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Amateur Radio Training and Assessment Weekends - 2025

Becoming an amateur radio operator is easy with the Foundation entry level qualification. There is no morse code to learn, you don't need technical qualifications, no age limits and no ongoing fees.

Training and assessment weekends will be held during 2025, so you can qualify to become an amateur radio operator, or upgrade your existing qualification. Foundation qualification weekends are conducted by The St George Amateur Radio Society (SGARS) at Sutherland and by Amateur Radio New South Wales (ARNSW) at Dural. SGARS and ARNSW has scheduled the following dates:

May - Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th - ARNSW at Dural - contact via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

June - Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th - by SGARS at Sutherland - contact via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

July - Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th - ARNSW at Dural - contact via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

August - Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th - by SGARS at Sutherland - contact via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Obtain your Amateur Radio Qualification in 2025

Becoming an amateur radio operator is easy with the Foundation entry level qualification. There is no morse code to learn, you don't need technical qualifications, no age limits and no ongoing fees.

Over a weekend, The St George Amateur Radio Society (SGARS) holds training and assessments, so you can qualify to become an amateur radio operator, within the St George/Sutherland Shire. For 2025 dates and locations, please refer Upcoming and Recent Events.

SGARS 2025 Executive Committee

At the December 2024 Annual General Meeting of The St George Amateur Radio Society Inc, members elected an executive committee for 2025, as follows;

Tony Edward VK2ALE - President 

Sven Petersen VK2KLF - Vice President

Paul Howarth VK2GX - Secretary 

Peter O'Connell VK2EMU - Treasurer  & Publicity Officer

Wal Pearce VK2ACE - Committee Member

Peter Foskett VK2KFP - Committee Member

Con Papas VK2MDB - Committee Member

Peter Rossini VK2BFF - Committee Member

Mark Sellars VK2MDS - Committee Member

The SGARS Committee can be contacted by email committee @ sgars.org

Interference to VK2RLE 2m FM Repeater

SGARS has been advised of interference to the VK2RLE 2m FM repeater, located at Engadine. Your assistance would be appreciated by monitoring this repeater, on both the output frequency on 146.800 MHz and the input frequency on 146.200 MHz, and recording details of any interference events.

Details can be reported either by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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The St George Amateur Radio Society provides regular news and information about our events, presentations, training and assessment, repeaters and contests. If you would like to be kept up to date with what is happening, please complete the "Subscribe to SGARS News" form, located on our website, with your name and email address. You will then receive an automated email asking you to confirm your subscription. SGARS News will then be sent to your email address. Thank you for your interest.

About The St George Amateur Radio Society

The St George Amateur Radio Society (SGARS) was founded in 1971, by local amateur radio operators, to represent and support local amateur radio operators.

Over 50 years later SGARS continues supporting local amateur radio operators with;

Consider becoming an SGARS member

New members are always welcome at The St George Amateur Radio Society. Your membership will go towards supporting the activities of the society including provision of training and assesment activities, 2m FM and UHF DMR repeaters, amateur radio contests and Jamboree On The Air (JOTA).

You do not have to reside within the St George area, many of our members live in various areas around Sydney and beyond. Also you do not have to be a qualified amateur radio operator.

Upcoming and Recent Events