South
East Radio Group
Convention 2010
(Mount Gambier)
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June 12-13 (Queen’s Birthday weekend) 2010 Amateur Radio Convention Venue: Scout Hall 37.832206s 140.775851e Lat: 37 49 56 For info or table bookings contact Wayne VK5ZX Accommodation may be at a premium this year as there are often other large events in the town. Book early. One alternative to motels/caravan parks is bed & breakfasts. |
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South East Radio Group - Convention 2010
44th ANNUAL AMATEUR RADIO CONVENTION & AUSTRALIAN
FOX HUNTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
VENUE : Mount Gambier Scouts, Margaret Street, Mount
Gambier
CONTACT FREQUENCIES : 2m Repeater 146.900RX/146.300TX and 70cm Repeater 439.825RX/434.825TX
Parking
Ample parking is about 50 metres west of the scout hall in the swimming complex parking area. Being Mount Gambier the chances of clashing with a swimming comptition in June are non existent!
Map of Mt Gambier
298K JPG
Look in F5 for Margaret St and the scout hall is in the NE corner of the aquatic
centre. See arrow.
At the large roundabout on Jubilee Highway (Penola Road intersection - McDonalds Fastfood), turn south into Bay Road towards the lakes. Cross the main street and the railway line. At 100 metres turn right into Margaret Street. The scout hall is on the left.
Due to the change of venue there may be a re-arrangement
of the starting points for some events to obviate driving back into the town
- advice will be provided on the day.
DRIVE SAFELY AT ALL TIMES
** Note –Parking at the rear of the Hall is for Fox-Hunting
Teams, Starters and Foxes ONLY. ALL other vehicles must be parked in the
Olympic Park Complex, just west of the hall on the same side of the road.
Start work on your 2010 Home Brew Competition entry now. This is an excellent event with great prizes.
SOUTH EAST RADIO GROUP – 46th CONVENTION 2010 GENERAL
PROGRAM As of 02/06/10
Contacts - VK5SR on 146.900, Charles VK5HD on 0417798725 or Wayne VK5ZX on
0407718908
SATURDAY 12th JUNE 2010
Hall is located in Margaret St or approx. 37.832206s 140.775851e
** Note –Parking at the rear of the Hall is for Fox-Hunting Teams and
Traders ONLY.
** Note – Parking in the 3 places in the front of the Hall is for the
Serg Fox Hunting Event Starters and Serg Foxes
ALL other vehicles must be parked in the Olympic Park Complex, just west
of the Hall on the same side of the road or on Margaret St.
1200 - 1630 Please Note : “Registration & entry to the hall is for
everyone including Traders (The Hall will not be open in the morning)
Admission is $10.00 (Covers both days)
Event 1: 1100 - 1300 Sniffer Hunt on 2 metres – The frequencies that we
may use are 144.000, 144.250, 144.500, 144.750, 145.000, 145.250, 145.300, 145.500,
145.700, 145.750. The number of transmitters that will be used will be advised
before the event commences. Also they will not be setup in any specific frequency
order but randomly. At 1045 we will all meet at the car park in the lakes area
SP4, just before you drive down into the Valley Lake at 37.845121s 140.767082e
- Sniffers to be setup in and around Valley Lake. Cost $1.00 per person
Event 2: 1530 – 1730 70cm on 439.025 SP3 Cost $2.00 per vehicle
Event 3: 1930 The Infamous Night “Multi-Leg” Fox Hunt SP2 Cost $6.00
per vehicle
1st Leg 2 Mx on 146.525FM, 2nd Leg 70cm on 439.025FM 3rd Leg 2 Mx on 146.550FM
4th Leg 6 Mx on 52.100FM, 5th Leg 10 Mx on 28.450USB
Again this year each leg must be hunted in the above order in this event are
contactable on Ch.6 repeater (146.900) at all times.
Any team that withdraws from this event after its start and doesn’t advise
SERG (VK5SR) will be disqualified from Sunday’s Events
SUNDAY 13th JUNE 2010, 0830 - Registration & entry to
the hall : Admission
fee is $10.00 (unless already paid on Saturday)
Event 4: 0900 - 0940 Sniffer Hunt on 2 metres. SP5 (Check in at 0850) Cost $1.00 per person See Event 1 for details of frequencies
Event 5: 1010 - 1200 Hidden Transmitter Hunt. SP3 Cost $4.00 per vehicle, 1st. Leg 146.525 MHz. 2nd. Leg 439.000 MHz 3rd. Leg Hidden Tx. 146.000 MHz
Event 6: Home Brew 1300-1330
Judging
of the Home Brew & Announcement of the Results (Sections will
cater from Foundation to Expert). We still have our very kind anonymous trophy
donor for this event and as always we will have some really useful trophies.
Please enter your projects in support of Home-brewing – Our sincere
thanks go to this person again.
Event 7: 1300 - 1445 NEW - “Multi-Leg” Fox Hunt
SP2 Cost $4.00 per vehicle – PLEASE NOTE HUNTING ORDER HAS BEEN AMENDED
1st Leg 2 Mx. Fox Hunt. 146.525 MHz 2nd Leg 80 Mx. Fox Hunt. 3.585 MHz LSB
3rd Leg 6Mx Fox Hunt 52.100 MHz FM
Event 8: 1555 - 1635 1.2 GHz. Fox Hunt on 1296.000 MHZ SP1
Cost $2.00 per vehicle
1700 - 1745 - Trophy Presentation – This time frame will be adhered
to.
1830 (approx) - Bar-B-Que at SERG Clubrooms on O’Halloran Tce, Mt.Gambier
(Gold Coin Donation)
Starting Points for Fox Hunts – These are some of the locations that
will be attached to events when all is completely finalized.
SP1 = 37.849013s 140.765019e (Grassed Area South of the Lakes on Bay Road
as per last year)
SP.2 = 37.805860s 140.729397e (Grassed Area at ‘5’ Corners on
the Millicent Road as per last year)
SP3 = 37.858719s 140.881051e (Saleyards, Princess Hwy, Glenburnie as per
last year)
SP4 = 37.842925s 140.775214e (Carpark at Lakes) SP5 = 37.8379485s 140.809701e
(Carpark at Umpherstons Caves, Jubilee Hwy East)
Please note this is absolutely the final programme for our 2010 Convention
Catering will be by the widely
renowned connoisseurs of the culinary art - Jamie Irving with his two
helpers Jill and Liz.
Here are the way point numbers for a GPS - they are the start line points only. Sorry, not the location of the foxes!!!
updated 2 May2010