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QNEWS - NOVEMBER 8 VK4 ON AIR
QNEWS - NOVEMBER 8 VK4 ON AIR
------------------------------------------------------------* 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) Silent Key - Norm Philips VK4CNP Many people in the Gympie Region and others around the world were saddened by the sudden passing of Norm Philips VK4CNP on Tuesday, 20 October 2020. Norm, was born on the 26th of July 1920 at Clematis St Gympie. Eight days after he was born his mother passed away from septicaemia and he was brought up by Midwife Isabella Veal while his father who was a monoline operator at the Gympie Times moved to Brisbane to work at the Brisbane Telegraph. Norms main interest as a young boy was scouting and his first job was as a message boy for a local chemist. On 12 May 1937 Norm started work for the Gympie Times, 5 years later he joined the AIF and on 26 September 1941, he left Gympie for Redbank and this was the beginning of his Army service. All his life Norm had been interested in radio and ever since he was a boy of fourteen when he made his first crystal radio set, he had wanted to be a Signaller. When in the Scouts he had learned Morse code, Semaphore and use of the Aldis lamp, consequently he applied to the Signal Training School. His time in the Army was traumatic as he was nearly killed near the town of Bulolo (Papua New Guinea) when one of two Japanese Mitsubishi medium bombers flying towards him dropped a bomb that exploded near him in a blinding flash. Between a week to a fortnight after the explosion Norm was admitted to Bulolo Hospital with Malaria, pain behind the eyes and blurring vision. Norm returned to Australia on the ship SS Taroona and after the war he returned to the Gympie Times and was married to Jean Lang on 29 June 1945. Later on in life as Norm enjoyed his regular game of golf, he noticed that the ball became a blur and he had to give his golf away, then a friend Alan Booth VK4EAB (SK) from Kybong who was also suffering low vision took up the radio and got a amateur radio licence, he said to Norm, ¡°If I can get it, you can get it too¡±. So, Norm went and applied for his radio licence and because of his technical certificate he was exempted from the theory section and consequently received his AOCP licence (unlimited). Norm became interested in nets and became a member of the World-Wide Peace Net which was started by KL7AM Bob Hisamoto (SK) who was born in the USA in 1908. Bob was well known throughout the amateur world as the founder of the Japanese Amateur Radio League in 1925. Bob promoted peace, not war, one world, one people as the main net control station and appointed Norm as the net controller for Australia. Other nets that Norm took part in were the Disabled Persons Net of Queensland and the Coral Coast Net which has been running since 1967. Norm who was long term member of the Wireless Institute of Australia recently reached the milestone of turning 100 years of age and was able to catch up with members of the Gympie Communication & Electronics Group Inc of which Norm was a valued member. Norm was also very dedicated to his community and was appointed as a Civil Marriage Celebrant by Attorney General Senator Lionel Murphy on 29 January 1975. Norm carried out this important work for 17 years, performing his last wedding on the 14 September 1991. During his time as a Marriage Celebrant, Norm performed 675 weddings, involving a total of 1350 people. In the final pages of Norm¡¯s book (My highway of life) he said the following: I guess one could say a person¡¯s life is mapped out for them. Some people like to live the life of a recluse doing nothing, other people like to be helpful, to look upon the duty to fellow man by exercising goodwill by example. Vale Norm Philips VK4CNP [ Greg Weir (VK4GDW) - Gympie Communications & Electronics Group Inc. ] ------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. Well we have had an interesting week and the middle was the broadcast media coverage of the US presidential election. From what I saw, there is an increasing integration of the video streaming services that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to amateur radio clubs and elsewhere. Yes we have had the technology around for many years but the newer services seem to have matured the technology for home users and businesses as well as broadcast news. I am old enough to remember the thrill of going to the local picture show and seeing events of few days before screened on the news reels. Overseas items appeared usually in under 3 weeks. The immediate news services were the printed newspapers and broadcast radio. As television became part of the daily routine, we became used to seeing local events on the nightly news service and more distant items probably the day after. It is fascinating to admire the amazing growth and integration of technology that we take for granted. When TV came in monotone or black and white, it would have been unrealistic to think of real time news events streamed to a screen that can be carried in a pocket. When TV was in development some 90 to 100 years ago, it would be unimaginable that it would be a universal service via a telephone like service provided by the internet. Just to prove that the evolution continues, I heard in this weeks WIA National News that the NASA dish located outside of Canberra has been undergoing an upgrade. Known as Deep Space Station 43, or DSS43 this 70 metre diameter dish has successfully sent a command to the Voyager 2 spacecraft which was some 18,750 million kilometres from Earth and travelling at around 60,000Km/hr. Voyager 2 was launched on 20th August 1977 and is just 17 light hours from Earth. Imagine the stress of waiting for the confirmation signal had been received after 8 months of radio silence? For those whose bench space is at a premium and who use a shack computer, this past week saw the release of the Raspberry Pi 400. In a neat package, the keyboard houses the now familiar computer with the rear panel housing the usual ports including the GPIO pins. All you need is your own mouse and monitor to get started. If you are wanting to delve into Linux here is you opportunity. At this stage, I am unaware of the Australian pricing but a figure of $70-00 US has been bandied around. Although the lock down has slowed many industries, we are still seeing new products hitting the market with Yaesu the latest in this year¡¯s line up. More excitement occurring with openings happening on the higher HF bands and people heralding the start of Solar Cycle 25. With only weeks to the Christmas season, I suspect a lot more social distancing will still be practiced on the multitude of modes available to we amateurs. Keep cool this weekend and keep safe in the summer season of natural surprises. I¡¯m Geoff Emery VK4ZPP and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? ------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE-------------------* shorturl.at/ilpO7 ------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] -------------------------SDNE--------------------------------* |
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QNEWS - NOVEMBER 1 VK4
QNEWS - NOVEMBER 1 VK4 ON AIR
------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? ------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ------------------------------------------------------------* 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) ------------------------------------------------------------* ------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. Well the summer storms have caught up in my area although, apart from the rain and a bit of thunder and lightening, the worst outcome has been the blackouts. Obviously, we live in an area where the supply feeder gets switched off from some distance away. My preparedness has been caught out as the UPS which keeps the internet running in the house seems to have lost its heart and died. A new battery seems to be on the shopping list as I sit in torch light typing and waiting for the blackout to end. Now this is an inconvenience, the worst part of which is no home telephone. I use a medical device and the electricity supplier calls when there is an outage to advise the status. No power to the modem means no NBN and no home phone number during blackouts until the UPS is fixed. This is a decided down side to the whole saga of high speed internet designed by engineers and fooled with by politicians. Obviously there are many amongst our ranks who have reached a stage in life where they require the assistance of powered medical aids and many more who depend on security pendants for assistance. As technology in this area changes we have to ensure that there is compatibility of the various systems on which people depend. Safety pendants no longer interface with a home phone but depend on 4G connections. My manual advice system depends on a working phone line and when the UPS goes belly up, so do my safety calls. We as amateurs often have to interface pieces of equipment or integrate or reconfigure firmware and software. It is something we take in our stride as part of our hobby. At times I wonder if the professional side of electronics takes the least cost option rather than the most effective service model as their prime consideration. As the weather bureau has informed us that the current systems causing the storms is part of the la Nina pattern, how many of us are taking this as a wake up call? We have seen cars crushed under falling trees, people stranded on top of cars caught in the torrents of flash flooding and streets where the road surface has been totally submerged. This is but the start of the wet season and the signs are pretty obvious that we are living in interesting times. Hopefully, for most of us this is no more than an inconvenience and our families and belongings are keeping safe. For me, well I know that I have one repair or replacement to take care of and yes the power has returned and the battery in the laptop is recharging and the audio gear is all working. So let us all keep safe and make the best of what nature offers, rain, wind or sunspot numbers on the rise. I¡¯m VK4ZPP Geoff Emery and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? ------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE-------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the WIA weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition of QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡® Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] -------------------------SDNE--------------------------------* |
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DID YOUR CLUB TELL QNEWS ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?
QNEWS - OCTOBER 25 VK4 ON AIR
------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? ------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ------------------------------------------------------------* 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) ------------------------------------------------------------* CLUBBING ------------------------------------------------------------* Ipswich & District Radio Club VK4WIP wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/IpswichAndDistrict/ For a full list of repeaters - vk4wip.org.au It¡¯s been a busy time recently for members of Ipswich and District Radio Club. After the long Covid-induced break and regular Zoom meetings, face to face meetings resumed at the clubhouse this month operating under the relevant Covid-safe guidelines. On October 5, digital/DMR meetings recommenced with 12 members keen to get together. Social meetings are also back with 15 members making up attendance to hear a talk from Greg VK4GJW. This was held on October 12. JOTA and JOTI was successfully run on October 17 at the club. Ten Jindalee Venturers took part with guidance from Eric VK4BBK. The event was also supported by Bob VK4RJ, Don VK4KO, Peter VK4SIR, Kevin VK4KK and Greg VK4GJW. Contacts were made on HF, VHF, DMR and via two laptops. Feedback from those who took part was excellent with some prospective Foundation candidates among them. The day ended with a fine dining menu of pizza, cake and ice-cream. Don¡¯t forget, amateur radio has been practicing social distancing for over 100 years. Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan, VK4HIT. ------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. It seems the first of the summer storms is trying to lead us into the forecast La Nina. The sky has greyed the days and the static crashes on 40 metres signal the freedom to use HF easily is coming to an end. The sky gazers are telling of some interesting solar activity whilst grey line contacts seem to be more interesting, if not more consistent. The world of radio exploration is not unlike the exploration of the world by sea. We know the basic activities that we may encounter but the variations and mutations on that template are as remarkable as they are challenging. When we join the enthusiasts who attempt to master the craft of amateur radio, we become like the star gazer, enraptured with the beauty of our natural world. Unlike the astronomer viewing the points of light, our initial experiments are with the unseen, what our forebears called the aether. It is what we do as the time goes by that will show how our interests have developed and our understanding has expanded. That first tentative contact after getting our licence may lead us into various routes and blind alleys. All the while, the framework of our hobby depends on the invisible but almost magic interaction between natural forces, of climate, temperature and humidity. Whilst some will spend their time examining the mathematics which models the physics, most of us will be trialling parts of our station equipment, our location, power and modes of communications. Our searching can take us into areas which we may not have otherwise tried. The computer type may apply the skills and training but they might also trying building things, delving into mechanics and the differences in scale and metals might make. The musical mind might find itself in love with the rhythm of the old sounds of Morse Code and others might, for the first time, try coding and engineering some projects. That shy person at work can be the garrulous life of a fat chewing QSO when they get home and behind a microphone. For the car owner, amateur radio can offer interesting challenges with modern design of cabins making the mounting of after market accessories, let alone radio gear, a challenge for even the graduate of a Mensa membership. The rewards of being able to enjoy one¡¯s hobby whilst commuting are inestimable. This leads to the apps that are available for use on our phones when data linking combines with the wireless network that we call amateur radio. There are those sorts who feel that data linking via the internet or private networks, isn¡¯t real amateur radio. Go back to the ¡®90¡¯s and the packet radio system was using satellite and HF relays as well as worm holes into the reasonably new internet. Look at commercial and military communications systems and you see a level of mixing and matching of technology which is usually far in excess of the most sophisticated amateur network. It is the idea that you use and integrate things to achieve the reliability and system coverage that you require. Look at broadcasting and streaming services which have a product to get to the customer base; it doesn¡¯t matter if the data linking is via wireless or fibre optics, the result is the same, the entertainment is delivered to the person who wants it. Similarly, we amateur enthusiasts can and indeed, should try out these various systems or operating modes as part of the self education that defines us under the ITU definition. Whether we have people pumping RF into the soil on long waves or others operating outside the defined limit of radio and communicating with lasers, we are sharing knowledge and experience which benefits us individually and the community as well. It is interesting to note that the satellite internet providers seeking to provide global coverage are also experimenting with lasers to network the satellites themselves. It is so true that with this recreational pursuit, the sky was the limit but no more. I¡¯m VK4ZPP Geoff Emery and --- that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? ------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE-------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the WIA weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition of QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡® Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] -------------------------SDNE--------------------------------* |
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QNEWS - OCTOBER 18 VK4 ON AIR
QNEWS - OCTOBER 18 VK4 ON AIR
------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? -------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ------------------------------------------------------------* VK4 SILENT KEYS @ JULY 2020- MAY 2021 WIA YEAR SK CALL SK NAME ADVISED BY ex-VK4KJO Joachim Friedrich Ostrenski (Joe Ski) 9/920 (vk4zz) ------------------------------------------------------------* SUNSHINE COAST wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/SunshineCoastAmateurRadioClub/ Maleny VK4RSC 146.850 and 438.075 VK4RSN 53.7 Noosa Heads VK4RSL 146.825 and 438.175 Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio Club's Sunfest will be held NEXT weekend Oct 24 10-2 @ Nambour Showgrounds, Sunshine Coast Queensland. The event DOES require tickets to be pre-purchased , and some great door prizes with an Icom 705 as the main prize. Car boot style format UNDERCOVER but outdoors! Kind regards mark Roberts Club Publicity Officer and Vice President. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. In the world today, we have many young people using technology which we of the older generations probably never thought of as other than a fantasy. For these people, the aura of the warm glowing radio valves is unknown, unless they are lucky enough to be introduced to them. But for these young people, is there the mystique, the magic and allure that once enticed their grandparents? If we remember, as adults, what the younger, growing years are like, they are the time of boundless curiosity and trying to find our personal place, our niche in the world and acceptance of our peers. Fortunately, the processes of growing up do not radically change but the atmosphere, the surroundings in which this happens does meld and morph as technology produces more instruments of entertainment in ever smaller packages. It is a fact that when we enjoy a pursuit, we like to encourage others to join us in it. Sometimes the years that have passed do not seem to allow young and parental type adults to pick up and entice each other into what they feel are important and esoteric activities. The language of the peer groups can be a protection for the youth seeking privacy from parental intrusion and the seeming formality of the older people can seem a deterrent to the younger. Should these be irreconcilable? We need to understand more of what is enthralling to the generation of the internet and the mobile devices. For the technologically savvy young person, there should be a welcome entry into a technological pursuit such as amateur radio. The different developments which span such a universe of knowledge in science and technology can engross the mind that is exploring and learning, assimilating what the world has to offer. From satellites and the associated astrophysics and astronomy to the subterranean pursuits of long wave ground propagation with the earth sciences and electronic technology the engagement of amateur radio goes and spreads. We can take our devices and engage them with other articles and develop skills in coding and searching out minute pieces of information. We can talk around the globe with and without using the internet and we can bounce signals back to earth from the Moon. There is so much more that goes with amateur radio such as friendships that last and last and we may never get to meet in person. And if we do travel, there are friendly faces who will welcome us along the way because of this hobby. We can be makers and developers or just the relaxed hobbiest; we can be students and use the knowledge from our hobby to become a professional. We can take part in safety networks and we can exercise in radio sport, hone our operating skills in contesting or challenge ourselves to gain certificates and awards. With all this at our finger tips, how do we get that person with the sparkle in the eye to become a participant? How do we reach out the hand of friendship and tell someone how great we find this pursuit? How do you who is interested in science and technology get to meet with us, find a mentor and get to enjoy the same glow of satisfaction of the hundreds and thousands of radio amateurs around the world. Today the world may seem more closed down than it should be because of the epidemic restrictions. Today radio amateurs are communicating in so many ways free of those restrictions because we use the same radio waves that bring the internet and our family and friends voices to our mobile phones.Today radio amateurs are relaxing and chatting, challenging themselves with new skills and today you can join with us too. We just need to find the words to ask the questions. I¡¯m Geoff Emery and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? ------------ A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ -------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡® Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] ---------------------SDNE------------------------------------* |
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now the JOTA OPEN ADDRESS
A shorter url and this seems to work in ALL browsers.
Click the JOTA link here to download the JOTA open address for 2020. This is your JOTA OPEN and we have been asked by Scouts to play at 1pm local time Saturday 17th for each state ( the same time as last year). JOTAS backup thanks to Tony VK7AX can be found on www.vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ 203.31.7.19/wianews/ _______________________________________________ vk1wia-broadcasters mailing list vk1wia-broadcasters@... |
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QNEWS - OCTOBER 11 VK4 ON AIR
Graham \(Home\) Kemp
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?QNEWS - OCTOBER 11? VK4 ON AIR ? --------------------------------------------------------------------* ? DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?
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?THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE ?Available in Audio RIGHT NOW? ? ?wiaq.org.au
?OR ? vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ ? Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. ? ?? ?listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------* ? ? ? VK4 SILENT KEYS? @? JULY 2020- MAY 2021 WIA YEAR ? SK CALL??????? ????????????SK NAME???????????????????????? ADVISED BY ? ex-VK4KJO?? Joachim Friedrich Ostrenski (Joe Ski) 9/920?????? (vk4zz) ?? ?? ? ? ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------* ? ? ? ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------*
Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. ? There seems to be a divide in the community amongst those who regard themselves as community members and another group who find their own situation unsatisfactory and wish to blame the older generation for their problems. It seems to be be a conclusion drawn on flawed reasoning because we live in a country which is a representative democracy. This means that the elected representatives have made and continue to make decisions which frame how the country works and not us, not the old, not the middle aged and not the recently enfranchised. We all have to live with the results of our parliamentary system and we are free to enjoy the sport of blaming the government, blaming the politicians and free to decide whom we vote for at the next election. ? Enough of the civics, what concerns me is the false divide that some see in this hobby. I say false because the intent of amateur radio is to be inclusive regardless of those subjects we don¡¯t discuss in polite circles. Now, religion, sex and politics aside, ageism seems to be creeping into our hobby so I think it fair to try and tease out some thoughts. There is room for all sorts of interest groups within the ham radio family with amateurs belonging to other bodies gathering and organising to use this medium to enhance the other. For instance, if we need one, there is Rotarians on the Air. ? There are special interest groups on the net and on social media such as Facebook. You can be any age and enjoy a particular make or model of radio or you can be enthralled with building antennas or amplifiers and, of course, this is the way it should be in the spirit of amateur radio. We can appreciate that the membership of radio scouting groups covers a certain demographic, normally. Similarly the Radio Old Timers Groups around the world require member to have been licenced for normally 25 years. You can argue that it is possible to be in your early thirties and be a radio old timer. ? Now the nub of what I am getting at is that we have a generational shift in attitudes in the community and within our hobby we have a preponderance of those of not now tender years. Having said that, we have young people entering the hobby with experiences different from those who grew up in the post World War II era of plentiful disposals equipment and different from the citizens band heyday. The memes we see on social media are testament to this with rotary dial telephones featuring as tools of mystery for our younger colleagues. ? People who re born to the tablet and smart phone generation may struggle to appreciate the beauty of a 25 year radio let alone the Morse Key and electron tubes (valves). However , when we mentor these younger people (and by that I would include most people under 40) it is common courtesy to try and understand their perspective and knowledge of electronic communications. Then having aided someone to gain a licence, we should continue the association. It is a friendship building exercise meeting and enjoying AR together. ? If people wish to form groups to share their various streams of interest that is fine but limiting membership by age alone and then not participating with the wider community is a path to insularity. We are radio amateurs and we are inclusive regardless of those things like gender, religion, political persuasion and age. We are are broad, encompassing community who strive to leave difference away from our hobby. ? I¡¯m Geoff Emery and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
?-------------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* ? listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------* ? ? ? ? ? TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:-
?Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ ? ?QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA ? If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- ? qnews@... ? THEN submit audio:- ? To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ ? ? ? ?Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡®
?Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] ? TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- ?Unsubscribe: [email protected] ? -----------------------------SDNE------------------------------------* |
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QNEWS - OCTOBER 4 VK4 ON AIR
Graham \(Home\) Kemp
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?------------------------------------------------------------* ? THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE ?Available in Audio RIGHT NOW? ? ?wiaq.org.au
?OR ? vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ ? Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. ? ?? ?listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ? ------------------------------------------------------------* ? 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) ??? ? ------------------------------------------------------------* ? ? ? ????????????????????????????? CLUBBING ? ?
? ------------------------------------------------------------* ? ? ? SUNSHINE COAST ?wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/SunshineCoastAmateurRadioClub/ Maleny????? VK4RSC 146.850 and 438.075?? VK4RSN 53.7 Noosa Heads VK4RSL 146.825 and 438.175?????? ? Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio Club can now confirm that Sunfest will be held Oct 24 10-2 @ Nambour Showgrounds, Sunshine Coast Queensland. ? The event will require tickets to be pre-purchased , and some great door prizes with an Icom 705 as the main prize. ? Event website will be up soon. ? Car boot style format UNDERCOVER but outdoors! ? Kind regards mark Roberts Club Publicity Officer and Vice President. ? TEXT ONLY - AWAITING FURTHER INFO AND AUDIO REPORT ? ? ------------------------------------------------------------* ? ? Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. ? As more and more people put their minds to coding apps for this hobby of amateur radio, the hobby is losing some of the mystique that was once called crystal ball gazing. With tremendous amounts of data being available the meteorologists and the space weather scientists are able to predict not only whether it is likely to be raining but also what the possible operating conditions should be. ? Behind us are the days when forecasting the weather meant sticking your head out a window to feel the breeze and feel if your face got wet. In more open spaces the old trick of wetting a finger and rotating it told you which direction the wind was from and depending on how quickly your finger dried, how strong it was. Well some of these techniques were somewhat apocryphal but you get the idea that planning for outside events was very much a stab in the dark, in most instances. The rules of thumb were a guide, like the Brisbane Exhibition, the Ekka, always brings the strong westerly winds. Now we have access to up to date data on sites such as the Bureau of Meteorology and reports to dedicated sites for the ham community. ? Talking of community, I had an experience, just recently, which was a good reminder of the fellowship that comes with the membership of amateur radio enthusiasts. I was completing on purchase at a local business and in taking my details the person serving me realised he knew the name and then the callsign which I use in my email address. This led to a friendly conversation on, would you believe, amateur radio, and our experiences and hopes for the hobby and all the topics that seem to spring up when we meet another ham. ? I have mentioned the traditions, the history and the camaraderie that is the spirit of amateur radio and here was another instance of this living out in practice. It is so wrong that there exist the misanthropes that try and spoil the enjoyment of the majority and the trolls who haven't matured enough to stop painting dirty words on the toilet walls at school. Admittedly some have progressed far enough to give us the benefits of their immaturity by using the words on social media and some can even spell them correctly! ? We amateurs have a history of welcoming all interested people into our throng and respect for our fellows is part of the practice we should all attempt to follow. ? Well things have moved along with the formal announcement of Sun Spot Cycle 25 but now our Met Bureau has formally announced a la Nina weather pattern for the Pacific Regions. We are being told that we should expect more wet days, possibly more cyclones but not to expect the dramatic weather that brought us flooding almost a decade ago. There is a certain confluence which may bring and sustain better operating conditions, particularly for HF but there should also be the caution to prepare for the unexpected. The bush fire season is upon us and the fire authorities are saying not to expect the la Nina to lessen their incidence. The cyclone season is coming and by the ferocity of the storm systems that have recently battered the northern hemisphere we should take those as a warning and clean up and batten down where necessary. ? With JOTA/JOTI coming up shortly we should take a leaf from Scouting and Be Prepared. ? I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? ? ? ? ?
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QNEWS - SEPTEMBER 27 VK4 ON AIR
QNEWS - SEPTEMBER 27 VK4 ON AIR
--------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? --------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* VK4 SILENT KEYS @ JULY 2020- MAY 2021 WIA YEAR SK CALL SK NAME ADVISED BY ex-VK4KJO Joachim Friedrich Ostrenski (Joe Ski) 9/920 (vk4zz) ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. In preparing for the summer season, I have managed to erect my previously used HF antenna on some fibreglass poles. The height is barely above the surrounding building gables and it also crosses over a metal awning and a metal clothes hoist, both of which lower the effective height above ground. This is of course, the constant challenge of radio amateurs living in suburbia and on smaller blocks designed to increase the housing density. Where we live has been settled for a few years and seems to have a largely older age group of residents. Now the reason I mention the relative age of the locality is that in this part of Queensland there is quite a high uptake of roof top solar photo-voltaics. This brings me to the point of the story and that is I have been trying to familiarise myself with a genuine 50 year plus, all valve transceiver. Like all these beasts, you turn them on and walk away until the valves are properly warmed and the electro-mechanical components have reached a stable temperature, then you tune it, as they used to say, for maximum smoke. Of course, we really don¡¯t want the magic smoke to leave parts of our gear because they then no longer work properly or at all. Now the issue is that on my re-erected antenna, I am receiving some signals but I am being plastered by electromagnetic smog. At the moment I haven't been able to identify discrete sources in the neighbourhood. Visually, I know there are plenty of PV installations, but the other items which might be involved are yet to be discovered. Needless to say, when the S-meter rises to a 40dB over 9 level on switch on, reading the mail on HF is really off the menu, to mix metaphors. I have been fortunate in other locations not to have been inundated with EMC issues and it brings home the sad and sorry lack of regulation that has afflicted users of the radio spectrum have incurred by deregulation. Let me explain. Back when the CB explosion was getting aluminium in the air, the then predecessor of the ACMA endeavoured to prevent the sale of 40 channel 11 meter radios. The Department of Trade fought back and some of the importers and vendors managed to get the issue into court. It was held that it would be a restraint of trade if the imports were banned and that selling them was alright too. The illegality only happened when the devices were connected for use. The dollar won that round at the expense of effective regulatory process. Since then we have had consumer goods marketed without suppression components, after approval was granted. Plasma TV¡¯s of course were legal as were early switch mode computer power supplies. Now we have led lighting, solar PV and linear wall power adaptors are banned, replaced with dirty switching supplies all too often. It is indicative that the inmates have taken over the asylum, when the US Coastguard recommends vessels turn off the led lighting to make satisfactory use of the two way radio system. The aviation industry is concerned at the level RF crud that emanates from ground sources and our regulators have the least numbers of field staff following up compliance that have been employed, probably in the last 75 years. If you think this is wrong well so do I. I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP. -------------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... 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QNEWS - SEPTEMBER 20 VK4 ON AIR
QNEWS - SEPTEMBER 20 VK4 ON AIR
--------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? --------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* VK4 SILENT KEYS @ JULY 2020- MAY 2021 WIA YEAR SK CALL SK NAME ADVISED BY ex-VK4KJO Joachim Friedrich Ostrenski (Joe Ski) 9/920 (vk4zz) ---------------------------------------------------------------------* ---------------------------------------------------------------------* CLUBBING ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Bunya Mts & District AmCom Inc wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/BunyaMountainsAndDistrictAmcom/ bunyaamcom.org.au Hello this is VK4GRB GARY AT FAIRYLAND for the Bunya Mountains and district Amateur Radio Club The Bunya Mountains and district Amateur Radio Club held the Clubs General and AGM meeting on Saturday morning the 5th of September 2020 by Zoom meeting The out come at the AGM is that all Positions on the management committee for the 2020-2021 year will be as follows. President; - Doug MacDonald VK4AMC. Vice President; - Peter Griffiths VK4POP. Secretary/Treasurer Neil Holmes VK4NF. Repeater Co-ordinator. Gary Bray VK4GRB. Wicen Officer Reg Kerslake VK4AQU. The Bunya Mountains and district Amateur Radio Club has 3 repeaters 2 M - VK4RED - 147.250 + offset FM / C4FM 91.5 Tone / Dalby town Repeater 2 M - VK4RET - 146.675 - offset FM / C4FM 91.5 Tone / Bunya Mountain Repeater 70CM - VK4RET - 438.700 - offset FM / C4FM 91.5 Tone / Bunya Mountain Repeater The 70CM - VK4RET 438.700 Has WIRES-X on it, the NODE: 38133 / ROOM: 48133 The Bunya Mountains and district Amateur Radio Club hold 2 Nets 2 M Wednesday night Net held on 146.675 Mhz 19:30 (7:30 pm) VK4BAD HF- Sunday night BAD Net held on 3.650 Mhz 19:30 (7:30) VK4BAD The HF Net will change time from 19:30 to 20:00 (8:00pm) from Sunday Night the 4th of October 2020 This is VK4GRB Gary at Fairyland for VK4BAD Bunya Mountains and district Amateur Radio Club , Yours On Radio And Net VK4GRB, 43 LD 109, 622 ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. I bet most of us have seen the banner headlines in the press and the amateur radio news sources. It is time to break out the DX spray and shine the antennas and make sure there is an adequate supply of electrons in the PC to lodge the eQSLs and logs. Sun Spot Cycle 25 has been officially announced this week past. For those who have never operated during times of increasing sunspot numbers, the next few years should provide a feast of interesting operations on the HF bands. Bands which currently appear dead to voice and CW will open up and regular skeds will be possible. Many people have just been able to access digital modes and they are finding the enhanced sensitivity is giving them DX that they haven't been able to otherwise attain. Not only will the weak signal modes come to life like most have never experienced but the old fashioned practice of using microphones will become popular once more. That is when we can enjoy periods of almost uninterrupted good conditions. I look forward to the next 4 to 5 years. Now to something else. I have mentioned how pleased I was to see the WIA release the Trial Foundation Test generator. Part of this was that some years ago I stuck my nose into books on adult education and learning. What a deep subject this is and to demonstrate, I would suggest people look up a reasonable library catalogue and see the extraordinary number of published books and articles that you can access. All too often people get treated as if they were product dropped off the end of a production line, the sausage machine analogy applies here. As educators have learned more about teaching, schools have had to adapt the teaching to suit the younger learners and in the adult learning field, there are several types of learners to be accommodated. With this in mind, the various resources that we have had for people wanting to master the theoretical aspect of amateur radio and electronics have addressed the certain number of learners who are adept in ¡°book¡± learning and classroom instruction from the previous WIA training. This scheme has been shifted somewhat with the AMC taking a different approach. What the trial examination does is provide a method of people testing their knowledge and understanding of the subject matter in their own home and at their own time. There is no question bank available to simply try and memorise the questions and answers and as the app rewrites the papers for each attempt, it isn¡¯t likely many people would remember the questions precisely. Anyway, there is ample precedent as when I first wanted to sit the test, the old papers were available at no charge from the local Radio Inspector¡¯s Office. Later there we I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? -------------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡® Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] -----------------------------SDNE------------------------------------* |
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QNEWS - SEPTEMBER 13 VK4 ON AIR
QNEWS - SEPTEMBER 13 VK4 ON AIR
--------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? --------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING QNEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* VK4 SILENT KEYS @ JULY 2020- MAY 2021 WIA YEAR SK CALL SK NAME ADVISED BY VK4KJO (ex callsign) Joachim Friedrich Ostrenski (Joe Ski) (vk4zz) Wednesday September 9 Joe passed peacefully in the Townsville University Hospital Palliative Care Ward Joe grew up in Germany during World War 2, eventually emigrated to South Australia but in the 1950s moved to the Burdekin establishing a farming business. He helped to establish the Burdekin Rice Mill in the 60s, then moved to Townsville establishing a marine retail business. He eventually sold that business, took to the sea a bit in his home built 15 metre catamaran. During his time at sea he made many contacts in Indonesia and for as long as he was able to, got involved with aid projects in that archipelago. 1980's saw Joe establish the famous Joe Ski Computer Shop in Ingham Road which he ran until he retired in 1993. Joe was a former Treasurer and Librarian for The Townsville Amateur Radio Club Inc. and was active as long as he could be in Amateur Radio. When old age dimmed vision and muffled hearing Radio Joe switched to digital mode monitoring. We are all going to miss his dynamic attitude to life and the experience he was able to bring to bear to solve problems. Vale Joe Ski ex-VK4KJO, Silent Key Still at sea a belated message in concerns the passing of VK4FHOY Cap'n Dan Van Blarcom VK4FHOY originally from Canada. Cap'n Dan fell in love with Australia in 1967 while serving onboard merchant vessels as Ships Electrician and swallowed the anchor in Brisbane. Work took him a number of places until he settled down a bit in the Whitsundays. Cap'n Dan was a correspondent on matters maritime for ABC Tropical North Mackay, lived for a long time in Airlie Beach and amongst his many accomplishments ran for State Parliament for the seat of Whitsundays three times, ran for local council a number of times, was a registered trainer, a qualified Ships Master, a writer and online journalist, served on the Whitsunday Local Marine Advisory Committee, had a hand in organising many Whitsunday events and did volunteer work with the Airlie Beach Naval Cadets, co-founded the Whitsundays Blessing of the Fleet event and was a staunch supporter for International "Talk Like a Pirate Day." He established what eventually became his main residence in Collinsville and up to his passing ran a security business there. For years he tried to get his Ham ticket but got too busy with other things however finally in November 2018 he was able to find some time in the schedule while visiting Townsville to successfully sit the Foundation Assessment and attained callsign VK4FHOY - to reflect his nautical background. After several attempts he looked like he was able to finally retire and get the HF transceiver on the air, however health issues finally got him and he passed away in Mackay Hospital around August 8th 2020 aged 69 years. Cap'n Dan was a member of The Townsville Amateur Radio Club Inc. and a large number of community groups in the Whitsundays. Vale Cap'n Dan Van Blarcom VK4FHOY, Silent Key. (__Gavin Reibelt VK4ZZ Australian RadioAmateur____) ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. I try to fathom what is the one thing that has kept me interested in things such as clubs as much as this hobby. I remember my high school days when I was finding a thrill in stagecraft and acting. I got to take part in some school plays and also taken into the fold of the local dramatic society. Yes I was interested and curious about these things but there was a reason the nerves were overcome. It was the interest and encouragement from my teachers and the members of the acting troupe. As I developed more interest in radio and had spent long hours sitting by the family console radio which had shortwave, it was the interest and encouragement of the amateurs that took me under their wing and the local repair men who offered me the broken chassis that customers no longer wanted, to use for parts. I remember these times with gratitude and fondness from a youth and young adult being encouraged to find the enjoyment, you might say love, of the art and science we now call radio. So I think we have a bit of this nostalgia left in us and can we share it and encourage the curious and interested in joining us on a journey of lifelong learning and friendship? Does the club that you are a member of encourage new people to join in and does it go out of its way to make them not only feel welcome on the first visit but welcome enough to come back? I believe it is the encouragement and support that we give to others that makes our hobby grow. Some service clubs have successful formulas to introduce and sustain membership. Our radio, electronics and maker type clubs, from the outside, appear to attract and hold the same sort of peer group without expanding the horizon to see opportunities waiting to the sides. I spoke of my introduction to this back when electron tubes reigned and perhaps many will relate to the years of CB as their early memories. Today we have a new generation of people who haven¡¯t lived with rotary dial telephones, black and white televisions and without the internet. We need to lift our sights to the current stream of electronics and use of integrated radio and linking systems. We need to start thinking of what people are enjoying and using and how these things relate to us and our hobby. We need to do what most generations have not really been able to do well and that is accept and relate to young people and the youth culture of today. So of course, the more diverse is our club membership in experience, the better able to find someone who can be the mentor to another person who looks around the clubhouse door. It is just a matter of doing what the radio amateur has done for over a hundred years and that is encourage people to enjoy the journey that a level of electronics provides. We just need to be sincere in what we say and do in dealing with our friends and amateur radio creates so many close and worthwhile friendships. I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition QNEWS. 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QNEWS - SEPTEMBER 6 VK4 ON AIR
QNEWS - SEPTEMBER 6 VK4 ON AIR
--------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? --------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* CLUBBING ---------------------------------------------------------------------* 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 ¨C 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* 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? -------------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... 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QNEWS - AUGUST 30 VK4 ON AIR
QNEWS - AUGUST 30 VK4 ON AIR
---------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? ---------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* VK4 SILENT KEYS @ JULY 2020- MAY 2021 WIA YEAR SK CALL SK NAME ADVISED BY ---------------------------------------------------------------------* ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. One of the most important items for a body to have is way of sparking interest amongst the mildly curious. The side show spruiker has a job to catch the passing trade and the paper and magazine have covers aimed at grabbing attention. The YouTube video gets your interest by the strangely caricaturish thumbnail. So what are the things that will grab the attention of the passerby and make them take the tentative steps to ask a question? We are talking of amateur radio and the plethora of different facets that display this hobby. I have my particular interests and you all have yours but what is the one thing that you can share that will start a conversation? A few years back there was an expression in common currency that said in considering important issue that we should think globally and act locally. To this end, we can consider what it is needed to bring more interest in ham radio to the wider populace. Should we have a continuing program of advertising, showing the fun, the challenges and the benefits to us as individuals and our locality? What has grabbed your attention from national bodies such as RSGB and ARRL in the membership campaigns that they have run? There is nothing to be ashamed of in using good ideas to spark our own thinking. Now if we admit that we could be doing more to attract people to the hobby, Australia wide, the next thing is just what can we do locally? Well this is where I toss things over to you. You are the people who are familiar with your own community; who know whether it is a rich mixture of young and old and all those in between. Locally, we have a sense of what is happening and whether the school community is strong, the community organisations are working well and so on and so forth. We shouldn¡¯t discount the value of local knowledge and we should use it, where we can. Having got our heads around what our area is like, then we can move on to what is going to work where we live. It is no point trying to place a static display in the local electronics store if it closed down several years ago. Would spot announcements in the community notice board on the local TV and radio station work? Would organising a chat with the local newspaper work? Whoops, most print ones have gone online in the regions! Would a gift to the local library and the offer of of some brochures attract readers and so on and so forth is the way to brain storm these suggestions, locally. There are more methods but then we are in the midst of health situation and that can be a good reason to think of helping people stay mentally alert during the restrictions. We can¡¯t really palm the answers off to someone else, it is our recreation and even those who have been enjoying it the longest can remember what got them started. All we need now is to find the manner which will help others get started too. I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? -------------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡® Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] -----------------------------SDNE------------------------------------* |
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QNEWS - AUGUST 23 VK4 ON AIR
QNEWS - AUGUST 23 VK4 ON AIR
---------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? ---------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* ---------------------------------------------------------------------* CLUBBING ---------------------------------------------------------------------* CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/CentralHighlandsAmateurRadioClub/ Hey ! Listen Up ! Good News ! The famous and popular Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club AGM weekend is definitely on this year, happening at Lake Maraboon Holiday Village, approximately 25km southwest of Emerald, Central Queensland from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th September. Apart from the Annual General Meeting there will be the famous Mega Auction of Treasure, a Multi Draw Raffle, the Money Board, a sumptuous Meal Package gathered by CHARC volunteers and cooked up by the Iron Faraday Cage Chefs plus a chance to catch up at one of the best spots in Central Queensland. Want to come along ? You need to let Events Co-ordinator Helen VK4FHEL know your attendance for catering and you also need to book into the Village now as accommodation is evaporating fast! Self-contained and can't get into the Village? Contact Bob/VK4CWL to find out about off-site options. Remember, Helen/VK4FHEL needs your catering numbers NOW ! Don't grumble if you show up unannounced or miss the September 21st deadline and have no din dins to eat ! Now, need more info about this fabulous weekend away for Hams and Support Crews? Check out the Text Edition of this news or surf to the Central Highlands Club Website, the TARC Website, the CHARC, TARC, MARA, RADAR, or Gladstone FaceBook pages for more about the Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club AGM Weekend 2020. This is Gavin/VK4ZZ, Publicity Officer for the CHARCinc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. At times the convenience of the modern PC is an annoyance when it develop a problem which can¡¯t be simply overcome. So it was for me, recently, when I suffered from the dreaded Windows 10 issue that I had read about. I thought that by authorising the update that had arrived and walking away for the process to go ahead whilst I went on with other things, everything would be alright. Well that didn¡¯t quite work out. All seemed well however when I fired up the following morning, there was an interesting issue. The WiFi connection to the home network was lost. Nothing that I tried would resolve the issue and with no alternative, I had to reset the operating system. That resolved the WiFi issue but in doing so it removed a number of pieces of software that I use and with it the saved copies of material. The software is reloaded and the computer is running as it should be. It now looks like I had best employ an outboard storage device because when you can¡¯t just restore to a previous date you can¡¯t pick up where you left off. There is some nice news coming from the sky watchers and particularly those who monitor the activity on the surface of the sun. More evidence of the awakening of Solar Cycle 25 is happening with holes, flares and storms creating a bit of excitement for the users of HF radio, in particular. As much as some people are frustrated with band conditions and particularly the electric hash that modern technology is radiating, there is hope that DX with low power on shortwave will become a reality for the analogue modes, again. The results that many operators are achieving with QRP digital would seem unbelievable to those with only voice mode experience. So I have to wonder what reactions you have had to the challenges that I threw out in the text edition of QNews, last week. It seemed to have a wider uptake than simply within the VK4 network with it being republished in the UK, USA and inter-state. To repeat for those who missed it, I will read those parts again. ..today we seem to have a system that is largely acknowledged as belonging to the horse and cart era. With the phenomenal publicity given to our high speed internet, via the NBN, and the encroaching 5G networks we still have exam papers, put in envelopes with a stamp and mailed around the country for marking. What happened to the paperless office that was touted 20 or more years ago? It is totally beyond the ken of modern thinking people that exams aren¡¯t conducted and assessed online. It is ridiculous that the very government departments that guide cyber developments have allowed this regressive system to remain. Realistically, we seem to have dropped the ball on enticing younger people to trying our hobby because the marketing that they see is decidedly old fashioned to them. We seem to have thrown the Teddy out of the cot over having entry level licensing and heavens forbid, now they have access to digital modes. Isn¡¯t it time to come out from behind the barbecue and give others a chance to join us on the airwaves? I¡¯m Geoff Emery VK4ZPP and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? -------------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡® Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] -----------------------------SDNE------------------------------------* |
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QNEWS AUGUST 16 EDITION
QNEWS - AUGUST 16 VK4 ON AIR
---------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? ---------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* CLUBBING Ipswich & District Radio Club wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/IpswichAndDistrict/ For a full list of repeaters - vk4wip.org.au This is an update Aug 16, from Ipswich and District Radio Club. Members are reminded the annual general meeting now be on Zoom only It was to be held at the clubhouse, but the change to Zoom on Saturday August 22 from 10am has been done with the health and well-being of members in mind. All positions on the executive committee will be declared vacant and new office bearers will be elected. Nomination forms were emailed last month. Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan VK4HIT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* QNEWS HOUSEKEEPING For those who download automatically from vk7ax'S SITE or from the wiaq qnews site (thanks to vk4blp) might I suggest you arrange the download time as 0400 utc Saturdays. Now if you DO replay this news disturbing info in from our provider who has noticed a huge increase in data transfer from the wiaq site. Does anyone know who belongs to 124.187.40.133 cpe-124-187-40-133.qb03.qld.asp.telstra.net They have consumed more than 24 % of data from the website. The next largest data consumption of around 5% was one other place, with everyone else well under it. It appears someone may be playing the news DIRECTLY from the server, rather than downloading it and playing it from their own node/site. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. This has been one of the weekends when a contest marks an important date. The Remembrance Day Contest, the RD as it is called and known as the friendly contest has coincided with the week in which the dropping of the first atomic bombs were remembered and with the memorial of 75 years since the end of World War 2. For those old enough to remember, it is a time of quiet reflection and for the former and serving service personnel it is a reminder of the awful price that war inflicts. For amateur radio it is the time to remember those who enjoyed this hobby and who served and died. Just as Australia, those 75 years ago came out of the smoke and toil of battle that settled over the whole country with civilians committed to the ¡°war effort¡±, there was a sense of direction and the hope of renewal. Before the war was over, there had been planning for peace, and much of what was built over the last seventy years grew on that foundation. New houses, new public works brought what was full employment for many years and businesses grew to service the peace time community. Without becoming maudlin or nostalgic, I really think it is time for a reconstruction of this hobby. There were the structural changes to the WIA, some 12 years ago, and there has been a redesign of the licence structure. But today we seem to have a system that is largely acknowledged as belonging to the horse and cart era. With the phenomenal publicity given to our high speed internet, via the NBN, and the encroaching 5G networks we still have exam papers, put in envelopes with a stamp and mailed around the country for marking. What happened to the paperless office that was touted 20 or more years ago? It is totally beyond the ken of modern thinking people that exams aren¡¯t conducted and assessed on line. It is ridiculous that the very government departments that guide cyber developments have allowed this regressive system to remain. Realistically, we seem to have dropped the ball on enticing younger people to trying our hobby because the marketing that they see is decidedly old fashioned to them. We seem to have thrown the Teddy out of the cot over having entry level licensing and heavens forbid, now they have access to digital modes. Now if you think that I am throwing out some challenges here, you are darned right that I am. Here in a country that has benefited from radio and electronics we are letting slip the chance to recruit and imbue our neighbours, young and old, with some learning and a love of exploring a whole field of science and technology. Isn¡¯t it time to come out from behind the barbecue and give others a chance to join us on the airwaves? I¡¯m Geoff Emery VK4ZPP and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? -------------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡® Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] -----------------------------SDNE------------------------------------* |
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QNEWS - AUGUST 9 VK4 ON AIR
QNEWS - AUGUST 9 VK4 ON AIR
---------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? ---------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ CLUBBING Ipswich & District Radio Club wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/IpswichAndDistrict/ For a full list of repeaters - vk4wip.org.au Here is an update from Ipswich and District Radio Club. Members are reminded the annual general meeting now be on Zoom only It was to be held at the clubhouse, but the change to Zoom on Saturday August 22 from 10am has been done with the health and well-being of members in mind. All positions on the executive committee will be declared vacant and new office bearers will be elected. Nominations should be forwarded to the secretary by August 15th secretary@... Nomination forms were emailed last month. A reminder too, that to be eligible to vote at the AGM members must be financial. Membership fees fall due at the time of the AGM annual membership remains at $35, or $25 concession. And don¡¯t forget, amateur radio has been practicing social distancing for over 100 years. All of us are experts at it. Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan VK4HIT. QNEWS HOUSEKEEPING AGAIN AUGUST 9 For those who download automatically from vk7ax'S SITE or from the wiaq qnews site (thanks to vk4blp) might I suggest you arrange the download time as 0400 utc Saturdays. Now if you DO replay this news disturbing info in from our provider who has noticed a huge increase in data transfer from the wiaq site. Does anyone know who belongs to 124.187.40.133 cpe-124-187-40-133.qb03.qld.asp.telstra.net They have consumed more than 24 % of data from the website. The next largest data consumption of around 5% was one other place, with everyone else well under it. It appears someone may be playing the news DIRECTLY from the server, rather than downloading it and playing it from their own node/site. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. It was pointed out last week that there were no less than 3 space probes heading towards the planet Mars. This is happening whilst the world contends with pandemic. The coincidences that occur in the field of discovery can be quite interesting when we think about them. The tabloid press will make great stories from these instances and many magazines that are now disappearing from our news stands have feasted on notoriety and coincidence. In the fields of electricity there were the so called wars between DC current and AC for distribution of electricity. Thomas Edison who had once employed Nicola Tesla found themselves on opposite sides. The incandescent light bulb saw Edison and Swan arguing who should hold the patents and in the early days of radio, Hertz established the principles of electromagnetic radiation but the practical application of wireless is credited to Marconi, in western countries and the Americas but there are at least contenders from Russia and Japan who could challenge the history. As time has moved on, the contributions of the lone inventor such as John Logie Baird, who took the principle of the Knipkow disk and the wireless technology to prove television was feasible, is less likely to succeed against the corporate developers. RCA, Radio Corporation of America, almost simultaneously with Baird was developing fully electronic TV transmission and the Germans probably hold the record for the first public transmissions of TV from the notorious Nazi badged Olympic games of the mid 1930¡¯s. Now if you are fanatical about history, you can use your search engine or even an old fashioned library to research these types of things. If you are like the rest of us you take these stories and tuck them away or forget them until something reminds us. Most of the amazing discoveries that provide the platforms for our daily activities tend to be lost unless we stumble over the stories or they are presented in some reading material. An interesting find was from the author who investigated successful sporting teams. The ones that rose to the top of their competitions were the ones who had a charismatic leader on the field. Once that player was gone, the teams lost their winning capacity. With solo or individual sporting events, such as cycling, swimming and athletics we have seen nominal barriers and then a cluster of people will emerge to challenge the barrier. This should be telling us something and if we could easily translate it into practice we would see our amateur radio bodies rise up and prosper. Leadership can make a big difference and challenges can spur people to excel. At the same time we should not be angered if others come up with ideas that are the same as our own. Scepticism bordering on paranoia is the domain of social media and it doesn¡¯t benefit the individual or our hobby. If people chose to enjoy the historical side of this pursuit then that is fine. Many people enjoy the challenge of Morse code and telegraphy predates wireless by almost 50 years. If people wish to enjoy digital aspects of amateur radio that is fine too. The challenge is to self educate and to use the interest and tools available. I¡¯m Geoff Emery and that¡¯s what I think¡.how about you? -------------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡® Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] -----------------------------SDNE------------------------------------* |
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QNEWS airs August 2
QNEWS - AUGUST 2 VK4 ON AIR
---------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? ---------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* ---------------------------------------------------------------------* QNEWS HOUSEKEEPING For those who download automatically from vk7ax'S SITE or from the wiaq qnews site (thanks to vk4blp) might I suggest you arrange the download time as 0400 utc Saturdays. Now if you DO replay this news disturbing info in from our provider who has noticed a huge increase in data transfer from the wiaq site. Does anyone know who belongs to 124.187.40.133 cpe-124-187-40-133.qb03.qld.asp.telstra.net They have consumed more than 24 % of data from the website. The next largest data consumption of around 5% was one other place, with everyone else well under it. It appears someone may be playing the news DIRECTLY from the server, rather than downloading it and playing it from their own node/site. (text only edition) ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. There is one of those humorous expressions which contain more than a grain of truth and that is ¡° a camel is a horse designed by a committee.¡± That¡¯s to say when you have a nice idea and you give it to a cluster of people to refine it turns out less than you thought. During the week, The ACMA released a statement that the Syllabus Review Committee was being disbanded because it could not achieve consensus. Here was the idea that the regulator, its assessment contractor and the amateur community could sit at a table with a brief to follow and come up with agreement. Those of us who watched the Wireless Institute of Australia Annual General Meeting via video link will have heard the President, Greg Kelly VK2GPK, in answer to a question explain that there has been a pattern of interference from an acknowledged group of people and this had disrupted the WIA from full attention to it¡¯s primary purposes. These are my words as the final version of the video has not been posted as yet. So this idea of having a consensual committee seems good on paper but it does not recognise the reality that there has been one peak representative body, the body that the ACMA sponsors to the World Radio Conferences and which also sends representatives to the IARU and there has been an antagonistic stance from an apparent club which was given status of a peak body at the table. If the public record is anything to go by, this thoroughbred was doomed to be less of a camel and more of a spiny anteater. On another note, with the impending announcement of our new WIA Board, I think it is time to ask how many directors have completed the available training in company governance? It is critical to the proper running of any organisation that the people charged with running it are up to the mark, not only with the aims of the body, but the law and regulations that control its operation. Under the Company¡¯s Act, the penalties for not following correct procedures can be extremely high. Not knowing the rules is not the answer that the ASIC will accept. The reason I put this question is that for many years, the WIA was seen as the exemplar to the Amateur club network and whilst the majority of radio-electronics clubs are now incorporated under state legislation and the requirements aren¡¯t as onerous as the Corporations Act, there is that introductory statement that the body can perform all legal functions to achieve its aims. We need to remember the rules when we set out to help our fellow members. I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and that¡¯s what I think, how about you? -------------------- A PODCAST IS AVAILABLE HERE--------------------* listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:- Send SCRIPT to qnews@... send audio to wia.org.au/members/broadcast/upload/ QNEWS Tips to get MORE out of your weekly newscast on VK4WIA If you would like to submit club news items for inclusion in QNEWS broadcasts, please email your item in text to:- qnews@... THEN submit audio:- To submit audio email qnews@... and ask for the current password then read "how to submit items" in the weekly news page on wia.org.au/members/broadcast/contribute/ Remember the sooner you submit audio material the more the likelihood of it being broadcast in the very next edition QNEWS. Each item will only be broadcast once, if you want a couple of mentions, please submit different slants to keep your event 'fresh .¡® Subscribe: [email protected] Group Owner: [email protected] Help: [email protected] TO CEASE GETTING THIS EMAILED SERVICE:- Unsubscribe: [email protected] -----------------------------SDNE------------------------------------* |
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QNEWS for JULY 26 sent from wia mail system
QNEWS - JULY 26 VK4 ON AIR
---------------------------------------------------------------------* DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK? ---------------------------------------------------------------------* THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICE Available in Audio RIGHT NOW wiaq.org.au/ftp/vk4_qnews_64.mp3 OR vk7ax.id.au/wianews/ Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS) in your podcast. listennotes.com/podcasts/q-news-ar-news-from-queensland-qnews-vk4bb-SHd0OpZILt1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------* VK4 SILENT KEYS @ 2019-2020 OUR LAST WIA YEAR SK CALL SK NAME ADVISED BY VK4CL (Aug 2 ) Chris Lowe (vk4vp) VK4VTE (Aug 5 ) Terry Eastlake (Gonzo) (tarc newsletter) VK4UV (Aug 6 ) Don Chatfield (vk4fuq) VK4GT (Aug 8 ) Warren Heaton (vk4hit) VK4GM (Aug 12 ) Gordon Adams (vk4acc) VK4CDL (Sep 15 ) Brad Booth VK4CDL/VK2BJB (vk4zz) VK4GL (Oct 7 ) David Gemell (vk4yac) VK4WB (Nov 6 ) Bill Booth (vk4kx) VK4SU (Dec 28 ) Arnold Youngberg (vk4zzp) VK4FUY (Jan 1 ) Dave Edmunds (vk4zz) VK4KVT ( Jan 6 ) Victor Tarhanoff (vk4hit) VK4TEC (Jan 24 ) Andrew Rich (vk4na) VK4DMC (Feb 18 ) Dale McCarthy (vk4sdd) VK4AA (Mar 22 ) Samantha Scafe (Colleen Scafe) VK4VRS (?) Reg Sothman (vk4zpp) VK4JM (June 23) Rusty McGrath (vk4zpp) ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Ipswich & District Radio Club wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/IpswichAndDistrict/ For a full list of repeaters - vk4wip.org.au For Q news 26 July 2020 Here is an update from Ipswich and District Radio Club. Members are reminded of the annual general meeting to be held at the clubhouse on Saturday August 22 from 10am ¨C with social distancing of course. All positions on the executive committee will be declared vacant and new officer bearers will be elected. Nominations should be forwarded to the secretary by August 15th ¨C by post or email to secretary@... Nomination forms were emailed earlier this month. A reminder too, that to be eligible to vote at the AGM members must be financial. Membership fees fall due at the time of the AGM ¨C annual membership remains at $35, or $25 concession. Again, details were issued earlier this month. Club secretary Greg VK4GJW is to be congratulated for keeping members updated through regular emails and hosting Zoom meetings for the club¡¯s business and social nights during this time of Covid. And don¡¯t forget, amateur radio has been practicing social distancing for over 100 years. All of us are experts at it. Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan Roebuck, VK4HIT. DARLING DOWNS RADIO CLUB wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/DarlingDownsRadioClub/ vk4wid@... For the Darling Downs Radio Club Incorporated, the Community Venues, Level 3, City Library Building have been booked for our Annual General Meeting, at 7:00 PM, Monday 27th July. Access to the car park from Victoria St, Toowoomba. Attendees will have to comply with the Toowoomba Regional Council COVid plan. I hope to see members there. This is Dougal VK4EKA for the Darling Downs Radio Club Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Hello, I¡¯m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I¡¯ve been thinking. During the week I saw a press report that as a result of the pandemic, the social sporting clubs were heading for disaster if they could not obtain financing of more money than I could dream of. This was determined by an Australia wide survey and the results show many small sporting clubs will probably close and never re-open. With many sports there are on going costs throughout the playing season such as affiliation dues for players and field officials, insurances, equipment not covered by sponsorship, transport to venues and so the list goes on. Not many of our clubs face such demands but it got me to thinking of how they are surviving with the usual sources of revenue boosting closed off. The public sausage sizzle, the car boot sale or the swap meet events have been off the calendar and I note that cancellations are still occurring but largely interstate. There would be few clubs that operate successfully that do not have to resort to passing the hat around in some form or another. How has your club been surviving financially so far? What has it got in the wind to keep things going or does it have enough reserves in kitty to meet the expected outgoings? What would it mean to the majority of members if the treasurer stood up and announced that the club had to close because it could not longer afford to operate? I know there will be many in the business community grappling with this precise issue but at the social level there will be clubs like ours wondering if the sky has fallen in, too. Even if things do look favourable and the club has continued with video conferencing and now social distancing, the executive will have been reviewing the matter and looking at alternative strategies. A trend that has beset the community for the last couple of decades is that volunteering has become largely the activity of the senior citizens. The result is that often the chances of recruiting new members is reduced. As I mentioned previously, a community group in my local area has called for expressions of interest for all it¡¯s executive positions. So with numbers being stagnant or reducing, just what are the options for funding? Upping the fees is never welcome and depending on the mix of members, it may price several out of the club all together. We all have a familiarity with our local area and it may be necessary to seek sponsorship if other means of fund raising aren't available. With sponsorship there is a quid pro quo that for the donation you agree to display or otherwise promote the business or activity of the donor. Getting your picture before the media with your sponsor¡¯s name and logo is perhaps the first step in showing the club¡¯s value. So what I am suggesting is if the bank account looks like it is heading into the red, putting the many heads together and exploring solutions is an important activity in keeping the doors open. 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