2024 Oceania DX Contest Success

The results of the 2024 Oceania DX Contest have recently been released. We are pleased to see that the GARC has again won the Australia Club Plaque. As announced on the Oceania DX Contest website,

The Australia Club plaque is awarded to the local club from Australia with the greatest number of member stations making at least 50 valid QSOs in the Phone or CW sections in the contest. The Geelong Amateur Radio Club has again won this plaque with 19 eligible entries from VK3DL (CW+PH),  VK3NX (CW+PH), VK3TU (CW+PH), VK3WK (CW+PH), VK3ACR (PH), VK3AN (PH), VK3C (PH), VK3DQW (PH), VK3EC (PH), VK3JCC (PH), VK3MGM (PH), VK3PK (PH), VK3PY (PH), VK3SM (PH) and VK3YGO (PH). The Eastern Mountain and District Radio Club (EMDRC) is runner up with 10 entries.

Well done to all GARC members who participated in the contest. A number of members entered the contest for the first time and contributed to our joint success. With sadness, we note the significant contribution made by our late colleague Ken VK3DQW (SK). His score of 207,474 was the highest of all GARC entrants. Ken successfully logged 208 QSOs across 151 multipliers.