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QNEWS - JANUARY 12? VK4 ON AIR

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VK4 SILENT KEYS? @? 2019-2020 WIA YEAR

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SK CALL????? ??????????????SK NAME????????????????????? ADVISED BY

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VK4CL? (Aug? 2 )?????????? Chris Lowe?????????????????? (vk4vp)

VK4VTE (Aug? 5 )?????????? Terry Eastlake (Gonzo)? (tarc newsletter)

VK4UV? (Aug? 6 )?????????? Don Chatfield??????????????? (vk4fuq)

VK4GT? (Aug? 8 )?????????? Warren Heaton??????????????? (vk4hit)

VK4GM? (Aug 12 )?????????? Gordon Adams???????????????? (vk4acc)

VK4CDL (Sep 15 )?????????? Brad Booth VK4CDL/VK2BJB???? (vk4zz)

VK4GL? (Oct? 7 )?????????? David Gemell???????????????? (vk4yac)??

?VK4WB? (Nov? 6 )?????????? Bill Booth?????????????????? (vk4kx)

VK4SU? (Dec 28 )?????????? Arnold Youngberg???????????? (vk4zzp)

VK4FUY (Jan? 1 )?????????? Dave Edmunds???????????????? (vk4zz)

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We pause now to remember another silent key.

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I'm Peter VK4YAC.

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Arnold Youngberg VK4-Sierra-Uniform - known as Arnie to his friends

passed away recently after a long battle with cancer.

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Arnie was a founding member of the South East Queensland Amateur

Television Group in the 1970s. VK4SU was also active in the

Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club, and had friends around the world

through his activites on HF.

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He was also a great mentor for those getting in to Ham Radio.. and a

great family man.

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A Farewell Service will be held for Arnie at 10:00am Wednesday the

15th of January at the Metropolitan Funeral Home Chapel, 174 Anzac

Avenue, Redcliffe, Queensland.

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Afterwards - there'll be a gathering at the Redcliffe & Districts

Radio Club rooms in Klingner Road, Kippa Ring situated in MacFarlane

Park.

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He'll be sadly missed. Arnold Youngberg VK4SU.

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?Caboolture??

?http://www.wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/CabooltureRadioClub/

?VK4 - Caboolture Radio Club Hamfest July 11???????????????? (vk7jea)

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DARLING DOWNS RADIO CLUB

http://www.wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/DarlingDownsRadioClub/

vk4wid@...

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On Monday 20th January at the Darling Downs Radio Club Incorporated

Social and Technical gathering John Kirk VK4TJ will present

“A Comparison of Summits on the Air and Worldwide Flora and Fauna

?From a VK Perspective".

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He will show how active these programmes are and how you can join in

on either of these at the Toowoomba Library Community Meeting Rooms

at 7:00 PM.

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Access to the carpark is from Victoria Street.

?This is Dougal VK4EKA for the DDRC inc.

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Redcliffe and Districts radio club.

?http://www.wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/RedcliffeAndDistrictRadioClub/

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VK4 - REDFEST 2020 18th April. St. Michael's College

?????? Old Toorbul Point Rd from 8am???????????????????????? (vk4tfn)

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TOWNSVILLE

?http://www.wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/TownsvilleAmateurRadioClub/

vk4wit@...

4773 1196 or 0408 001142

po box 333 Garbutt East, QLD 4814

www.tarc.org.au?

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VK4 - TARC Australia Day Long Week Family Radio Camp Thursday

?????? afternoon 23rd to Monday afternoon 27th January 2020 at

?????? Girl Guides Association of Qld Campsite and Training Centre,

?????? Bluewater.??????????????????????? ????????????????????(TARCinc)

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?????? WYONG FIELD DAY?? 23rd February 2020??????????????????? (vk2ji)

???????Ed here and as promised, I now have the current list of talks

?????? that will be presented at this year’s Wyong field day.

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?????? Richard Collins will describe the collapse of the giants of the

?????? Australian electronics industry. The reasons for their failure

?????? and the way forward, with examples of current successes.

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?????? Ray Robinson, VK2NO, from Tube Radio, needs no introduction and

?????? will give another stimulating explanation and demonstration of

?????? historic and interesting equipment of days gone by.

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?????? Brian Clarke, VK2GCE, will explain transmission lines and

?????? terminations, (usually related to antennae) and may explode

?????? some myths showing us how to get those extra S points.

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?????? Rakesh Panwar from the Australian government’s Bureau of

?????? Meteorology – space weather Service will provide a practical

?????? guide to using their website. This is a must for all serious

?????? HF operators and DX chasers.

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?????? And last but not least, as every year, Roger Harrison, VK2ZRH,

?????? and the Weak Signal Group will convene to discuss their

?????? VHF & UHF and up activities along with associated topical and

?????? emerging issues in their area of the hobby.

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?????? For the most up-to-date information about the Field Day please

?????? visit fieldday.org.AU on the web and click on the

?????? Wyong Field Day button.

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?????? Until next week, this was Ed Durrant VK2JI for the Central

?????? Coast Amateur Radio club,? 73.

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

?If you haven’t caught up with Space Weather Woman, Dr. Tamitha Skov,

it is worth spending a little time on YouTube to catch her

presentations. It is interesting to see the graphics and her

explanations make the face of the sun more interesting to us radio

nuts. With updates from NASA you get a good idea of what is going to

happen over the coming week.

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As an amateur, herself, Dr. Skov, makes sure the hams are told what

to expect.

?Now that I have mentioned Youtube, I have been enjoying the ability

to watch material devoted to our hobby. The NBN has certainly been

a boon to this household. As I catch up, I have found the RSGB

Convention lectures worth a look and also, the co-sponsored by the

RSGB, TX Factor. TX Factor seems to have an intermittent programming

schedule but it is produced to professional standards in a magazine

format.

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?There are other channels that I have been enjoying whilst refreshing

my knowledge of the science and technology that supports amateur

radio. For the old dog, there is always the opportunity to refresh

one’s understanding of a subject and for the novice there is material

to start you on the journey into a fascinating pastime. The internet

is proving itself to be a useful resource for sharing and learning

about amateur radio. I haven’t even started to catch up on podcasts

and they are a whole other resource for us to use.

?If you search around there are archives of magazines and text book

waiting for the enthusiast to read. Then there are some free e-zines

on various aspects of amateur radio and electronics. As yet I haven’t

found a definitive teach yourself site that will take you to getting

your licence but the app from the Radio and Electronics School, RES,

goes a long way to getting you prepared for a Foundation assessment.

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Some people may remember in years gone by that I complained that

access to the net was not? readily available, especially in regional

and country areas. As the NBN snakes its way around the country, more

people, including us, have access to what most households want. I for

one am enjoying the ride and can recommend using internet resources

for self education and relaxation.

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

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