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DID YOU TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?
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THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICES
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MARCH 14
You are listening to QNews from VK4WIA. I'm Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP and I've
been thinking -
Over the past few weeks it has been great to hear the continuing input from
a greater number of clubs to the "Q". This is a great way to publicise events
and activities and let our listeners who aren't amateurs or radio club
members know what is happening.
Getting to know what people are thinking can be difficult in preparing a
segment such as this. It is great to receive feedback, however indirect. I
have been reminded that the real world is not so kind as the image which I
present of our hobby. True - but experience has taught me to applaud the
good behaviours and ignore the bad. (A bit like training a pet.) I was
impressed by the Amateurs Code the first time that I read it, in a loaned
ARRL handbook. The amateurs whom I met and the behaviour that I heard on
air all seemed to confirm the validity of these aspirations.
Some 50 years along the road, my own experience suggests that the Amateurs
Code is still a great guide for our personal involvement in the hobby.
Another suggestion has been floated to me that my comments could relate to a
particular club or specific group of people. I'm sorry if anything has been
taken that way but in keeping with the WIA broadcast guidelines, the comments
are as non-specific and generic as language will permit in a 90 second
segment. A couple of generations of experience backed with resources of the
www are what I use to try and give a mildly thought provoking opening to
QNews. If I have hit the nail on the head, for you, then that is what was
intended.
I'm Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP and that's what I think.....how about you?
RADAR / ROCKHAMPTON
IRLP NODE 6973 ;
e-mail vk4acc(AT)wia.org.au
Secretary Clive 4928 1173
http://www.radarc.cjb.net/
This is Doug VK4DUG from the Rockhampton and District Amateur Radio Club,
better known to most as the RADAR Club with a timely reminder that the next
monthly meeting of the RADAR Club (and that’s this Wednesday) will be the
Annual Meeting for 2010, so keep in mind Wednesday 17. If you haven’t already
nominated yourself or somebody else for an executive position then it’s too
late. Nominations had to be lodged 14 days prior to the event. But it’s not
too late for you to attend the meeting and show your support for the club.
An added incentive for you to attend is the expected attendance of Brian who
is going to share his extensive knowledge of radio from the perspective of an
ex radio inspector based in this area, and in addition to this, the usual
supper, as supplied by Mary VK4PZ and husband Gordon VK4GM (those delicious
ham sandwiches) will round off the evening.
See you there.
73 Doug
Redcliffe and District Radio Club
www.redclifferadioclub.org.au/
I'm Ray VK4CF back with news from the Redcliffe AR Club".
At last Monday night’s meeting, Ewin, VK4ERN, accompanied by his good lady,
presented the club president David, VK4DC,with the 2009 WIA Grant being a
cheque for $500. David thanked the WIA for their support & joked that the
club will be applying again this year.
The money received from grants has seen the placing of orders for 2 new
repeaters, cavities, and feed lines. Most of the ordered equipment is
expected in the coming weeks. The club has already purchased a new generator,
solar panels, regulators & computers. With the cost reductions of solar
panels, the club has purchased 4 80 amp panels instead of the 2 initially
planned.
The caravan working bees have continued over the last few weeks with Charles,
VK4BTC, leading a small group of dedicated workers to renovate the caravan.
The old interior walls have been replaced to date but there is still a lot of
work still to go.
A reminder to all that the John Moyle competition is on Saturday: 20/03/10
& Sunday: 21/03/10. The club will deployed at camp site no 6. at Murrongbong
scout camp site off Scout Rd Petrie. Members will be onsite from around 12
noon setting up the camp, radio tents. So if you have time to help on the
Friday this will be greatly appreciated.
Costs are: Over night - $7 per night plus fuel & incidentals $6.00.and only
$20 for the weekend. For Day trippers the cost will be $5.00 plus an extra
$5 for fuel / incidentals or a neat $10 for 1 day or $15 for 2 days. There is
no cost for workers who just come along to help setup / pack-up.
Please note there will not be any pit Saturday night roast due to work loads.
So BYO Chairs, Food, water, drinks, lights, tents, sleeping gear etc as
required. There is heaps of room for camping, so come out & enjoy the event.
The Club BBQ will be on site for your use in preparing meals along with gas
cooker for coffee. The club will be trying to run as much as possible with
12v batteries but will use a 12.5 kva generator to power the valve based
linear amps.
Mark VK4DGG will be collecting the money for this year’s Moyle over the
coming Monday nights & on the weekend. If you are behind in your membership
perhaps you can pass that on to Mark at the same time as paying for the
weekend.
So until next week, for Redcliffe club I'm Ray VK4CF.
TOWNSVILLE
vk4wit(AT)wia.org.au
4773 1196 or 0408 001142
po box 333 Garbutt East, QLD 4814
www.tarc.org.au
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS!
THIS IS DON VK4FNQA, WITH NEWS AND HAPPENINGS IN NORTH QUEENSLAND.
I START THIS SEGMENT WITH SOME SADDENING NEWS NEXT WEEKEND THE JOHN MOYLE
FIELD DAY WILL BE HAPPENING ACROSS AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
AND SO FAR ONLY THREE OPERATORS HAVE PUT UP THEIR HANDS TO OPERATE CLUB
STATION VK4WIT FROM BLUEWATER SCOUT DEN. TARC CONTEST CO-ORDINATOR RICHARD
VK4FRJG HAS ADVISED THAT IF THERE ARE NO MORE TAKERS FOR NEXT WEEKENDS EVENT
HE WILL CANCEL OPERATIONS FROM BLUEWATER AND, IF TIME PERMITS, RUN PARTIAL
OPERATIONS FROM HIS HOME STATION ONLY.
SO, ALL THOSE TARCADIANS RUSTICATING AND GATHERING GIRTH OUT THERE - IT IS
TIME TO ACT AND GET IN TOUCH WITH RICHARD RIGHT NOW - CALL HIM ON TELEPHONE
47752923 OR ON MOBILE 0400339543, FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR TO LET HIM KNOW YOU
ARE GOING ALONG FOR AN OVERNIGHTER OR DAY SESSION.
NEXT IS AN ITEM WHERE YOU CAN HELP MIKE GET ON HIS BIKE.
THAT'S RIGHT, DASHING AERO-PARAMEDIC, AVID DX-ER AND ALL ROUND GOOD GUY MIKE
VK4MSA IS CURRENTLY TRAINING FOR THE BIG W TOWNSVILLE TO CAIRNS CHARITY BIKE
RIDE WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR THE CHILDREN'S CANCER INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA.
ONE OF THE RULES OF ENTRY IS THAT MIKE NEEDS TO RAISE AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS IN DONATIONS BEFORE HE CAN PARTICIPATE.
SO, CAN YOU HELP OUT A FELLOW HAM WHO IS DOING SOMETHING GOOD?
CONTACT MIKE VK4MSA NEXT TIME YOU HEAR HIM ON AIR OR WHEN HE IS NEXT SAVING
YOUR LIFE IN A CAR WRECK AND LET HIM KNOW THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT HIM.
CALLING ALL RADIO AMATEURS! DO SOMETHING SPECIAL ON ANZAC DAY TO COMMEMORATE
THE FALLEN AND THOSE WHO HAVE LAID THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR OUR COUNTRY,
OUR FREEDOM.
MIKE VK4MIK HAS SEEDED AN IDEA TO OPERATE ON AM OR CW THIS ANZAC DAY, USING
THE VERY MODES OF MODULATION USED BY ANZACS DURING WORLD WAR TWO, THE KOREAN
WAR, THE MALAYSIAN CONFLICT AND INSURRECTION AND THE EARLY PART OF THE
VIETNAM WAR.
SOME PARTICIPANTS OF REGULAR RADIO NETS INCLUDING THE 7093KHZ 0600UTC
AFTERNOON NET AND THE NORTH QUEENSLAND NET WILL BE USING AMPLITUDE MODULATION
ON ANZAC DAY AND THERE ARE MORE MILITARY MUSEUM AND NET STATIONS JOINING
THE PARTICIPATION LIST.
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN IN OR FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS FINE ANZAC DAY EVENT THEN
PLEASE CONTACT MIKE PATTERSON VK4MIK ON EMAIL VK4MIKE(AT)YAHOO.COM.AU
FINALLY, THE TARC SOCIAL EVENING IS HAPPENING THIS TUESDAY EVENING MARCH 16TH
FROM 7-30PM AT THE CLUB ROOMS ATOP SES HEADQUARTERS IN GREEN STREET WEST END.
COME ALONG AND LEND A HAND TO PUT THE MAGAZINE OF RENOWN, BACK-SCATTER
TOGETHER AND SOCIALISE WITH FELLOW HAMS. EVERYONE WELCOME !
WELL, THAT'S ALL THE QNEWS FOR THIS SUNDAY 14TH MARCH.THIS HAS BEEN DON
VK4FNQA IN TROPICAL PARADISE FOR THE TOWNSVILLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB INC, AND
YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO; AND ENJOYING QNEWS FROM VK4WIA.
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