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QNEWS - DECEMBER 13 VK4 ON AIR

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VK4 SILENT KEYS @ JULY 2020- MAY 2021 WIA YEAR

SK CALL SK NAME ADVISED BY

ex-VK4KJO Joachim Ostrenski (Joe Ski) 9/9/20 (vk4zz)

VK4CNP Norm Philips 20/10/20 (vk4bat)

ex-VK4FPJT Paul J Turner 22/10/20 (vk4bb)

VK4HBN Alan Whiting 20/11/20 (vk4zz)

VK4KAL Gordon Loveday 24/11/20 (vk4zz)






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

Around my part of the central Queensland Coast, the led
strings and sculptures are starting to spread to auger in
the Yuletide festivities. How much QRM will be created by
these seemingly innocent light displays is not something I am
willing to guess but it will just add on top of the hash from
the solar panels scattered on the neighbouring rooftops.

It has been pleasing to see the sky instead of the smoke from
the fires on Fraser Island. Depending on the wind direction,
the smoke haze has extended from south of Gympie to north of
Bundaberg.

Anyway, if I can go back to my comments from last week, I note
that the columnists are still dissecting the behaviour of the
Minister for Communications, the Hon. Paul Fletcher. With
legal brains in the background, it has been suggested that
his latest foray against the ABC might be beyond his powers.
Not only has the Board been requested to answer his 14
questions but he more recently has suggested that he might
dismiss the ABC Chair, Ms Ita Buttrose. I raise this point as
it seems the amendments to legislation that passed parliament,
this past week, may in fact give the Minister the power to
interrogate the ACMA. Whether this should give solace to we
amateurs in getting our licencing delays corrected is a
mystery yet to be solved.

This week, the ACMA has posted an intention to possibly reduce
licence fees in line with the rise in inflation, that is
negative -0.3%.

When you get your renewals don’t race out to spend the savings
all at once. Further, most of us now know that 60m is not a
band we will get access to in the future. The long awaited
decision is made on the basis that defence needs for spectrum
could be jeopardised by, to quote, “thousands of amateurs”
accessing the 5MHz channels. Many operators will not have
equipment for 5Mhz and a lot more have interests other than
HF so I find the reasoning that has been given some what
specious.

Whilst we are still in the late stages of the demise of the
24th sun spot cycle, there are the indicators that the new one
will be interesting. A solar flare was due to disturb the
Earth on the 9th or 10th so what effect did it have? Earlier,
there was a 144MHz contact between north Queensland and
northern tip of the North Is of New Zealand. 6 metres has
been providing interesting openings, including to ZL-land with
both 10 and 15 metres providing DX for those who have been
monitoring. Digital is proving to be a good indicator.

It is not all bad news and so as they say, you win some and
you lose some.

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


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QNEWS Social Scene

Due to the COVID-19 situation, please check these events'
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TARC Xmas Lights Tour - Fri 18th December (tarc)


VK4 - VKCC Christmas Get-Together Norman Hotel Dec 27 (vk4ts)


TARC will count down the minutes and seconds until 2021
utilising the original Talking Clock on the Townsville
VHF Repeater, VK4PQ AllStarLink and Echolink Nodes
and VK4MSS AllStar Link node (vk4zz)


2021

TARC Australia Day Long Week Family Radio Camp
Thursday afternoon 21st to Tuesday afternoon 26th
January at Girl Guides Association of Queensland
Campsite and Training Centre Bluewater. (vk4zz)

VK2 - WYONG FIELD DAY February 28 ( vk4zz)

Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club will participate in
the John Moyle Memorial Field Day Contest March 20 and
21st at the Model Aero Club, Mosquito Creek. (vk4zz)


REDFEST 2021 April Ten (vk4tfn)

The Clairview Gathering where Radio Amateurs meet
between Rockhampton and Mackay is one of the main
revenue raisers for the Rockhampton and District
Amateur Radio Club and Mackay Amateur Radio Association.
30th April to Monday morn 3rd May
(vk4zz)

Central Highlands ARC Theresa Creek Campout is from
Friday 28th 'til Sunday 30th May at Theresa Creek Dam
southwest of Clermont (vk4zz)


VK3 - ALARAMEET 2021 Bendigo VK3 October 1 - 4 (vk5yl)








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