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QNEWS - MARCH 7 VK4 ON AIR 2021

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DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?

QUEENSLAND (VK4) STATE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PORTAL
Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest news, key facts and figures,
contacts and answers to your questions.
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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


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Redcliffe and Districts radio club.
wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/RedcliffeAndDistrictRadioClub/

REDFEST 2021 will go ahead, on the 10 April 2021

Greetings from the Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club VK4RC.
Right here in south East Queensland.

Robert Thomson VK4TFN here.

Breakfast is at 8:00AM,
Admission is five dollars.
Gates open at nine.
Vendor tables are ten dollars per table.
Table bookings email:
redfest@redcliffe radio club.org.au

Also go to: www.redcliffe radio club.org.au.
We're also on Facebook.

Bye for now and 73s from the Redcliffe and Districts
Radio Club VK4RC.

End of Text.

Thank you
Robert Thomson
VK4TFN

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Hi listeners of VK4's QNEWS.

I am Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY and I am seeking your
support in the forthcoming WIA Board Election.

I have been a licenced Amateur Radio operator since 1979.

Married with three children, two are currently licenced
amateur radio operators.

I have been active in various Amateur Radio clubs including
a long-time WIA member, also a WIA Accredited Assessor for
16 years and currently an AMC Assessor.

President of South Pacific Contest Club from 1985 to present

Founder and current trustee of the AUS REPEATER NET -

What do I believe in?

Bringing greater value and transparency to the members of
the WIA

Greater participation of the entire amateur base

Having closer partnerships with WIA Members, Clubs, the ACMA
and the AMC

We need to increase the membership base of the WIA

Introducing the hobby to the younger generation and to the
community at large

Involving the younger generation in competitions within the
hobby ( this was how I introduced my sons to the hobby
through the JMMFD )

Amateur Radio needs to be fun, not just to the current
long-term hams, but also to those who will become the future
of the hobby ( the as-yet to become hams ).

Providing Education, Technology, Presentations, and Study
Materials to members and prospective future new amateurs.

I look forward to serving the Amateur Radio Community if
given the opportunity.

73 Chris VK3FY back to QNEWS on VK4WIA


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

The process for the election of Wireless Institute Board
members is well under way as is the consultation processes
to lodge a response to the ACMA discussion paper.

These are important issues for the amateur radio community.
The election will in large measure determine how the WIA
responds to the needs of its members and the wider amateur
community for the ensuing 12 months. The ACMA consultation
is raising some deep analysis and in doing so is exposing a
poorly drafted document.

The ACMA is being squeezed for operating funds although its
various commercial clients contribute hundreds of millions
of dollars to the Government. Hiving off a segment of its
responsibilities is a cost saving device and meets some of
the current political instructions to reduce the
administrative burden. The regulator wants to implement the
Class Licence, or Option C, model. Because of the wording
and possibly poor drafting of the paper, there appears a
consensus forming around Option A to stick with the devil we
know rather than adopt the proverbial pig in a poke.

One noticeable feature of debates around issues in our hobby
is it seems the majority of critics are capable of wielding
their displeasure like a sword but when it comes to offering
workable solutions to issues, or heaven forbid, volunteering
and doing something productive they melt away like the
proverbial thief in the night. So the question that I have
is how much credibility should these wordy warriors receive?
Unless people are prepared to contribute positively should
they even have a place at the table? Putting the boot in,
even metaphorically, has never been considered fair play and
why when we like to think we have an ethos of equity and
courtesy as part of our hobby, why should we tolerate bad
behaviour whether on air or on the internet or within our
organisations?

Poor behaviour and bullying needs to be called out and the
perpetrators shown up for the poor behaviour they have
displayed to their colleagues and others. Of course, at times
decisions are taken to ignore, as far as possible, the bad
behaviour in an attempt to complete the tasks at hand. This
is a course which has its own problems because the annoying
people can still try and disrupt things. Then they can try
and show how implausible the other party is in not
co-operating in their bullying. When poor behaviour happens
within small organisations and not for profit bodies, the
usual protections of the written law are practically not
available. That is to say, the financial cost of contesting
the bullying is beyond the resources at hand.

Clubs need to be fair to members and to do so they should
have a clear policy which places bullying at odds with
membership. If normal requests fail to stop the bullying, a
club should exercise its right to expell those at fault.
With the vagaries of defamation law, it is probably
problematical for an organisation to go the “name and shame”
route. This is a dilemma which the newly constituted board
may have to address, in due course.

So as we hear from our candidates and think over the WIA
poll, we should consider not only experience and
qualifications but also the embodiment of our hobby and the
character of the good ham.

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




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QUEENSLAND (VK4) STATE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PORTAL
Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest news, key facts and figures,
contacts and answers to your questions.
tinyurl.com/uddvmx98

Due to the COVID-19 situation, please check these events'
direct for up-to-date status information.



ALL USA grades of licence will be held at the Sunshine Coast
Amateur Radio club March 13. All details on vk4wis.org
or contact Trent vk4ts@... (FBook)



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
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)





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