North Queensland Amateur Radio Convention
Registered Events
The following list contains events that only those who have registered for the Convention can
attend or actively participate.
Meet & Greet and Official opening
7pm to 10-30pm Friday 16th September
Charters Towers RSL Club Convention Room
Nibblies supplied by theTARCinc, pay for your own drinks
Official Opening of the 20th North Queensland Amateur Radio Convention.
by Mayor Ben Callcott - Charters Towers Regional Council
Registration Check-in
7pm to 10pm Friday 16th September
9am to 10-30am Saturday 17th September
Charters Towers RSL Club Convention Room
The check-in table will be manned to allow you to pick up your Convention
name badges, meal tickets and the Convention Goodies Grab Bag for
your party. If you do not make it to Registration Check-in by 10-30am
then hunt down Gavin VK4ZZ (the fellow with the APRS backpack) somewhere
on the Convention grounds.
Hobby Display Contest Entry and Display
Entries - 9am to 12pm Saturday17th September
Display - 9am to 1pm Saturday 17th September
Judging - 1-30pm Saturday 17th September
Charters Towers RSL Club Convention Room
"Home-brewing" equipment and being able to craft objects
are two very important requisites for the hobby of Amateur Radio
and every Convention features a competition to see who builds or
crafts the best widget.
There will be sections for Technical and Craft and Produce home brew items
and several age grades of exhibits.
Registered attendees can enter any section of the competition
and submit any number of items.
Entrants must be on hand during judging to answer any questions
the judges might need to ask.
Technical Section Judge - Don Terrace VK4MC B.Sc.(E.Eng.)
Craft Section Judge - Lyn Prichard, Class Teacher, QCWA Charters Towers
Produce Section Judges - Senior Sargeant Graham Lohmann, Queensland Police Service Charters Towers
with Meryl Lohmann, Board of Control of Graham
and Lieutenant Brian Geoghegan, Queensland Fire and Rescue Service Charters Towers.
Convention Banquet
7pm to 10-30pm - Saturday 17th September
Banquet Buffet
Presentation of the Ken Robertson VK4KT Memorial Award
Presentation of Prizes
The Famous TARC Mystery Pressie Auction
Charters Towers RSL Club Convention Room
The Convention Banquet will not only have great food but will
also include such things as prize and awards presentations,
and discussion sessions.
The presentation of the Ken Robertson VK4KT Memorial Award
to a Radio Amateur who, during the past 2 years
has stood out in furthering experimentation and education in the
field of radio technology will be one of the highlights of the evening.
Very seldom does our hobby take time out to acknowledge outstanding
efforts of those few individuals amongst us who have both the
technical understanding and educational skills to help others go further
in the hobby.
The Famous NQ AR Convention Monster Auction
from 11am sharp Sunday 18th September
Charters Towers RSL Club
Side Car Park
Guaranteed to have more monsters per metre than any other
ham radio auction in the WORLD !
The TARC tarps and treasure will be assembled from 8am Sunday morning
(you are invited to help trailer and stack the treasure) and you should not be
tardy for the 9am auction start, lest you miss out on TREASURE !
Be sure to bring your money with you as the quality of the treasure
will ensure brisk bidding !
Auction participation -
Registered attendees - free, included in registration fee
Not registered ? a $5 pro-rata fee is payable for an auction bidders number !
Convention Lunches
12pm to 2pm Saturday 17th September
12pm to 2pm Sunday 18th September
Charters Towers RSL Club Bistro
Enjoy a meal you pick from the menu board cooked to perfection
and only costing $8 to $10. Available to everyone attending, however
we are collecting numbers from those who register to give RSL
management prior notice so they can suitably cater for the rush :-)
Tours of the Towers
Leaving from Charters Towers RSL Club Carpark during the weekend.
- Tour of the Venus Gold Battery
- Tour of Zara Clark Museum
- Tour of Historic Charters Towers Ambulance Station