When: 14th December 2011, commencing about 4.00 pm at camp sites 7 & 8).
Where: The very beautiful and quiet Myrtle Park camping area beside the pristine and fishable St Patrick's River.
What: Celebrate the end of year meeting & BBQ, camp overnight if you can and try to catch a fish for the Slippery Trout Award.

Hams from all over the north and north-west of the State attend the Myrtle Park BBQ. The surroundings are breathtaking, with adjacent rain-forest and pristine water. Many stay overnight in motor-homes or camp. There is no car-boot sale, just a great BBQ sit-round-the-fire and chat.

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When: 14th March 2012 Arrivals at 4:00pm, BBQ commences about 6:00pm.
Where: Lilydale Falls picnic area just north of Lilydale on the Golconda Rd (see map link below).
What: The BBQ is held as a special outdoor picnic meeting for NTARC.

Visistors are welcome. The venue is dog-friendly, with camping and toilet facilities. Some members take motorhomes and camp overnight.

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When: 2012 TBA. The 2011 event was held on Sunday, March 20th at 9:00am.
Where: The historic township of Ross about 80k south of Launceston just off the Midland Highway.
What: Sponsored by the popular Sewing Circle Net, Meet-the-Voice provides a face to face meeting opportunity, a great car boot radio and parts sale and a really fun overnight camp.

Every year a large number of hams from all over the State gather at Ross in a beautiful outdoor setting by the river. Members and visitors alike take motor-homes and free-camp, pitch tents, stay at the excellent caravan park only 50m away, or lodge at the local pub.

Many arrive on the previous Friday night to commence celebrations and stay both Friday and Saturday nights.

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The annual world-wide Lighthouse Weekend established by the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society has been very popular with Tasmanian amateurs.

The event is always held on the 3rd full weekend in August starting at 0001 UTC on Saturday and finishing at 2359 UTC on Sunday. It also now coincides on the Sunday with the International Lighthouse Day which is an event organised by the International Association of Lighthouse Keepers whereby as many world lighthouses will be open to the public for the day.

The event is not a contest, but a great opportunity to go portable by "activating" a lighthouse. Previous years have seen the activation of lighthouses all over the state including Bruny Island and Low Head.

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• Date: August 2012 (48 hour event).

When: October 2012. (Last year was 15th-16th, 2012 date to be announced.)
Where: Scout Island, Corra Linn; Scout Island is 15 minutes out of Launceston on the Blessington Road.
What: Held every year, the NTARC effort is led by Tony VK7YBG, Anne VK7FYBG, and Peter VK7KPC with a number of helpers.

The island has a toilet block and excellent camping. Turn west off the Blessington Rd at the southern end of the Corra Linn bridge. Access is via a normally locked gate on farm property, a 2k track across the paddocks and a shallow ford across the North Esk River that is quite suitable for most vehicles except after heavy rain.

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When: TBA (previously 4th December 2010).
Where: Miena community hall; Miena is situated at the Southern end of Tasmania's Great Lake.
What: Held every second year, hosted by the Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club. This is Tasmania's State hamfest, where hams gather to lust after and buy both new and second hand goodies including all the best Yaesu, Icom and Ten-Tec.

There are antennae to die for from local and visiting suppliers from the mainland, together with bundles of surplus and second hand equipment. Some people stay overnight as guests at Dave VK7OB (ex VK7KDO) and Marilyn's VK7FMAZ nearby shack, or camp in the Miena area. There is also hotel accommodation available nearby.

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