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QNEWS AUGUST 18 2024 - VK4 ON AIR

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DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?


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VK4 SILENT KEYS @ WIA YEAR FROM MAY 6 2024

SK CALL SK NAME DATE ADVISED BY

VK4PS ALAN STEPHENSON 23/05/24 (vk4zz)
VK4FANG ROGER HARNDEN 22/07/24 (vk4zz)
VK4CWJ GORDON WEBSTER July 2024 (vk4vp)
VK4SWR JOE SEBAST5IANI 03/07/24 (vk4zz)


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Ipswich & District Radio Club

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


This is Allan VK4HIT with news from Ipswich and District Radio Club.

Club members are reminded the annual general meeting will be held Saturday
August 24 from 10am. To be eligible to vote at the AGM members must by
financial prior to the start of the meeting. Please check your emails for
payment details in the July minutes.

Current secretary and WICEN coordinator Greg VK4GJW indicated he will be
stepping down from both rolls after eight years. Nominations are open for
all positions with Greg also encouraging new eyes and new blood on the
executive.

From the WICEN report – the Guzzler Ultra marathon was held on July 20 and
21. Communications went well with the 50 km and 100 km events covered.
This is the biggest event of the year with 731 runners. A total of 23
volunteers (operators, helpers and feet on the ground from other clubs)
made it happen and funds raised contribute to the running costs of the
clubhouse.

And commencing Tuesday night September 3 will be another Foundation
course. There’s room for four candidates, and so far one person has
registered. So it’s first in best dressed. Register your interest with the
club’s training officer Greg VK4GJW. (VK4GJW@...)

Reporting from Ipswich this is Allan, VK4HIT.






Redcliffe and Districts radio club.


Redcliffe Club Carboot Sale Quick Reminder

Greetings from the Redcliffe and Districts Radio Club VK4RC
Robert Thomson VK4TFN here.

The Redcliffe Club Carboot Sale is on Saturday 24th August at 9:00 AM
at our club house in MacFarlane Park in Klingner Road, Kippa Ring in
the City of Redcliffe.

Go to redclifferadioclub.org.au for more information.

Thank you and 73 from the Redcliffe and Districts Radio Club VK4RC.





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

As the last hurrahs have died down and the athletes have made their way
home, the
next major calendar event is, of course, the Paralympics. It is
significant that we
celebrate this band of sports people because they exemplify what can
happen if you
deal with what is real and follow your dreams as to what is possible.

Just as the Invictus Games provide meaning to military veterans in
redefining their
sense of self and gain confidence in achievements in a new facet of life,
so other
bodies with positive outlooks can give support.

Perhaps, I can take the ethos of these movements and apply it to our own
pursuit of
Amateur Radio. As life’s events overtake us, we can find ourselves in
circumstances
that we never dreamed of in our younger years.

Many of us will have explored the “self help” industry in its various
marketing
forms but I am not equating a positive outlook with unrealistic
expectations for
people.

Various studies, of real world situations, have shown that a positive
outlook is
very beneficial to health and longevity. This is not some “airy-fairy”
form of
academic research but the outcomes amongst people such as you and me. So
if the
outcomes for cancer patients can be better amongst people with a good
outlook and
military retirees suffering high levels of condition such as PTSD it seems we
already have the evidence of how beneficial these informal supports can be.

I remember how, in the CB boom years there were clubs formed that provided a
community for people not only interested in citizens band but also came
from similar
backgrounds and life experience. There was much benefit amongst club
members because
people became engaged in activities outside their normal life.

We do have a few organisations where amateur radio is a prime focus for
members of
certain professions, faith bodies and service organisations. If we look at
the
groups that have been succeeding over time, they all seem, to my eye, to
have an
outlook which is driven by positive outcomes.

In recent times we have seen videos, web and social media posts hanging on
gaining
the maximum viewing by suggesting the death of amateur radio. This form of
click
bait is also what causes the mental health professions to warn of the bad
effects
the negative news and propaganda has on young peoples’ outlook. Continuing
a diet of
bad news has been shown to contribute to suicidal thoughts for people
suffering
stress and depression.

So here we have an activity that links us around the world and encourages
everyone
to be part of the action in ways that suit our own circumstance. Here we
have a
structure that supports clubs where people can physically meet and share
social
activities. Here we have an opportunity to look in the mirror and if we
have a poor
image we have the chance to change and look at what we can do and
disregard what we
肠补苍’迟.

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



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Social Scene

The Redcliffe Club will hold their Car Boot Sale Saturday 24 August
at the club house, MacFarlane Park, Kippa Ring. (vk4tn)



GOLD COAST HAMFEST OCTOBER 13 at Nerang Country Paradise
Parklands 231 Beaudesert-Nerang Road Nerang. (vk4DMH)





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