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The Team


Andrew White
VK5FJAM

Just received his 15yr service to Scouting Badge. Congratulations.


Dean Whitehorn Dean Whitehorn
VK5FL

Dean has been a member of the Association for 40 years and has been awarded with Life Membership.

He has been through the ranks at 1st Largs and spent 10 years as Scoutmaster. In 1992 the two hobbies of Amateur Radio and Scouting came together when he joined the Radio Activities Group under Peter Koen.
The untimely death of Peter made way for Dean to take on the role of PC and the team has grown and is still growing.
As VK5ZDW, Dean has a keen interest in Communications for Major events in Scouting with a team of fellow amateurs and helpers.


Derek Stubbs Derek Stubbs
VK5PAV ACRM40

1956 come to Australia.
1960 (approx) Joined the Westbourne Park Sea Scouts into Senior Crew (now called Venturers)
1964 (approx) became a Cadet leader with the cubs.
Later became Group Quartermaster, and then Assist Scout leader.
1972 Took over as Group Leader for Pamorama Sea Scouts
1979 (approx) Left active scout work
Continued to be involved one way or the other ever since.
1981 Joined the Clayton Bay Boat Club
1987 Joined ACRM (Aust Citizens Radio Monitors)
1989 Gained my Novice Licence
1991 Gained my Marine Radio Licence


Donald McDonald
VK5ADD

Just received his 30 years service to Scouting Badge, outstanding Donald


John Richardson
VK5HJR

Just received his 10yr service to Scouting Badge. Congratulations.


Keith and Jeanne Gooley Keith and Jeanne Gooley
VK5OQ and VK5JQ

Keith:
Obtained a Limited Amateur Radio Licence in 1964 and an Unrestricted Licence in 1971. Currently hold the callsign VK5OQ.
Graduated from Adelaide University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Technology in Electronic Engineering, employed as an electronic engineer at DSTO, Defence Department for 18 years - retired in 2006. Enjoys delving into the repair of radios.
Married to Jeanne with two children who are in Rovers.

Jeanne:
Obtained a Limited Amateur Radio Licence in 1999 and an Unrestricted Licence in 2000. Currently hold the callsign VK5JQ.
Graduated from Murdoch University, Perth in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in Population and Environment.
Treasurer of the One Tree Hill Scout Group since 1992. Married to Keith with two children who are in Rovers.


Mike Turner Mike Turner
VK5AMT

Has held an amateur radio licence since 1975.
Enjoys assisting SRAG to provide radio communications for a variety of Scouting activities.
Spent many years as a leader with Port Noarlunga Sea Scouts (where the nickname "Mr. T" came from), and still assists the Sea Scout Water Activities Group in running sailing camps.
A lecturer in electrical engineering, retired in 2001.


Rob Stubbs Rob Stubbs
VK5HRS

Became interested in CB in 1980 and attended a WIA Novice Radio Course to obtain an understanding of radio.

Obtained a Ristricted Operators Certificate of Proficiency in Marine Radio Dec 1991.
Obtained a Novice Limited (VK5HRS) July 02.

Not a technical person, more of an operator but able to understand radio talk. I am the radio base and repeater coordinator for Coast Guard Radio in SA with over 20 bases and 6 repeaters. (shortly we hope another 3).

A Scout leader for 40 years last April and currently Project Commissioner Boating. Also a member of the Water Activities Team and Sea Scout Charge Team.


Sam Adcock
VK5KSA

Hooked from a JOTA station when a venturer Sam has had his licence since 1997, starting as VK5ZLP and then upgrading to VK5KSA just after his 21st birthday.

Involvement in Scouts - started as a Cub at 8yrs of age and continuing through Scouts, Venturers (was a founding member of Seaview Downs, later known as "Grey" Venturers), Rovers (also a founding member of GRovers), a Cub Leader at the reopening of the Glenelg Scout Group in 1997, and ended up here!

Sam's input to SRAG includes technical backing for major event communications, and maintenance of the Groups' website (so direct any complaints in his direction!).
Sam's radio interests include: event communications and design; contesting to a smaller degree; HF operation to a smaller degree; but in all, events associated around the Radio Activities Team.

Branch Commissioner - Radio Activities late 2006.


Sasi Nayer
VK5SN

Sasi obtained his amateur radio licence in India when he was 15 years old. He has been holding on to his Indian call sign VU3SNM since then.
From 1999 until 2004 he was active in Singapore as 9V1SM. In May 2004 he moved to Adelaide and obtained his Australian call VK5SN.

Sasi's ham radio interests include participating and providing radio communications in community events such as JOTA, marathons and coastal clean ups.
He has been actively involved in civil emergencies and has handled emergency medical traffic on a few occasions. Besides, he loves designing and fabricating HF antennas, HF Dx'ing, contesting, field day, portable and mobile operations.

During his school days in India he was a cub and then a scout for over 8 years. That explains his interest in SRAG.
He is also a member of Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society, Wireless Institute of Australia, Amateur Radio Society of India and the Indian Amateur Radio Satellite Programme.
Professionally Sasi is a marine biologist.