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HAM HAPPENINGS: AMATEUR RADIO TO ASSIST AT VK NATIONAL FUN
FLIGHT DAY 2012
Amateur Radio will once again be a part of Australia's
National Fun Flight Day this coming November 4th. Amateur
Radio Newsline's Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, has the details:
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National Fun Flight Day is an event staged by Australian
flying clubs to provide pleasure flights for children and
families touched by adversity. Amateur radio began its
association with this event back in 2011. Thats when the
Victoria-based Midland Amateur Radio Club and its station
VK3CMZ were invited to participate in the National FunFlight
Day by the Bendigo Flying Club. The Midland Club was more
than happy to oblige and an operating High Frequency, VHF
and UHF station was set up at the event site. A handheld in
a plane also provided communication back to children on the
ground.
The operation was deemed a major success and the Midland
Committee saw it as a worthwhile national amateur radio
event. So it then approached the FunFlight manager
regarding other amateur clubs' participation. The result of
the meeting was very positive and contact information has
now been provided to participating flying clubs so that they
can contact their nearest amateur radio club.
For the amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, in
Nelson, New Zealand.
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More event information on this fun in the sky event down-
under is on-line at www.funflight.org. (Midland Amateur
Radio Club)
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