South East Clubs

The Brisbane Amateur Radio Club was started in 1977. The club meets at a club facility inside the Rochedale scouts complex 21 Rochedale Road Rochedale.

The clubhouse and antennas are located opposite the Optus tower and buildings. Visitors are always welcome to attend our meetings and if you wish to join the club complete the application and email it to the club treasurer. Our annual fee is $45.00.

Meetings

Social Meetings are held in person the second and fourth Saturday of the month at our shack in Rochedale starting at 1:00pm.

Weekly membership meetings are conducted on a Zoom each Thursday.

Our business meetings are held monthly and are gazetted on our club page http://barcvk4ba.com.au/about/ on Thursday night Zoom meetings.

Club Activities & Events

There are several club nets as follows:

Monday
8AM FM 147.925MHz
7PM DMR FreeDMR TG 5050
8PM SSB 3.630MHz

Wednesday
8AM FM 147.925MHz
8PM VK4RMC 439.975MHz

Friday
8AM FM 147.925MHz
8PM VK4RMC 439.975MHz

Sunday
8PM VK4RBX 53.925

We welcome all amateurs to join any of our nets, just join in and introduce yourself. Nets are a mix of social and technical content. Participation is a great way to learn.

Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) and Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI)
BARC proudly assists the scouting movement to understand and enjoy Ham Radio; we enthusiastically encourage youngsters into our hobby via hands-on activities.

Brisbane Amateur Radio Club Meeting Location

Training Courses And Assessment Information

The club currently has two ACMA accredited assessors to help members obtain or upgrade their licence.

We recommend the Radio and Electronics School (https://res.net.au/). They offer a range of training courses for Foundation, Standard and Advanced at very reasonable prices.

We also have a number of knowledgeable members that can assist with building of understanding of key topics required for the exam as you work through the course material.