QNEWS JANUARY 19 2025 - VK4 ON AIR
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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)
X/VK4TC Terry Harding Cain 30/07/24 (vk4zz)
VK4CWJ GORDON WEBSTER July 2024 (vk4vp)
VK4SWR JOE SEBAST5IANI 03/07/24 (vk4zz)
VK4TE ALEX McDONALD 27/09/24 (vk4ra)
VK4NL NOEL DES JADINS 16/10/24 (vk4vp)
VK4RG RON GRANDISON 22/12/24 (vk4hit)
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DARLING DOWNS RADIO CLUB
vk4wid@...
Hi, I'm John VK4JPM, Secretary of the Darling Downs Radio Club. It's
Sunday 19th of January and welcome to the QNEWS for this week.
It's already only 22 sleeps away from our first member meeting of 2025, on
the second Monday of February. Bruce VK4MQ has a passion for Fox
Hunting, and he's champing at the bit to show you why and how that
happened. Not only is Bruce bringing along some of his home-brew foxes so
that you can see what one looks like up close and personal, but he's a big
fan of the cheap DIY directional antenna.
There's lots more to fox hunting than just a transmitter and a receiver -
although those are a big help. It's also helpful to have a bit of
technique, both as a hunter or as the fox, and Bruce will let you in on
hints, tips, and winning strategies that you can use in either role. This
is how Bruce gets to talk about the nuns and the beat-up sedan.
Bruce has promised to bring along some raw materials and will build a
directional antenna on the spot.
Here's another tip: Bruce did some investigation on a couple of 3.7Volt
LiPO cells that were showing the dreaded 0volt reading, and discovered
something rather remarkable. You can come along and find out what he did,
which was a big surprise even for a major sceptic like Bruce.
All this takes place at the Toowoomba Library on Monday 10th of Feb
starting from 1900 local time (or 7pm if you're having problems with
24-hour finger-maths). Plenty of free and secure parking, and you'll find
us on the upper level when you get in the lift.
Also with plenty of parking: our next social lunch is on Saturday 8th of
Feb. From around 1130 you'll find us on a table at "Fire and Ice" =
that's the northern bar of Toowoomba's Southern Hotel in Ruthven Street.
The club meetings and the lunches are open to anyone - just come along and
get involved. We love saying hi to new attendees, and help you get
connected with people who share your interests. It's so easy for
fascination with hobby-level electronics or a ham licence to turn into a
very solid career, as many of us have found.
Coming up: the John Moyle Memorial Field Day will be held in March, and
we've just been told that Redcliffe and Districts Radio Club's REDFEST
2025 will be held on Saturday 12th of April.
All of this information and more is on our website at ddrci.org.au, in
QNEWS online, or send email questions to secretary@...
Thanks for joining us - I'm John VK4JPM for the Darling Downs Radio Club.
(J)
Redcliffe and Districts radio club.
Greetings from the Redcliffe Radio Club VK4RC.
Robert Thomson VK4TFN here.
REDFEST 2025 will be held on the 12th April 2025
The Theme will be "Fun on HF"
We have a new venue.
REDFEST 2025 will be held at the
Deception Bay North State School in
Old Bay Road Deception Bay.
We will Raffle a very nice ICOM radio TxRx.
Go to redclifferadioclub.org.au for more information.
73's and bye for now from the Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club VK4RC.
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Hello, I’m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I’ve been thinking.
In the past week, my part of the world has seen the conclusion of one of
the biggest
gatherings on the Fraser Coast. Maryborough was the host town for the
Scouting
Jamboree displayed as AJ25 on the patches and advertising.
The last time this event was held in Maryborough, I was lucky enough to be
able to
participate in the amateur radio station that was on site. Sadly band
conditions
during the day were not the best and very few scouts were lucky enough to
experience
ham radio as they circulated around the activities. At night, the Scouters
who were
amateurs were much more successful and we would catch up with their
successes when
we returned the following day.
I have not heard how the activities went this year but hopefully with band
conditions more favourable there was plenty of action to spur enthusiasm
in the
hearts of the scouts who ventured into the amateur radio station.
My participation has been limited to driving past the venue and following
items
presented in the media except for one activity.
I do a weekly shop for the household and in that first week the streets
and shops of
Maryborough were illuminated by the bright Jamboree shirts of people
attending to
purchases in town and sight-seeing the historical town.
What really came across to me was the courtesy and general good behaviour
of the
scouts. We are all used to the slightly frenetic pace at which people of
this age
like to live life and the fact that chasing the moment can overtake
consideration
for people around them. With these young people there was a unity and
alertness
which we would associate with people involved in the scouting movement.
I have never had so many bodies defer to my travel along supermarket
aisles and even
apologise if they thought I had been hindered.
I am left with the feeling that we amateurs are lucky to have an
association with
the Scouting movement and where we can we should offer assistance to our
local
groups. There is the hope that some of those people working to get their
badges in
various skills which align with amateur radio can take the further step of
joining
the radio fraternity as a complementary activity.
Later this year, there will be the opportunity to participate in the
JOTA/JOTI
activities but in the meantime the opportunities remain for closer liaison
with
Scouts, Guides and Joeys at local levels. Like all voluntary bodies, scouting
depends on the support of people like you and me. If there is an
opportunity take it
and if not try and make it.
I’m Geoff Emery VK4ZPP and that’s what I think….how about you?
(vk4zpp@...)
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Social Scene
VK4 - Redcliffe & Districts Radio Club REDFEST April 12 at
Deception Bay North State School. (wiacal)
VK - WIA AGM May 3 - 4. Hosted by Bendigo Amateur Radio & Electronics
Club and their Technology Expo (vk3gtv/wiacal)
VK - Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association 50th anniversary
Glen Waverly July 26 president@... (vk2ayl)
VK4 - GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY – 2025 HAMFEST NOV 9 (vk4dmh)
Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert Nerang Road.
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