About Us
Brisbane Area WICEN Group Inc. (BAWG) is a “Community Service” section of the Amateur Radio hobby in South East Queensland. BAWG provides a group of Trained, Licenced Amateur Radio (often referred to as “HAM Radio”) Operators, who volunteer to assist in Emergency Situations and are able to provide Emergency and Safety Communications when normal communications do not exist or are inadequate.
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Toowoomba Endurance Horse Riders Hip Pocket Challenge
Last month, after a long hiatus largely brought on by bad weather and communicable diseases cancelling events (not as long as the editor for this blog has had though), we took part supporting an event for the Toowoomba Endurance Horse Riders Association. The Hip Pocket Challenge is an event they…
Brisbane WICEN Calendar for 2020 released
The Brisbane WICEN Event calendar for 2020 has been released and is now available for your perusal at the usual addresses: Public Calendar: https://owncloud.brisbanewicen.org.au/calendar/year.php iCalendar link: https://owncloud.brisbanewicen.org.au/calendar/wicen.ics OwnCloud link for BAWG Members: https://owncloud.brisbanewicen.org.au/index.php/apps/calendar/ Some of the highlights for this year: Far-a-way Easter Carnival, 10-13th April at Stirling’s Crossing Stirling’s Crossing…
Now on Facebook
Brisbane Area WICEN Group may now be found on Facebook. We hope to keep our followers up to date with news and events concerning Brisbane Area WICEN Group, and emergency communications in general. Our Facebook group can be reached at the following location: https://www.facebook.com/BrisbaneAreaWICENgroup/ News and event notifications will of…
27-29th July 2018: Yarraman to Wulkuraka Bike Ride
Last weekend, Bicycle Queensland held its second annual Yarraman to Wulkuraka Bike Ride. The event on the whole was a success, and we collectively have learned things along the way about areas in which we can improve. The event saw some 253 cyclists riding the route of the old Brisbane…
Brisbane Area WICEN AGM: 20th August, 2018
It’s that time of year again, time for us to run and hide^W^W^Wvolunteer our services in running the executive functions of Brisbane Area WICEN Group (Inc). I’ll let our president, Bob Cumming VK4YBN explain: Just a reminder that the WICEN AGM will be held at Hackerspace at Eagle Farm on…
Assistance requested: Yarraman to Wulkuraka Rail Trail Ride
Bicycle Queensland has formally asked for our assistance providing checkpoints for their Yarraman to Wulkuraka Rail Trail ride. This is a 3-day event, starting on the Friday the 27th July at Yarraman, and proceeding along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail to Wulkuraka, approximately half-way between Ipswich and Rosewood, finishing on…
March 2018 Project Night: Flower Pot Antennas
Last night saw Brisbane Area WICEN group hold its first Project Night for 2018, in the Green Room of Brisbane Hackerspace. On this occasion, we were building 2m/70cm “flower pot” dual-band antennas for use in-the-field. The night was a success, with several antennas successfully constructed, these are now ready for…
WICEN Project Night: 5th March 2018
Brisbane Area WICEN Group will be holding its first project night for 2018, on the 5th March, 2018, to take place in the Green Room at Brisbane Hackerspace, starting at 7:30PM. This is open to both WICEN members and HSBNE members. On this evening, we plan to build a number…
Operator assistance requested at Cooyar Horse Ride
Assistance is requested of operators to help run checkpoints for an upcoming Horse Endurance Ride to take place in Cooyar, on the weekend of the 17th/18th March. This is an afternoon/evening event, starting at 2PM on the Saturday, and proceeding until 1AM on the Sunday, with 80km, 40km and 20km…
Operator assistance requested for Easter Horse Endurance Ride
Far-A-Way Rider’s Association has requested our assistance to provide communications at their up-comming Easter horse endurance ride event, to take place in the Imbil State Forest the long weekend of the 30th March through to the 2nd of April. More information will be released closer to the date. If you…