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QNEWS - MARCH 22 VK4 ON AIR

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DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?

REDCLIFFE DID.

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VK4 SILENT KEYS @ 2019-2020 WIA YEAR

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VK4VTE (Aug 5 ) Terry Eastlake (Gonzo) (tarc newsletter)
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VK4KVT ( Jan 6 ) Victor Tarhanoff (vk4hit)
VK4TEC (Jan 24 ) Andrew Rich (vk4na)
VK4DMC (Feb 18 ) Dale McCarthy (vk4sdd)




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This is WIA Director Aidan, VK4APM in the text edtition called QNEWS

The health and well being of the Amateur cohort and our members is of
the highest priority. Out of an abundance of caution, consideration
for the health and wellbeing of our members, and in an effort to
deliver certainty to the Amateur community (not to mention a federal
government mandate), the board of the WIA met last Wednesday and
endorsed the recommendation of the 2020 WIA Conference Organising
committee to cancel this event.

The 2021 WIA Conference will take place in Hobart.

The organising committee has recommended, and the board has agreed,
that the 2021 conference be arranged at a date and time such that
those who receive credits for flights and accommodation are in a
position to use them within the 12 month time frame that has been
announced by all Australian airline carriers.

The organising committee will make information regarding the
2021 WIA conference available in the near future.

We would like to thank the organising committee for the enormous
amount of work put into the 2020 WIA Conference and the large number
of people who have already subscribed. We apologise for the
inconvenience caused. These are extraordinary times and they
require extraordinary measures.

All those who have paid registrations will receive a full refund
over the coming days.

The Annual General Meeting is a legal requirement stipulated by the
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The board has sought advice from
Australian Securities and Investment Commission and will provide an
update to members in due course.

The WIA board would like to encourage all operators to practice
social separation, wash and dry your hands regularly and promptly
seek advice if you feel you are affected by COVID-19.

Stay safe,

Thats all from me

VK4APM






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CLUBBING





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Redcliffe and Districts radio club.
wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/RedcliffeAndDistrictRadioClub/

REDFEST 2020 has been cancelled.

Greetings from the Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club VK4RC, right
here in south East QLD. Robert Thomson VK4TFN here, with a
REDFEST 2020 update.

This is indeed a sad turn of events. However, the Executive has had
no choice but to cancel REDFEST 2020, due to the current public
health concerns.

Next year, there will be a REDFEST 2021, circumtances permitting.

We will be participating in the John Moyle contest as individual
operators.

We wish to extend our gratitude to the broader Amateur Radio
community for your support.

We hope we can depend upon your support in the future.

Go to: Triple w dot redcliffe radio club dot org dot au.
We're also on Facebook.

Bye for now and 73s from the Redcliffe and Districts Radio Club
VK4RC.

Thank you
Robert Thomson



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Hello, I’m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I’ve been thinking.

I have lived through sun spot maxima and sunspot minima but this is
the first time I have had to live through a pandemic. With events
and venues closing around the country and around the world it seems
that we are fortunate to have created a space where we not only
protect ourselves but can indulge ourselves in a favourite pastime.

The severity and the brutality with which this health issue has been
dealt with is going to effect the world for years to come. The
businesses that will close and the people who will lose their jobs
are what the US military dub as collateral damage. The way in which
the business will continue and countries will recover will probably
remind us of the austerity following the end of World War II.

With that apparent barrel of gloom, we should remember that we are
on the beginning of Sunspot Cycle 25 and for long wave and short wave
operators this bodes well for interesting and enjoyable conditions
improving in the future. Should we have to perform the
“self isolation” routine, it will be like slipping into our favourite
comfortable clothes and relaxing as the meme on social media has put
it, “amateur radio practising self isolation for years.” That is to
say, the area we designate as the shack predates the man cave of
more recent times and the shack is a place of familiarity and
stimulation or what we want it to be at any given time.

I certainly haven't heard the hooves of the four horsemen of the
apocalypse and I certainly haven't seen signs of an impending
cataclysm regardless of the state of supermarket shelves. What we
need to remember is that scientific knowledge has never been in a
better position to conquer this microbe and some of the brightest
minds are already following leads on how to limit and then defend
humanity against covid-19.

This is part of the reason that we pursue Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts and Mathematics as learning tools to improve the
world and conquer threats. We hobbyists have the luxury of chasing
DX, learning more of how bits of our stations work and amongst all
that, making observations about how the world works as far as the
electromagnetic spectrum is involved. Some of us will have to make
the sacrifice of staying out of the daily grind to treat an illness
or wait until an all clear is given. How hard will it be to turn the
rig on, and with a clear conscience, play radio?

This is an opportunity and as the mental health experts tell us,
involvement in activities that we enjoy can prevent becoming
stressed when life seems hard. Keep well and until next time….

I’m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and that’s what I think....how about you?

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