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THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK
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PREAMBLE -
Silent Key
It is with deep sadness we record the passing of WIA Elder Statesman,
William (Bill) Rees Grownow VK3WG.
A life member of the WIA, he had held position of WIA Victoria President
1935-41, and Federal WIA President in 1939, from 1947 to 1950, and again
in 1954.
Please give a short silence for the silent key of, William Rees Grownow.
(Jim Linton VK3PC, President, WIA Victoria via VK2WI)
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
FEDERAL WIA CONVENTION
APPOINTMENT TO FEDERAL POSITIONS
The WIA Federal Convention and Annual General Meeting of the WIA will be
held in Adelaide on 4th, 5th and 6th April 2003.
WORLD HAMS VISIT VK
World famous Dxpeditioner Pedro Allina, HK3JJH and his wife Cecilia from
Columbia South America will be visiting Canberra and Sydney early March.
This is a rare chance for Dxers to meet a famous person who will bring along
stories and photographs of his latest dxpedition to Malpalo Island.
Another World Famous Amateur is doing a VK-East coast tour.
G-3-P-J-T Bob Whelan President of the RSGB will also attempt to operate
in the BERU contest from VK1 during his visit.
(VK4EMM plus VK6LC, WIA Federal Awards Manager via vk2wi)
Central Coast Amateur Radio Club Field Day At Wyong.
The Central Coast Amateur Radio Club will be holding it's annual Field Day
at Wyong Racecourse, halfway between Sydney and Newcastle.
Contrary to what may have been published elsewhere it is on
Sunday 23rd of February 2003.
There will be many eager commercial traders and flea marketeers willing to
make that deal of a lifetime. Once you are stocked up with all the new and
pre owned goodies you can take in one of the seminars, fine tune your fox
hunting skills, have an refreshing drink or meal and meet for that once a
year chat.
IRLP node 6060 will be operating on VK2RAG with a frequency of 438.075 MHz
as well as a auxiliary frequency at the Racecourse, of 434.950 MHz
simplex with a 123 Hz tone required for access. So you'll be able to chat
to the gang at the field day even if your over in Perth.
A low powered APRS IGATE will also be operational during the day, so
take your trackers.
Check out vk2.aprs.net.au/aprsnsw.html or look for
VK2HCM-1 at www.findu.com to see who is there.
For more information contact The Central Coast Amateur Radio Club,
phone 4340 2500 or visit their home page www.ccarc.org.au .
(Dave VK2JDH for the CCARC Field Day committee).
ACA NEWS
www.aca.gov.au
WIA ACA LIAISON OFFICERS are VK1GH, VK1ZKM, VK2BPN, VK4DU
Compliance rules may be widened to include retailers.
The supply of unlabelled or non-compliant telecommunications equipment or
cable will be an offence if a proposal released by the Australian
Communications Authority (ACA) is adopted.
ACA Chairman Tony Shaw said the move had been prompted by concern that 25
per cent of telecommunications equipment, such as fixed phones, mobile
phones, fax machines and computer modems, and cable used by the industry
did not comply with ACA technical standards.
Under the proposal set out in an ACA discussion paper, existing
arrangements would be widened to make it an offence for retailers and
resellers, not currently covered under the Telecommunications Act 1997, to
supply non-compliant equipment. Non-compliant customer cabling would also
be covered.
Products that meet the technical standards set by the ACA carry the A-Tick
label.
The closing date for submissions on the discussion paper is 28 February
2003. The paper is available on the ACA's website.
For more information contact Manager Telecommunications Standards
Communications Telephone:
(03) 9963 6915Telephone: (03) 9963 6965
EMR implementation update.
An article appears in the February edition of AR magazine advising that the
delayed EMR controls for Apparatus Licences including the Amateur Service,
are expected to begin in March.
These LCDs will limits on human exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR)
produced by transmitters licensed under the apparatus licensing regime.
As reported previously here on QNEWS our ACA has released, for public
comment, drafts of the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Apparatus
Licence) Determination 2003.
However! comments on the draft must reach the ACA by Thursday 20 February.
(sourced from a vk2wi news item by Jim Linton VK3PC)
GENERAL INTEREST NEWS FROM 'DOWNUNDER'.
Next time you're deliberating how to cope with your ever-expanding data
storage requirements, spare a thought for New Zealand's Weta Digital Effects.
This is the company responsible for the digital effects and interactive
animatronics for all three films in Peter Jackson's trilogy,
The Lord of the Rings.
Voice and Data OnLine Magazine report that to manage the files for the
recently released second instalment, The Two Towers,
each frame of the movie required 12.5 MB of storage.
There are 24 frames for each second of the film.
For the three hour film, approximately 3,240,000 MB of storage was required.
Rendering 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Weta estimates that it
took four million work hours to complete the special effects for The
Two Towers, giving the NetApp systems an intense work-out.
Houston notes that he needed not only huge data capacity, but also
massive processing power. Weta Digital uses anywhere from 1400 to
1600 processors (Intel Xeon 2.2 GHz).
(voice and data. Westwick-Farrow Pty Ltd. Audio Phil VK2YGF)
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.
SIX-YEAR-OLD OREGON GIRL GETS GENERAL TICKET
A six-year-old girl from Oregon, has upgraded from Technician to
General. Mattie Clauson, KD7TYN--a fourth-generation Amateur Radio
operator in her family--could be the youngest General-class operator in
the US.
"The Element 3 test was a lot harder than the Tech test," she said.
She was ambivalent about the 5 WPM Element 1 Morse code exam,
characterising it as "not too hard, just a little, but kind of easy too."
Her parents, A-C-7-S-P and K-D-7-Q-Z-B, say Mattie became interested in
Amateur Radio when she was five. They discovered "a kid-friendly
study book," Ride the Airwaves with Alpha and Zulu by John Abbott, K6YPB
Mattie says she prefers HF over VHF "because I can talk to people in
other countries."
Unfortunately "Ride the airwaves is currently 'out of print'"
(sourced from arrl letter..AUDIO VK4CO Ronnee.)
INTRUDER WATCH - ENFORCEMENT ZONE
VK8HA WIA IARUMS REPORT
This month has many of the usual intruders
The only change seems to be the 14.044 Intruders.
They seem to have 'settled' down 'in the Sand' along the VK6
Northern Coastline.
14044 Dly 0830 USB
"Big Voice" must be HQ Stn..
"Low Voice" Supply Boat ??..
On the 23rd JANUARY "BIG VOICE" was joined by another Big Voice (59+)
also in the same direction...
The N.T.NEWS carried an article re the "ROADSIDE DRUG DISTRIBUTION"
Points in Western Aust..
Maybe these two 'Big Voices' are running the distribution points and
the 'smaller Voice' keeps up the supply to the Distributors ??
There was a video report on Darwin TV picturing an 'Abandoned' Chinese
Fishing Boat along the West Aust. Coast tied up to the Shore...
No Crew and No Cargo'...???
There are some Indonesian Voices 'Hopping' in on the Frequency when it is not
in use..
Maybe they have a part to play in the 'Business'???
If my Bearing of 250 Degs and VK6XW Bearing of 360 Degs were used,,
they would cross in the vicinity of BROOME.
Cheers and good hunting de Henry in Humpty Doo vk8ha@octa4.net.au
(audio by vk2uw chris wright)
WICEN/RESCUE RADIO INTERNATIONAL
WIA WICEN CHAIRMAN IS VK3ZRV
WICEN VK3
http://www.wicen.vic.au
State Coordinator: John Kerr VK3BAF
Secretary VK3XMU secretary@vic.wicen.org.au
EMDRC's monthly coffee shop meeting to be held on the 21st of February
at the EMDRC clubrooms, 10a McCubbin street Burwood will feature
Craig V-K-3-C-M-C who will be giving a talk on Wicen Involvement
in the bushfires.
INTERNATIONAL
IEEE
Hams to influence policy makers at Symposium
Some words of wisdom from Peleg L. Lapid 4X1GP in Issue No. 195
of the IEEE EMC Society Newsletter in line with the 2003 IEEE
International Symposium on EMC in Istanbul, Turkey 11-16 May 2003.
In an Announcement and Call for Papers for a special session for Radio
Amateurs during the symposium, Peleg 4X1GP makes some very poignant
points about Amateur Radio as a hobby and its place in the Radio Frequency
Spectrum.
Peleg writes
"In the beginning of the 21st century, the community of Radio Amateurs
found itself in a new situation: politicians and lawyers took the position
of radio services legislators within international and national
regulating bodies. These good people, having limited knowledge in the
Radio Sciences, and under political influence of pressure groups that lack
knowledge, are easily drawn to conclusions, not necessarily substantiated,
that any 'unnecessary' radiation is harmful, hence, they conclude that
there is no place for Radio Amateurs within populated areas.
On the other hand, Radio Amateurs are here to exercise their rights
obtained from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the
Government and national authorities.
The 2003 IEEE International Symposium on EMC offers a platform and
meeting place for the Radio Amateurs to convene, discuss and
influence people that are involved in research in the EMC field of
radio frequency interference and safety, as well as regulatory advisers
who are expected to attend the Symposium. This is probably the last chance for
meeting relevant and influential people before the WARC 2003 that will be
held in Geneva during June and July 2003.
Understanding the importance of this subject, we have established a special
committee to deal with papers regarding Radio Amateurs and their concerns.
Of special interest will be papers regarding the problems and activities
mentioned here."
Peleg 4X1GP also advises that planning is also underway for a Radio Amateurs
Station to be operated onsite during the Symposium.
For further information, visit the Symposium web site at:
http://www.ortra.com/emc/2003
For questions please email Peleg/4X1GP, Radio Amateurs Activities Coordinator
at lapid@netvision.net.il
(IEEE EMC Society Newsletter No. 195 via Gavin VK4ZZ)
NEW ZEALAND - zL - IT'S ON THE CARDS
CARDS, the Canterbury Amateur Radio Development Society has applied for
a 10 metre FM voice repeater, having the 10 metre transmitter at
Science Alive, Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch, and a remote 10 metre
receiver at Eyrewell, NZ260 grid reference M35 552533, and for a
32 cm one-way point-to-point link between the two sites.
Transmit frequency of 29.630 MHz, and repeater receive frequency 29.530 MHz.
SINGAPORE - 9V - SARTS CHANGE
SARTS monthly meetings have changed venue!!
Now held at the SAFRA Toa Payoh Club House, 293 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh,
Singapore 319387.
The next meeting is at 2000hrs Thursday 27 February 2003.
All are welcome get along and chit-chat with the SARTS folks!
SOUTH AFRICA - ZS - LOW POWER 7MHZ South Africa beacon heard in USA
On Tuesday the 29th of January, Bill, WA8LXJ, made a positive
identification of the low power 7 MHz beacon operated by ZS2J in
Plettenburg Bay.
The measured power output of the 7029 kHz transmissions is 100
microwatts and reception reports from all over South Africa, up to 1100
kilometres, have been received by the beacon operator, Roger Davis.
(Audio from "Hans" hans@intekom.co.za)
GREECE - SV - NEW VHF/UHF ONLY LICENSE CLASS
The V-H-F Reflector says that Greece now has its own, entry level VHF
only license. The new ticket use the prefix SW1 through SW9 with
privileges on 2 meters and above.
(via arnewsline)
SERBIA-MONTENEGRO - YU/YT - Yugoslavia becomes Serbia-Montenegro.
Yugoslavia's parliament has voted to formally abolish that nation and
replace it with a new country called Serbia-Montenegro.
The new arrangement will have little immediate impact on Amateur Radio.
For DXCC purposes, Serbia and Montenegro will be considered a
single entity, at least for the time being and amateurs there are
expected to continue using YU/YT prefixes.
(sourced from arrl letter)
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write a message to qnews@wia.org.au
Packet readers to qnews@vk4wie.#bne.qld.aus.oc and as an SP msg.
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