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QNEWS MAY 12 2024 - VK4 ON AIR

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

I don’t know about you but I find it hard to pull rabbits out of a hat or
even hit
the ground running, these days. With the best will in the world I can say
that
things aren’t what they used to be for me 10, 20 years and more ago. The
realisation
that one’s circumstances are changing is perhaps the sign of maturity or
for some, I
believe, its a shock to the whole understanding of life.

Now I have raised this contentious subject of age because we have to
accept on a
personal level that our capacities change but for most of us, we have the
memories
and understanding of what life was like for us at various ages. This is
experience
that we should be able to harness in taking an interest in the expanding
field of
amateur radio. Just because we are young or just because we are mature
doesn’t mean
our value as a person is any less or more than our fellows. We are unique
individuals with a tremendous capacity to learn and grow and be able to
share some
of that capacity with others.

This, of course, is a hobby horse of many in the radio community who wish
to see the
whole spectrum of activities available to us populated by people with a
burning
desire to pass the enjoyment on to more and more people. To do that is to
ensure
that our children and their children will have the opportunity to take
part, as we
are doing, with the knowledge that a radio ham is a good person.

That may seem to be a wishy-washy sentiment but if we all accept the
virtues in the
Amateurs Code then we have the beacon that has guided our predecessors and
our peers
through
the years.

So I suppose the question for each of us becomes, do we want to be ready
to help
someone join the community? Then what do I do when the opportunity comes
knocking?
Can I as an individual operator provide the mentoring or can I call on a
local club
to offer support and friendship, too?

Talking of clubs; has your club started the conversation with members as
how to
progress AR? I suppose after my recent challenge there has been time to
really hit
the road running on this proposal. With an evolving set of guidelines from
the ACMA
under the new license regime and a newly constituted WIA Board in place to
represent
us it really seems to be an opportunity that, as they say, is too good to
miss.

As much as the activities on air and at the bench must define the role of the
wireless enthusiast, the radio amateur, the ham, it is the effort that
goes into
maintaining the governing structures that sustains this recreation. Moving
with the
times and not remaining fossilised on the shelf of past glories is as
important as
gathering entries in the log or chasing another certificate.

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



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Hallo everyone, this is Graham VK4BB reminding you that today,
being the first Sunday of of the month, it's time for the QNEWS
Social Calender for VK4 to go to air.

Social Scene

Clubs are welcome to submit text with audio for this section

Caboolture Radio Club Hamfest July 11 (vk7jea)

GOLD COAST HAMFEST OCTOBER 13 at Nerang Country Paradise
Parklands 231 Beaudesert-Nerang Road Nerang. (vk4DMH)





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