping new radio equipment	Ross VK4JRO demonstrates the ICOM's features
And unveils the new ARCOM RC210 controller	A site visit to Mt Watalgan intended site of a new UHF repeater for the club's WICEN network
RADAR (Rocky) club came to visit again	After a quick morning tea
We toured the Bert Hinkler aviation museum
Then off to the RSL club for lunch	Gifts of great value were exchanged
We heard the RADAR folks were big drinkers so we stocked up	We got them safely to the train and waved goodbye until next time
Then it was xmas again - another year passed	We met for a final 2009 dinner

 

That's the end of the 2000 to 2009 era

For the earlier years 1961 to 1999 follow this link

or for 2010 onwards this is the link

 

Sincere thanks go to Gaynor VK4FGAY, Keith VK4APQ [SK] and Joscelyn McGrath VK4JJ,
for digging out many of these old photos so we can present them as part of the club's pictorial history
**Not all names are on the reverse of the photo's - so apologies for any names that are missing **

 

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