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News from the North
from 27th April 2014
sent to undisclosed recipients
> a sample of DX-peditions
P29NO Nao/JA2VQP East Sepic Province Papua New Guinea
on air during February 2013 to January 2015 whilst volunteer
teacher at Divine Word University Wewak.CW SSB and RTTY plus might try other modes.
Ops pending getting materials together to make wire antennas
RI59ANT Alexander/RX0QM - a member of the 59th Russion Antarctic Expedition.
operating from Bellingshausen Station King George Island 10 Mar to 26 Nov
webpage http://www.qrz.com/db/RI59ANT
V63PSK Shu/JA1FMN Weno Island, Chuuk State Micronesia OC-011 May 14 to May 17th
ops Holiday style 20 to 10metres using PSK and JT65A
VK5CE/8 Craig/VK5CE Bathurst Island Tiwi Islands OC-173 26 Aug to 29 Aug
ops 12m, 15m, 20m, 30m SSB and PSK31
webpage http://oc173.blogspot.com.au/
Heard Island January 2015 by Cordell Expeditions
http://www.heardisland.org
> a sample of Special Events on air
VK4XQA - celebrating the 100th anniversary of XQA - the firsVK4XQA - celebrating the 100th anniversary of XQA - the first amateur radio station
established in Queensland by Marcus Brims.
Members of the Tablelands Radio and Electronics Club are operating the VK4XQA
special event style with rostered operations until Wednesday August 6th.
For further details surf to http://www.treclub.org.au
W100AW - celebrating the centenary of the American Radio Relay League ARRL
A special ARRL bulletin (ARLX013) reports:
"The FCC has authorized the Maxim Memorial Station W1AW to also use the call sign
W100AW during 2014, the ARRL's centennial year.
The "W1AW WAS" operations throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states will use W1AW, not W100AW.
Bulletins and code practice transmissions during 2014 also will still use W1AW.
Contacts with W100AW will be worth 100 points in the ARRL Centennial QSO Party.
DB50FIRAC - celebrating the 50th anniversary of Federation Internationale des RadioAmateurs Cheminots
from 1st January to 31st December.
LI for LA and LJ for LB - Celebrating 200 yeLI for LA and LJ for LB - Celebrating 200 years of the Norwegian Constitution
During all of 2014, Norwegian LA stations may use the LI prefix and
LB stations may use the LJ prefix for this bi-centenial special event.
In addition, special event station LM1814 will be active as part of the celebration.
TM70BBC - commemorating the 70th anniversary of the landing of Allied Forces in Normandy.
This special event station will be active from 3rd June to 13th June.
See QRZ.com for more details and QSL info.
HO100CANAL - commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal.
Active from 19th April to 15th August on 160 to 10metres CW, SSB, PSK, RTTY.
On August 15th, the Panamanians will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the
inaugural transit through the Panama Canal.
This activity is organised by amateurs of the Republic of Panama.
The QSL Manager for the operation is HP1AVS, some of the operators
are HP1AVS, HP1COO, HP1CPE, HP1DBK and possibly more stations from Radio
Club de Panama. For more information,
webswebsite http://www.qrz.com/db/HO100CANAL
For more information on the 100th anniversary of Panama Canal,
website http://micanaldepanama.com/centennial
> most wanted DX entities list
surf to http://www.dxpub.net/MOST-WANTED-SURVEY.html
[ some information for above bulletins gleaned from
- Oceania DX Group Inc News
- The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin
- ARRL DX Bulletin
- WIA News Service
- Facebook ]
Part 1 - NEWS Summary
News from the WIA
- WIA Annual Conference - just a couple of weeks away
News from the ANZAC front
- 2014 AM and CW on ANZAC Day - Northern AM Net Report
News from Central Queensland
- Clairview Gathering this weekend
News from North Queensland
- TARC Management Meeting this Tuesday
- TARC Does ARDF
- TARC Communications Support for 2014
- VK4RAT UHF Repeater Frequency Change - your help needed
News from the Naughty Lad
- Noels Nutty Campers
Part 2 - Whispers On The Ether
- nil this week
Part 3 - News Section
Buy Swap and Sell and Wanted
- Budjie is thining- Budjie is thining the coop
- Jason has some neat callsign stickers available
- Raechel can help you with that QSL Card design
- McIan has a deal you cant refuse
- Communications Support Events
TARC Services
- Book Book Book !
- Exams Service
- contacting theTARCinc
WICEN
- WICEN Net
Part 4 - http references
Part 5 - Regional Activities
Part 6 - NQ HF Propagation
Part 7 - VHF Net Callbacks
News from the WIA
- WIA Annual Conference - just a couple of weeks away
The Wireless Institute of Australia has announced that this years Annual Conference
will be held on Queenslands Sunshine Coast from Friday afternoon May 16th
to Sunday evening May 18th. The event will be hosted by the Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio
Club Inc. with leadership by Richard/VK4RY and Trent/VK4TS.
For comprehensive information, including the event registration form, surf to
http://www.wia.org.au/joinwia/wia/2014agm/
Don't leave it too late though - bookings are being finalised.
News from the ANZAC front
- 2014 AM and CW on ANZAC - 2014 AM and CW on ANZAC Day - Northern AM Net Report
As part of the Australia-wide AM and CW on ANZAC Day event a Northern AM Net
took place from 0300 to 0700UTC on 7115kHz. Net control was Gavin/AX4ZZ with
assistance from Lyndall/AX4ZM transmitting from the Burdekin Duck Roadhouse
at Sellheim, site of the Sellheim Army Camp which was active from 1941 to 1982.
Participating throughout the afternoon on Amplitude Modulation were the following stations -
AX4FNQ John at Majestic Towers - using the antenna farm to good effect
AX4FCRH Clyde at Ingham - using a heritage valve transceiver
VK4MS Mario at Ingham - ducking in and out between visitors
AX4ZJD Paul at Tully Heads - putting out a good signal between the palm trees
AX4FMJW Martin near Home Hill - activiting the home QTH near the Burdekin River
AX4GHL Mike/VK4MIK, Wilf/VK4ZNZ and Helen, Pat/VK4MUY, Dave/VK4FUY, Bill/VK4WL and a host of others
operating heritage equipment from the Rocky Creek War Memorial in front of the general public.
AX4AJH Jeff at HalAX4AJH Jeff at Halifax - a nice AM signal out of the TS440S
AX4YT Nick at Smithfield - using heritage CCS gear to good effect and giving a bit of
equipment description on the hour
AX4FNQT John at Mount Louisa - in the shadow of the Townsville TACAN
AX4XQA Dale at Atherton - with special guest Henry, a WW2 Sigs veteran
AX4FMJR Martin at Rocky Creek War Memorial - showing off his restored Wileys Jeep with pride
VK4TL John at Tolga - pleased to hear all the heritage equipment on air
AX4FR Chris at Yarrawonga Hill - activating the WW2 Number 57 Radar Site
AX4BEG Russell at Lake Eacham - good signals from out of the rainforest
AX4MDX David at Kelso - getting out well but battling very strong local interference source
AX4BKS Keith near Malanda - receiving everyone very well and a good signal on AM
AX4MSS Mal from Charters Towers at Sellheim - visiting net control
AX4FNQA Matman at Condon - modulating well despite a touch of the lurgi
AX4RO Ross at Ayr - first time the new rig has been on AM
AX1ZZ Gary at Mount CarAX1ZZ Gary at Mount Carbine - great signal from near the start of the Peninsular Road
AX4IGM The Master at West End - modulating well in the great Naval tradition of AM
AX4EMF Ron at Mareeba - a good signal from the birthplace of Amateur Radio in Queensland
AX4FANG Roger at Cranbrook - remembering AM well during his time in the green machine
AX4AQ Ross at Innisfail - also had a good CW net running on 7020kHz
AX4ALK Barry at Yorkeys Knob - using some heritage gear to effect
AX4ZDP David at Palm Cove Caravan Park - heard well although only on a mobile whip
AX4LCI Troy at Bowen - home of the northern Catalinas in WW2
AX4NET Ray at Kirwan - able to view granddads memorabilia at the local RSL today
AX4AK Bruce at Mackay - a good signal on a mode rarely used
AX4FRJG Richard at Cranbrook - coming up on AM for the first time on the new multi-band dipole.
There were a lot of listeners out there too during the afternoon.
The frequency stability of the heritage equipment on net was rock solid and excellent !
Now, hereNow, here is Mike/VK4MIK for his wrap-up on activities with AX4GHL
The Tablelands Radio Group had a terrific day at Rocky Creek Igloo and had quite a
lot of visitors seeing how the station operated plus viewing our military display.
Martin/VK4FMJR came along in his WW2 Jeep with military radios onboard and then
had an interesting display next to us. He had some interesting equipment.
The Vaughn transceiver worked very well with good sig reports received.
The rain etc was the only down side but it certainly did not dampen spirits.
After the event I rang Lionel Veale, ex WW2 coastwatcher, who initially gave me the
idea for the event. He was quite impressed with the event.
Hope to hear such big numbers on next year.
Mike/VK4MIK
for Tableland Radio Group AX4GHL station.
Mike has a few thank-you messages to send out -
I would like to thank all who operated AM and CW today as it was great to hear
the increase in numbers taking part and the vast majority with Q5 sigs.
Thanks to Gavin/AX4ZZ for acting as net contrThanks to Gavin/AX4ZZ for acting as net control as it really did need a good RINGMASTER
and Gavin did a great job in keeping it flowing.
We were greatly assisted by the efforts of Mario/VK4MS and Clyde/VK4FCRH in getting the
Vaughn transceiver back in operation plus Nick/VK4YT for the timely provision of a required valve.
Many members of the Tablelands Radio Group assisted.
In making the antenna launcher - Rock VK4TFT.
Eoin/VK4CCI and Dennis/VK4JDJ for the efforts in designing and constructing a great
resonant dipole for 7.115 Mhz.
Den/VK4JDJ, Wilf/VK4ZNZ and Helen, Pat/VK4MUY, Dave/VK4FUY, Bill/VK4WL for bringing along
gear and erecting a good shelter and assisted in erection and de erection of the shelters.
Without you all this would just not have happened so thank you.
Mike/VK4MIK
for Tablelands Radio Group and station AX4GHL
and finally Mike has this to tell you -
All,
have got our event registered on the WIA events site for next year's Centenary event as 1915 is
when Australia got involved in Europe:
http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/events/index.php?mo=4&yr=2015
How 's that for forward planning !!
Can you please do an article and a photo of your Anzac Day event as it will stimulate others
to , hopefully, do similar in 2015.
Also sounds like there will be more of the old transceivers on air next year as
Clyde is hoping to find another in Ingham and the chap at Trumby Bay RSL has been
promised an ex army radio by an RSL member.
Thanks
Mike/VK4MIK
News from Central Queensland
- Clairview Gathering this weekend
The Clairview Gathering is a yearly event where Radio Amateurs meet
at a spot on the coast between Rockhampton and Mackay to relax, talk
radio, re-establish acquaintances and participate in the world renown
Saturday Night Mega-Auction. There might even be some fox-hunting and
there will definitely be RAFFLES ! There is a rumour going about that
a large contingent of Nutty Campers from the south will be on site.
The Gathering is one of the main revenue raisers for the
Rockhampton and District AmaRockhampton and District Amateur Radio Club Inc and
Mackay Amateur Radio Association.
It happens in 2014 during the first weekend in May from
Friday evening 2nd to Sunday morn 4th May.
Those who are keen to chill out completely in one of the most relaxing
and laid back venues in the cosmos arrive earlier and stay later.
The Clairview Gathering is so popular that on-site accommodation is
close to being booked out already, so if you want to go you will have to be
very quick. Otherwise there are nice camp, caravan or motor-home sites available too.
News from Kooka who overnighted there on Monday 7th Oct is that
Sites 38 (closest to highway) to 49 have already been booked by Hams.
For further details contact RADAR Club Secretary Clive VK4ACC
on home phone 07 49271216 or mobile 0429632815
To book your camping spot contact the BarraCrab Caravan Park Clairview
http://www.barracrabcp.com.au/
on 07 49560190
If you have booked a while back - give the crew at BarraCrab a ring to
confirm your booking.
News fromNews from North Queensland
- TARC Management Meeting this Tuesday
The Management Meeting of the Townsville Amateur Radio Club
Inc happens this Tuesday 1st April from 7-30pm at the Club Rooms
perched atop the SES HQ Green Street West End.
Make sure you bring along something for the Show and Tell session.
All welcome !
Please note - Renovations are still underway in the toilet and shower
areas of the clubrooms - power offline so the meeting will be held
using battery powered LED floodlights. No toilet facilites so go before you go.
- TARC Does ARDF
If you are in the vicinity of the Townsville Region on Saturday June 21st
and want to get involved in a Foxhunt then Tony VK4TJS wants to hear from you.
The foxhunt will start at a secret location from 1pm and you have until 19th June to get
your attendance numbers in for the Foxhunt.
There will be activities for all family members to participate in during the
Foxhunt and things will end up with some in flight catering.
To cater for the event Tony needs to know yTo cater for the event Tony needs to know your attendance numbers.
Who do you have to call ?
Tony VK4TJS of course, on 07-47677137
- TARC Communications Support for 2014
There is a full programme of Communications Support events that you can get involved with
and have some radio fun !
TCAC King Of The Hill Hillclimb on the Mount Stuart.
A chance to get out in the field and mix your radio with high speed organized autosports.
Operators needed to man the Start and Flying Finish positions on the Mount Stuart Road.
Safety and Time Control communications and your chance to get a CAMS Officials Licence.
7-30am start, a free burger or steak sandwich at lunchtime, finish by 3-30pm
Sun 25 May - TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Round 2
Operators so far - VK4ZZ, VK4ZM, more needed
Sun 27 July - TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Round 3
Operators so far - VK4ZZ, VK4ZM, more needed
Sun 28 Sept - TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Round 4
Operators so far - VK4ZZ, VK4ZM, more needed
Whitsunday Region Endurance Riders AssocWhitsunday Region Endurance Riders Association Inc Euri Gold Farm Endurance Rides.
All the rides happen on the verdant slopes of Euri Gold Farm, just out of Merinda
north of Bowen North Queensland.
You are able to camp out early at Ride Base from Friday onwards.
The ride starts up on Saturday afternoon and will mainly run into the evening.
Your chance to get out into some lovely countryside, set up camp with a portable station
or three and communicate in a relaxing fashion as the horsies and riders go by, day and night.
Hey Mackay and Bowen horsie operators - you can join in the fun too !
Canteen, hot watet is also highly recommended that operators attend the Swim Briefing
to meet the competitors, organisers and skippers.
Sat 14 June - Maggie Island to Townsville Swim Briefing Session
Sun 15 June - Maggie Island to Townsville Swim from 7am Strand Park
Operators so far - VK4ZZ, VK4ZM, VK4PVH, many more needed !
Kennedy Region Scouts Nighthawk activity.
Your chance to make a real difference and show the youth of today how useful
Amateur Radio can be. Teams tracking and a chance to set up portable at a spot
you would not normally go to. Arrive at Nighthawk HQ around 3pm on Saturday,
then go to your checkpoint for a night of easy operating in the field tracking
the progress of Nighthawk teams, with some in-flight entertainment as you observe
youth members try to impress the Scout Leader judges with finesse in theyouth members try to impress the Scout Leader judges with finesse in their activity.
Sat 28 and Sun 29 June - Kennedy Region Scouts Nighthawk activity - Townsville Region
Operators so far - VK4ZZ, VK4ZM, VK4PVH, many more needed
Townsville City Autosports Club Forest Club Rally.
Play with radios out in the field to the sound of high performance machinery.
Scribe Flying Finish times onto competitor time cards and relay safety, timing and
logistic info to and from Rally Control.
Operate at Rally Control or at a stop point out in the forests.
Primary comms VHF between Stop and Control, UHF-CB between Flying Finish and Stop.
Some time between competitor runs to play with HF amongst tall trees.
Start arriving on Friday afternoon, be at checkpoints with comm checks
completed by 9-45am Saturday, say hi to the 00 car from 10-30am and competition
will start at 11am and finish Saturday Night around 11-30pm.
Sat 7 to Mon 9 June - TCAC Rally - either out of Ingham or Cardwell
Operators so far - VK4ZZ, VK4ZM, many more Operators so far - VK4ZZ, VK4ZM, many more needed !
SES Townsville/Thuringowa Division Joint Exercise.
A golden opportunity to gain experience in operating with Counter-Disaster
organisations in preparation for the support role that Radio Amateurs provide
during times of disaster.
The exercise will involve some operators on foot in forested, rocky, grassy,
sandy areas, mobile in vehicles and operating out of at least two base stations
that will be set up for the event. Possibility of an overnight camp-out.
Sat 25 to Sun 26 Oct - SES Joint Exercise somewhere in the Townsville Region
Operators so far - VK4ZZ, VK4ZM, many more needed !
Please contact Gavin/VK4ZZ either on mobile 0427182469 or on
email vk4zz [at] wia [dot] org [dot] au as soon as you can
figure if you can support any of these events.
- VK4RAT UHF Repeater Frequency Change - your help needed
If you live in the Townsville area and have the capability to receive
UHF frequencies then theTARCinc wants you !
As part of a planned change of frequencAs part of a planned change of frequency assignment for the
VK4RAT UHF Voice Repeater at Mount Stuart, reception monitoring needs
to take place on the recommended frequencies to ensure that they
are relatively free from interference from other services in the area.
theTARCinc have voted to change the current frequency assignment of
output 438.225MHz input 433.225MHz to move the repeater away from
the UHF Low Interference Potential Devices band. This band seems
to getting more and more populated by LIPD devices that propagate
far beyond their designed range of operation.
So if you live in the area and can monitor these input and output
frequencies and occasionally send in reports, then the techie dudes
at theTARCinc will be eternally grateful !
QTAC recommended frequencies to monitor
- mainly during weekdays when interference activity seems to be greatest ...
Repeater Input frequencies 434.800 434.825 434.875 434.950MHz
Repeater Output frequencies 439.800 439.825 439.875 439.950MHz
Send your reports to theTSend your reports to theTARCinc Secretary on email
[qrm] vk4wit [at] wia [dot] org [dot] au [qrm]
making sure to convert the countermeasures first.
Reports:
09/02/2014 to 16/02/2014 Snow/VK4ME Kirwan 434.800 no interference
17/02/2014 to 23/02/2014 Snow/VK4ME Kirwan 434.825 no interference
24/02/2014 to 2/03/2014 Snow/VK4ME Kirwan 434.875 no interference
3/02/2014 to 9/03/2014 Snow/VK4ME Kirwan 434.950 no interference
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News from the Naughty Lad
- Noels Nutty Campers
Noel VK4NL has been organising the famous and popular
Noels Nutty Campers weekends away for many years.
Interested in heading along to one of these funtastic weekends ?
Contact Noel via email
[qrm] vk4nlnoel [at] gmail [dot] com [qrm]
on on the mobily 0413958216
to find out more !
Part 2 - Whispers On The Ether
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- News Section
- Buy Swap and Sell and Wanted
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- Budjie is thining the coop
David/VK4BDJ is getting his radio shack together at
the new QTH but has to thin out the antenna farm a bit
as the new location has less room. So you reap the benefit
with the following bargains -
1) KIO Hexbeam 6 band (20m to 6m) complete and ready to install
3 years old and went thru Yasi ..one broken wire repaired
instructions included.
Also comes with a Kenpro K-400 rotator...many years old but still works.
May need some bolts and nuts to fit your mast or pipe.
Package Price $700
2) Diamond F23A VHF Co-linear Base Station Antenna 7.8 db gain 4.53m tall
3 years old in excellent condition
Price $200
3) Bushcomm SWC-100S 2-30Mhz Dipole..about 5 years old has 2 new loads
Price $250
Please contact David/VK4BDJ on the 600ohm line 07-47736325
- Jason has some neat calls- Jason has some neat callsign stickers available
Want a classy professional decal of your callsign for your car, boat,
bike, snowmobile, spacecraft, aircraft, deep sea diving vessel or subterranean borer ?
Jason/VK4OT has available large and small lettering callsign decals custom made for you.
They cost $15 each.
Contact Jason on [qrm] vk4ot [at] iinet [dot] net [dot] au [qrm] to find out more,
but ensure to disengage the countermeasures first.
- Raechel can help you with that QSL Card design
Want help in getting that killer QSL Card designed ?
Want to bypass the hassle in producing that killer QSL Card ?
Raechel Hudson is putting her graphics design degree to good use and helping
out the radioamateur community at the same time, bringing a professional touch
to QSL card design and production.
Being the daughter of famous northern ham Rock/VK4TFT gives her a unique insight
into your QSL card needs, and Raechel will collaborate with you to ensure the
final design is exactly what you want.
Contact Raechel to Contact Raechel to get design and production underway on email
[qrm] hudsonraechel [at] bigpond [dot] com
making sure to remove the countermeasures first.
- McIan has a deal you cant refuse
Ian/VK4KMD has a friend - yes thats right he has a friend
who recently bought a new mobile shack chariot -
so now there is For Sale
2008 1.6L manual Hyundai Getz
68,000 km, Good condition
Recently serviced by dealership.
4 new Continental tyres
Asking $6500
Want to find out more or want to buy - ring
mobile 0406000495 right now !
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- Communications Support Events
Atherton Tablelands Region
Tablelands Radio and Electronics Club Inc.
- Co-ordinator Stuart Dunk VK4SDD 0407700096
Sat 17 to Sun 18 May - FNERA Gemstone Moonlight Horse Endurance Ride Tepon Elev 160/40/20+Harness
Mon 30 June to Sat 5 July - FNERA Pioneer TREC Endurance Rides Tepon 5x20/5x40/5x80/Elev408+Harness
Sat 26 to Sun 27 July - FNERA Wetherby Horse Endurance Ride RavenSat 26 to Sun 27 July - FNERA Wetherby Horse Endurance Ride Ravenshoe 80/40/20+Harness
Sat 16 to Sun 17 Aug - FNERA Woodleigh Horse Endurance Ride Tepon Elev 120/4-/20
Sat 13 to Sun 14 Sept - FNERA Shiralee Horse Endurance Ride Tepon 80/40/20
Fri 3 to Sun 5 Oct - FNERA Cordillera Trail Endurance Rides Ravenshoe 3x80/3x40/3x20+Harness
Sat 15 to Sun 16 Nov - FNERA Brooklyn Horse Endurance Ride Tepon 80/40/20+Harness
Sat 16 to Sun 17 May 2015 - FNERA Gemstone / State Championship Tepon Elev 160/40/20+Harness
Townsville Region
The Townsville Amateur Radio Club Inc.
- Co-ordinator Gavin "Og" Reibelt VK4ZZ 0427182469
Sun 25 May - TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Heat 2 - Mt Stuart
Sat 7 to Mon 9 June - TCAC Rally either out of Ingham or Cardwell
Sun 15 June - TOWSA Magnetic Island to Townsville Swim
Sat 28 to Sun 29 June - Kennedy Region Scouts Nighthawk activity
Sat 12 to Sun 13 July - WRERA Euri Gold Full Moon Horse Endurance Ride Bowen 2x20/2x40/80+Harness
Sun 27 July - TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb HeSun 27 July - TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Heat 3 - Mt Stuart
Sat 13 to Sun 14 Sept - WRERA Euri Gold Horse Endurance Ride Bowen 2x20/2x40/80+Harness
Sun 28 Sept - TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Heat 4 - Mt Stuart
Sat 25 to Sun 26 Oct - SES Joint Exercise somewhere in the Townsville region
Mackay Region
Mackay Amateur Radio Association Inc
- Co-ordinator George Adams VK4HAN 0413289220
Sat 10 to Sun 11 May - Breakaway-Koumala Horse Endurance Ride 20/40/80
Sat 7 to Mon 9 June - Denison Creek Dejay Arabians Horse Endurance Ride20/40/60E/80
Sat 9 to Sun 10 Aug - Denison Creek Greg Willoughby Memorial Horse Endurance Ride 20/40/100E
Sat 15 to Sun 16 Nov - Breakaway-Koumala Horse Endurance Ride 20/40/80
Want to help out ? Contact the co-ordinator in your region and join in the fun !
TARC Services
- Book Book Book !
WIA Foundation Licence Manuals 2nd Edition
$20 per copy in Townsville
See Gavin VK4ZZ to obtain yours !
- TARC WIA Exams Information
Exam sessions in the North Queensland
region are region are held on demand with WIA Assessors
and assessment packs available for all 3
levels of licensing.
Contact theTARCinc Assessment Co-ordinator Roger/VK4CD
on mobile 0417 638366 or on email
[qrm] vk4cd [at] wia [dot] org [dot] au [qrm]
to have a mutually suitable date and
WIA Assessors assigned to your assessment.
[remember to remove the countermeasures first]
Further information also available at
theTARCinc website ...
http://www.tarc.org.au
- contacting theTARCinc
email address [qrm] vk4wit [at] wia [dot] org [dot] au [qrm]
phone contact 07-47234351
aprs short message protocol to VK4ZZ
snailmail po box 333 Garbutt East, QLD 4814
Facebook - search on Townsville Amateur Radio Club
homepage http://www.tarc.org.au - home of The Stink and Family !
Want to help add or correct something in this Dispatch ?
contact the bleary og VK4ZZ by dropping a line to
[qrm] vk4zz [at] wia [dot] org [dot] au [qrm]
- WICEN >> since 1946 << -
- WICEN NQ >> since 1971 << -
- Curly Wind Season is nearly gone, but sti- Curly Wind Season is nearly gone, but still be prepared. Whilst things are quiet
its a good time to make stock up, charge batteries and get ready for action !
- WICEN NET
WICEN Queensland holds a net every Sunday on 7075kHz from 8-30am (2230UTC)
The net calls in regular stations and then invites new stations to call in.
If conditions are poor on 7MHz, net control might move to around 3600kHz
depending on how pliable the net operators are.
Mix it with other WICEN ops and call in on the net !!
Try also the pre-WICEN net on 20metres
John/VK4LJ Gold Coast conducts the call-in on the
ANZA Net frequency 14183kHz from 08-10am (2210UTC)
EMERGENCY FREQUENCIES IARU REGION 3
3.600, 7.110, 14.300, 18.160 and 21.360 MHz
(Gavin VK4ZZ)
Regional Activities:
May
- RADAR-MARC Clairview Gathering - Fri 2nd to Sun 4th May Clairview Beach Holiday Park
- TARC Management Meeting - Tue 6th May from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- TARC Project Night - Tue 13th May from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- WIA Annual Conference - Fri 16th May to Sun 18th May - Sunshine Coast QLD
- TARC Social Evening - Tue 20th May from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Heat 2 Comms Support - Sun May 25th - Mt Stuart Road
- Ann Renton Memorial Ladies Net Tue 27th May from 7-30pm on Tsvl UHF Repeater
June
- TARC Management Meeting - Tue 3rd June from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- CHARC Teresa Creek Campout - Fri 6th to Mon 9th June near Clermont Central Queensland
- TCAC Rally - Sat 7th to Mon 9th June - either in Ingham or Cardwell
- TARC Project Night - Tue 10th June from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- TOWSA Magnetic Island to Townsville Swim - Sun 15th June
- TARC Social Evening - Tue 17th June from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- Tony 4's TARC Foxhunt - Sat 21st June from 1pm at a secret location
- Ann Renton Memorial Ladies Net Tue 24th June from 7-30pm on Tsvl UHF Repeater
- Kennedy Region Scouts Nighthawk activity - Sat 28th to Sun 29th June 2014
JulJuly
- TARC Management Meeting - Tue 1st July from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- TARC Project Night - Tue 8th July from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- WRERA Euri Gold Full Moon Horse Endurance Ride - Sat 12th to Sun 13th July - near Bowen
- TARC Social Evening - Tue 15th July from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- Ann Renton Memorial Ladies Net Tue 22nd July from 7-30pm on Tsvl UHF Repeater
- TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Heat 3 Comms Support - Sun July 27th - Mt Stuart Road
August
- TARC Management Meeting - Tue 5th August from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- TARC Project Night - Tue 12th August from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- TARC Social Evening - Tue 19th August from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street West End
- Ann Renton Memorial Ladies Net Tue 26th August from 7-30pm on Tsvl UHF Repeater
September
- WRERA Euri Gold Horse Endurance Ride - Sat 13th to Sun 14th Sept - near Bowen
- TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Heat 4 Comms Support - Sun Sept 28th - Mt Stu- TCAC King of the Hill Hillclimb Heat 4 Comms Support - Sun Sept 28th - Mt Stuart Road
October
- Jamboree On The Air Combined Scout District Camp - Fri arvo 17th to Sun arvo 19th - Camp Tarmaroo Bluewater
Holiday planning
State Public Holidays and Show Day Holidays in North Queensland
2014
Fri 30th May - Hughenden Show Holiday
Mon 9th Jun - Queens Birthday Holiday
Fri 13th Jun - Richmond Show Holiday
Fri 20th Jun - Proserpine Show Holiday
Tue 24th Jun - Bowen Show Holiday
Wed 25th Jun - Burdekin Show Holiday
Mon 30th Jun - Townsville Show Holiday
Fri 20th Jun - Mount Isa Show Holiday
Fri 4th Jul - Ingham Show Holiday
Fri 25th Jul - Tully Show Holiday
Tue 29th Jul - Charters Towers Show Holiday
Mon 6th Oct - Labour Day Holiday
Thu 25th Dec - Christmas Day Holiday
Fri 26th Dec - Boxing Day Holiday
Source - QLD Government Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Public Holidays -
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/fair-and-safe-work/industrial-relations/public-holidays/dates
see also listing for Speciasee also listing for Special Holidays.
Show Holidays -
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/fair-and-safe-work/industrial-relations/public-holidays/2014-show-holidays
2015
Thu 1st Jan - New Years Day Holiday
Mon 26th Jan - Australia Day Holiday
Fri 3rd Apr - Good Friday Holiday
Sat 4th Apr - Easter Saturday Holiday
Mon 6th Apr - Easter Monday Holiday
Sat 25th Apr - ANZAC Day Holiday
Mon 8th Jun - Queens Birthday Holiday
Mon 5th Oct - Labour Day Holiday
Fri 25th Dec - Christmas Day Holiday
Mon 28th Dec - Boxing Day Holiday
Source - QLD Government Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Holiday planning
Queensland Schoo 27th Jan to Thu 2nd Apr
Term 2 - Tue 20th Apr to Fri 26th June
Term 3 - Mon 13th July to Fri 18th Sept
Term 4 - Tue 6th Oct to Fri 11th Dec
Student Free Day - Mon 19th Oct
SouSource - QLD Government Department of Education and Training
http://education.qld.gov.au/public_media/calendar/holidays.html
- Regional Nets
Monday Evening - Mackay Club Net - VK4WIM Net Control - 3597kHz from 0930Z
Tuesday Evening - RADAR Net - VK4WIR Net Control - 3613kHz from 0930Z
Wednesday Evening - Gold Coast Net - VK4WIG Net Control - 3605kHz from 0930Z
Thursday Evening - The TREC Memorial Net - VK4WAT Net Control - 3588kHz from 0930Z
Thursday Evening - Sunshine Coast Net - VK4WIS Net Control - 3660kHz from 0930Z
Thursday Evening - Hervey Bay Net - VK4CHB Net Control - 3615kHz from 0730Z
Friday Evening - Central Highlands Club Net - VK4WCH Net Control - 3618kHz from 0930Z
Friday Evening - Lockyer Valley Club Net - VK4WIL Net Control - 3570kHz from 0930Z
Saturday Evening - Darling Downs Net - VK4WID Net Control - 3587kHz from 0930Z
Sunday Morning - WICEN QLD Net - VK4IQ Net Control - 7075kHz from 2230Z
Sunday Evening - North Queensland Net - VK4WIT Net Control - 3605.4kHz from 0930Z
Sunday Evening - Sunday Evening - Dalby and Districts Net - VK4BAD Net Control - 3585kHz from 1000Z
Every Morning - The Gnarly Net - All the Morse and Voice you can have for breakfast
3600kHz 6am or earlier for the Morse, Voice happens after the Morse
Every Morning - The Aircraft Enhancement Net - Get those Hairy Planes to propagate your signal.
144.125MHz USB from 7-30am from Far North to Central Queensland.
Every Afternoon - The Friendly Afternoon Net - Wake up from your power nap and get radio-active.
Make your ham shack a happy place on 7120kHz from 4pm
Wed and Sat - VK CW Beginners Net from 0930UTC on 7190kHz ñ QRM
- D-Star Nets :
Wednesday Evening - Gold Coast ARS VK4WIG DV Dongle and Gateway Access DCS014 Reflector Port B
from 0930Z
Up and coming on air Contests and Special Events :
May Sat 3rd from 1000 to 1146UTC Harry Angel Memorial 80m Sprint
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/harryangel/
May Fri 16th to Sun 18th WIA Annual Conference SunsMay Fri 16th to Sun 18th WIA Annual Conference Sunshine Coast QLD
http://www.wia.org.au
Jun Sat 7th and Sun 8th VK-Shires Contest 070600 to 080600UTC
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/
Jun Sat 21st and Sun 22nd WIA VHF/UHF Winter Field Day
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/
Aug Sat 16th and Sun 17th WIA Remembrance Day Contest 160300 to 170259UTC
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontLighthouse Lightship Weekend 160001 to 172359UTC
http://illw.net/
Oct Sat 4th and Sun 5th Oceania DX Contest Phone Section 040800 to 050800UTC
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/oceania/
Oct Sat 11th and Sun 12th Oceania DX Contest CW Section 110800 to 120800UTC
http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/oceania/
Oct Sat 18th and Sun 19th Jamboree On The Air
http://scout.org/en/information_events/events/jota
Oct Sat 25th and Sun Oct 26th CQ World Wide SSB DX Contest 250001UTC to 262359UTC
http://www.cqww.com/
Nov Sat 9th and Sun 10th Japan International DX Nov Sat 9th and Sun 10th Japan International DX Contest SSB 090700 to 101300UTC
http://www.jidx.org/
- HTTP references :
theTARCinc Web Site http://www.tarc.org.au
Townsville IRLP info http://irlp.themalefamily.net/
Townsville APRS info http://vk4zz.no-ip.org
Online radio courses http://www.radioelectronicschool.com
JOTA information http://www.international.scouts.com.au/main.asp?iMenuID=17658077
Lighthouse Lightship Weekend http://illw.net
- WIANews sources :
Tune North Queensland Net throughout Queensland and PNG
from 7-30pm Sundays on -
HF: 3605.4kHz
and in Townsville/Thuringowa 8pm Sundays on
VHF: 146.100 / 146.700 MHz
(the VK4RAT 2m repeater)
Tune WIANEWS in North Queensland on Sundays -
HF : from VK2 0000Z 1845 /rom VK4 2300Z 1843 / 3605 / 7070 / 7130kHz
HF : from VK5 2330Z 1843 / 3550 / 7135kHz
HF : from VK6 0100Z 3583 / 7140 / 10125 / 14130 / 29680kHz
HF : from VK7 2300Z 3570 / 7140 / 14HF : from VK7 2300Z 3570 / 7140 / 14130 / 28525kHz
HF : from VK8 2330Z 3555 / 7193 / 10137 / 14337kHz
6m: from VK7 2300Z 53825kHz FM
6m: from VK5 2330Z 53100kHz AM
6m: from VK2 0001Z 52525kHz FM
6m: from VK6 0100Z 53800kHz FM
2m: from Cairns 2300Z 146950kHz FM
2m: from Townsville 2300Z 146700kHz FM
2m: from Mackay 2300Z 147000kHz FM
2m: from Rockhampton 2300Z 146700kHz FM
Timeline for monitoring.
2300Z 1843 AM, 3570, 3605, 7070, 7130, 7140, 14130, 28525, 53825kHz
2330Z 1843, 3550, 7135, 7193, 10137, 14337, 53100kHz
0001Z 1845 AM, 3595 AM, 5425, 7146 AM, 10125, 14170.2, 28320, 52525kHz
0030Z 3615, 7158, 10132.8kHz
0100Z 3583, 7140, 10120, 14130, 29680, 53800kHz
Frequency List for transceiver memory
1843, 1845,
3550, 3555, 3570, 3583, 3595, 3605, 3615,
5425,
7070, 7130, 7135, 7140, 7146, 7158, 7193
10120, 10125, 10130, 10137,
14130, 14170.4, 14337,
28320, 28525, 29680
52525, 53100, 53800, 53825kHz
Daylight Saving for NSW VIC ACT SA TAS
ends 20140405-1600UTC begins 20141004-1600UTC
- NQ HF Propagat- NQ HF Propagation
To all the HF Rebroadcasters...
Keep Up the Excellent Work!!
You are our back 1845 0/0
3550 0/0 3565 0/0 3570 0/0 3582 0/0 3595 0/0 3605 0/0 3615 0/0
5425 0/0
7070 5/9 7090 0/0 7101 0/0 7130 0/0 7135 5/5 7140 4/1 (7140 0/0 VK6) 7146 5/3 7158 0/0 7193 5/1
10120 0/0 10125 5/2 10132.9 5/2 10137 0/0
14116 0/0 14130 5/5 (14130 5/1 VK6) 14170 5/7 14337 5/9
18120 0/0
21170 0/0
24950 0/0
27225 0/0
28320 0/0 28470 0/0 28525 5/5# *
29120 0/0 29680 3/1# *
52525 0/0 53100 0/0 53800 0/0 53825 0/0
* QRM
# QSB
VHF Net Callbacks - VK4WIT 146.700MHz
following the WIA News and QNEWS transmissions.
News transmission by Richard VK4FRJG
at Cranbrook North Queensland - 20140427 9-00am
Callbacks by Richard VK4FRJG
at Cranbrook North Queensland - 20140427 9-40am
VK4PQ Peter at Kelso
VK4IGM Iain and Sheila/VK4PAL at West End
VK4AE Denis and Robyn at Kirwan
VK4LU Ray and Susan at West End
VK4TJS TonVK4TJS Tony at Kelso
VK4HSV Phil and Jan at Douglas
VK4APE Peter and Christine at Charters Towers
VK4OT Jason at Heatley
VK4YWG Wayne and Kate at Cranbrook
VK4SWR Joe and Betty at Burdell
VK4FUQ Felix at Ingham
VK4AAH Bob and Kaye at Mount Low
VHF Net Callbacks - VK4WIT 146.700MHz
following the North Queensland Net
Callbacks by Richard VK4FRJG
at Cranbrook North Queensland - 20140427 08-25pm
VK4PQ Peter at Kelso
VK4FNQT John and Phillippa at Mount Louisa
VK4AE Denis anincent
VK4ME Snow and Sharon at Kirwan
VK4SWR Joe and Betty at Burdell
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see you at Clairview by the Sea !
and cheers fm Gavin/VK4ZZ
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