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THE BEST QNEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK
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QNEWS 24/7 with the following bulletin in Audio Segment One
when you visit the QNEWS NEWSROOM on www.wia.org.au/vk4
NATIONAL NEWS
WIA FEDERAL PRESIDENT IS ERNEST HOCKING VK1LK
president@wia.org.au
QNEWS AT FEDERAL WIA CONVENTION
Yes this year yours truly, VK4BB will be at the Federal AGM. Looking
forward to meeting many of the ex-officious who have provided material
to QNEWS over the past 8 years or so!
Thanks also to Presidents Ernie (FED) and Ewan (VK4) for their warm welcome.
The WIA Federal Convention and Annual General Meeting of the WIA will be
held in Adelaide on 4th, 5th and 6th April 2003.
NATIONAL NEWS - YOU HAVE MAIL
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Wireless Institute of Australia - The World's oldest AR Society (est 1910)
is on the web at http://www.wia.org.au
The various divisions (call areas) can be accessed direct from here.
NEW MEMBERS TO OUR INSTITUTE INCLUDE:-
Jono Bucktrout (SWL)
Chrissie Jahn (SWL)
Mark Norton (SWL)
Ken Taylor (VK6ZAA)
Raul GomezArballo VK2TPJ - Byron Bay
Gene Spinelli K-5-G-S of Divide, Colorado, USA (joins vk2 division)
CSIRO NEWS
SUBMARINE CACOPHONY
People tend to think things are fairly quiet under water, but as
Mark Meekan explains to Wes Turnbull there is actually a lot of noise,
it's just that we normally can't hear it.
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CSIRO AUDIO REPORT
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Details from 13 0036 3400
BROADCAST BAND NEWS
Neighbours find ABC has turned the radio up too far
Residents living near the ABC's main radio transmitter site at Liverpool
in Western Sydney have complained repeatedly of interference, amid concerns
that planners have overlooked the impact of electromagnetic radiation on
the area.
Residents in a new housing estate at Prestons, which is across the road
from the transmitting site, have had the signal from the ABC radio
station 2BL/2RN interrupting phone calls, throwing lines across
television screens and turning electronic equipment on and off without
warning. "I had one of those touch lamps. It used to go off and one by
itself. I got rid of it." said one resident.
The Herald reported last week that the five AM radio transmitters at
Homebush Bay will have to be moved because Planning NSW has given
approval for a multistorey building 200 metres away.
Scientists are divided about the long-term health risks of exposure to
non-ionising electromagnetic radiation.
No one is yet living at Homebush Bay, and the issue is who will pay the
cost of moving the transmitters.
But at Liverpool, people have been living for more than a year in
two-storey houses within 350 metres of the ABC tower. The ABC site has
two high power MF transmitters, each operating at 50 kilowatts - ten
times the power of the AM stations at Homebush.
The ABC site has been at Liverpool for 67 years.
In the USA hundreds have jobs working under the KTNQ/KXTA (AM) radio towers,
but few have a clue as to the purpose of the towers. Bob Gonsetts CGC
says some think the towers are used for cell phones others speculate
they are leftovers from some Cold War missile-defence program.
Here we don't seem to have the Aussie problem of RFI. Chicken wire
that helps form the walls, ceiling and floors is the reason for that.
The flimsy poultry-pen fencing shields humans from the radio stations'
combined 100,000 watts of radiated power.
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-surroundings20feb20,0,6190165.story
(CGC Communicator and material supplied by vk4du/ audio vk4bat)
EDUCATION
THE WIA FEDERAL EDUCATION OFFICER IS RON SMITH VK4AGS.
VK2DQ Ron Bertrands Internet course is on the web at
http://www.radioelectronicschool.com
Morse Training Transmission 3699 kHz on air 24 hours a day.
The Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio Club broadcast CW every Sunday night
from 7:30pm QLD time on 3.535MHZ.
This is Ronnee Meachen VK4CO with a word to the young.... and not so young.
It's congratulations to Nick Baker Summerland Amateur Radio Club member
number 51, who at just 13 yrs of age has passed his Regs Exam.
Nick is aiming for his Theory pass by September.
Good luck Nick, stick at it.
INTRUDER WATCH - ENFORCEMENT ZONE
Region III IARUMS Coordinator
B.L.Manohar (Arasu) VU2UR Vu2ur@mailcity.com
IARU Monitoring System International Coordinator:-
Robert E. Knowles, ZL1BAD.
VK Coordinators for I.A.R.U.M.S.
VK Federal Coordinator.
VK8HA Henry Andersson vk8ha@octa4.net.au
P.O. Box 619
HUMPTY DOO N.T. 0836
VK0
VK1
VK2
VK3TZE Jimmy intruders@wiavic.org.au
VK4ZRT Wayne vk4zrt@wia.org.au
Intruder Watch Coordinator,
c/- Gladstone AR Club,
PO Box 1030, Gladstone 4680.
VK5EV John
VK6RO
VK7RB Rob vk7rb@netspace.net.au
VK8HA Henry Andersson vk8ha@octa4.net.au
VK9
ZL Coordinator for I.A.R.U.M.S.
JOHN HIRTZEL ZL3ADF
451, Greers Rd, Christchurch, NZ.
or to
NZART (INC)
P.O.BOX 40-525,
Upper Hutt, Wellington
IARUMS NETS
Friday 0730 UTC 7.065.5 with VK4CEU David.
VK2UW Chris Wright with Intruder Watch News:-
Region 2: Notable intruders of the month were:
7054 kHz Occasional traffic at 50 baud.
14127 kHz Bursts of data, dots during the idle periods.
14320 kHz Morse repeating "310" daily at 0100 and 1700 UTC.
21400 kHz Japanese Fishing Vessels.
VK4NET QRT ON 6 Meters.
If you work VK4NET be aware the TRUE VK4NET is not and never has been
on 6! N being a VK Novice call.
UNITED STATES - W - FCC PROPOSES FINE FOR HAM.
The FCC has proposed fining a Nebraska Technician-class Amateur Radio
operator, $12,000 for alleged wilful and repeated interference,
broadcasting of music and failing to identify with his call sign.
(sourced from arrl letter)
Finally in intruder watch, a story of "The Cable Man".
With More RSGB's Jeremy Boot....
UNITED KINGDOM - G - CCTV MAN
The Radiocommunications Agency reports that a man has pleaded
guilty to selling CCTV transmitters that were operating illegally on an
amateur band. When pleading 'guilty' 3 three similar offences were
taken into consideration.
He was given a 60-hour community service order, ordered to pay costs
and had seized equipment ordered forfeit.
The prosecution by the Radiocommunications Agency followed a
complaint about interference from a licensed radio amateur in May 2002.
(audio g4njh)
VK3
PRESIDENT JIM LINTON
http://www.wiavic.org.au
wiavic@wiavic.org.au
5th IARU Region 3 ARDF championships in Ballarat 28 Nov - 3rd December 2003.
Rob Broomhead from the Eastern & Mountain District Radio Club in
Melbourne tells us this years EMDRC White Elephant Sale will be on
Sunday the 23rd of March and as usual will be held at the
Great Ryrie Primary School Heathmont.
Doors will open at 10:30am and entry will be $5.00 per person.
The EMDRC White Elephant Sale is one of Melbourne's largest hamfests, and
you will be able find hundreds of pre-loved radios, test gear, computers
on sale as well as commercial and trade displays.
Booking for tables ate $18.00 each, contact club secretary
Peter McDonald VK3DI.
Peters number is 9720 8874
e-mail petermac@alphalink.com.au
INTERNATIONAL
IARU
http://www.jarl.or.jp/iaru-r3/
WIA FEDERAL IARU OFFICER is VK6NE Neil Penfold
Amateur Radio supporting technology education in the classroom.
World Amateur Radio Day, April 18, 2003.
NEW ZEALAND - ZL - TECHNOLOGY CONVENTION.
This Easter, April 19th & 20th, Technology Convention will be hosted by
the Hamilton Amateur Radio Club in the Hamilton Astronomical Society,
adjacent to the Hamilton Zoo.
If you have any enquires about the Technology Convention, or visiting ZL
e-mail Gavin Petrie at gavinwp@ihug.co.nz
SOUTH AFRICA - ZS - SATELLITES OFFER SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICA
Telkom demonstrated state-of-the-art satellite technology at SATCOM 2003,.
The conference brought together speakers and users of satellite technology
from as far as the United States, the UK and Nigeria to explore new
developments and opportunities in this exciting sector.
Many companies showed their new developments. World Space, a radio by
Satellite Company showed new developments in receiver technology with a
small outboard model for personal computers. It comes with a small planar
antenna and only requires an MP3 player, which today comes standard with
most Microsoft packages. The Iridium satellite company demonstrated it
new satellite phone, which is much smaller than previous versions and
comes complete with a car and hands free kit. You can now talk from
anywhere to anywhere even sailing on the oceans, well at a cost $1,50 a
minute.
In a related development SA AMSAT is working on presenting an amateur
satellite conference in the April time frame. SATCOM offered the
organisers opportunities to look for sponsors to help finance the one-day
event.
I you would like to present a paper at AMSATCOM2003, please mail ZS6AKV
at hans@intekom.co.za with your suggestions.
(audio report from Hans)
GERMANY 5 MHz
A new on-air source of propagation data is now testing on 5195 kHz and
being received with good signals across most of Europe.
The callsign, DRA5, is a German commercial callsign because the station
is operating outside the normal amateur bands. However, it is run by a
team from DARC, the German national amateur radio society, and is
co-located with the 10MHz beacon, DK0WCY.
Like DK0WCY it transmits the latest solar data, refreshed every three hours,
but with the addition of RTTY, bpsk31and qpsk31. Power is 30 watts to a
dipole favouring the UK.
http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/psc.htm
(sourced from rsgb news)
UNITED KINGDOM - CALLSIGNS
Following a letter by Paul Thompson, GM6MEN, published in the January
RadCom, and a series of letters opposing his ideas published in the
March issue, a campaign for the 'Reform of Amateur Prefixes' has been
started in the UK.
Its aim is to persuade the 'powers that be' and UK amateurs themselves
that the present UK callsign system is confusing, and that it
is time it was replaced with a more logical system. Anyone who is
interested in reading the reform proposals in full should send an e-mail
to: Bookseeker@scone18.fsnet.co.uk
"Request R A P" in the subject field.
(RSGB NEWS)
UNITED STATES - W - SPECTRUM PROTECTION ACT
The Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act has again been introduced in the
US House of Representatives. The measure is an ARRL legislative
initiative.
This latest version of the bill, HR 713, went into the legislative hopper
February 12 and has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and
Commerce.
When last introduced in 2001, the measure was known as HR 817.
HR 713 is aimed at ensuring the availability of spectrum to Amateur Radio
operators. It would protect existing Amateur Radio spectrum against
relocations to or sharing with other services unless the FCC provides
"equivalent replacement spectrum" elsewhere.
(sourced from arrl letter)
Author VK4BB
Packet: qnews@vk4wie.#bne.qld.aus.oc
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