Activities and Gatherings
The St George Amateur Radio Society has new venue for our regular monthly gatherings in 2024. On Wednesday 7th February 2024, SGARS members and friends are invited to gather at the Mortdale RSL Club for the first presentation of the new year.
The Mortdale RSL Club is located at 25 Macquarie Place, Mortdale NSW 2223, a 5 minute walk from Mortdale railway station. On street parking is available in addition to the car park next to the club. The club has made the upstairs meeting room available from 7.30 pm.
The Mort’s Bar & Grill is available for refreshments before hand, and tea and coffee afterwards. Membership to Mortdale RSL Club is $10 for one year or $12 for 3 years. Members receive discounts on beverages and meals, and $15 worth of points on member's birthday.
In February, the presentation will be on VHF Power Amplifiers by Peter Foskett VK2KFP.
Following a recent survey of St George Amateur Radio Society (SGARS) members, the committee is pleased to announce a return to "in person" gatherings and meetings, commencing Wednesday 4th May 2022.
All persons attending an SGARS gathering or meeting should;
- follow all Public Health Orders or Directives, current at the time, and,
- notify the SGARS secretary as soon as possible, if you receive a positive COVID test result within 7 days of attending an SGARS gathering or meeting, and,
- respect the decision by others attending the gathering or meeting, to exercise or not, COVID safe precautions, such as wearing a mask, social distancing.
The SGARS committee has imposed a mandatory sign-in policy for all attending. You must ensure that SGARS has your current email address so that you can be notified should the SGARS committee receive advice of a positive COVID-19 case. Visitor contact information will be destroyed 28 days after the gathering or meeting.
Please consider NOT attending and SGARS gathering or meeting, if in the 72 hours (3 days) period prior;
- you have been feeling unwell, and / or,
- you are or have been a close contact of someone who has been feeling unwell,
irrespective of the result of a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).