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QNEWS SEPTEMBER 29 2024 - VK4 ON AIR

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GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY

IRLP Node 6702

GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY – 2024 HAMFEST

Hi there!

It’s HamFest season, and have we got a HamFest for you!

Not all hamfests are the same.

The Gold Coast HamFest is renowned for the variety of businesses and
other suppliers attending, not to mention the eclectic range of fellow
amateurs with great gear to show and sell, plus other ham radio clubs.

You know what they say about real estate?
Location! Location! Location!

This HamFest is on Queensland’s Gold Coast, the hub of ham activity in
this part of the world.

Sunday, October 13 is the date. I repeat – Sunday, October 13.

Location is – Country Paradise Parklands at 231 Beaudesert Nerang
Road, Nerang.

If you’ve been before, you’ll know that location.

If the Gold Coast HamFest is a new one for you, just google the
location. Too easy!

Entry tickets are five dollars, the same as it has been for years.
Doors open to the public from 08:30am.
There is on-site parking and everything is under cover.
Coming early, or coming late, you’ll need a snack.
Once again we are having the very popular bacon and egg muffins, as
well other items from the BBQ.

To book a table, and for other info, go to gcars.com.au and look for
the HamFest tab, or email hamfest@...

See you at Nerang on Sunday October 13.

This is Aidan VK4APM for the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Society.









DARLING DOWNS RADIO CLUB

vk4wid@...

Hi. I'm John, VK4JPM with an update from the Darling Downs Radio Club.

The Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers is still in full swing until 7 October,
so it's a perfect time to try for your Garden City award. Check out the
rules on the club website at ddrci.org.au, and you'll see it's pretty easy
to get - especially if you come up on the club's VK4WID Sunday net at
1000. That's the biggest hint I can give you, so what are you waiting
for?

You can also make personal contact with club members at our October lunch,
coming up on Saturday 12th at the Southern Hotel. We kick off at 1130,
and it's open to everyone whether you're a member or not.

At our regular monthly member's meeting on 14 October - at 1900 in the
Toowoomba Library - we'll find out how to get the best from 3D printing.
If you've never met one of these devices, be prepared to be both impressed
with what they can do, and be surprised at how easy they are to use. Most
amazingly, you'll find that many objects thought to be made of unobtanium
can be printed from freely downloadable templates, and might even be
stronger and more usable than the original part. Is it time to finally
replace that cracked knob on your favourite rig?

We'll be guided by Toowoomba's Maker Queen Steph Piper, Head of the UniSQ
Maker Space, a leader in Australia's wearable electronics maker community.
This is not only a session for established players, but you can bring
along some younger players and help them get enthused about another aspect
of our hobby.

Our website at ddrci.org.au has everything you need to know: on the home
page click through the View Detail buttons under "upcoming events". And
check out the newsletter with articles about ACMA, transistors, buck
converters, and the club Nets

That URL again: ddrci.org.au and write down 12 and 14 October.

I'm John VK4JPM. You can drop me a line by sending a note to
Secretary@... and I'd love to help you get your Garden City
award.


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

The end of the first month of Spring has almost caught us by surprise with
some
pleasant weather being interrupted by a cold and wet change. The long
range weather
is for warmer and generally wetter conditions over the next three months
so for the
gardeners amongst us it looks promising for some nice fruit, vegetables
and flowers.

Of course we all try and get ahead of the weather and plan for future
events with
the hope that all will go well. Thus we usually go through the Spring
cleaning
routine to set us up for the next few months of warm and pleasant weather.
What we
must also factor in is that we are approaching the annual cyclone and bush
fire
seasons, so being ready to meet the challenges of these “natural” events
have to be
taken into account as well.

Being as well prepared as we can be is always part of the amateur radio
practice and
this runs to following the guidelines of the various bodies that look out for
natural events and their consequences. A stock pile of things such as food
and
water,
medicines, broadcast radio and spare batteries, fuel for the generator and
so on
should all be in the ready to go state. No one wants to be isolated, without
electricity or to have to evacuate their home but as various authority
figures tell
us, the inclement weather is expected to be more severe.

Having taken care of the emergency things, we should take time in the good
weather
to sort out what is on the agenda for the next few months. Rural people
will be
planning for the seasonal changes which govern their life and others will
be marking
off the calendar as to when their leave falls, when they can put the tools
away for
a few weeks and so it goes according to circumstances.

Clubs, I would expect, have their calendars marked with the events that
are coming
and making plans for meetings, field days and contests, for instance.
Whilst the
school holidays have come to an end, it is really a good time to think if
activities
can be arranged for students in the coming holidays and making preparation
for the
necessary publicity and stores to be on hand.

Along with the outings and meetings, perhaps as we also have a large ageing
population, a plan for making home visits to local amateurs to provide
some of the
companionship that hams espouse.

Flying the flag is always a good way to attract publicity so maybe a
barbeque in a
local park with some portable operations could provide an invitation to
other locals
to see what we get up to. There are so many ideas that can be successfully
adopted
and with band conditions and the weather being favourable why not give
some of them
a go?

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



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





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