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QNEWS - APRIL 16 2023 - VK4 ON AIR

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DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?
IPSWICH DID.

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VK4 SILENT KEYS @ WIA YEAR COMMENCING MAY 2022

SK CALL SK NAME DATE ADVISED BY

VK4ZHL Errol Hopper June 2022 (vk4vp)
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)
VK4YT Nick Watling 22/10 (vk4zz)
VK4HS Howard Stephenson 06/01/23 (vk4acc)
VK4IX Ian Creighton 03/02/23 (vk4vp)






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Ipswich & District Radio Club

Web – www.vk4wip.org.au
Email - vk4wip@...
For a full list of repeaters - www.vk4wip.org.au

This is Allan VK4HIT with news from Ipswich and District Radio Club.

Congratulations to club member and morning net controller Ron VK4RG and
Joan on 72 years of marriage, having tied the knot in 1951. Ron and Joan
became front page news in Ipswich Local News this week. As the editor said
in his story, they are 95 and 94 with a love that has endured all,
including battles with cancer which they have both taken on and beaten.
Ron continues to be the one constant and familiar voice calling in
stations on the Ipswich repeater network every morning at 8 o’clock since
mid-1986.

(audio - VK4RG)

Another reminder for members who expressed an interest in learning how to
set up and operate the WICEN portable repeater, that Saturday morning
April 22, at 0900Hrs has been set aside for this event. Bob VK4EK will
show how it’s done so that for future events members can start to take
some of the burden off Bob and Sylvia and thus not having to rely on them
100 per cent.

Please attend if you can and contact Robert VK4KHW or Greg VK4GJW beforehand.

Ipswich Wicen is always on the lookout for extra help for events, so if
you can, please email ipswichwicen@... The next event is the
Brisbane Trail Marathon on April 30. It’s not too late to offer your
services.

On Monday night May 8 at 1930Hrs, the club will have the pleasure of a
presentation by Scott Watson VK4CZ and Dr Kevin Johnston VK4UH on An
Introduction to Amateur Microwave Activity in SE VK4.

It promises to be a very interesting presentation, helping to dispel a lot
of myths around operating on the microwave bands. Why not roll up and join
in the conversation.

And finally, a warm welcome to Graeme VK4GMC, the newest member of the club.


Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan, VK4HIT.






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


One of the our pleasures is having things that we look forward to. There
are many
things which spring to the minds of we radio amateurs as they contemplate
an event
like we might approach a special meal. There is the expectation of aromas
and tastes
and the pleasure of the company and the mind stimulates the body and the
mouth
moistens with the thoughts of what is to come. It can be the same for the
DXer with
conditions rising to the dizzy heights where seemingly no power is
required to make
contacts with stations never heard before.

On the social scene it takes a little more organisation to get things into
the most
advantage. Within the framework of amateur radio we have private and club
activities. We see many things happening during contests with both. As a
single
person and a group of friends really have the way to a successful activity
sorted
out in their minds, I will speak about group activities. The regular
meetings of an
organisation will usually follow a standard form of agenda and set persons
will
attend to the various tasks that need doing. Then there are the other
get-togethers
such as field days and publicly available functions.

Not only is there the choice of venue and the logistics of getting the
needed items
on site but there has to be a soundly prepared set of instructions for
those who
will come to the event. Who is responsible for the equipment to be used
from seating
through to food supply and preparation needs to be sorted. These days
social media
and email provide very good internal means of communications with members so
spreading the word within the group is usually easily done.

When it comes to the events that are open to the public, things become a
little more
involved and the promotion needs to be well considered to reach a target
audience.
Matters like insurance need to be addressed, approaches to businesses,
vendors and
exhibitors need to be done well ahead of the day or days. Once the
arrangements have
been satisfactorily tied down, then the publicity can be addressed, again
remembering who comprises the target audience.

Being derived from a technical pursuit, we would think letting people of
all ages
know the when, where and what we have to share becomes a focus. Getting
spots on
local media who are generally great at featuring local public service
announcements
is a good place to begin. Having prepared audio and video clips and draft
text can
smooth the entry in busy news rooms, too. Then there is a benefit of
having posters
displayed prominently around the area is a good idea as well. Signs that
can be
mounted along high traffic areas need to be simple and large enough for
them to be
read as people pass by.

Remember the 3 W’s, the when, where and what of the activity and use these
to frame
your messaging. Remember that not everyone is familiar with the local area so
precise address locations need to be out front closer to the day and on
the day to
assist travellers to find you. On the point of getting the message out,
remember the
WIA news service reaches more people than just those who call in after a
broadcast.
There are listeners on podcasts and others using receivers whom we never
hear on
air. We want them to meet us too, don’t we?


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

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2023 Social Scene

Clubs are welcome to submit text with audio for this section


VK - WIA AGM May 13 at 10:30am AEST Canberra (vk8zz)
A hybrid event conducted both in person and by video
conference and able to be viewed on an internet streaming
platform.

VK4 - SUNFEST - SEPTEMBER 9 (vk4an)
At Mountain Creek State School’s massive air conditioned
auditorium, just off the Sunshine Motor Way. Mountain Creek
is tucked in to the west of Mooloolaba


VK - ALARAMeet2023 4/5 November in HOBART (luther8@...)





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