BARC & Hervey Bay BBQs
This may look like a cuddle-fest but it's actually a great picture
remembering past presidents of our clubs. That's Rusty VK4JM on the
right, and the Hervey Bay President Wade VK4WM, pictured in 2009.
Behind them are Gay, Joslyn, Graham & Bill.
We fought each year over a tiny little trophy and took great delight
in stealing it from each other as we competed in on-air contests
trying to outscore the other club.
We've had some great get-togethers over the years and we didn't want
to lose the memories so here are some photos of years gone by.
Buxton 2009
Buxton 2010
It was 2010 and once again we met at the river about halfway between our two towns only to find the Burglars of the Bay, stole the trophy!
The rivalry between our two clubs was fostered by two great Club
Presidents, Rusty VK4JM and Wade VK4WM.
Up for grabs was the Pat Dryden Memorial Trophy and boy we competed
hard for that piece of wood and plastic.
The competition centres around the public contest called the Harry
Angel sprint which is a 106 minute long Amateur Radio contest (106
minutes to honour the 106 years of Harry's life).
The trophy goes to the club with the highest score (multiplied by
their member participation percentage). There's a long mathematical
formula to divine the winner, and it's definitely accompanied by
cheating!
To offset some of the misery, posters where scattered about the park... decrying how we were robbed and lamenting the difference in how President's think.
Could they have made the "Losers Cup" any smaller?
Friends just sat and chatted
BBQ 2011 We get the last laugh
Remember the Try-Arder cup for 2nd place... there was a surprise
twist.
The event is a metaphor for cheating, dirty tricks and dastardly
deeds and this year proved no exception.
We had to eat humble pie after losing to the Bay [again] this year
but we held our heads high and saw the Pat Dryden Trophy delivered
into the hands of the winning team.
And that 'Losers cup' the tiny little gold Try-Arder Cup....
Rusty's concession speech told the story of a little unwanted 2nd-place trophy finding a home in Bundy, being nurtured by our club, growing and blossoming into a beautiful and bejewelled Princess...
An ugly little duckling had morphed into a bejewelled behemoth.
Rusty and Wade were great Presidents who brought the two clubs closer together through fun and friendship.
Buxton 2012
July saw Bundaberg and Hervey Bay Amateur Radio clubs hold an annual
BBQ at Buxton to celebrate the On-Air contest earlier in the
year.
Once the results are official from the Harry Angel Sprint, a big day
out is planned...
The trophies are polished and speeches prepared as the two
president's face off to hear the result.
Spoilers... We WON!
We're just a happy group of Hams who enjoy a BBQ with Trophies... and we'll do it all again next year.
The Council provdes BBQs at Buxton and they're clean and efficient, it's a great way to get members together and chatting.
Friends just sat and chatted
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