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QNEWS - SEPTEMBER 6 VK4 ON AIR

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Ipswich & District Radio Club
wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/IpswichAndDistrict/
For a full list of repeaters - vk4wip.org.au

Ipswich and District Radio Club held its annual general meeting
last month on Saturday August 22nd. Owing to Covid it was held
via Zoom with 19 members in attendance.

As usual all positions were declared vacant at the meeting with the
key positions on the executive committee of President, Vice-president,
secretary, and treasurer were duly elected.

Congratulations to president Peter VK4SIR, vice-president Mark VK4SMA,
Secretary Greg VK4GJW and treasurer Robert VK4HBW for continuing in
these roles for 2020-2021.

There will be supported by club office bearers –
Robert VK4AB station manager
Bob VK4RJ contest/QSL manager
Allan VK4HIT PR officer
Don VK4KO property manager
Greg VK4GJW training officer
Robert VK4HBW Wicen officer, and
Eric VK4BBK Jota co-ordinator.

The next AGM will be held Saturday August 21st 2021 at 10am.

Don’t forget to check out the club’s web site vk4wip.org.au
for monthly social and business meeting dates, currently
being held on Zoom.

Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan VK4HIT.




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

The days are starting the metamorphosis that brings the thriving
spring out of the dormant Winter with tinges of fog in the mornings
and clear skies at night. It is the start of the outdoor seasons for
many with the water and the roads attracting people. Even in the
middle of the travel restrictions, the highway is carrying lots of
traffic as people escape the thought of restriction and seek the
pleasures of a land of curiosity and wonder.

The main thing to note is the travellers that we are seeing along the
east coast of Queensland are inevitably also Queenslanders seeking to
enjoy the tourist and grey nomad tracks and stopovers. For we stay at
home types, it has been feeling that pulse of interest to put
equipment to use, to check over the necessary bits such as feedlines
and masts and prepare for the coming months of interesting openings
and hopefully a more demonstrable Cycle 25 procession of sunspots and
indices.

There has been quite an interest being shown in the Foundation
Licence trial examinations posted on the web site of the Wireless
Institute of Australia.

wia.org.au/licenses/foundation/onlineexams/foundation.php

It will be a good initiative, if in the future, we see such excellent
learning material for the other licence grades made available too.
Perhaps they could be open to people who sign up for a 6 month free
trial membership of the Institute allowing these associate members to
access the online benefits. Perhaps the Institute could even consider
and implement a lower cost associate membership on a permanent basis.
This could be available to SWLs as in the days of long ago and any
people who didn’t want a voting membership but who wished to support
the hobby in a practical way.

Each year, as we come into Spring I usually issue a caution to people
to do the proverbial spring clean and maintenance of their stations.
It is in this time that we have, in this part of the world, to
prepare for the summer storm and cyclone seasons. With the
possibility of heavy monsoon rains in the far North and the threat of
hurricane weather, such as our northern hemisphere neighbours have
been experiencing, reduction of material that can be dangerous under
adverse weather conditions is a job that must be undertaken. Making
sure that our fixed installations are up to the rigours and ensuring
that our portable and mobile stations are prepared should be on the
routine maintenance list.

If we hear that the crocodiles are nesting early, this year, we will
know that the north is in for a good wet season. Weather watchers to
our north are seeing signs that the sea temperatures are already
indicating a possible increase in cyclones for this season. So, my
friends, I urge you to go over the necessary house keeping for a safe
and enjoyable summer season of ham radio.

And just a thought, clubs might be able to look around their area and
consider offering to assist amateurs who are infirm with this task.
It would be a good reason for an eyeball and a yarn as well as
sharing the amateur spirit.

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





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