The largest Amateur Radio Club in Australia with over 300 members.
Celebrating 46 years of progress through activity.
Westlakes Amateur Radio Club is located at York Street,Teralba on the Western shores of Lake Macquarie which is 100 Kilometres NNE of Sydney and 10 Kilometres SW of Newcastle NSW.
Westlakes Amateur Radio Club is also the home of the WIA National QSL Bureau.
Westlakes Amateur Radio Club in the spirit of "Progress through Activity" have several projects on the books.
The latest is the Squid Pole Antenna. Since this project hit the club in late 2009 there has been and continues to be animated discussion on the pros and cons of this antenna.
There has been a well documented challenge in which the Squid Pole came out on top.
Several members have used the Squid Pole with great success from far flung places in this wonderful country.
The ease of erection and tuning make it ideal for portable use.
Club History
The Club has a rich history and our keeper of the records has been busy. It is well worth a read..