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TARC volunteers provided communications support for the NQORA Gold City 450 at Millchester near Charters Towers.

TARC volunteers provided communications support for the last B2B endurance rides of 2026 at Bluewater Park.

A four-part guide by Peter Harrex VK4PQ to getting on air with DMR and DMR2YSF on the Brandmeister network is now in the Resources library.

Townsville Amateur Radio Club provided volunteer communications support for the Townsville Open Water Swimming Association’s 2026 Magnetic Island to Townsville Open Water Swim, sponsored by Sealink, held in Cleveland Bay on Saturday 15th August. It was a big turnout for the club’s premier annual swim — 73 solo swimmers, 15 duo teams and 4 relay[…]

Townsville Amateur Radio Club, operating on behalf of the Mackay Amateur Radio Association Inc., provided volunteer communications support for the Valley Riders Endurance Riding Association’s Greg Willoughby Memorial Horse Endurance Rides, held at Our Retreat Station on Denison Creek near Nebo over the weekend of Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August. It was a real[…]

Ray VK4OIL secured permission to run a multiple HF field station at the WW2 Heritage Oonoonba Bomb Site on Wednesday 29th July, marking 84 years to the day since the early morning explosion of a 250-pound bomb at the site. Several stations were set up across the field — verticals, a dipole on a mast,[…]

Townsville Amateur Radio Club provided volunteer communications support for the Millchester Challenge — Round 2 of the North Queensland Off-Road Super Series — run by NQORA at the Millchester Motor Sports Facility near Charters Towers on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July. The crew rolled in Friday to set up camp for the weekend, with[…]

Townsville Amateur Radio Club provided volunteer communications support for the B2B Endurance Riders Association’s 2026 Paluma Passion Endurance Rides, held at the North Queensland Equestrian Centre, Bluewater Park, over the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July. What a great couple of days, enjoying the outdoors — everything from beautiful sunshine to seven degrees[…]

Annual AGM Minutes and Pictures Dateline – Townsville The Townsville Amateur Radio Club held the 2025 Annual General Meeting atRossiter Park in Aitkenvale on the banks of Ross River on Sunday 23rd November. The VK4ZZ Hyperflame portable BBQ was set up around 7am withGavin/VK4ZZ – the Iron Faraday Cage Chef – turning out lovely fresh[…]

Townsville Amateur Radio Club provided volunteer communications support for the NQORA Pato’s 7 Hour Enduro Off Road Race at the Millchester Motorsports Complex near Charters Towers on Saturday 27th June. The crew rolled in Thursday to set up the radio trailer and campsite, confirming solid comms back to Townsville via the VK4RAT repeater — and[…]