About VK3BEZ

VK3BEZ is the licenced club call sign for the Eastern Zone Amateur Radio Club Inc. Established in May 1938 the club has provided many years of service to the Amateur Radio Community locally and through out Australia.

The members of the club have a diverse interest in the many different modes within Amateur Radio and these are,

HF Radio operation on all bands from 1.8 MHz thru to 30 MHz & 50 MHz
VHF & UHF operation on SSB using Voice, Digital Modes, Aircraft enhancement & EME modes, also FM voice
SHF operation on 1296 MHz, 2400 MHz, 3500 MHz, 5700 MHz, 10 GHz, 24 GHz
APRS (Automatic Position Reckoning System)
Amateur Satellite Operation
Home Brew manufacture of equipment
WICEN operation (Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network)
Echolink (There is currently a Echolink node operational in Traralgon. The Node number is 326982, Callsign is VK3BBB-L & is operational 24/7 on 146.475MHz)

The Eastern Zone Amateur Radio Club meets on the 1st Thursday of every month (except in January) at 1930hrs at its new club rooms located on Tramway Road Hazelwood South in the Hazelwood South Hall, Latrobe Valley Vic. For further information on the location of the club rooms or club activities, it can be obtained by calling VK3BEZ on VK3RLV (146.800 MHz) on the 1st Thursday of each month or by sending an email to vk3bez@vk3bez.org

Click here to download location map

VK3BEZ also conducts a weekly hook up with members on VK3RLV (146.800 MHz) every Sunday night commencing @ 2000hrs. This is just a informal get together to have a general QSO and help anyone who has any questions or problems.

For all snail mail enquires write to
Eastern Zone Amateur Radio Club Inc.
PO Box 459
Moe, Vic, 3825
Australia.

President                Peter VK3KAI
Vice President      Ken VK3DMW
Secretary               Chris VK3CJK
Treasurer                Damien VK3CT
Repeaters             Ralph VK3WRE
Activities             Tom VK3XBG
Member                 George VK3HV
Member                 John VK3ZRX