Membership

ARNSW Membership

Join, renew, and stay connected with Amateur Radio New South Wales.

Terms: 2-year or 5-year Fees: $20 (2-year) / $50 (5-year) Contact: membership@arnsw.org.au

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Tip: If you’ll be away around your renewal date, you’re welcome to renew in advance.

Why join ARNSW

Thank you for your interest in Amateur Radio NSW. Our aims are:

to promote and encourage Amateur Radio activity on all Amateur bands
to protect the interests of radio amateurs
to provide a forum for discussion and interchange of ideas
to promote the development of new techniques through education and experimentation

Anyone interested in radio communications or allied fields is eligible for membership. We currently have two classes of financial membership available: Full Member and Associate Member.

Under special circumstances, Honorary or Honorary Life Members may be elected by the Board from time to time, as per our Constitution.

Full membership

Eligibility: Anyone holding the relevant Certificate of Proficiency or ACMA Recognition Certificate.

Associate membership

Eligibility: Anyone without a Certificate of Proficiency for an Amateur Radio licence. Those involved in CB, shortwave listening (SWLs), Wi‑Fi, and electronics in general will find our activities of interest.

Note: Associate members do not have voting rights and are ineligible to hold a position on the Board.

Membership terms and fees

All new memberships and renewals are offered on either a two (2) year or five (5) year basis. These longer periods help minimise our handling overheads and costs.

2-year membership: $20 5-year membership: $50 Equivalent: $10 per year

Membership fees help support ARNSW activities, including VK2WI station operation, repeater and beacon facilities at Dural, and other facilities and functions. Payment can be made in person at any of our Dural events or by bank transfer.

Online join and renew

Start a new membership online via Join ARNSW. Existing members can renew online through the Member Portal.

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Renewal reminders are sent shortly before your membership is due for renewal.

Contact and updates

Our office is not attended full-time. For membership actions, please use the online join and renewal paths. For assistance, refer to our contact page.

If at any time you wish to check the expiry date of your membership, or have a change of personal particulars, please email our Membership Officer at membership@arnsw.org.au.

We welcome new members and renewing members alike, and look forward to hearing you on air, or seeing you at our activities and meetings.