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QNEWS - DECEMBER 27 VK4 ON AIR

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DID YOUR CLUB TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?


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VK4 SILENT KEYS 2020 CALENDER YEAR

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)
ex-VK4KJO Joachim Ostrenski (Joe Ski) 9/9/20 (vk4zz)
VK4CNP Norm Philips 20/10/20 (vk4bat)
ex-VK4FPJT Paul J Turner 22/10/20 (vk4bb)
VK4HBN Alan Whiting 20/11/20 (vk4zz)
VK4KAL Gordon Loveday 24/11/20 (vk4zz)


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

It is time that the wrapping paper has been cleared away and the Christmas
meal and
the cold cuts of Boxing Day are sitting as friendly reminders of a special
time.
Hopefully the presents found their rightful owners and the wished for
items have
been unpacked and displayed and are now lovingly displayed in the shack.

It seems the celestial gods are conspiring to stop me seeing events of
singular
display. When I was small and at my Grandmother’s knee, I was entranced at
her
memory of watching Halley’s comet and looked forward when my turn came. I was
working when the main display was expected and fortunately I was able to
view the
sky. There was 100% cloud cover, that night. So it was with the past week
of the
concurrence of Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky. There was partial
cloud cover
but which ever way I looked there was no “Christmas Star” to be seen.

It has been a feature of the age that the Christmas greetings aren’t
coming by post
but arriving electronically. I have been trying to follow the various
announcements
regarding the new and proven research in the sciences. One thing that is
striking is
that various laboratories around the world are progressing the knowledge and
practice of quantum. The pure science and the applied technology are signs
that the
race towards a fully functional quantum computer is getting more and more
serious.
This made me think that as we now have satellites beaming internet using
terahertz
frequencies, or if you will, light from lasers, to communicate just what
the future
holds in store for this hobby of ours.

My teeth were cut in the era of physical construction and you could look
at a radio
and identify all the components because the technology was analogue. As
the shift
towards digital technology took place, mysterious combinations of active
and passive
components appeared and they were black box components with the secrets
guarded by
patents and intellectual property rights. We have moved along with more
and more of
the components that underlie the technology we use being defined in
firmware with
software enhancement and updating. Some of the newest transceivers are
classic
examples of digital and SDR design.

Whether Moore’s Law will apply in the communications market the way it
indicated the
progress of computing, I don’t know. When will we seriously begin to use
terahertz
frequencies as a normal part of our self learning? When will we take for
granted the
implications of quantum physics and use the technology that is at the
laboratory
phase today?

I feel that the future has many exciting things to bring us and we shouldn’t
languish in melancholy reflection on past glories.

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



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CLUBBING

I'd like to thank those who supplied audio news for us this
calender year from the active radio clubs here in VK4.


Gary VK4GRB Bunya Mountains and district Amateur Radio Club

Colin VK4MCC Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club

Dougal VK4EKA Darling Downs.

Alan VK4HIT Ipswich and District AR Club.

Robert VK4TFN Redcliffe Amateur Radio Club


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QNEWS Social Scene

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

Happy New Year, EVERYBODY.

VK4 - VKCC Get-Together Norman Hotel Dec 27 (vk4ts)


TARC will count down the minutes and seconds until 2021
utilising the original Talking Clock on the Townsville
VHF Repeater, VK4PQ AllStarLink and Echolink Nodes
and VK4MSS AllStar Link node (vk4zz)



TARC Australia Day Long Week Family Radio Camp
Thursday afternoon 21st to Tuesday afternoon 26th
January at Girl Guides Association of Queensland
Campsite and Training Centre Bluewater. (vk4zz)


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

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

vk4wis.org

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


VK2 - WYONG FIELD DAY February 28 ( vk4zz)

Central Highlands Amateur Radio Club will participate in
the John Moyle Memorial Field Day Contest March 20 and
21st at the Model Aero Club, Mosquito Creek. (vk4zz)


REDFEST 2021 April Ten (vk4tfn)

The Clairview Gathering where Radio Amateurs meet
between Rockhampton and Mackay is one of the main
revenue raisers for the Rockhampton and District
Amateur Radio Club and Mackay Amateur Radio Association.
30th April to Monday morn 3rd May
(vk4zz)

Central Highlands ARC Theresa Creek Campout is from
Friday 28th 'til Sunday 30th May at Theresa Creek Dam
southwest of Clermont (vk4zz)


VK3 - ALARAMEET 2021 Bendigo VK3 October 1 - 4 (vk5yl)








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