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QNEWS - JANUARY 03 VK4 ON AIR - 2021

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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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CLUBBING



Ipswich & District Radio Club VK4WIP
wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/IpswichAndDistrict/
For a full list of repeaters - vk4wip.org.au

On behalf of the committee, members and friends of Ipswich
and District Radio Club, let me wish you a happy new year
for 2021.

This past year we have learned to do many new things as the
world adapted to Covid - one of those was the video
conference meeting – more likely Zoom or Skype. Our club was
among many who adapted to holding meetings this way before
face-to-face meetings resumed.

At December’s business meeting held at the clubhouse on the
14th members approved and welcomed two new members – welcome
Laura VK4LAU and Darryl VK4FDGM.

The club remains active as the minutes show with Glen VK4HMI
reporting the regular nets with Maple Ridge Club in Canada
going well.

President Peter VK4SIR reminds members to note the swapping
of days for business and social meetings. Next business
meeting will be Monday 11 January at 1930 hours, with the
next social meeting Monday 23 January at 1930 hours.

There’s no digital group meeting this month. They kick off
again 1st February also 1930 hours. And Ipswich WICEN has a
big year planned to support several marathon events with
communications. The first will be the Pinnacles Classic on
Sunday 21st February. Before that on Saturday 13th February
between 1000 and 1400 hrs members can check out a WICEN event
at the clubhouse. Various operators will setup and
demonstrate portables and base stations with portable masts,
antennas and more.

Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan, VK4HIT.






TOWNSVILLE
wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/TownsvilleAmateurRadioClub/
vk4wit@...
4773 1196 or 0408 001142
po box 333 Garbutt East, QLD 4814
tarc.org.au


Hello, this is Lyndall VK4ZM with some news from the rainy
North.

Are you in Townsville today Sunday 3rd January around 1pm ?

Bored, stuck at home after the Christmas Food Coma and the
New Years' Hangover ?

Want a heap of handy components for just a couple of hours
toil ?

Well, have we got a flashmob working bee for you !

Be at 10 Rupertswood Drive Alice River by 1pm today armed
with spanners, power drivers, side cutters, containers,
drinking water and a hat and help harvest a heap of Ferrites,
Power Switching Components and other goodies for theTARCinc
and grab a few of the goodies for yourself. Make sure you
arrive wearing enclosed footwear to protect your tootsies in
case gravity takes control of your harvest of goodies.

The Ferrite Fossick was supposed to happen last Sunday but got
rained out. It is possible that it could also get rained out
today - so keep an ear out at the end of the Townsville QNEWS
transmission for an update on the event.

Hope you are all getting the rain you need.

Cheers and 33s from Lyndall VK4ZM.



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

For many, it is traditional to do a retrospective piece at the
ending of one year and the start of the next. I think that we
all have our own memories of the past year and perhaps that is
the best place to leave it, in our memory.

The summer season is normally a good period to take advantage
of the radio conditions and for newer members of the clan who
have never experienced the rise and fall of sunspot cycles, it
can hold a trove of memories to be treasured. Already the 10
and 6 metre bands are holding promise of good things whilst
the lower HF bands are also showing promise. The sad thing is
that so many of us are experiencing interference from the
cheaper electronic products that surround us.

For most of us, we will have VHF and UHF equipment of various
kinds from handheld radios to complex stations devoted to the
more exotic pursuits. Some of us will never have participated
in a contest or field day and this month is a great opportunity
to indulge at your own pace. Have a look at the rules for the
Ross Hull Memorial Contest.

wia.org.au/members/contests/rosshull/

A whole month to explore what the electromagnetic world can do
and at the same time let you gather points as you make contacts.
Go on, give it a go!

I have noted a trend in newly minted hams and some that are a
bit crusty to rush to the groups that they have joined and
ask questions or make criticisms of things they missed
learning during their study. Some of the traditions of this
pursuit are encompassed in that slightly strange expression
of “life long learning”. Having a copy of the “bible”, either
the RSGB or ARRL Handbook was almost as important as having
the ticket itself. This gave amateurs access to a high
standard of knowledge in answering technical questions in the
days before a “wiki” was thought to be better than a book.

Being able to nut out problems and find answers were ways of
making knowledge stick in the memory and at times you could
prove a book was wrong. Before lot of learning was done via
internet sources, when radio clubs were running training
classes and individual amateurs took newcomers under their
wing, there was time to talk about the history of radio and
how the amateur radio traditions came about. People could be
encouraged to ask questions and in return they would get a
respectful answer. Recently I have noticed group
administrators putting posts up for people to dispay courtesy
in their replies. It may be that some people only find their
sense of adequacy in trying to belittle others but these
keyboard warriors are just alienating others from enjoying
this small part of the hobby.

Let us try and be the best mentor to our fellow radio hobbiests
that we can and in turn they will repay our efforts by helping
others.

I’m VK4ZPP 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'
direct for up-to-date status information.

TOWNSVILLE

TODAY Sunday 3rd in the good year 2021 it's the Ferrite Fossick
at Alice River 1pm. (vk4zm)

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)


Want to sit an the exam for an Amateur Radio Operators
Licence here in VK4?

If you are wishing to sit exams and / or upgrades then these
can be organised – Contact the Secretary of the Sunshine Coast
Amateur Radio Club for examination Saturday January 23
Club rooms are located at 85 Godfreys Road Bli Bli QLD.

vk4wis.org

Deadline to advise em will be Friday the 15th January.



IPSWICH

13th February between 1000 and 1400 hrs a WICEN event at
the Ipswich and District Radio Clubhouse.
Operators will setup and demonstrate portable and base
stations with portable masts, antennas and more. (vk4hit)




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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