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Contact QAC by HF Radio 3.605 Mondays 7:30pm after QNEWS
QAC qac(AT)wia.org.au OVERSEES HAM RADIO MATTERS IN VK4
QNEWS newsroom qnews(AT)wia.org.au USE TO SEND US YOUR NEWS STORIES!!
QTAC qtac(AT)wia.org.au HANDLES TECHNICAL QUERIES
QTC qtc(AT)wia.org.au AR MAGAZINE COLUMN
QAC office officers :-
VK4AHW Harvey Wickes
VK4AQ Ross Anderson
VK4BY Don Wilschefski
VK4UH Kevin Johnstone
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The wia office address is:
The Wireless Institute of Australia
P.O. Box 2042
BAYSWATER VIC 3153
Telephone: 03 9729 0400
Fax: 03 9729 7325
AR MAGAZINE—VK4 QTC COLUMN
Written by Chris Comollattie VK4VKR
news for ar magazine to qtc(AT)wia.org.au
VK4 SILENT KEYS (AT) 2008 - 2009 QAC YEAR
VK4HEL Stan Stan Sonter November 10 (advised by vk2va via summerland)
VK4NKA John Bourke November 19 (advised by vk4kd)
VK4FFJS John VK4FFJS February (advised by vk4aoe)
VK4DIC Dick Ettinger March 5 (advised by vk4bgt)
Silent Key Richard (Dick) Ettinger vk4dic
It is with regret that I advise that Dick Ettinger vk4dic became "silent key"
on 5th March 2009. Dick was a long time member of the Brisbane North Radio
Club, and was appreciated for his good humour and dedication as Treasurer of
the Club.
Dick was an American soldier from 1947 to 1968 and served with distinction in
Korea.
He was awarded two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star for gallantry in action.
After leaving the U.S.Army, Dick settled in Brisbane with his wife Shirley
and son Robert.
Dick really enjoyed his hobby of Amateur Radio, making numerous contacts in
Australia and all over the World. He particularly liked chatting with his
many friends in the U.S.A. He will be sadly missed on the airwaves.
(Paul vk4bgt)
QNEWS BROADCAST MARCH 15 2009
CABOOLTURE CLUB
The club shares approximately 5ha with the Caboolture Scouts on Department
of Natural Resources land and is housed in a WWII military building, the
club is active in providing communications for the Caboolture Scouts during
JOTA and for various other community and sporting events like the Northern
Districts Sporting Car Club Rally at Yarraman each year.
Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm at the
Caboolture Scouts Grounds, 169 Smiths Road and is open every Saturday from
10am.
Give them a call (club call) VK4QD on repeater 146.625mHz for directions.
The Caboolture Radio Club hosts two on air nets:
Monday evenings at 7:45pm on repeater VK4RCC 146.625mHz
( Echolink/IRLP node 314599/ 6898 )
and:
Friday evenings at 7:30 on 3.610 MHz.
(sourced to club page at wia.org.au)
COBRS
The Club meets at Mt. Gravatt TAFE every second Tuesday of the Month on the
ground floor Block B at 7.00 pm.
Their room is at the rear of the building ,just walk straight to to rear
and there they are. Next Months Meeting is their AGM and fees will be
collected ($20.00/yr)
Club repeaters 3, ARE ON
70cm 438.275 echo link node 284341
2M 147.950
6m 53.975
City of Brisbane conducts assessments, ring secretary Ron for info on
3390 7762 and they do have an upcoming course and assessment on April 12
at 8:30, a foundation assessment
(sourced to club page at wia.org.au)
GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
http://www.goldcoastamateurradio.com
IRLP Node 6702
Regular club meetings and social functions are held at the club rooms at
85 Harper Street Nerang, this is just off the Nerang-Southport Road which
is an East West arterial easily accessible from the M1 Motorway in the West
or east from Southport on the Gold Coast.
If you have an interest in any aspect of Amateur Radio communications or
would like to know more about their Society please send an email to:-
secretary(AT)goldcoastamateurradio.com
The Society welcomes new members, whether already certificated Radio
Amateurs, or those wishing to get into the hobby.
The Society runs classes to prepare would-be amateurs and also holds
examinations conducted under the auspices of the Wireless Institute of
Australia and they proudly boast on their home splash page that the Society
has been responsible in recent years for inducting more people into the
hobby than any other organisation in Australia.
The Clubrooms phone number is: 07 5564 9028
(sourced to club page at wia.org.au)
GYMPIE
Geoff Emery vk4zpp
MARCH 15 NEWS CONTINUES
Well the packeteers around Gympie are on the move again. After trialing
"old fashioned" level 2 packet and getting a digipeater trial running, they
have now turned their attention to the APRS system to take advantage of
Bob Bruniga's level 3 enhancements. Planning is underway to trial the digi on
APRS via the Queensland network. Expect to see more radio traffic from what
has been a null in the network from the Sunshine Coast through to the
Bundaberg area.
This weekend has been the John Moyle Field Day contest and people have had
the need to look in their junk boxes again. Why junk box? Well there was a
time when people basically built their amateur station from what they could
sort of "beg, borrow or steal" and electronics components were in short
supply and very costly, by today's standards.
Young amateurs were known to borrow a couple of valves from the family's
receiver to put a transmitter on air after broadcasting had closed down for
the day. Breadboards were a kitchen utensil which could be cheaply bought and
permitted mounting valve bases and other components on an insulated base. So
there was a time when a lash-up was literally made on a breadboard. Anyway,
scrapped electronic items and bits of wire and insulators and all sundry of
potential useful were kept in "the junk box".
Today with the cost of radios being comparatively cheap, it is more likely
that the amateur will have a collection of spare antenna fittings, coax
cables, tools and the like which can go in the family car to provide the
necessary bits so Joe Ham can enjoy his holidays and operate away from the
home QTH. Whether it is your contest kit, your travel kit or your spare
parts box, just think that you are continuing a long tradition of keeping a
junk box as part of the mystique of amateur radio.
And just for another snippet of history, the telegrapher's shorthand
predates the radio by some decades and from that source it's 73 from GCEG.
TOWNSVILLE
contacting theTARCinc
email address vk4wit(AT)wia.org.au
phone contact 07-47731196 or 0408 001142
snailmail po box 333 Garbutt East, QLD 4814
homepage http://www.tarc.org.au
MARCH 15 NEWS CONTINUES
Communications Support Events in the Townsville Region
Co-ordinator Eric "Blue" Collins VK4FBLU 47754184
Sun 29 March - TSASC King of the Hill Hillclimb Heat One - Mt Stuart
Sat 4 Sun 5 April - TERAHA Endurance Ride 80/40/20/5km - Bluewater Region
Sun 17 May - TSASC King of the Hill Hillclimb Heat Two - Mt Stuart
More March Meets.
AS WE SPEAK!
TARC IS PLAYING John Moyle Field Day March 13 14 15 - Bluewater Guides Camp
TARC Social Evening - Tue 17th Mar from 7-30pm at SES HQ Green Street
West End
Ann Renton Memorial Ladies Net Tue 24th Mar from 7-30pm on Tsvl VHF Repeater
T.S.A.S.C. King of the Hill Hillclimb Sun 29 March Heat One Comms Support
Mt Stuart
MATERIAL FROM NATIONAL NEWS PERTINENT TO VK4 QUEENSLAND
VK4
web service local news:- www.wiaq.com/qnews/upload/qnewsbcast.htm
local news email qnews-vk-subscribe(AT)yahoogroups.com
VKR Roundup http://www.police.qld.gov.au/News+and+Alerts/Media+Releases/
In QNEWS, GraHam VK4BB even though on holidays is still reading for VK4,
has been reading some of the "secret societies" the clubs he rarely if ever
hears from, well one who has now updated details on the local Hamfest is
barc will run on May 9, BARCFEST (the Brisbane HamFest) 9:30am
at the Mt Gravatt Showground.
Yes Brisbane Amateur Radio Club will be holding its annual BARCFEST on
May 9 at Mt Gravatt show grounds Logan Rd, starting time has been changed
and doors will now open at 9.30am
Get along and pick up a bargain or 2 and meet up with some old mates.
Refreshments will be available at the venue.
Further information and forms for booking tables at
www.qsl.net/vk4ba
(Les VK4SO barcfest co ordinator)
VK4 NET ADVICE
The Henry Fullford and Tom Debel memorial net.
Our Thursday night net on 3588 KHz has been running for about 5 years.
It started as a Tableland Radio and Electronics Club project and the name,
Henry Fullford Memorial net was adopted. VK4TL has been net controller except
when away on holiday. The name was later changed to include Tom Debel.
The net is open to all comers from far and wide. A strict procedure is
adopted where everyone takes their turn from the list compiled at the
call in. All get two turns. All matter of topic is discussed and surprising
knowledge comes forward from the least expected sources. We encourage new
Queensland shires to come aboard so that netees can bag their contact.
Foundation hams have an important place in the net. Getting coverage from
Weipa VK4GUS new call, Julaaten Brendon VK4FBJK new call and David VK4NDX
new call Townsville is important as we try to be forward looking.
Look for VK4WAT/P at 7:30pm on 3588Khz on Thursday nights.
This has been the Henry Fullford and Tom Debel Memorial net VK4WAT with
John VK4TL
THE QNEWS WORK BENCH - the nuts and volts report -
(Measure twice - Cut once!)
Redcliffe Club's Roger, VK4ZLQ, provided an informed technical talk about
his recent experiences with a lightning strike at his QTH. Roger said that
after his research, the average lightning bolt travels about 1.5 km, with a
wave front between 10 - 30 MHz, and with each lightning bolt between
40,000 to 120,000 amps. With a good earth at of about 0.5 ohms, and say
100,000 amps, the voltage potential at the lightning site is about
10 million volts.
With this large voltage the skin effect now applies and Roger said that at
10 MHz, the skin effect is about 21 micrometres deep or equivalent to a
copper tube 21 micrometre thick with a diameter of 3.5 km!
Roger's advice to all is simple, unplug all equipment from mains power and
power supplies, disconnect patch leads and earth the antenna to an outside
earth and if all else fails, hope that it hits somewhere else!
(voiced by Ray vk4cf from redcliffe club)
Worldwide Special Interest Group News
WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ATV (Every pixel tells a story)
The VK4RMG Ocean View ATV repeater antennas have been moved !
Viewers are reporting a 6dB (4 times) received signal increase in the
Brisbane area so even if you have never seen a signal on 444.25 MHz, please
have a look now.
The local 2m liaison frequency is 145.700 MHz simplex.
And what about HD TV? tune in next week right here for an update!
Details can be found at http://qdg.sorbs.net/seqatv.htm
(Alan VK4YAR)
SOCIAL SCENE 2009
April 4-5 vk4
Bunya Mts & District Amcom weekend get together at Somerset Dam
Details Contact Neil VK4NF 07 4662 4950 Email holmzie(AT)bigpond.com
May 9 VK4
BARCFEST (the Brisbane HamFest) 9:30am Mt Gravatt Showground.
June 5 - 8 VK4
FNNQARG at Cardwell Village Beachcomber Resort book on 1800 005633
Contact FNNQARG co-ordinator Gavin VK4ZZ for site booking guidance.
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