WIANEWS for week commencing AUGUST 26 2007
 

This is WIANEWS for week commencing AUGUST 26 2007


NATIONAL NEWS


We start with news from Peter VK4OD who as contest manager of this years
RD contest says logs are being received with errors!

"Good morning listeners, it has been particularly pleasing to receive all
those logs this week, to date we have a total of 230 Electronic and postal
logs, to those that have not yet sent in your log, however your part is not
complete until you get your logs away.

Some of the logs received have revealed some errors, however, I contact those
senders before declaring the winner’s

Please get your logs in as soon as possible before the cut-off date,

Under RD 2007 Rules
Para 17b In all cases, logs must be received by last mail on Monday 10th
September, 2007. Late entries will not be eligible.

Back to you graham."




Well from the RD weekend to the ILLW Weekend.

Last weekends International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend saw folk from
Amateur Radio Victoria activate the Lighthouse and Time Ball Tower at Point
Gellibrand near Williamstown with the call sign VK3WI.

A barbeque fed hungry operators at lunch time and a kettle and coffee kept
the well fed operators awake when conditions on the air deteriorated.

VK3WI worked all bands and the whole place was buzzing with activity.

Jim VK3PC kept a watchful eye on the proceedings including guiding visiting
operators to have a go at the main station. Apparently VK3WI had around 400
contacts and more than 23 lighthouses during the weekend.

Throughout the weekend, locals gathered to have a look and ask questions and
were handed the now familiar “Calling CQ” brochures. The weather held out but
was very cold. Other than that, it was an action packed ILLW weekend and a
very good time was had by all. Well done all.




AMATEUR RADIO - HOME OF THE GOOD GUYS

And a NEW home for the 'good guys' of the C.G.A.R.C.

The Central Goldfields Amateur Radio Club has new club rooms in the old
TAFE building at 59-63 Victoria Street North, on the corner of Station
Street, Maryborough.

The club meets there on the first Friday of the month at 8pm in a room
rented from the St John Ambulance Depot.

The CGARC is a very friendly and active club responsible for a
considerable number of new Foundation Licensees getting on air.

Amateur Radio Victoria say inquiries can be made by contacting the club
president Peter Rafferty VK3CC telephone 5460 4387 or for more details just
goggle its webpage.

(http://gcarc.amateurradio.com.au/)




We spoke of "Good Guys".. none so "good' as silent key Chris Jones....

SFX:- Recording of Chris Jones talking on air…

Yes that was the voice of Chris Jones Jones VK2ZDD - silent key.

Yesterday Saturday the 25th of August was the 12 month anniversary since
Chris became silent key. Chris was an amazing person, his passion and
enthusiasm for the Wireless Institute of Australia, the Foundation Licence,
Amateur Radio, in fact everybody’s health and well being in general was just
simply amazing. Chris has so many friends and mates and we still do still
miss him.

Someone else who was very close to Chris was Steve Leatheam VK2BGL.

"It has been just on a year now since we all lost our very good friend Chris
Jones VK2ZDD. I was with Chris when he passed away on Friday morning August 25
last year. It was extremely sudden and was a great shock to all of his friends
around the world.

So what has happened in the last year to all of us who were close to Chris?
Well first and foremost, his best mate, Max his much loved Labrador I am
pleased to report is fit and well in the care of Anne, Chris's sister and her
family. He has lost a lot of his excess weight and at the age of 8 is a very
active pooch spending lots of time enjoying weekends on their friend's farm
down in the Southern Highlands. And he still does not bark.

Chris's house in Menai has been sold and is now no longer in the family. We
all have treasured memories of the great parties and get togethers in his
home.

Our EchoIRLP node IRLP 6222 EchoLink VK2BGL-L is still very active and has
been relocated to Engadine with a VHF getaway as good if not slightly better
than the old location in Chris's home at Menai.
Its frequency 146.550 is still populated with many of Chris's old friends and
is one of the most active VHF simplex channels in Sydney.

The Papua New Guinea village library fund at last count was just nudging
$10000 but there has been a delay on building the premises by the government.
The money is to be given to Paul and the village elders to purchase the books
when the building is further advanced.

And myself? who had Chris as a good friend since 1966 and lived and worked
with him for the last few years of his life? Well I have retired back to my
old home town of Kiama on the South Coast where I spent the first 17 years of
my life.

Would you call that a Sea change or Back to My Roots?

73 from Steve VK2BGL".




EDUCATION YOUTH AND ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR RADIO
PRESENTED BY KYLEA VK6FXYL

The Wireless Institute of Australia's Foundation Licence Manual is a
full colour manual consisting of 95 pages of information for those
studying, or those who would just like a reference book for
Foundation Licence Operators.

The manual contains the all relevant information you will need to know to
successfully complete a training course to obtain our foundation licence.

It also contains a wealth of information a Foundation Licence operator will
need. Items like Band Plans, Electrical Safety information, operating
procedures such as the Q code, how to contact you local radio club, the
WIA and much more.

For more information on obtaining the foundation licence manual please
visit wia.org.au
(Alan VK4YAR)



FUTURE EXAMS

To find out when a club in YOUR area is hosting assessments and/or
training in Amateur Radio go to wia.org.au and check out the club pages.

Participating clubs keep this site up to date and post the latest
information for all to see.

Next Foundation Licence course, and Standard / Advanced assessments .....


VICTORIA

Helping Foundation Licensees to upgrade

Amateur Radio Victoria has a few vacancies in its latest Standard Licence
Bridging Course to be held in September.

The course has been designed by Kevin Luxford VK3DAP to be delivered once a
week on a week-day night over four weeks plus all day Saturday.

If you hold a Foundation Licence and want to enrol in this bridging course
to be held in Melbourne please contact Barry Robinson VK3JBR on 0419 808
323 or email



Amateur Radio Victoria has announced that enrolments are now open for its
Foundation Licence training and assessments weekend of September the 15th
and 16th to be held at Box Hill North.

Inquiries to Barry Robinson VK3JBR 0419 808 323 or email





HAM COLLEGE Calls for Western Australia to get off the Couch

Come on get off the couch - fulfil that new years resolution and get your
Ham licence.

Do you live in or know someone in the Collie/Bunbury Region who wants to do
their Foundation Course/exam -

Ham College is coming to you......next month (September) - get your name on
the list to do your Foundation course and subsequent exam. Come on - give me
a call - you can do it in 1 weekend.

My number is 0412 704 226.

In the Perth metropolitan area the next Foundation course is scheduled for
15th & 16th September - get your name in early to avoid disappointment.

Want to upgrade that F call then - yep you guessed it - contact me a call and
I will place you on the list for the next available course or exam session.




TASMANIA

Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania

For more information or enrol please contact Reg Emmett VK7KK by
emailing or calling 0417 391 607


And remember Foundation Licence Manuals and CD's are available for
purchase at McCann's Model World in Elizabeth St. Hobart at $20.

A quick reminder about "Intro to the Standard Licence" sessions
on a Saturday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00pm in the Domain clubrooms.

These sessions are an introduction to the standard licences and
attempt to de-mystify the upgrading process.
(Ken VK7DY/Reg, VK7KK)



REAST Education & Assessments

http://reast.asn.au/events.php#TrainingCourses

We have now confirmed arrangements for the first REAST Standard
Licence Training Courses.

Starting date is not yet confirmed as we are keen to have a few more
starters.

The course will run for approximately 12 weeks on a Friday night from
7 to 10pm.

There will be a variety of presenters from REAST as the course
progresses.

There are still some places available but be quick.

Cost is $75 which covers the training CD, handouts, tea coffee, etc.

Application forms can be found on the REAST website




HAMS ACROSS AUSTRALIA.
(6five)

VK3
web service:- http://www.amateurradio.com.au/news/

From next Sunday, the 2nd of September, a number of changes are happening to
this VK3BWI networked broadcast. With details here’s Ross Pittard VK3FCE.

"Following a review by Amateur Radio Victoria of its putting to air of the
WIA weekly broadcast a number of changes will happen.

The main ones are that from the first broadcast in September it will go to air
half an hour earlier at 10.30am and a 40 metre call back re-introduced.

Amateur Radio Victoria has spent more than $3500 to upgrade its VK3BWI
HF transmission facilities with new feeders, multiple antennas, a new
80 metre transmitter and a frequency change for 40 metres to 7158 kilohertz.

The 40 metre call back, when it begins on the 2nd of September, will
particularly welcome reports from Foundation Licensees and the broadcast’s
interstate listeners.

Regular listeners may have noticed a change to the 2-metre call-back through
the VK3RMM repeater.

The new format is a ‘check-in’ by callsign only session, followed by the
F-Troop Net Controller who conducts a call back for anyone wishing to make a
comment or has a question.

These changes and much more, all in support of the WIA’s weekly broadcast.

I’m Ross Pittard VK3FCE and you’re listening to VK1WIA."


Thanks Ross, let us look at VK3 Broadcasts,

SUNDAY 9:30am
Melbourne VK3REC 147.175
Mildura (Sunraysia AR Group) 146.800 AND UHF CB 12


SUNDAY 10:30am (ARV VK3BWI NetWork)
3.615
7.158
10.130
147.250 VK3RMM Mt Macedon
146.700 VK3RML Mt Dandenong
147.225 VK3RWG Mt Baw Baw
439.800 VK3RMU Mt St Leonard


SUNDAY 7:30pm
Shepparton VK3RGV 146.650 MHz

SUNDAY 8:00pm VK3BWI AMATEUR RADIO VICTORIA Network.
3.615
7.158
10.130
147.250 VK3RMM Mt Macedon
146.700 VK3RML Mt Dandenong
147.225 VK3RWG Mt Baw Baw
439.800 VK3RMU Mt St Leonard



WEDNESDAY 8:30pm
Melbourne 147.175 VK3REC



David Ryan VK3LOZ of the EMDRC says their "Two Bob Show" is on the way.

Bob Tate & Bob Duckworth have offered to provide some training to other club
members on the use of CRO's. The training will cover the many uses of the CRO
with particular attention as to the connection of the test device to
communication equipment.
To start the training off they will give a presentation at the Friday Coffee
shop September 21. This will be followed by a hands on practical day at the
East Burwood Club rooms on Saturday 22.
The club welcomes members and visitors to attend between 10.00 & 17.00 with a
BYO BBQ at lunch time



The Shepparton and District Amateur Radio Club Annual Hamfest will be held on
the 9th of September at the regular venue, " The St. Augustine's Hall" in
Orr St. Shepparton.
Doors will be opening to the public at 10am and for traders at 7.30am.
If you would like to book a table you can still contact Daryl,

For the Shepparton and District Amateur Radio Club, this is VK3KAL.




VK4
web service local news:- www.wiaq.com/qnews/upload/qnewsbcast.htm
local news email subscribe in subject
field.

WIA Presidents Lunch Brisbane

The Queensland Club President's lunch is on again this year.
The lunch will be held at 12:00 in Brisbane, on Saturday 13th October.
The venue is yet to be finalised.

WIA President Michael Owen and WIA Director Ewan McLeod
will be present, as well as WIA Secretary Ken Fuller.
This is your opportunity to hear the WIA President and get
the latest WIA information. This will also be the first function
for the new Queensland Advisory Committee.

We would like to invite one attendee per club to the lunch.
This will ensure that we have a good coverage of radio clubs
in Queensland. Please consider sending a club member to
attend the lunch, and talk to and hear from
Michael Owen and Ewan McLeod.

Further details of the venue will be coming.
Please advise attendees to me
or Ken Fuller

Regards, Don Wilschefski VK4BY Chairman Queensland Advisory Committee




INTERNATIONAL NEWS

From Maine to Oregon, from Florida to Finland, more than 5,000 ham radio
operators gathered in downtown Huntsville last weekend to browse the latest
in radio electronics, learn about trends in the field and, for many, finally
meeting face to face.

This year's event drew more participants than normal. About 4,000 operators
typically attend the annual Huntsville Hamfest, said Charlie Emerson,
vice president of the Huntsville Hamfest Association.

This year the national convention of the ARRL drew an extra 1,000 operators
and vendors to the Von Braun Centre’s South Hall.

And a small delegation of almost 100 more operators were there for a Global
Amateur Radio Emergency Communication Conference. "They made their U.S. debut
in Huntsville, Alabama," Emerson said.

While amateur radio is a hobby for many, the Federal Communications
Commission set aside the radio frequencies above the AM broadcast band for
use in emergencies.

Ham operators must be licensed by the FCC. Many wore their call letters on
caps or badges so they could meet one another for the first time during the
three-day event.



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HAMWATCH AND THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

The mayor of South El Monte, California, has praised ham radio
operators who assist her city and the nation in time of need and she
did so in a most unusual way. On the air. Take a listen:

--

Mayor Figueroa: "To all of you Hamwatch operators, thank you for
helping all of your cities. National Night Out - remember to say no to
crime, leave your lights on and thank you for doing a great job. God
bless you and god bless America."

--

That's Mayor Blanca Figueroa and the story of how she got to thank the
ham community for its involvement is actually a story unto itself. One
that kind of involves us here at Newsline. At least peripherally.

On Tuesday August 7th, communities across the nation participated in
the "National Night Out." This is an opportunity for communities to
promote activities aimed at increasing security with programs such as
Neighbourhood Watch, Community Emergency Response Teams and of course
Amateur Radio.

One such event was held in the City of South El Monte, a suburb of Los
Angeles. That's where members of the Temple Station Hamwatch Group
were present to display radio equipment and answer questions related to
Ham Radio.

As part of the demonstration Deputy Hector Figueroa, KE6VRL, used a
portable station to transmit what the group calls the "Amateur Radio
Newsline - Check-In Net" at its regularly scheduled time on the local
N6USO repeater. As the net was winding down, Mayor Figueroa requested
a moment at the microphone. And as you heard, she used it to thank
the members of Hamwatch and the Amateur Radio community for their
ongoing efforts to communities all across the United States. (KE6VRL)





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RSGB NEWS G4NJH

Monday 13 August Ofcom made it legal to use approved ultra wide band
equipment without a licence. Ultra wide band technology allows very fast
wireless data transfer over short distances.

It works by using very large chunks of spectrum at once. Approved equipment
will operate between 3.1GHz and 10.6GHz. During consultations the RSGB
expressed concerns that there may be mutual interference with several amateur
microwave bands.

Supporters of the technology say that the ultra wide band transmissions are
of such low spectral density that interference to other services is unlikely.

The full text of the statement can be found on the Ofcom web site.




The Irish Radio Transmitters Society says is getting close to tracing the 10m
religious broadcasts reported recently on GB2RS. The location has been
narrowed down to somewhere on the northern side of the city of Dublin.

Further work is still required to locate the actual transmitter.

Transmissions have been noted on 28.105MHz FM at 10am local time on weekdays.
Additional transmissions occur at 9am and 11am on Sundays.




OPERATIONAL NEWS -

CONTEST COLUMN - D A T E L I N E


AUGUST 26-27

ALARA CONTEST.

This ALARA contest is run over 36 hours to give everyone 2 bites at the 80m
band.

For OMs only contacts with YLs count, while YLs can count ALL stations.

Club stations operated by YLs are certainly encouraged.

One highlight of the ALARA contest is that you may work the same station
after a one hour interval on the same band. So it is worth while staying
around
a tad longer for that extra contact for both yourself and the other station.

ALL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 47 OF JULY'S AR MAGAZINE




7th World HST Championship will be held in Belgrade Serbia September
19-23rd.
www.hst2007.org




SEPTEMBER 22

The Second running of the Westlakes Cup is coming up on Saturday 22nd
September commencing at 8.30 Eastern Australian Standard Time (10.30 Z).




Boat Anchor Sprints:
October (13).
Local ZL time: 2000 to 2100 hrs

Section 1: Old radios - all valves - i.e. ZC1, 19 set, Heathkits, any
home brew set, but must have all valves.

Section 2: Any Hybrid transceiver (must have valve finals i.e. FT200,
FTDX400/401, Drake, FT 101s, etc..

Amplitude Modulated signals only.

The overall winner shall be the entrant having the highest points score
which will be published in the following New Zealand "Break-in".
(Jamie Pye ZL2NN, Editor NZART's InfoLine)




NOVEMBER 17/18 VK Spring VHF-UHF Field Day




MEDIA WATCH

ABC LOCAL RADIO in Kalgoolie have interviewed Kalgoorlie amateur radio
operator Lewis Pannell as part of the ABC's science week.

The news article provides some interesting background information on our
hobby and shares amongst other things, that Lewis had communicated with NASA
astronaut Andy Thomas during a space mission.

It's great to see Amateur Radio being promoted in such a positive way and
the show also reported on Mr Pannell's recent attendance at a VK6 Ham Fest
WHICH SAW enthusiasts travelling from across that state to talk all things
amateur radio.

It is like a Trekkies for amateur radio enthusiasts. There were 350
people who travelled from Kalgoorlie, Kellerberrin and Perth to a
ham fest According to Mr Pannell, radio equipment can range from
$500 to thousands of dollars.

But, speaking on ABC Mr Pannell says the highlight for him as a radio ham was
speaking Astronaut Andy during a space mission.

Another Kalgoorlie amateur radio operator, Des Martin, says the hobby of
amateur radio is growing.

"In the last couple of years in Australia the number of hams has
increased by at least 1000 probably 1500 and with the new
regulations, it is a lot easier to get started. You don't have to
know Morse code anymore, which did put a few people off," he said.




INTRUDER WATCH - ENFORCEMENT ZONE

Region III IARUMS Coordinator B.L.Manohar (Arasu) VU2UR


IARU Monitoring System International Coordinator:-
Robert E. Knowles, ZL1BAD.

Len Martinson, ZL1BYA, is Monitoring Service co-ordinator for the NZART.


VK National Coordinator = Karl Hennig VK6XW

VK IARUMS reflector email to subscribe

VK Coordinators for I.A.R.U.M.S.
VK3TZE Jimmy
VK5EV John
VK7BBW Paul


IARUMS NETS
Friday 0730 UTC 7.065.5 with VK4CEU David.


Amateur exclusive frequencies where any non-amateur signal is definitely an
intruder, This listing by the late P29KFS, Rick Warnett.

Exclusive amateur only spectrum world wide
7.050 to 7.100
14.000 to 14.250
14.250 to 14.350 No broadcasters
21.000 to 21.450
24.890 to 24.990
28.000 to 29.700


We reported a week or two so back on interference to the VK5RMB Repeater
at Harrogate on the E side of the Mount Lofty Ranges from a long range
cordless phone operating on 2 Mtrs. After the offenders phone number
and other info. was gathered, the ACMA was contacted. By the next
morning the interference was gone .... wulla. The ACMA is obviously
still doing a Stirling job with reported interference complaints in
SA.
(Rob 5MM)




NOW ROBERT BROOMHEAD - VK3KRB.

WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO SCOUTING
http://www.scouts.com.au
http://www.scout.org/jota
http://www.wiaq.com/nationalnews/jotahead.htm

SCOUT JOTA HF Voice Calling Frequencies
3590, 7090, 14190, 21190, 28590 kHz
14290, 18140, 21360, 24960, 28390 kHz (DX)


This years 50th JOTA will run from October 19th at 22:00
hours to October 21st at 24:00 hours YOUR local time.

An official start will be given by the World Scout Bureau
radio station in Geneva, Switzerland on October 19th at
21:00 h UTC with a transmission in the 20 and 80 meter
bands and on EchoLink.




WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO

EMERGENCY FREQUENCIES REGION ONE
21.360 - 18.160 - 14.300 - 7.060 - 3.760 MHz.

WICEN group seeking ex submarine service radios - periscopes welcome too.

http://tas.wicen.org.au/

The show went ahead, not quite as planned by the Southern Tasmanian
Endurance Riders in the Wielangta forest south of Hobart, with WICEN
providing safety checkpoints. First it was fallen trees resulting
from the earlier fires that caused problems for the course setters.
Then the rains washed out the tracks they did find. Endurance ride
rules require 90% of the course to be accessible by vehicle in case
horses become lame and have to be floated out. It might have been
possible to literally float them out, but the requirement is for the
wheeled variety of horse conveyance.

So - last minute changes were necessary, resulting in deployment
changes for the WICEN teams. Steve VK7FSRC came to the rescue with a
text message to Bruce VK7MBD that he was being called on R5 from
Wielangta - No mobile phone coverage in that neck of the woods but R5
was making it. That call meant that Bruce and Scott VK7FREK had to
crawl out of bed earlier than planned and get to their new job
location some two hours earlier on Saturday morning.

The rest of the crew had arrived on Friday in pouring rain to set up
base and survey the new checkpoint locations. Waders were appropriate
footwear and four wheel drive almost essential - and that was just to
drive across the flat paddocks at base camp. Every footstep caused a
sideways fountain of muddy water - and a big clean up job later.
Fortunately, Peter VK7TPE took his caravan which provided some dining
and socialising shelter for the wet but still happy campers.

The job went well with missing riders found, farriers called to
replace lost shoes and floats to bring home the stragglers. 80MHz was
used for voice, leaving 2 metres available for APRS tracking and a
trial of the MEX packet tracking system. MEX was developed by WICEN
South Australia for car rally tracking and scoring. The slower paced
horse ride gave us a good opportunity to try it. All went well, but
resource requirements might pose a problem for larger scale use and
computer power supplies presented a 2m interference problem.

A great social and enjoyable weekend made all the more rewarding
given the climatic challenges. The other amphibians were VK7s Chris
FCDW, Garry JGD, John ZZ, Roger ARN, Scott HSE and Stu NXX.

Another demonstration of Amateur Radio in action providing a
professional quality public service.




BB's DIARY ROOM - THE FUTURE, IN AMATEUR RADIO


2008

Sept 13 Alarameet 2008 will be held in Ulverstone Tasmania on Saturday
13th and Sunday 14th September 2008. Susan VK7LUV for details.



2009
International Telecommunication Union's Telecom World 2009.


14th IARU R3 Conference Christchurch 12 - 16 October, 2009.



SOCIAL SCENE

The Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club's WINTERFEST Hamvention will be held on
Saturday September 1 at the 1st Blaxland Scout Hall, Reading Street
Glenbrook NSW.

A number of commercial retailers of amateur radio equipment and accessories
will be participating this year, as well as the WIA Bookshop, ARNSW Homebrew
and Experimenters Group and WICEN, who will have displays of interest to
radio amateurs and electronics enthusiasts alike. The popular flea market will
be a feature again this year. Along with a monster sausage sizzle with hot
and cold refreshments for sale.

Gates open at 10:00 am. General admission is $2 with children under 12 years
free.

For details and up-to-the-minute news on Winterfest, just point your browser
to www.bmarc.org

Sellers wishing to attend Winterfest, should send an email to


Don't forget to mark September 1 in your calendar, so you don't miss this
year's BMARC WINTERFEST.

(John VK2QN Publicity Officer Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club)



SEPTEMBER 8
SUNSHINE COAST HAMFEST at Woombye School of Arts Hall.






SEPTEMBER 9 Shepparton and District Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
St. Augustine's Hall Orr St.






SEPTEMBER 21-23
North Queensland Amateur Radio Convention
Happening in twin cities of Thuringowa and Townsville.




OCTOBER 6
Gold Coast Amateur Radio Society Annual Hamfest at Albert Waterways Hall.




JANUARY 20 2008

The Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group invite all amateurs to attend the
2008 Mid North Coast Radio Expo to be held in Coffs Harbour on Sunday 20th
January.

The Expo is held at the St Johns Church Hall, Mc Lean Street, Coffs Harbour.
Gary VK2ZKT is the Radio Expo Coordinator on 02 66 55 2 990 or visit the
Groups comprehensive web site at www.mncarg.org








THE FINAL FINAL

WALKS

Jeff VK4XJJ is still going strong on his walk across Australia.


But he still wants to hear from YOU, and it is these calls in particular
that keep him going!!


Thursday, 23rd August, 2007.

Jeff is now 125 Kms south of Normanton.

Tuesday and Wednesday were record breaking walk days. 37Kms on Tuesday and
37.5 Kms on Wednesday.

Roger in Gympie VK4BNQ continues to provide a first class relay service for
the group. Still on 7.045 MHz at 1730 EST.

Temperature for the past two weeks has ranged from 1 to 32 degrees C.

No walking on Friday 17th when camped 50Kms south of the Bourk & Wills
Roadhouse as it rained most of the day and very cool.

VK4SWE (Lyn) on Sweers Island has kindly offered a nights accommodation. Lyn
has also offered Jeff the use of her station to conduct his nightly sked
from the "real" gulf . Could be a busy night! Sweers Island lies off shore
from Karumba.

Brother Bill will try to reach Jeff after Normanton by car and walk a
"little" of the way. Bill will take a 100 watt linear amplifier for Jeff, to
assist with better communication on the way back. A tuned (approx. 10
metre), three piece aluminium tube vertical dipole will be set up on the
wagon each night. It is an experiment and is Bill's antenna from Stockton.
Should be an improvement away from the city noise!

Jeff continues to thank WIA and Editor Graham with their support and the
wonderful amateurs who have taken time to communicate with Jeff.

Regards,

Bill Johnson VK2FWGJ

for Jeff Johnson VK4XJJ Walking for DeafBlind awareness

Web design & relay station Roger Stierli VK4BNQ

www.jeffswalk.com


Every Day, from 5:30pm Eastern on 40 meters, 7045 put out a call to
VK4XJJ





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