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QNEWS APRIL 07 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 13 2023

SK CALL SK NAME DATE ADVISED BY
VK4OD PETER HARDING 10 JULY 2023 vk4bab
VK4SOA SYD ABRAHAMS 18 AUGUST vk4eka
VK4KCC GRAHAM ANDERSON 9 SEPTEMBER vk7ev
VK4CCF JEFF STINSON 1 OCTOBER vk4zz
VK4FZAK MAREE CHURCHILL 8 OCTOBER vk4djc
VK5QD x VK4AFO
AUB McKIBBEN 21 NOVEMBER vk4yt
VK4SL SYD LYON 9 DECEMBER vk4hit
VK4MRC ROD CARDELL 17 DECEMBER vk4kx
VK3FPL/4 PETER LORD 17 DECEMBER vk4eo

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

How time flies when you are having fun, goes the old expression and
here it is a week on from the pranksters’ favourite day of the year.
I saw some amusing posts and some that were a little hard to place in
the April Fool genre, this year round. Still no doubt many people
managed to get “caught” out by the pranks and provide a good laugh at
themselves.

At the moment, the weather seems to be celebrating the great US
Groundhog Day with barely a day passing along the coast without rain.
It was actually a surprise that we had one afternoon and the following
day with golden rays of sunshine and then the pattern resumed with
storms washing the happy smiles from people’s faces.

Many will have noticed that the most recent entry into the commercial
electronics magazine field has succumbed to the current economic
malaise. Diyode magazine has closed its doors and we have but one fully
commercial publication of Silicon Chip to fill the space on the
newsagents shelves. It was perhaps an heroic venture to begin with when
the likes of Electronics Australia and AEM having closed before. Sadly
the amount of material being published which directly related to
amateur radio has been in decline over this time also. Publishers have
told us that it has been due to the changes in available products
around which they could develop kit construction projects.

We have been fortunate that old hands such as Jim Rowe, former Editor
of EA, has kept his pen dipped in ink and contributed useful articles
to Silicon Chip. With items sourced from the great cornucopia of
electronics manufacturing, Asia, there remains the opportunity to
continue a level of homebrew, DIY that helps us in our hobby.

Sadly, over the years and because of the nature of junk box
collections, projects which make it into the various radio enthusiast
journals often can not be replicated because certain parts are no
longer stocked or the esoteric nature of the project puts it beyond the
level of the journal readers.

So it was heartening to pick up a copy of the April Silicon Chip an
article “Becoming an Amateur Radio Operator” by David, VK3DSM.
This small booklet (I call it that because of its breadth and length)
runs from page 22 through to page 35 with text and illustrations.
What a heartening development to once again see such material being
published in the commercial field. Our own Amateur Radio Magazine does
get distributed though the newsagency chain but like many specialist
publications, a lot of people believe it just preaches to the
converted.

If you haven’t seen David’s article yet, I believe it is worth reading
by every VK operator with up to date material that certainly addresses
its subject in a considered and enthusiastic way.

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


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CLUBBING

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BUNDABERG


Gidday! – This is David VK4DN from the Bundy Amateur Radio Club.

Just a reminder that if you are attending the National WIA Convention
and AGM in Bundaberg on the 4th/5th May and flying into Bundaberg,
please make contact with our club and let us know the time of your
arrival so we can make sure to meet you at the airport in our Minibus.
The driver will take you to your accommodation and will also ferry you
to and from the WIA Convention, Gala Dinner and AGM.

So if you are flying into Bundy, please let us know your incoming
flight time.

Also, if you haven’t already registered for the event, the bookings can
now be made via the WIA website.

memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/EventBooking.aspx?selectedEventId=1

There will also be opportunities for spouses and family to attend
tourist venues in Bundaberg over the weekend such as the historic
Bundaberg Rum Distillery tour / etc.

If you have any questions, let us know!

73 from David VK4DN – Secretary - Bundaberg Amateur Radio Club.





DARLING DOWNS RADIO CLUB
wia.org.au/clubs/vk4/DarlingDownsRadioClub/
vk4wid@...

Before radio, the world was connected by telegraph.

First invented to make marks on paper, the operators learned to read
the message from the clicks of the relays. Adding a passive amplifier
by putting the relay into a wooden sounding box had operators messaging
the world.

Warren Fritz VK4FJ has a collection of Australian and New Zealand
sounders and morse keys from the early telegraph and will display some
at the April 8th Social and Technical gathering of the Darling Downs
Radio Club Inc.

If you are in the area, all are welcome to see the telegraph equipment
and maybe even try reading the sounders at 7:30 pm in the Community
Rooms above the Toowoomba City Library

This is Dougal VK4EKA for the Darling Downs Radio Club Inc.







Hallo everyone, this is Graham VK4BB reminding you that today,
being the first Sunday of of the month, it's time for the QNEWS
Social Calender for VK4 to go to air.

Social Scene

Clubs are welcome to submit text with audio for this section

Darling Downs Radio Club Aril meeting, 7:30 pm in the Community
Rooms above the Toowoomba City Library (vk4eka)

WIA AGM held MAY 4-5 2024 in BUNDABERG. (barc)

Park-fest 4 & 5 of May Bundaberg (vk4kc)

Caboolture Radio Club Hamfest July 11 (vk7jea)

GOLD COAST HAMFEST OCTOBER 13 (Venue to be announced) (vk4DMH)




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