GCARS HAMFEST 2023 | Sunday 12th November 2023

GCARS Invites everyone to attend our annual Hamfest. Timings Table Holders: 07:00 General Public: 08:30 Address: 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road, Nerang. Cost: $5 pp

2023 AGM Outcome

After a successful 2023 AGM, The following members were elected to serve the club in the following functions. Congratulations to you all, and thank you from the members of GCARS: President Mark Hanrahan VK4DMH Secretary Raff Lerro VK4KQ Treasurer Paul Young VK4PY Committee Dave Gamble VK4JC Committee Jamie Sonego VK4XD…

VK4RGC | Springbrook is now online!

The Gold Coast Amateur Radio Society (GCARS) has exciting news to share with our community. After much effort, we have finally secured a new repeater site in Springbrook, QLD. This is a significant achievement as finding a suitable location for a repeater has been quite challenging, given the various factors…

AGM 2023

GCARS 2023 AGM Saturday 6th May 2023 – 10:00am start 85 Harper Street, Molendinar Dear Members, Please accept this email as the official notice of the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Society Inc. which will be held on Saturday 6th of May 2023. The venue…

Microwave presentation at GCARS this Saturday 31/07/2021

Good morning all, A reminder that this Saturday (July 31st) at GCARS, starting at 11 am, a presentation on Amateur Radio Microwave. Of course, this may change in the unlikely event of QHealth restrictions changing, so I will notify everyone ASAP. Scott VK4CZ and Kevin VK4UH, both from Brisbane and…

Hamfest 2021

Hamfest 12th Nov 2023

Sunday 12th November 2023 If you want to be a part of it, email hamfest@gcars.com.au Table holder Application form now on line. $15.00 per table.

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser 25/07/2021

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser 25/07/2021

This Sunday just gone, GCARS had the opportunity to run another BunningsSausage Sizzle fundraiser at the Southport Bunnings! This allows us to rais funds to help pay for costs to allow us to run such as Insurance, Electricity & Rates. It was a good day for those who were able…

CCL Engery Solar Donation to GCARS

The Gold Coast Amateur Radio Society would like to thank CCL Engery for their generous donation of a 13.2KW Solar System. Max (VK4QLD), one of GCARS new members identified an opportunity to donate a complete solar system with installation to GCARS for the benefit of all club members. GCARS is…

John Moyle Memorial Field Day – 2021

GCARS is up and running for the John Moyle 2021 contest day! We are located at 1835 Beechmont Road, Beechmont QLD We are joined this morning by the following membersJeremy VK4AIRMark VK4DMHJamie VK4XDGab VK4GABJohn VK4BJTRod VK4EDMatt VK4MJCNigel VK4FZZZ The next Field Day will be held over the weekend of the…