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QNEWS - MAY 9 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)

VK4ZJD Paul Donovan 01/03/21 vk4zz)




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CLUBBING

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Ipswich & District Radio Club

Web – www.vk4wip.org.au
Email - vk4wip@...
For a full list of repeaters - www.vk4wip.org.au

Following the successful WICEN open day held at Ipswich and
District Radio Club in February club members rose well before
dawn last Sunday May 2 to support the Brisbane Trail Marathon

Communications between checkpoints was made possible by a
temporary repeater setup by Bob VK4RJ in D’Aguilar National
Park. The almost inaccessible location was near the rain
gauge some 8 kilometres (or 30 minutes) from the bitumen of
Mt Nebo Road. Members were stationed at various check points
along the 42.2 kilometre route.

Wicen coordinator Robert VK4KHW was stationed at the
start/finish line at Gold Creek Reservoir Upper Brookfield.
Robert thanks all members who volunteered their time to make
it a successful day. This year’s event attracted 65 runners
for the full marathon which started at 6am. 95 runners took
part in the 24.7 kilometre half marathon at 6.15am.

Six check points maintained radio contact with each other
via the temporary repeater. Their main task was to send
though regular updates on runners passing each check point.
The organisers of the Brisbane Trail Marathon were particularly
pleased with the efforts of the club members and I heard
firsthand how grateful they are for the support.

Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan, VK4HIT.



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

In the ever moving world of amateur radio, our own organisation, the WIA
has posted
the results of the ballot for the upcoming four board vacancies. It seems
that
members decided on the sensible path of maintaining continuity by
re-electing three
existing directors and one new candidate. It is so important for
organisations to
maintain that continuity which reflects in the faster uptake of matters
without a
lag whilst new people bring themselves up to speed. Of course, the first
matter of
importance to be dealt with by the reconstituted board after the AGM is
the election
of office bearers. We all look forward to witnessing the new face of the
WIA in
action.

One topic that seems to rear itself is the matter of civility, of
courtesy to our
fellows. I have spoken about this issue in relation to ageism and offensive
behaviours directed towards our fellow amateurs both on air and on other
platforms
such as social media. One area that has a personal effect is that the
other amateur
with whom I share was given the great uncouth exhortation to go away but
in an
expletive manner within a short period of obtaining her licence.
Admittedly the
person concerned would have been severely penalised if they had been given a
roadside breath test but there is no known legal offence of being drunk in
charge of
a microphone.

When we go on the road as licensed drivers, we do not necessarily know
the gender of
the other people sharing that particular section of road surface. We
accept that
other road users have the right to be there and have the necessary
knowledge and
skills, and not to forget the appropriate licence, to be driving or riding
along
with us. When it comes to radio, there is a similar tacit acceptance that the
operator on the other end of the QSO is entitled to be sharing the
airwaves with us.
Without access to callbooks and callsign lookup pages on the internet, we
accept the
station is operating legitimately. If we don’t have a visual or auditory
cue we wait
to be advised of the other person’s details and depending on whether it is in
contest mode, simple digital exchange or ragchew we may not immediately
know the
name, or gender of the other operator until the QSL card hits the in box.

To my mind, this is as it should be. We accept that the other people are
behaving in
the same manner as we ourselves are with respect and courtesy. Sadly this
颈蝉苍’迟
always the case when it concerns a YL operator. The reports that circulate
in muted
tones of poor behaviour and bad language and harassment which some of our
fellows
have received is a poor reflection on the whole cohort. As they say, the
situation
that you walk past is the behaviour that you accept.

For me and I hope for the majority, we will not walk past sexist
behaviour in
amateur radio anymore.

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


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