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QNEWS DECEMBER 29 2024 - VK4 ON AIR

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DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?


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VK4 SILENT KEYS @ WIA YEAR FROM MAY 6 2024

SK CALL SK NAME DATE ADVISED BY

VK4PS ALAN STEPHENSON 23/05/24 (vk4zz)
VK4FANG ROGER HARNDEN 22/07/24 (vk4zz)
X/VK4TC Terry Harding Cain 30/07/24 (vk4zz)
VK4CWJ GORDON WEBSTER July 2024 (vk4vp)
VK4SWR JOE SEBAST5IANI 03/07/24 (vk4zz)
VK4TE ALEX McDONALD 27/09/24 (vk4ra)
VK4NL NOEL DES JADINS 16/10/24 (vk4vp)
VK4RG RON GRANDISON 22/12/24 (vk4hit)


Following a QNEWS report from Ipswich on December 8, very sad news to
report is that Ron Grandison VK4RG passed away 2am on Sunday December 22.

Ron was one of the originals of the Ipswich and District Radio Club.
He helped build the clubhouse in in the early 1960s and participated
in many events.

He was the morning voice of the 8am net which started in 1986.
His last was only on November 25 this year. When you heard Ron's voice
you knew it was 0800 hours precisely.

Ron had a positive presence in many lives.

Funeral details will be published on the Ipswich club's FaceBook page
and emailed to all members.

Vale Ron Grandison VK4RG.

(vk4hit)


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DARLING DOWNS RADIO CLUB

vk4wid@...

Hi - I'm John VK4JPM, secretary of the Darling Downs Radio Club, and
this is our final club update... for 2024. It's Sunday 27nd of December,
and Ho, Ho, Happy.

Yes, it's that moment between two public holidays and another one; the
time when the euphoria hasn't quite worn off, but you don't know what
you're going to do next week.

Whether you had a religious experience, or your break was purely secular,
did you manage to acquire a few more toys for the shack or do some
electronics activity?

There are two reasons that I'm asking. Firstly, it's time for some show
and tell activity. Our next meeting, which will be the second Monday in
February - is on the topic of fox hunting. Necessarily, that translates
into a bit of home-brew experience, which is one of the many threads for
which ham radio operators are renowned. So between now and February - and
don't worry, we'll remind you about the date often enough - think about
what you might bring along. That's one reason. The other is info
experience with a few of the remarkable Chinese e-commerce website that
will sell you anything from a tagged 4/5A Nicad battery to a pair of
underpants. My experience so far has been overwhelmingly good, but one of
our members uncovered a real lemon of a product, and we'll be talking
about that in the coming weeks.

It's New Year's Day on Wednesday... best wishes for the coming year from
all of us at your Club - and all clubs; be safe; try to avoid fireworks
in the shack, and good luck with that elusive contact on-air... seems a
few of the bands have been remarkably open at just the right time for the
holidays.

Do you have a presentation topic that you'd like us to cover in a meeting
next year? Tell us. In particular, what might appeal to younger people?
Drop a line to secretary@..., and check out our website at
www.ddrci.org.au.

73 from John VK4JPM, and from the entire team at the Darling Downs Radio
Club.




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



Well the wrapping paper and remnants of Christmas feasting have past us by
and the
mid-night reverie of New Year is almost upon us. What a strange ending to
this year
as the tropical heat penetrated to the south of the continent with strips
of the
east coast spared the worst of the heat. Then just to remove any smug
feelings we
went into a period of heatwave. Thankfully we shared Christmas with a
little breeze
and temperatures a bit lower than blood heat.

As the calendar turns over we have the usual summer contest period
continuing and
for many people preparations for schooling are the next big thing for
family life.
Then there are the club activities which hopefully members have thought
out ahead of
time. In other words, the next couple of months should see many events
saved for
action in Reminder files or on the notice board.

As we move through sunspot Cycle 25, we can properly suspect that we are
entering
the downward phase and the next couple of years will see much of the great
DX become
less frequent. It is properly a time when the country hunter should be
making hay
whilst the sun shines, as the old saying goes. But then we have the
alternative
available. As contentious as it might be for some operators there is a
wide range of
weak signal modes available to implement quite simply and cheaply, these
days.

The digital transition that has overtaken us in the last quarter century
has really
widened the range of opportunities for the amateur radio enthusiast. It is
no longer
necessary to be tied to a desk top machine and have this connected to
mysterious
black boxes to be able to far outperform the much vaunted packet radio
system of the
80’s and 90’s. The capability of mobile devices can provide a whole new
scope to
operating.

As we come to sing Auld Lang Syne for another year it is good to reminisce
over the
year that is passing out. However, having a list of aspirations for the
new is a
good start to the beginning how we wish to continue.

I’m Geoff Emery VK4ZPP and I wish you all the best for 2025….
and that’s what I think

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