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QNEWS - OCTOBER 23 VK4 ON AIR

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VK4 SILENT KEYS @ WIA YEAR COMMENCING MAY 2022

SK CALL SK NAME DATE ADVISED BY

VK4MBH Keith Allison 03/06/2022 (vk4vp)
VK4AVF Des Flor 13/06/2022 (vk4hit)
VK4DV Merv Deakin 18/06 (vk4cnq - vk4zz)
VK4SO Les Parker 21/06 (vk4atc)
VK4AJL George Glendinning 22/06 (vk4zz)
VK4NW Warwick Marshallsea 14/07 (vk4vp)
VK4ET/5WC Tony Van Lysdonk 16/07 (vk4vp)
VK4SF Jack Ford 18/07 vk4hit)
VK4AVS Jim Storch 22/07 (vk4zz)
VK4AGS Geoff Strom 23/08 (vk4zz)
VK4HGT George Turner 02/09 (vk4gcr)
VK4DK Stanley 'Dave' West 08/09 (vk4zz)
VK4HAJ Merrell Coleman Sept or Oct? (vk4acc)



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

In my part of the world it is out with the wet weather gear and the forecast
suggests that about ? of the state will have the same experience. It seems
that our
weather watchers are working within a new attitude where the
administration wants
the body to be known as “the Bureau” instead of the diminutive “the BoM”.
With the
hegemony of thing from the United States it is likely that such a change
would
suggest our meteorologists could be confused with G-men in suits and packing
handguns. I like the ease of referring to the BoM and to speakers of
Aussie English
there is no adverse reflection on the body and no confusion as to the body.

For many radio operators in the southern hemisphere, the Bom provides a
very useful
space weather service. If you haven’t caught up with it use your preferred
search
engine or follow the link in the text edition of the news. You will find
these
materials suit our use much better that reports generated overseas.



Sadly the reports started coming in of severe atmospherics during the mid
week and
the storm activity is expected to last another few days yet. Whilst
propagation has
been reasonable on HF the noise has been influencing peoples’ choices of
activity
and modes. If you enjoy listening during times when antennas need to be
disconnected, then we are fortunate to have access to plentiful remotely
operated
SDR receivers to follow operations on air. Then you may be able to access
nets on
systems which allow internet linking but always ensure that your gear is as
protected as possible from nearby static surges. Connections to mains power,
telephone lines with metal conductors can all bring the dreaded release of
the magic
smoke that keeps our electronics working. Replacing modems, computers and
other
equipment is not a good use of time, in my opinion.

So having resigned myself to not going on air during the current weather
there is
the old fashioned option of using wet weather to catch up on my reading.
This has
been the long standing standby of people when hoped for activities get
cancelled.
Find a comfortable nook, select something interesting to read and have
some food and
drink at hand and enjoy a relaxing period of just catching up without feeling
stressed to be doing something else. Too often, people forget what reading
can
provide as entertainment and instruction. It doesn’t have to be knocking
over a
potboiler, it can even be browsing the manual of a new piece of gear and
fiddling
with the controls to see if the instructions are correct. It can be going
over some
detail of a mode you would like to try or it could be magazines that take
the mind
to the great outdoors. The idea is to let the mind go free and enjoy a
break from
routine.
It is up to the reader to decide if they want a musical background but
whatever you
do enjoy the experience. For those who have issues with too much rain,
please stay
safe.

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

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