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EASTCOAST RADIO CLUB
......affiliated with
P0 BOX 412 BEXLEY NSW 2207 AUST.
(Incorporating Echo Charlie Int.)
THE EASTCOAST RADIO CLUB WAS FORMED ON THE 5th OF JUNE 1989 BY A GROUP OF CB
OPERATORS WHO WANTED TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN TALK ON THE RADIO. THE
INAUGURAL A.G.M. WAS HELD ON 14th AUGUST 1988 AT THE ARNCLIFFE R.S.L. CLUB WITH
THIRTY SIX MEMBERS PRESENT AND THE FIRST COMMITTEE WAS ELECTED.
THE NAME EASTCOAST RADIO CLUB WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THE LOCALITY AND THE
EXPECTATION THAT THE CLUB WOULD BE MAINLY AN EASTERN STATES MEMBERSHIP.
THE MAIN AIM OF THE CLUB IS TURNING RADIO INTO FRIENDSHIP (AS IS THE CLUB MOTTO)
AND PROMOTING FRIENDSHIP IS DONE QUITE SUCCESSFULLY BY MEMBERS BOTH ON AND OFF
THE AIR.
ALL MEMBERS UPON JOINING RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP PLUS OTHER GENERAL
INFORMATION REGARDING THE CLUB AND IT'S ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION, A QSL CARD, THE MOST RECENT CLUB NEWSLETTER AND A
MEMBERSHIP LIST.
THE CLUB HAS AN ASSORTMENT OF CLUB GEAR FOR SALE WHICH INCLUDES CLUB T SHIRTS,
HATS, NAME BADGES, PATCHES AND MUCH MORE.
THE CLUB ISSUES SIX NEWSLETTERS A YEAR FULL OF NEWS OF MEMBERS, COMMITTEE
REPORTS, CROSSWORDS, MINI PROFILES OF MEMBERS, DETAILS OF THE SOCIAL CALENDAR,
NEWS ON THE TENPIN TOURNAMENTS AND EVEN A RECIPE AND HANDY HINTS PAGE.
IT ALSO HAS A REGULAR MONDAY EVENING QSO USUALLY ON 37 LSB WHERE MEMBERS CALL IN
AND A NEWS BROADCAST DURING THE EVENING WHICH INCLUDES WELFARE AND SOCIAL
REPORTS AS WELL AS A MEMBERS BUY/SWAP OR SELL SEGMENT. THE QSO USUALLY GOES FROM
7PM TILL ABOUT 9.3OPM.
THE CLUB HAVE ABOUT 350 MEMBERS AND THEY COME FROM ALL PARTS OF AUSTRALIA, NEW
ZEALAND AND THE USA, WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND AS SKIP IS
USUALLY QUITE ACTIVE BETWEEN SYDNEY AND ADELAIDE THE CLUB KEEP IN TOUCH ON
REGULAR BASIS.
THE EASTCOAST RADIO CLUB HAS A VERY FULL SOCIAL CALENDAR WITH TENPIN BOWLING
EACH MONTH, SLOTCAR/B.B.Q. EVENTS ABOUT FIVE TIMES A YEAR, TWO CAR RALLIES A
YEAR, A MID YEAR DINNER DANCE, A CHRISTMAS PARTY AS WELL AS AN ANNUAL CHARITY
SNOOKER DAY WITH A LOCAL R.S.L. CLUB AND AN ANNUAL TENPIN CHALLENGE AGAINST THE
VIKING RADIO CLUB FOR CHARITY. 1994 SAW THE FIRST TENPIN CHALLENGE WITH THE
HAWKSBURY VALLEY RADIO GROUP.
THE CLUB USES A LOT OF IT'S EVENTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY AND UP TO NOW HAVE
DONATED TO LEGACY, CARFLIGHT, THE BUSHFIRE BRIGADE, THE S.E.S., THE FLYING
DOCTORS, D.E.B.R.A.A.(COTTON WOOL BABIES), SIDS AND THE DIABETES ASSOCIATION AS
WELL AS A FEW MORE NEEDY CAUSES.
THE CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP IS SIMPLE, YOUR CONDUCT ON AIR MUST BE ACCEPTABLE
AND SENSIBLE. MEMBERSHIP COSTS ARE $5.00 JOINING FEE WITH $5.00 MEMBERSHIP FEE
PAYABLE ANNUALLY. FOR ADULTS AND UNDER SIXTEEN THE ANNUAL FEE IS $2.00
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