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DID YOU TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?
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Welcome to QNEWS from VK4WIA. I'm Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP and here's a
thought for the New Year.
When you ride your bicycle on the road, do you automatically make way
for a person on a motor scooter? Should motor cycle riders give way to
ute's and sedans? Sounds crazy doesn't it? As a public resource, the
road is used by all kinds of vehicles with all sorts of cargoes and many
passengers. The reason that the roads are not chaotic is that every user
is obliged to adhere to common road rules. Breaking those rules may
result in injury and death.
To join the users of the radio spectrum we can use a mobile/cell phone,
a LIPD or CB and so on. If we get smitten with the bug known as Amateur
Radio and wish to transmit, we all have to pass a licence which ensures
basic compliance with common rules. Breaking these rules may result in
annoyance to others and even injury and death.
The aether, as it was known, the radio frequency spectrum is shared and
used in a common way around the world of amateur radio. Titles and
honorifics, status and position matter not to the radio amateur. The
callsign is special in that it applies to the person and not the
equipment or craft that carries it.
There was a time in Australia that we only had what is now the Advanced
licence. For the "dummies" that couldn't or didn't want to learn Morse
Code, the Limited licence was introduced at the same technical level but
minus the CW. Now we have other grades of licence and they all permit
the holder to enjoy use of the same radio spectrum.
In our coming centenary year, can we ensure the the traditions of the
hobby don't die out. When we key the transmitter, we are communicating
with another amateur with a callsign and a name. There is no superiority
in the ranks of the hobby except in the individual's own mind.
For QNews, I'm Geoff, VK4ZPP that is what I think.
BUNYA MOUNTAINS AND DISTRICT AMCOM
Hi again to all, I’m Neil VK4NF from Bunya Mts & District Amcom Inc.
Just a reminder that the Ham & Wine fest at Maclagan is coming up fast,
Remember the date, Saturday 30th January, The deadline for table bookings is
Friday the 15th January, so be quick, bookings are rolling in.
If you wish to stay the weekend, Accommodation and or camping & caravan sites
are available at Rangemore estate and Winery near Maclagan, for more info
contact Ricky VK4NRL at ricklammas(AT)optusnet.com.au
Hope to see you at the fest.
Redcliffe and District Radio Club
www.redclifferadioclub.org.au/
I'm Ray VK4CF back with news from the Redcliffe AR Club".
Planning for John Moyle has already started and as next Monday night is the
club’s meeting night this will be the main area of discussion. With the
majority of the club’s executive away, the second eleven will be in charge of
the organization of event.
The new shelters will be available for the event and again the club will be
located at Murrumbong Scout camp about 15 minutes drive from Petrie. Again
CW will play a big part of the field day activities and there is a general
invitation to all amateurs and interested others to make a visit to the scout
camp to meet and greet members of the Redcliffe Club.
For the information of all intending visitors to the club here are a run down
of club Monday Night General Activities for 2010. The location of the club
House is at MacFarlane Park Klingner Rd Kippa Ring (UBD Map 91 Ref G 1) ,
and meeting time is from 7.30 – 10 pm-ish with the club usually open by about
7 pm.
Program includes:
discussion social and technical, first Monday of the month.
Business meeting second Monday of month.
A number of special demonstrations, technical talks take place on the year on
third Monday of the month.
On the 4th Monday of every month is a fox hunt starting at 7.30pm everyone is
welcome.
The club has also 2 unique awards for all amateurs. The Redcliffe City Award,
that requires at least 5 contacts with Redcliffe club members.
The second is the TOBAR Award. This award is a tour around Australia by
Amateur Radio and requires contacts starting and finishing in Redcliffe, and
contacting other amateurs in the major cities and towns around this fine land.
For details of these awards please contact our secretary Peter, VK4TAA or
James, VK4TJF, the club’s QSL manager via the club web site or read for
yourself at http://www.redclifferadioclub.org.au/
So until next week, for Redcliffe club I'm Ray VK4CF 4QNEWS from VK4WIA.
TOWNSVILLE
vk4wit(AT)wia.org.au
4773 1196 or 0408 001142
po box 333 Garbutt East, QLD 4814
www.tarc.org.au
GREETINGS AND SALUATIONS ! THIS IS DON VK4FNQA, WITH NEWS FROM
NORTH QUEENSLAND,
THE FIRST COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT EVENT THIS YEAR FOR TARC IS HAPPENING
NEXT WEEKEND WITH THE TERAHA ENDURANCE RIDE CLINIC AT THE NORTH QUEENSLAND
EQUESTRIAN CENTRE, BLUEWATER PARK.
THERE IS A 20KM AND A 5KM HORSE RIDE HAPPENING ON SUNDAY JANUARY 17 WITH
OPERATORS NEEDING TO BE AT RIDE BASE BY 7-30AM. OPERATORS CAN ALSO
CAMP OUT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT RIDE BASE. PLEASE CONTACT GAVIN VK4ZZ
ON MOBILE 0427 182469 OR VIA THE CLUBS REPEATERS OR EVEN SEND HIM A
MESSAGE IF YOU CAN HELP OUT WITH THIS COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT EVENT.
WIA NEWS REPORTS THIS WEEK THAT 100+ PEOPLE FROM AROUND AUSTRALIA HAVE
REGISTERED THEIR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WIA
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING FRAMEWORK. NOT A BAD TURNOUT OVER THE
HOLIDAY BREAK BUT MORE PEOPLE NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRAINING TO OBTAIN
NATIONALLY RECOGNISED ACCREDITATION FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNCATIONS OPERATIONS.
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST NOW AND STOP PUTTING IT OFF !
SURF TO wia.org.au OUR WEBSITE, SELECT THE MEMBERS TAB, THEN THE EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS LINK, THEN THE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST LINK. FILL IN THE
ONLINE FORM AS COMPLETE AS YOU CAN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE !
WELL, THATS ALL WE HAVE TO REPORT ON THIS WEEK FROM TROPICAL PARADISE., SO
ITS CHEERIO FROM DON VK4FNQA ON BEHALF OF THE TOWNSVILLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
INC, AND YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO QNEWS FROM VK4WIA.
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