At September's HADARC meeting, Mick VK2CMP will give a presentation on his 23cm portable moonbounce (EME) station. The station consists of a 2.4m folding dish that weighs in at just 7kg, a W6PQL homebrew PA, a simple but highly accurate LinkRF antenna tracking solution, and an Icom 9700. As well as a brief presentation Mick will set up the station in the hall so you can see the station for yourself. It’s a simple setup that is normally operated while portable out in the 4WD, and takes about 30 minutes to set up. The station provides excellent performance using both digital modes and CW. The portable setup shows you don’t need a big station to work the ultimate DX off the moon. So if you have ever thought about EME or are just interested in learning about another ham radio mode, then come along to the club on September the 22nd. All are welcome.

Our upcoming June presentation features Kevin Jardine (VK2KVJ), who will take us on a journey back to 1996. Kevin led a 10-person team to Tokelau—a remote territory in the middle of the Pacific Ocean—to install 4.5m Satellite Earth Stations and communication facilities across three isolated coral atolls.

Come along to hear about the triumphs and challenges of their eight-week expedition, and what it was really like living and working in a remote "tropical paradise."

After his recent talks on Reticulum and APRS over LoRa, Rob Dolphin has produced some excellent "Getting Started" guides:

• Getting started with Reticulum
• Getting started with APRS over LoRa

Other guides will be added over time and will be found at https://vk2ma.github.io/HowTos/