QNews for June 2nd 2024

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Hello, I’m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I’ve been thinking.

Winter is upon us but the weather seems to be the same as the past few weeks, cloudy and wet. The forecaster tell us that the systems have changed from high pressure influences in the Great Australian Bite to low pressure but it still seems like an ever repeating sequence.

The interesting thing is that the day and night temperatures for the winter months are expected to be above the normal levels for this winter quarter of the calendar. Perhaps the extra blanket or the electric blanket won’t be so much in demand this season.

If you haven’t already received the email, if you are a member of the Wireless Institute, then here is a heads up that the latest Amateur Radio magazine is available online. Editor in Chief, Roger Harrison, VK2ZRH, has advised the many groups on social media that printing is taking place and distribution of the paper copy is very near.

We have not long been through the effects of the G5 Solar Storm and the space scientists are telling us to be prepared for another burst of high solar activities. It is part of the excitement to ride the crests of the sun spot cycles but also to wait out the quiet times following the magnetic storms engaging with the Earth’s magnetosphere. These events are part of the constant learning that being a radio experimenter continues through life.

It hardly seems long ago that we were looking at the summer VHF contests and now it is barely 2 months to go until the Remembrance Day contest followed by the ALARA contest just after. Of course there are more activities happening between now and then but we should prepare for the “big ticket” events on on our calendar. Want to know more? Have a look on WIA dot org dot au website under contests.

I wonder if any of my thoughts have stimulated actions within the clubs or for individual hams? The idea is to put out ideas that others can use as a springboard to develop their own vision for amateur radio in their local area and by feeding information through to the peak body, influencing the direction for the future.

One of the good things that we enjoy within the news team is getting feedback. It is sort of in short supply most times and I wonder how many caught onto the deliberate error that was included in last week’s text?

You may think it a bit cheeky but from time to time I try and set a lure to stimulate feedback as a means of gauging listener responses. Please feel free to email your replies to QNews or to me via my WIA email address.

I’m Geoff Emery VK4ZPP and that’s what I think….how about you?

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Hello everyone, this is Graham VK4BB reminding you that today, being the first Sunday of the month, it's time for the QNEWS Social Calender for VK4 to go to air.

Social Scene

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Caboolture Radio Club Hamfest is July 11 (vk7jea) BUT the Facebook group Hamfests Australia shows it as July 13. We have sent numerous emails to the club (vk4qd) but no response so before you hop in the car TRY to ascertain the correct date.

GOLD COAST HAMFEST OCTOBER 13 at Nerang Country Paradise Parklands 231 Beaudesert-Nerang Road Nerang. (vk4DMH)