开云体育

QNEWS FEBRUARY 4 2024 - 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

QNEWS thanks to Tony VK7AX can be found on
www.vk7ax.id.au/wianews/
203.31.7.19/wianews/

QNEWS audio ready to download thanks to Brendan VK4BLP from
www.wiaq.org.au

Also search QNEWS (make sure it IS the Ham Radio QNEWS)
in your podcast.



--------------------------------------------------------------------*


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



--------------------------------------------------------------------*



---------------------------------------------------------------------*




CLUBBING






---------------------------------------------------------------------*


Redcliffe and Districts radio club.


Hi everyone , my name is Steve VK4SJH.

I am pleased to announce that the Redcliffe Radio Club will be
starting the 2024 Amateur Advanced Training Course on 10th February
via Microsoft Teams.

Your instructors will be myself, Steve VK4SJH, Mark VK4EMP and
Ken VK4AKH.

The course will be run every Sunday evening 7:30pm to 9PM using
Alan Jenners VK4KZ excellent notes and other sources. You will find
the instructors very helpful and friendly. If you would like to find
out more details then send an email to
education@...
or go to the Redcliffe Radio Club’s website at
reclifferadioclub.org.au and look under education and fill out your
details including email address and mobile phone number via the online
form stating that you would like more information about the Advanced
course.

If you think that you would like to do the Standard training for the
Standard exam , don’t worry our course teaches at both levels.

73 this is Steve VK4SJH





BUNDABERG


This is David VK4DN from the Bundy Amateur Radio Club.

Just a quick update about the huge WIA Convention and HamFest
happening this year on May 4th and 5th in Bundaberg.

We're thrilled to announce that table bookings are now available for
you to sell your used radio and electronic equipment. This is a great
opportunity to declutter your shack and find good homes for your
unwanted gear. Whether you're into vintage radios, cutting-edge
transceivers, or experimenting with the latest SDR technology, there's
a spot for you at the Bundaberg WIA Convention and HamFest.

The event promises to be a great opportunity to buy and sell new and
used equipment but also an amazing weekend for visitors to the
Bundaberg region. Network with other amateurs from all over Australia
and from as far as New Zealand who will be attending the weekend.

To secure your spot, book your table now. Spaces are limited so get in
early!

So, VK stations, mark your calendars for May 4th and 5th and book your
tables for the 2024 Bundaberg WIA Convention and HamFest.

This is David VK4DN from the Bundy Amateur Radio Club. 73.

--------------------------------------------------------------------*

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

Apart from the devastation so many people have suffered in the almost
freakish
weather we have endured, in the last several days, there is one thing that
springs
to my mind. The government has been issuing reminders for people to have an
evacuation kit ready for immediate use. This certainly is a great idea and
for many
of the less agile a suitable container that can be moved on wheels will be
a help
also. A recent trip away reminded me just how much we need to transport
and this was
just medical aids, clothing and the like. Documents, photographs,
jewellery and the
like weren’t even taken and the car seemed to be filled.


This is not the point other than to show how many important items have to be
included on a list and prepared for transport. When it comes to clubs the
situation
is compounded as they also have belongings and records to consider. Who
has the
responsibility for ensuring that these items can be removed in times of
emergency
and taken to safe storage? When you consider the cost of replacement, an
average ham
shack can soon accumulate a bill running to a few thousand dollars. If you
have ever
had to prepare a list for an insurance claim you will know how quickly the
figures
can build up.


So obviously, for a club, there needs to be a schedule of what needs to be
removed
quickly in the event of a threat to the items belonging to the club. Are
there lists
of items to be prioritised and containers for transport as well as the
manpower and
means of removal? These are all considerations that can be overlooked in a
club
where no drama is expected. The TV footage I have seen of the overnight
flooding in
parts of southern Queensland show how people can be caught unawares and in
many
cases clubs have premises, leased by local councils, which are subject to
floods. If
this is a known risk, have precautions been taken such as providing
benches or roof
storage which might save items that have to be left behind or when access
is already
lost?


There are many things to consider in keeping the assets of a club safe and
the
where, why and how are going to be determined by local factors. Just
because fire
has never been through an area or it hasn’t flooded in living memory
doesn’t mean
that it can’t happen, as so many of this past weeks victims can attest.


Organisation is a task that really needs to be thorough and preparation
needs to be
based on sound facts. If we haven’t managed to prepare for the worst, it
is really
time to pull the finger out.


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



-------------------------------------------------------------------*



Social Scene

Clubs are welcome to submit text with audio for this section


Redcliffe and Districts REDFEST April 6 (vk4tfn)

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



TO SUPPLY QNEWS ITEMS:-

Send SCRIPT to qnews@...
send audio to

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




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]

-----------------------------ENDS------------------------------------*