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August 2002 7:45 PM THURSDAY 8Th August 2002 Greenhills Community House NERG Inc NERG NEWS Incorporated 1985 in Victoria Reg No A0006776V - http://nerg.asn.au August 2002 7:45 PM THURSDAY 8th August 2002 Greenhills Community House NERG Inc. At the meeting this month: PO Box 270 Greensborough • Annual General Meeting Victoria 3088 • Inside a Panel Antenna What’s on this month? This month there will be loads to see and do. For a starters it’s August so it’s time for the AGM and the election of office bearers! - That should only take up the first few minutes of the meeting so don’t be late or you’ll get elected to something . Get your agenda items and nominations in quickly. • Birthday Celebrations Next a talk by a well-known club member on the inside secrets of a high gain "panel" • Membership fees are due antenna for mobile phone towers. Later the NERG Birthday Party finishes off Membership Fees Due Now International Lighthouse & the night with the traditional Chocolate Cake A quick reminder to all NERG members that st Lightship Weekend and other goodies. 2002 fees are due from the 1 August. Fees This event runs from 10 am (local EST) are $30 single, $40 family, $20 concession, th th Finally, a reminder that memberships fees Saturday 17 to 10 am Monday 19 August, rising much less than inflation! overlapping the Australian RD contest. are due and Marg will happily accept all Send payment to our treasurer (address on contributions to keep the club going another back of NERG NEWS) or drop in to our next NERGs plans will be discussed at the year. meeting and pay Marg, VK3VOJ ! meeting. Location is still undecided due to high QRM levels at Williamstown. p.s. If you miss the meeting then there is Great Aust. Science Show - every chance you will be elected for th Listen out for interesting calls on these something and we will send a bill for WIA display 23-25 August frequencies: membership - so you may as well come along This year the WIA is mounting a hands-on to defend yourself and at least get some tea display of amateur radio at GASS 2002. CW: and cake … Loads of science related Displays, 80m 3.510 - 3.540 kHz Centre 3.521 +/- Demonstrations, Lectures and hands-on 40m 7.005 - 7.035 kHz 7.021 +/- August Meeting Report: activities will be held inside Melbourne’s 20m 14.010 - 14.040 kHz 14.021 +/- The August meeting saw Mark, VK3XXX new Museum from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25 15m 21.010 - 21.040 kHz 21.021 +/- demonstrate the use of computers for sending August as part of Science Week. 10m 28.010 - 28.040 kHz 28.021 +/- and receiving digital modes over amateur PHONE: radio. Unfortunately this roving reporter This is an excellent chance to bring amateur radio to a younger audience. 80m 3.650 - 3.750 kHz Centre 3.721 +/- (3byy) couldn’t get there but by all reports it 40m 7.040 - 7.100 kHz 7.051 +/- was very well presented and appreciated. Museum entrance fees applies unless you are 20m 14.125 - 14.275 kHz 14.221 +/- a registered volunteer and get in for free! 15m 21.150 - 21.250 kHz 21.221 +/- NERG NOVICE CLASSES! Entrance fees are: 10m 28.300 - 28.400 kHz 28.351 +/- Classes are already underway. $15.00 Adult $8.00 Child You may find some Port Philip Bay stations Past NERG students are welcome to drop in $11.00 Concession on VHF and UHF as well. at no cost for a refresher before tackling their $35.00 Family Registered VK3 stations so far are: next exam or a full-call bridging classes Open 10am-5pm daily The Museum is located in the Carlton VK3APP/p Split Point LH, Airey’s Inlet Classes run for 14 weeks, Gardens, right next to the Old Exhibition (QSL via VK3JMG at Buro - Royal and will be followed by exams. Buildings, Carlton. Australian Airforce Williams ARC) Phone Peter Cosway on 9379-3626 At least two NERGs have volunteered to look VK3BRZ - Queenscliff White LH or email Greg at [email protected] after the WIA stand at the GASS and invite VK3DK/p - Upper & Lower Lady LH others to join in. Please let me know if you (QSL PO Box 1068, Croydon, Victoria 3136) can help out, VK3FII - Troubridge Island LH South Aus. Mark VK3BYY ph 9435-3043 (EMDRC) 1 NERG NEWS – AUGUST 2002 . VK3KXG - Cape Liptrap LH Steve won’t be HF mobile but will probably VNG not dead - yet! VK3OWL - Cape Otway LH have a handheld for working IRLP into our Australia’s HF standard time and frequency (QSL Direct to VK3BTV) VK3RMH node so listen out! (Unfortunately transmitter, VNG, did not close down in June IRLP is a bit rare in Europe). For more on the ILLW, see: as expected. The closure was postponed at http://vk2ce.com/illw/2002.htm Best wishes to Steve and family and hope the last moment for six months to ensure that you have a safe and enjoyable trip. all users are given the opportunity to make RD Contest alternative arrangements. The Remembrance Day Contest will be held Seeing double? Voice announcements on Radio VNG will on 17 & 18th August to commemorate radio Radio &Comm. magazine now advise all users that the service will amateurs that made the ultimate sacrifice close on 31 December 2002. during the 2nd World War. returns as RadioMag (?!) A series of messages recently appeared on The VNG Users Consortium members will Starting Saturday night on 17th August, it the aus.radio.amateur.misc Internet be advised by writing that they will need to runs until Sunday night. This is the most newsgroup from Len Shaw and Trent of make their own arrangements to receive time popular all band Australian contest held Radio & Communications magazine fame services from other sources after closure. during the winter months. claiming they would have the August 2002 In the event of a major breakdown in Contest rules can be found in the WIA’s AR RadioMag on the news stands by the end of equipment, the Commission will not be able magazine and via any WIA web site. July. That’s right – after a sager of Dallas proportions R&C is now publishing to guarantee the continuation of the service National Science Week Radiomag with many of the old R&C for the full six-month period. Every year millions of Australians take part contributors, but minus one very prominent See: http://www.nsc.gov.au/PAGES/Policy/ in a range of activities that bring science into previous editor. policy_consult.html everyday life in an exciting way. There are Could it all be an elaborate hoax ??? The e- national experiments such as the National mail addresses appear genuine, but given all Crystal Set challenge Kilowatt Count, a project for households and the hype over the last few years it will be The NERG has the task of providing a crystal schools to learn about using less energy; interesting to see what really eventuates…. set display for the Great Australian Science science festivals; and heaps of travelling ... and when….(it’s August now and I Show. This should be a hands-on display. science shows. haven’t seen a copy anywhere yet). Ideally kids will take home a sheet of instructions and be able to build a similar Feast of Victoria’s Science will be held at Room for a worthy cause? one themselves (with a reasonable hope of it the new Melbourne Museum in Carlton (next The NERG is on the lookout for a more working!). to the old Exhibition buildings). Normal permanent home for meetings and classes, entrance fees to the museum apply. If you have any ideas (or better still a and ideally somewhere to set up a permanent working model) for a novel crystal set then NERG Globetrotter Update: amateur station that could be used by please let me know ASAP. Steve Warrillow and family are off again! members on a more regular basis. Last year my crystal set was made from items Having completed their specialist medical The NERG committee is investigating a few found in the kitchen, including: work experience with the NHS they are possibilities with local government but they Empty milk carton = coil former about to hit the road. Together with the are hard to come by. Please let us know if Aluminium foil = plates of tuning capacitor trusty stead (campervan) they intend to you have any ideas – schools with vacant Lunch wrap paper = Capacitor separator wreak havoc all over Europe before heading class rooms, halls & community houses with for home in several months time. a spare annex, or maybe the corner of a Unfortunately I had to resort to the th electronics shop for wire, diode, and crystal At the 12 hour Steve VK3JNH/M0CYT warehouse or something mobile – anything earpiece. I suppose I could have finally made a two-way contact on HF with will be considered, especially if on the top of disassembled the microwave oven to get local DX experts Jim vk3DBQ and Dave a hill and the rent is cheap! those parts but thought better of giving kids VK3JMB. The contact deserves a certificate Exhaust Noise this rather dangerous idea . as it involved several months of planning, This useful tip was overheard on a repeater Mark Harrison, VK3BYY several more IDD phone calls, and even more the other day: e-mails to organise the QSOs, only to be Dave’s DX Info thwarted by solar disturbances and a few 40- The ham concerned had noticed a sudden Countries of interest that are around at the hour stints at the hospital.
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