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DID YOU TELL ANYONE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THIS WEEK?
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THE FOLLOWING NEWS CAN BE HEARD IN QNEWS.MP3
FROM OUR AUDIO SERVICES
QNEWS -- ALL OF THE NEWS ALL OF THE TIME at www.wia.org.au/vk4
QNEWS available in Audio after 0001Hrs UTC Saturday.
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QTC qtc@wia.org.au AR MAGAZINE COLUMN
QAC office officers :-
VK4AHW Harvey Wickes
VK4AQ Ross Anderson
VK4BY Don Wilschefski
VK4UH Kevin Johnstone
AR MAGAZINE—VK4 QTC COLUMN
news for ar magazine to qtc@wia.org.au
VK4 SILENT KEYS @ 2007 - 2008 QAC COUNCIL YEAR
VK4ZFJ Frank Smith August 10 2007 advised by vk4apd
VK4BDV Noel Kohler December 14 2007 advised by vk4zz
VK4RQ/ZRG Bob Grummitt December 2007 advised by vk4zz
VK4AZV John Balazs December 24 2007 advised by vk4bbs
VK4NRA Gus Angus December 26 2007 advised by vk4zz
VK4BQG Quinton Greene February 1 2008 advised by vk4vp
VK4FUT John Tait February 2008 advised by vk4zz
VK4VN Frank Eastick March 25 2008 advised by vk4kd
VK4ATK Connie Jewell April 23 2008 advised by vk4aoe
VK4MF Bob Britton April 24 2008 advised by vk4zz
VK4AIV Wally Douglas May 21 2008 advised by vk4fuq
This is QNEWS from VK4WIA for week commencing June First 2008
CLUBBING - WITH
COL CLARKE VK4CSC SOUTHSIDE AR CLUB
GOLD COAST AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
http://www.goldcoastamateurradio.com
IRLP Node 6702
Hi, this is Susan, VK7LUV from ALARA.
I would like to share some news from Pam VK4PTO, the ALARA VK4 State
Rep, who would like to invite all ALARA Members, YL’s, OM’s and their
families to a camping and social radio weekend at Sharp Park which
is 3km from Canungra, 90km from Brisbane and it’s to be held on 7th,
8th and 9th June.
For all enquiries contact Pam VK4PTO or Dave VK4AO.
Day trippers are welcome. BYO food, drink, chairs, etc.
Gold Coast / South East Queensland D-Star Launch
The Gold Coast & South East Queensland D-Star repeater system is to
be officially launched Midday Saturday June 14th - at the Gold Coast
Amateur Radio Society clubrooms, 85 Harper Street Nerang.
Peter Willmott, VK3TQ from ICOM Australia will be giving a complete
D-Star presentation with live on air demonstrations.
Also in attendance will be the GCARS D-Star partner, Mark Kyle,
VK4ZKZ from Kyle Communications (the authorized Premier Icom Amateur
Radio Dealer for SE Queensland) with stocks and special pricing on
the Icom D-Star range.
Free BBQ lunch and refreshments will be available.
A call in will be available on both the 2M D-Star repeater,
VK4RGC /C on 146.8375 MHz and the analogue 2M repeater, VK4RGC on
146.700 MHz
If you would like to bring table and chairs feel free to do so.
(vk4vks)
Lockyer Valley Electronics and Radio Club
www.lvrec.org
The meeting for the 8th of June has moved to Sunday, the 15TH of June.
Pop along and hear John McPherson VK4JMC, talk on VHF/UHF enhancement,
DX techniques, contesting and other interesting bits.
Usual meeting place, at the Community Centre in Mary St LAIDLEY at
2pm.
(Alan www.vk4sn.com)
LOGAN WEST
IRLP node 6402
Meeting day:- 1st Wednesday of every month (except January)
REDCLIFFE
http://www.qsl.net/vk4iz
http://vk4rc.we.net.au
2M IRLP node 44666; 70CM IRLP node 6404.
Last Tuesday Peter VK4HOY led a band of special mountaineers to the
top of Mt. Beerburrum in the Glass House Mountains just north of
Brisbane to set up their school radio station to celebrate Queensland
Education Week.
The students are from Caboolture State High School Special School and
from grades 10 to 12. They carried up their equipment including
batteries and beam antenna in backpacks and on wheel chairs.
The school has its own callsign, VK4HBU, and Peter, their teacher,
has been able to use amateur radio to assist the students make many
contacts with other school students.
Many of the students have difficultly with reading the facial
expressions in face to face situations and radio assists them to
develop confidence with all forms of verbal communication.
Many thanks to John, VK4BZ who took time out from his final
university assignment to speak to about a dozen of the students and
also to Ken, VK4FKEN who also made the experience for the students so
rewarding.
John VK4BZ also led club members to set up and participate in last
weekend’s Trans Tasman CW contest. While John was the main operator
he was assisted by Ken,VK4FKEN, Harry, VK4DFG, Ray, VK4CES and Peter
VK4TAA. After some 43 contacts, Peter was heard to say, “ You know
those dots and dashes are really starting to make senseö.
Plans are now afoot to enter to 160 metre Trans Tasman CW contest
contest later in July.
A reminder that the club’s Annual General Meeting is to be held on
Monday 16 th June 2008 at the club rooms.
TABLELANDS RADIO AND ELECTRONICS CLUB
www.trec.aussiewide.com
vk4wat@wia.org.au
June 7,8,9, (Long Weekend) FNNQARG Cardwell Combined clubs
June 21 0900 (Saturday) Meeting/activities Clubrooms - Luncheon
June 21 1300 (Saturday) Management meeting
TOWNSVILLE
vk4wit@wia.org.au
http://vk4zz.no-ip.org/tarc/ n on-air !
FNNQARG! Next Weekend
The 25th FNNQARG!
6th June to 9th June 2008
ORGANISED BY:
THE TOWNSVILLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (INC)
with support from
NAVCOM ELECTRONICS PTY LTD
ICOM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
STANDARD VERTEX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
CAIRNS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
TABLELANDS RADIO AND ELECTRONICS CLUB (INC)
THE Very Flexible 2008 TIMETABLE!
Full programme will be posted at the beach
Friday Afternoon and Evening
- Raising of theTARCinc Tarps - Establishing the Comms Centre
- World Championship Tent and Van Wrestling - Relaxing - Serious Loafing
- Check out some of the local attractions
Saturday Morning
- ARDF with prizes, welcome the latecomers
- Visit Telegraph Museum (watch out – it closes by midday!),
- Antenna lofting exercises,
- the Navcom Equipment Display with some red hot specials of ICOM, Yaesu
and Diamond products with haggling continuing into the weekend,
- Final numbers in for Sunday Night Banquet to Gavin VK4ZZ,
- Serious Loafing and Relaxing
Saturday Afternoon
- the Navcom Equipment Display continues to 3-30pm
- more ARDF with prizes - tinker with technology - more serious loafing
- any Instruction sessions needed for Assessments
- 3-30pm to 7pm Reef Safari Sangria Cruise at $40 per person
for those who were lucky enough to book with VK4ZZ.
Saturday Night
- ICOM presents D-STAR to North and Far North Queensland.
- the TREC Trivia Challenge - remember your clipboards and brain !
- Talkies into the wee small hours .
Sunday Morning
- Breakfast to WIA National News - 146.5MHz and 14342kHz
- the famous FNNQARG! Cricket Match
- The Traditional Group Photographs before lunch under the banners
- NAVCOM equipment display - reloaded for those still thinking about it !
Sunday Afternoon
- The Trailers o Treasure Monster Auction!
- NAVCOM equipment display continues until Lucia says “its overö
- Serious Loafing - Relaxing
Sunday Evening
- Participate in the Beachcomber BBQ Banquet for $22 per head.
( Advise your numbers with Gavin VK4ZZ by lunchtime Saturday. )
- Live cross on 3605.4kHz to the North Queensland Net at 8pm
- Relax and swap yarns way into the night
Monday Morning
- Recovery breakfast - wrestle the TARC Tarps back into the TARC Van
- Pack up and farewells - Serious Loafing - Relaxing (again !)
TARC Blunderbus BBQ available all weekend for self-cooking gourmets !
WIA Exam Service Assessment and Training Services will be available on-site
during the weekend. Get into the hobby or upgrade now !
WIA Queensland Advisory Committee Member Rossco VK4AQ will be
attending the weekend - now is the time to ask him about the WIA !
(and maybe even join up! hint! hint!)
The 2008 FNNQARG! is at Cardwell Village Beachcomber Motel & Tourist Park
- 07 40668550 1800 005633 - 43A Marine Parade Cardwell
Search for FNNQARG on APRS at findu.com !
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?call=FNNQARG
Beachcomber Bar and Grill - Bookings Essential !
Breakfast served daily 7-30 to 9am, Dinner served from 6pm
Day visitors are required to park outside near the seaside park -
however it is a very quick hop to where the TARC tarps will be deployed!
Check out the nice restaurant / coffee shop / drinkies stop
plus the spectacular view of Hinchinbrook Island while you are there.
Fred Swainston VK3DAC will be at FNNQARG !
It has been confirmed that Fred Swainston VK3DAC, author of the Advanced
Call Radio Theory Handbook will be attending FNNQARG with his XYL at
Cardwell on Saturday June 7th.
Fred's company Silvertrain Training is the learning service provider
for the WIA Exam Service and Fred is looking forward to meeting up
with northern Hams and joining in the relaxing festivities at Cardwell
during the weekend.
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