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VK National News 29Aug21


Weekly news from the WIA:
MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2021-08-29.mp3
Text edition:
 
 
2021 AUGUST 29 VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA

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 THE BEST NEWS YOU'LL GET ALL WEEK

 THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN
 tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos

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 NATIONAL NEWS FOR WEEK COMMENCING AUGUST 29 2021
 IN OUR 26th YEAR OF NON STOP NEWS

 Alan VK4SN, the Remembrance Day Contest Manager. -

 Peter VK8ZZ, the WIA Secretary and a Director. -

 Robert VK4LA, the new 10 meter beacon from Brisbane.
 
 THIS & MORE IN THIS EDITION OF NEWS FROM THE
 WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA


 PROGRAM RECORDED IN BRISBANE, OLYMPIC CITY 2032.


 First up in the news that IS news, news on last weekends
 RD or Remembrance Day Contest.

 "Hi, This is Alan VK4SN, the Remembrance Day Contest Manager.

  We now have over 290 log submissions which is the best in
  over 10 years.

  So if you haven't done so yet, please upload your log to
  vklogchecker.com

  or email it to
  rdlogs(at)wia.org.au

  Log submission ends today at 0300z, that's 1pm Eastern
  standard time Sunday August 29.

  Due to a server issue you may not get a response on upload,
  but rest assured your log has been accepted, unless you get
  an error that one of the log lines is incorrect.

  if not sure please email it to me.

  Best 73's and good luck in the contest."

 
 Of course the RD contest is where we recall, remember and
 pause to reflect on the Duty and the Sacrifice paid by our
 men and women in not only World War Two but all conflicts.
 
 This year special thoughts to those Men and Women of the ADF
 serving in Afghanistan. Particularly those of Task Force 633
 tasked with transforming our ADF's main operating base in
 the Middle East into a facility catering for up to 400
 evacuees at a time.

 "Well Done Those Men and Women"





 Speaking militarily, this next story, too late for last weeks
 WIA National News we did attempt to have the powers that be
 post it to WIA front page news, but, maybe like the RD server
 that fell over.

 So forgive me if you have read this on a myriad of overseas
 Ham Radio Websites but just in case.. here we go again..
   
 Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell writing for the Australian
 Governments Department of Defence has told the story of one
 Corporal Andrew Ashbrook who enjoyed science subjects at
 school went on to enjoy CB and Amateur Radio so much he
 became a RAAF instructor.

 The 50-year-old is now an avionics instructor at the
 Royal Australian Air Force School of Technical Training
 in Wagga and reflecting  on his interest in radio said

 Back then, the CB radio was our equivalent of the internet,
  friends and I communicated on CB every day. There were
 no books or manuals; we just had to figure out how it all
 worked so we could build, use and maintain our own equipment.

 When I was 16, I found out by accident that the fundamentals
 of radio and electronic engineering were a bit more complicated
 than Id thought.

 We were living in Kirrawee, a hilly area where you needed a
 lot of power to transmit, so I built a 45-foot antenna on
 top of my fathers roof and put 150 watts of power through
 my CB so I could be heard.

 I ended up wiping TV sets for 37km and sending the signal
 all the way to west coast USA. That was how I learned about
 filtering and harmonics on single-side band.

 As an avionics instructor at RAAFSTT, he put his innovative
 mind to work, using computer-assisted design and 3D printing,
 Corporal Ashbrook machined rare CAC Aermacchi MB-326H
 aircraft parts. With the aircraft parts long gone from
 industry production lines, his efforts created a fully
 functional, interactive electronic environment in the Macchi,
 an enduring training aid for avionics students.

 His outstanding achievement was recognised when he was
 awarded an Australia Day Medallion in January.

 After gaining his Training and Assessment Certificate IV
 late last year, Corporal Ashbrook went back to working with
 his hands in the hangar, imparting his passion for electronics
 and experience in fault-finding components to trainee
 avionics technicians.

 news.defence.gov.au/people/riding-radio-waves-air-force-career
 


 
 Now a blatant "plug"

 The WIA's publication "Wireless Men and Women at War" is
 available from the WIA Bookshop... oh and if you wondered
 what I looked like back in 1966.. check out pages 145-147.

 Graham VK4BB






 WIA

 JOIN THE WIA
 tinyurl.com/yyj87b9y
 

 WIA SECRETARY VK8ZZ WITH BOARD COMMENT FOR 29 August 2021

 Good morning Graham and good morning listeners

 The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is the
 worldwide federation of national amateur radio organizations.
 The membership of the IARU consists of more than
 160 member-societies in as many countries and separate
 territories. It is the peak body for Amateur Radio in the
 world. The membership of the IARU consists of its
 member-societies, who have been voted into membership by the
 already existing member societies.

 There can be only one member-society in each country or
 separate territory. The Wireless Institute of Australia is
 recognised as the peak body for Amateur Radio in Australia.

 The IARU is recognised by the United Nations as a NGO,
 Non-Governmental Organisation by virtue of its consultative
 status with other United Nations bodies, such as the
 International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

 IARU has worked with the ITU for nearly a century and is a
 Sector Member of the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU R),
 playing a full part in the work of ITU R as it affects
 amateur radio spectrum, and also of the Development Sector
 (ITU D), relating to developing countries and emergency
 communication.

 The International Amateur Radio Union has been the worldwide
 voice of radio amateurs, securing and safeguarding the
 amateur radio spectrum since 1925

 The three IARU Regions are organised to broadly mirror the
 structure of the International Telecommunications Union
 and its related regional telecommunications organisations.
 The Regions comprise:

 IARU Region 1:
 Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Asia

 IARU Region 2:
 The Americas

 IARU Region 3:
 Asia-Pacific and as such Australia is part of IARU region 3.

 In September of this year the IARU-Region 3 will hold its
 three yearly conference. This year the conference will be
 hosted by The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST).
 The IARU R3 Conference 2021 in Thailand will be held
 September 20-23. We all realise that our world has been
 shaken by COVID-19. The pandemic has forced us all to now
 work in ways only made possible through technology. Planning
 for the 2021 conference started nearly 3 years ago. The
 expectation was to run this in Bangkok city, Thailand.
 The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented us from attending a
 conference on site and the hosts are excited about the
 opportunities of holding an innovative virtual conference.

 As the conference host, RAST are going to be hosting a
 Digital virtual Conference, with a wide range of remote
 speakers and conversations. This conference will bring the
 member societies together at what is a very difficult time
 for us all.

 The WIA will have a three person delegation attending
 virtually and representing Australia. They are:-

 Peter Young    VK3MV    as WIA Delegate
 Dale Hughes    VK1DSH    as WIA Observer
 Greg Kelly    VK2GPK    as WIA Observer

 The final agenda has not been published at this time, but we
 will keep our WIA members informed.

 This has been WIA Director and Secretary Peter Clee VK8ZZ.

 




             WIA NATIONAL NEWS AND YOUR 3 W's.


                    WASH YOUR HANDS
                   
                      WEAR YOUR MASK
                
             WATCH YOUR DISTANCE (1.5 metres)


                   www.health.gov.au/




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 INTERNATIONAL NEWS With thanks to IARU, RSGB, RAC,
 Southgate AR Club, ARRL,  NZART, eHam, AMATEUR RADIO NEWSLINE
 & the World Wide sources of the WIA.  



 REGION ONE

 The Alexander Grimeton Friendship Association reports
 an incredible number of listener reports, 524 in all,
 for its July 4 Alexanderson Day transmissions from SAQ,
 the Alexanderson alternator very-low-frequency station in
 Sweden.

 SAQ transmits on 17.2 kHz.

 The first transmission was initiated at 0830 UTC, with the
 start-up and tuning of the Alexanderson alternator. The
 message was sent out a half-hour later, and the transmission
 event was livestreamed via YouTube.

 Amateur station SK6SAQ, which operates from the SAQ site,
 was on the air for Alexanderson Day, HF conditions were not
 optimal, but the radio amateurs reached 169 QSOs with 21
 countries, mostly in Europe and a few from the US.




 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

 The antenna of DP 0 GVN in Antarctica for the QO-100
 geostationary satellite amateur radio transponder is
 completely destroyed. AMSAT - DL in a press release say
 a severe winter storm hit Atka Bay (Antarctica) and at
 Neumayer Station III, about 20 kilometres away, wind speeds
 of around 176 km/h) were recorded.

 The strongest gust was 207 km/h.

 Unfortunately, the satellite antenna for the geostationary
 QO-100 amateur radio satellite was  completely destroyed
 despite the weatherproof radome, so no school contacts with
 DP0GVN can take place until further notice.
 



 Now over 4,000 ham radio repeaters in Germany

 The German Society, DARC, reports the online map of German
 repeaters now contains over 4000 entries. Yes the repeater
 map recently cracked the threshold of 4000 entries.

 One wonders why in such a relatively small country so many
 repeaters are needed? or even used.

 Putting this into numbers we here in VK can understand,
 Germany has a land size of just over 350,000 Km2 and
 Australia? a whopping 7.692 Km2 so it would be like VK
 having some 840,000 repeaters!!!!

 www.repeatermap.de
 androiddmr.com/
 www.wia.org.au/members/repeaters/data/




 REGION TWO

 Radio ham constructs 40-foot rocket for daughter

 The Bemidji Pioneer reports radio amateur Roben Beyer KG 0 OC
 constructed a 40-foot rocket as a send-off gift for his
 daughter as she 'blasts off to Uni."

 The mock rocket was constructed on his amateur radio tower
 as a send-off gift for his daughter, Allie, who will be
 attending the University of Minnesota Duluth for
 biochemistry and biology.

 Climbing the tower isnt quite as easy as it used to be,
 Beyer said. Its been about 10 years since Ive been up
 there before now. Beyer removed the towers antennas, then
 installed reinforced plastic for the rockets body. He also
 added a flared base before cutting custom lettering out of
 scrap wood.

 A 2021 graduate, Allie plans to work at the Marshall Alworth
 Planetarium at UMD to gain exposure to the space industry
 while at college. In the next couple of years, she plans to
 apply for internships at NASA or a private company.

 tinyurl.com/u74pt38




 A Florida woman is taking on her neighbourhood association,
 in a matter she said puts her health at risk.

 According to WFTV Channel 9 the woman, a Type 1 Diabetic,
 and a consultant determined that her neighbours ham radio
 might have interfered with the doses of insulin being pushed
 out from her pump. The 55-plus community where she lives
 hired that consultant and told the neighbour to shut down his
 amateur radio station.

 WFTV Investigates learned that her complaint went all the
 way to the state level, wanting the Florida Commission on
 Human Relations to make a determination whether the
 communitys board and management is doing enough to protect
 her and others with medical devices.

 She has been in the back and forth with the communitys
 association for more than a year after noticing the
 insulin pump she uses to manage her Type 1 Diabetes was
 suddenly giving the wrong amount of the medicine that keeps
 her alive. So I switched pumps, bought another one,
 switched reservoirs, threw insulin away, did everything
 I knew of to troubleshoot, she said.

 After doing some research, she suspected the problem might
 be a few doors down in equipment that is now unplugged and
 collecting dust.


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 HAM RADIO OPERATIONAL NEWS - IT'S A CONTACT SPORT  
  
  --------------

 41st ALARA CONTEST
 
 Combined phone and CW run over 24 hours starting on
 Saturday 28th August at 0600 hours UTC finishing
 Sunday   29th August at 0559 hours UTC

 So that's THIS WEEKEND.

  --------------

 CWops next weekend September 4

 This CW contest has 3 "sessions"

 0000-0359 Z

 1200-1559 Z

 2000-2359 Z

 Each session is separately logged, checked and awarded.
 3 separate contests!

 The exchange is QSO number plus your given name and on the
 HF contest bands using High, Low or QRP.

 (HP more than 100 watts; LP more than 5 watts up to 100
 AND QRP 5 watts of less)


 More details are in the text edition of this WIA National News


 *Use of spotting? *No limitations on using clusters,
  RBN or skimmers, but please, no self-spotting.

 *Scoring? *1 point per QSO per band (each session);
  1 multiplier for callsign the first time it is worked
  (each session). Scores start at 0 for each session.
  Work someone once per band per session.

 *Reporting? *Separate logs for each session. Logs must be in
  Cabrillo format and may be submitted via
 /www.b4h.net/cwops/

  Paper logs are NOT accepted!

 *Logging? *CW Open is supported by many logging programs.
  See www.cwops.org/cwopen.html

 *Teams? *Team competition is supported
  (see www.cwops.org/cwopen.html for signup).
  No geography limitations.
 
 
  --------------

 OCEANA CONTEST

 VOICE from 0800 UTC Saturday 2 October to
            0800 UTC Sunday   October 3

 CW    from 0800 UTC Saturday 9 October to
            0800 UTC Sunday   October 10
 

  --------------
 
 SPRING VHF - UHF FIELD DAYS November 27-28

  --------------

 December 4-5 160 Meter WW

  --------------

 DECEMBER  11 - 12 10 Mtr World Wide

 --------------
 --------------
 DX WINDOW
 --------------
 --------------

 UGANDA, 5X.

 Elvira is signing 5 X 3 R until September 2, She has
 100 watts to a dipole, doing SSB, digital and CW.
 QSL via the bureau.

 (arrl)

 --------------

 SOUTH KOREA.

 Members of the Korean Amateur Radio League Chungbuk HQ have
 activated special event station HL 76 V to celebrate the
 76th anniversary of South Korea's Liberation.

 Activity will continue until August 31. QSL via the Bureau.

 (arrl)

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 To celebrate the 64rd anniversary of Malaysia's independence
 August 31, 1957, look for special event stations using the
 prefix 9M64.  Operations will be on 80-10 meters using
 CW, SSB and Digital.  Activity will end on September 1st:

 (southgatearc.org)

 --------------

 What could be better than radio honouring radio?

 When it's amateur honouring professional.

 Listen for callsigns W1W, W1B, W1Z, and WB1Z on all bands
 CW, SSB, the digital modes and, of course, AM.

 In the US region known as New England, their oldest
 broadcast station is marking its 100th anniversary and
 two amateur radio clubs in Massachusetts are inviting
 everyone to the party. On the amateur bands.

 The event is planned for September 17th through 19th.
 The dates closely follow the first day Westinghouse put
 WBZ on the air as an AM radio station: September 15th 1921.

 So again, listen for W1W, W1B, W1Z, and WB1Z.

 (arnewsline.org)

 --------------

 Matthew is operating as VP8ZMS is on air for a few more
 days yet from the RAF station at Mount Pleasant on the
 Falkland Islands. He is using digital modes, CW and
 occasionally SSB.
 QSL via M 0 ZMS (home call) using LoTW.

 (irts)

 --------------

 Currently operating is ZC4CBK out of the Akrotiri Sovereign
 Base Area on Cyprus and he plans to be QRV on a regular
 basis until October, QSL via EB7DX.

 (irts)

 --------------



 BEACONS
 
 28.205.8
 
 "Thanks Felix"

 I Would like to Let everyone know of a New Ten Meter Band
 Beacon that has been operating for the Last 6 months or so,
 about 27 Kilometre's N/W of Brisbane City at the my Home
 QTH, I'm Robert VK4LA.

 The Beacon is Located In Northlakes and is homebrew .
 It operates using callsign VK4LA and is on 28.205.8 cw.

 The Beacon consists of a 5 watt Transmitter with a 1/2 wave
 vertical antenna 35ft off the ground.

 I would Appreciate some Signal Reports from all who can hear
 it.

 If you wish to send a signal report VIA EMAIL, my email
 address is huntingqld@bigpond.com and I also have some
 photos of beacon in use to view on my page on qrz.com

 Looking forward to getting some signal reports from all.

 for WIA National news this is Robert VK4LA

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 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPs --- MARITIME

 Sailing Vessel with Ham Radio History Marks 100 Years

 The schooner Bowdoin is a century old this year. Now owned
 by the Maine Maritime Academy as a training vessel, the
 ham radio history of the 88-foot  Bowdoin is often neglected.

 Constructed in Maine specifically for Arctic exploration,
 the vessel relied on amateur radio for communication during
 Arctic Expeditions of 1923 and 1925.

 In 1923, the ARRL helped in outfitting with better wireless
 gear. M.B. West, an ARRL Board member, designed the gear,
 which was then built by amateurs at his firm, Zenith
 Electronics and the ARRL Board recruited Donald H. Mix, 1TS,
 to accompany the crew as its radio operator.

 The transmitter operated on the medium-wave bands of 185,
 220, and 300 meters, running 100 W. Earlier exploratory
 missions had used gear that operated on longwave frequencies.

 The shipboard station on board the Bowdoin was given call
 WNP  Wireless North Pole.

 (sourced to arrl)




 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - ASTRONOMICAL

 Scientists have spotted a previously unrecognized feature of
 our Milky Way galaxy:

 A contingent of young stars and star-forming gas clouds is
 sticking out of one of the Milky Way's spiral arms like a
 splinter poking out from a plank of wood. Stretching some
 3,000 light-years, this is the first major structure
 identified with an orientation so dramatically different
 than the arm's.

 ( ANS )




 WORLD WIDE
 SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- SUMMITS ON THE AIR, WORLD WIDE
                             FLORA, FAUNA PROGRAM and other
                             ADVENTURE GROUPS.

 www.sota.org.uk
 sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/
 www.wwffaustralia.com/
 minesontheair.com/about-mota

 
 Nothing - not even a solar flare or even a pandemic - could
 stop the a "Backyards on the Air activation" from going
 ahead recently in New Zealand. Graham VK4BB filed this story
 this week to ARNewsLine.

 "The pandemic, in fact, was actually the inspiration for the
 event on Sunday, August 22nd. It was born in the spring of
 2020 as lockdown enveloped New Zealand. A group of SOTA
 activators looked for new options because their beloved
 summits had been declared off limits.

 Organiser Mark Sullivan ZL3AB said this recent activation
 found participants once again in their backyards and after
 two hours of calling QRZ, some boasted contacts with the US
 and VK, as well as around New Zealand. Mark described his
 own activation as a bit less successful, owing to a pole
 that collapsed and someone's child next-door playing with
 an incredibly loud toy lawn mower.

 Mark did encourage and reward experimentation, however.

 In his invitation to participants, he wrote:
 [quote] "It should go without saying that double points
 will be awarded to anyone who operates using.....a.....
 Delta loop." [endquote]






 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS  ATV (Every pixel tells a story) -
 
 tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos
 THAT LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD
 BEVAN




 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER
 AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org

 AMSAT news have reported on how the Ingenuity helicopter on
 Mars has now completed its 12th flight, where it acted as a
 scout, looking ahead for dangerous terrain for its partner
 in crime, the Perseverance rover.

 The just under 2 kilogram autonomous rotorcraft climbed over
 almost 10 meters high, and travelled a total of 450 meters
 in 169 seconds. It flew over the over an area dubbed the
 South Seitah region of Mars, where Perseverance will
 explore.

 ( ANS )




 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- IOTA
 iota-world.org

 NA-037.

 Fred, KL7FBI from Shemya Island, is being called back there
 on an emergency to fill-in following the passing of one of
 their technicians. Fred will travel to Shemya September 8
 and is expected to remain there for a two full months.
 He will use KL 7 FBI and operate 40/20 meters SSB.
 QSL via KB 4 DMQ.
 
 (southgatearc.org)




 Again one of the reasons we seldom give publicity to many
 DX peditions is this note we have in regarding OC-194.

 Yep it's cancelled/postponed

 A group of mainly VK2 Ops were planning activity
 as VK2FM from the keepers cottage on South Solitary Island
 (ILLW AU0054) during the International Lighthouse-Lightship
 days but cancelled their South Solitary Island event due to
 .. wait for it..  lockdown.

 They state, "It will be happening in August 2022
 ( if all goes well. )

 www.southgatearc.org/iota/opdx/index.htm#.YSS0IUviuUk








 WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING
 scouts.com.au
 scout.org/jota
 international.scouts.com.au  
 jotajoti.info/
 Brett Nicholas  VK2BNN Scouts Australia National co-ordinator for JOTA.
 Lorraine OHare VK2FICQ is Girl Guides Australia National JOTA-JOTI
 Co-ordinator.


    
 CALLING FREQUENCIES
 Please QSY off the calling frequency after establishing communication.

 Australian voice calling frequencies:
 3.650, 7.090, 14.190, 21.190, 28.590, 52.160

 World CW calling frequencies:
 3.570, 7.030, 14.060, 18.080, 21.140, 24.910, 28.180, 50.160

 World voice calling frequencies:
 3.690 & 3.940 MHz, 7.090 & 7.190, 14.290, 18.140, 21.360,
 24.960, 28.390, 50.160


 Calling frequencies for Slow Scan TV (SSTV):
 3.630, 7.033, 14.227

 Calling Frequencies for PSK31
 14.070


 Quickly here it's congratulations to five Scouts
 Aiva, Seb  Alex, Rohan & Jack who recently undertook
 their foundation licence assessments organised by
 VLK7's REAST at the Huonville Scout Hall and all 5 passed!

 (vk7news)


 
 The Scout Communication Club in Pia, Poland has obtained
 special call SP 0 PILKON to mark the Pilski convention of
 games and fantasy this weekend August 27-29

 After a one-year break the convention for fans of fantasy,
 comics, books, series and electronic board games will be
 taking place at the University in Pia, on the site of the
 former military airport.

 tinyurl.com/IARU-Poland






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 REWIND

 We rewind back to 1949 as Victor Hoeflich holds a press
 conference to introduce the Man from Mars, Radio Hat.

 Victor knew a picture would tell the story so he had several
 teenagers modelling the radio hats for the reporters and
 photographers, soon pictures and news stories appeared in
 newspapers coast to coast across the USA

 Although the radio hat had a futuristic appearance at the
 time, this was in fact due to technical limitations.
 While the transistor had been invented in 1947, it was still
 experimental and not widely available.

 The hats radio relied on valve or vacuum tube technology,
 and Victor made the tubes a prominent feature, as well as
 the loop aerial. The tuning knob sat between the two valves.
 The battery was carried in the users pocket.

 The massive publicity did not lead to lasting sales.
 Advertisements for the radio hat stopped in early 1950.
 Its failure was primarily due to technical limitations.
 It had only two valves, it's loop antenna was directional
 and the signal could be lost as the user turned his or her
 head.

 The Radio Hat - weird and wonderful from radios past.

 I should give you the "heads up" pardon the pun, but
 "head" on over to view a range of this headgear in the video
 edition of this the WIA National News Service.

 I's on BEVAN VK5BD's YouTube channel each week and easily
 sourced from both the link at the top of each text edition
 and at the top of the wia.org.au weekly news page.
 
 My time is up

 With REWIND I'm John Knox, VK4FJRK


 rarehistoricalphotos.com/radio-hat-pictures-history-1949/

 THIS LINK IS A VIDEO VERSION OF NEWS COMPILED BY VK5BD BEVAN
 tinyurl.com/WIA-News-Videos


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 2021 Social Scene


 Due to the COVID-19 situation, please check these events'
 direct for up-to-date status information and even without
 Covid dates have an uncanny knack of being changed at last
 moment.

 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PORTAL
 Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest news, key facts and figures,
 contacts and answers to your questions.
 www.health.gov.au/


 VK4 - REDCLIFFE AR Club Car Boot Sale Aug 28 9am     (vk4tfn)
     

 VK7 - REAST SEPTEMBER ONE PRESENTATION NIGHT          (REAST)
       P25 Emergency Services Network Build


 VK4 - GLADSTONE FUN DAY September 11 at 10am         (vk4xmc)


 VK5 - Australian Fox Hunting Championship and SERG Convention
       CANCELLED FOR 2021                              (vk5dj)

 
 VK4 - Cardwell Gathering October1 to 4 at
       Beachcomber Motel and Tourist Park.       (BackScatter)

 VK4 - SunFest Field Day Monday October 4,
       Nambour Showgrounds, Queensland.  ( mark@qslcomms.com )

 VK6 - PerthTech October 23                           (vk6pop)

 VK3 - ROSEBUD RadioFest by SPARC 9:30am Nov 14       (vk3pdg)
 



 VK5 - Australian Fox Hunting Championship and SERG Convention
       Mount Gambier SA Queens Birthday weekend June 2022
                                                       (vk5dj)




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