From: richardm@runx.oz.au (Richard Murnane)
Newsgroups: aus.radio
Subject: VK2WI Weekly News Bulletin, 23rd Sept 92
Date: 26 Sep 92 22:25:29 GMT
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Organization: RUNX Un*x Timeshare.  Sydney, Australia.

VK2WI Broadcast, 27th September, 1992.  Copyright 1992 WIA
(NSW) & contributors.  Material may be used elsewhere if the
source is acknowledged.



                      VK2WI BROADCAST

                            for

                    27th September, 1992



          THE MAJOR NEWS ITEMS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:

                 Morning Broadcast to Move
                    Ron Wilkinson Award
               VK2 Division Seeks Volunteers
            Sydney Sesqui Special Event Station



                      DIVISIONAL NEWS

First off, a reminder that the morning broadcast will move
to the earlier time slot of 10am, starting on the 25th
October.  In the weeks leading up to this, we will be
running a selection of earlier technical tapes from 10am, to
get you used to the new start time.


                    RON WILKINSON AWARD

If you could think of one person who was a special asset to
our hobby, by way of experiments, operating, or by service
to Amateur Radio in general, who would it be?  If you know
someone who fits that description, why not nominate him/her
for the annual Ron Wilkinson Award.  Please send your
nomination to VK2 President Terry Ryeland VK2UX at the
divisional office.


                    LINE ISOLATION UNITS

The division is looking for someone with Telecom experience
to perform compliance checks on telephone line isolation
units constructed by amateurs.  If you can help us out,
please contact the divisional office.

   - Tim VK2ZTM


                  NTAC - BE IN IT!

The New South Wales Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) of
has been established to assist groups and individuals
concerning repeaters, beacons, and other technical matters.
The committee should comprise five members, but at the
moment there are two vacancies.  Can you assist, and attend
monthly meetings at the Parramatta office?  If so, please
contact NTAC, c/o WIA, PO Box 1066, Parramatta 2124, before
27th October.

The establishment of this committee was one of the major
topics at the recent Divisional Open Forum, so this is your
chance to take some positive action, and get things moving
again.

   - Bob VK2CAN


                      RD CONTEST LOGS

Have you sent off your Remembrance Day Contest logs yet?
The deadline for submissions is this Friday, 2nd October.
Please send your log as soon as possible to:

         The RD Contest Coordinator
         2 Moss Court
         Kingsley
         WA 6026


                        NEW MEMBERS

The following were recently admitted as members of the WIA:

         P. Chubb        VK2FPC
         John Gleeson    of Emu Heights
         Kam Hung Lee    VK2GUF, and
         Owen Stanley    of Springwood.

Please join us in welcoming these new members to the oldest
division of the oldest Amateur Radio Society in the world.


            SYDNEY SESQUI SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS

We've been advised that VI150SYD will be active from the
iron barque "James Craig", which is part of the Sydney
Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour.

The station will operate from 11am to 4pm local time
tomorrow, mostly on 20 metres, but 40, 15, and 10 metres may
also be in use.  Two operators, Tony VK2CAM and Keith
VK2GNT, have the life of the "James Craig" from launch date
up to the present stage of restoration.  A special event QSL
card will be sent to all who contact the station, so keep
them busy by making a contact.

   - Aub VK2AXT

Divisional Special Projects Officer, Steven Pall VK2PS,
reminds us that that the special event callsign VI150SYD is
available to affiliated clubs and individual amateurs until
31st December.

If you'd like to use this callsign, to tell the world about
amateur radio, and the city of Sydney, please write to the
divisional office for an application form.



                        MAGAZINE ROUNDUP

Here is the regular summary of technical articles, appearing in
the local magazines in September.  "Electronics Australia" leaps
into the past with a stereo amplifier using valves (or "toobs"
to our American listeners), starts construction of a simple
spectrum analyser for VHF and UHF, mentions an idiot-proof battery
charger, finishes off a low-cost audio sweeper, and discusses
modern RF signal generators.  "Silicon Chip" mentions a cross-coupled
FET mixer for an HF receiver, discusses the 68705 micro-controller,
shows how to build a digital panel meter for a power supply, and a
simple relative field-strength meter.  "Amateur Radio" discusses the
use of interference cancellation using phase-shift techniques, mentions
one solution to pager interference problems, gives technical abstracts
from overseas magazines, and shows how to make a simple tuning dial from
junk-box parts.  "CB Action" has some interesting articles for would-be
Amateurs this month, but "Amateur Radio Action" did not have any
technical articles.

-- Dave VK2KFU




                         WICEN NEWS

The Hawkesbury Canoe Classic will be held on the weekend of
the 17th and 18th October, and WICEN will be providing
communications for the event.  If you haven't already
committed yourself to JOTA '92, please contact WICEN event
commander Kevin Dawson VK2CKD, either QTHR or via the
divisional voice mailbox on phone number (02) 552-5188.

The Wombeyan Cave Rescue exercise will be held on the
weekend of the 7th-8th November, and WICEN event coordinator
John Buxton VK2GJB is looking for operators.  Like the
Bungonia and Jenolan Cave exercises, this should prove to be
a challenging weekend for operators both above and below
ground.  If you would like to find out more, please contact
John by packet (VK2GJB @ VK2RWI), by phone on (018) 26-0949,
or by fax on (02) 621 2762.

John needs to know by 7th October if you'll be taking part,
in order to have the completed registration forms back to
the Cave Rescue organisers by mid October.

   - John  VK2GJB @ VK2RWI

WICEN members are reminded that their annual membership fees
are now overdue.  Please send in those renewal slips as soon
as possible.

WICEN conducts an 80 metre HF net every Tuesday night at
8:30pm, on 3615 kHz.   In the Sydney metropolitan area, the
WICEN VHF net takes place on Thursdays at 9:30pm, on the
Chatswood repeater 147.150 MHz.   Written enquiries about
WICEN may be sent to Post Office Box 123, St Leonards 2065.



                     IPS WEEKLY REPORT

              18 September - 24 September 1992

Issue no. 39
Date of issue: 25 September 1992

Date      18    19   20   21   22   23   24
10cm     118   113  106  110  112  112  112
A         27    11   10   04   15   09  (02 estimated)
T         11    68   75   75   98   92   95

                    Summary of activity

Solar activity was very low  over the entire period.

The geomagnetic field at Learmonth was quiet or quiet to
unsettled, except for the 18th which was quiet to active
with a period of minor storm levels from 1200-1500 UTC.

Ionospheric F2 critical frequencies at Sydney were mostly
near normal, except for the 18th when they were depressed by
up to 40 per cent all day, and on the 19th when frequencies
were depressed by up to 30 per cent from 1600-2000 UTC.

       Forecast for the next week (25 - 1 October)

Solar:           Low.
Geomagnetic:     Active to minor storm levels 30th Sept and
                 1st October, mainly quiet otherwise.
Ionospheric:     Moderate depressions possible on 1st
                 October, normal otherwise.

   - Courtesy of IPS Radio and Space Services, and
     summarised by Pat VK2JPA



                    COMING EVENTS

VI150SYD active from the Sydney Maritime Museum   .  MONDAY
Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club net .    .    .    .  MONDAY
Illawarra ARS "Space Night" at Wollongong University FRIDAY
Closing date for Chifley ARC examinations    .     SATURDAY
VK-ZL Oceania DX Contest (SSB)     .    .   SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Gladesville ARC Television test transmissions   NEXT SUNDAY
Saint George ARS monthly meeting   .    .    .  7th October
VK-ZL Oceania DX Contest (CW) .    .    . 10th-11th October
Waverley Amateur Radio Society examinations    10th October
DX Australia / Southern Cross DX club meeting  11th October
Radio Veterans meeting at Parramatta    .    . 15th October
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)    .    .    .   16-18th October
Chifley ARC examinations      .    .    .    . 17th October
Hawkesbury Canoe Classic (WICEN)   .    .   17-18th October
Closing date for divisional examinations       22nd October
VK2WI morning broadcast moves forward to 10am  25th October
Daylight Savings Time comes into effect .    . 25th October
The world ends (again) at 1am      .    .    . 29th October
(equipment donations to WIA greatly appreciated!)



                         CLUB NEWS

The GLADESVILLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB wishes to advise all
those interested in Amateur television of the forthcoming
test transmission from Dural, scheduled for Sunday 4th
October, commencing at 10.30am until not further required.
The frequency will be 444.25 MHz (approximately UHF channel
16+) and will have audio of the WIA broadcast, with a screen
ID.

Signal reports will be requested on the day so that an
accurate estimate of coverage may be obtained.  These tests
are aimed at furthering the advance of Amateur Television in
Sydney, and your feedback will be appreciated.

Be watching next Sunday, 4th October !

   - Pat VK2JPA


From the AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR PACKET RADIO ASSOCIATION:
as packet operators may have observed by reading local
bulletin boards, version 3.1 of the ROSE protocol is now
available in Australia.  This version is compatible with
TCP/IP and NetRom which is a significant breakthrough.

If you need a copy of ROSE version 3.1, details are included
in the bulletins. Contact AAPRA on Sydney phone 489-4393.

   - Geoff VK2BQ


Eight members of the ST. GEORGE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY gave
radio communication and liason support to the Como-Jannalie
Rotary Club Annual Fun Run, which was held on Sunday 13th of
this month.  The event was a huge success and president Phil
VK2OX has asked that the Como-Jannalie Rotary Club's thanks
be passed on to those members of St. George who gave up
their time for such a worthwhile event.

The next meeting of the society will be held on Wednesday,
7th October, at the usual venue, that is the first Allawah
Scout Hall, corner of Bellvue Parade and Blakesley Road,
South Hurstville.  The meeting begins at 7:30pm, and
visitors are most welcome.

   - Allan VK2XF



Calling all Shortwave Radio Listeners, Scannists, Ute Dxers
and all other radio enthusiasts in the Sydney area.  The
next Sydney meeting of the combined DX AUSTRALIA/SOUTHERN
CROSS DX clubs will be held on Sunday 11th October at the
home of Wayne Watts in the suburb of Smithfield.

These friendly informal get-togethers are held every second
month as a chance for people who normally hide behind
speakers to get to know each other and swap tips on all
areas of the radio hobby and are open to all interested
people whether members of the two sponsor clubs or not.

With the upcoming special event broadcast from the Island of
St Helens in October, plans are now underway for a short
DX-pedition to catch this rare country and these will be
finalised at this meeting.  So this is one not to be missed!

Please note the change of venue for this meeting from that
which was earlier notified.  It will now be held in
Smithfield on October 11.  Anyone interested in attending
can ring Wayne Watts on (02) 510-3476 or Jimmy Cullen VK2JEM
on (02) 569-6050, via packet to VK2JEM @ VK2RWI, or on the
Radio conferences on FIDONET.

   - Jimmy Cullen VK2JEM



The ILLAWARRA AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY, in conjunction with the
Illawarra Astronomical Society and the University of
Wollongong Science Centre, are holding a "Space Night" this
Friday, 2nd October from sundown until 10pm.  The event will
be held at Campus East, Cowper Street, Fairy Meadow.

The event will be open to the public, and exhibits will
include:

         Satellite communications via club station VK2AMW
         Satellite TV reception
         Astronomical Viewing on various telescopes
         Satellite viewing
         Weather satellite reception
         Infra-red observations

and many other aspects of astronomy and space science.  The
event promises to be an exciting evening, and similar events
in the past have attracted up to 2000 people.  Come along,
join the fun, and learn a bit about satellites and space.

In the event of rain, the evening will be postponed to a
night to be advised.

   - Dale Hughes VK2DSH



The CHIFLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB will be conducting
examinations on Saturday 17th October, for all levels.
People wishing to sit for any examination must submit an
application form to the secretary no later than the 3rd
October.  For an application form and further enquiries,
please contact Bryant VK2WBS, on (02) 625-5326 after 5pm.

   - Brett Hazell VK2CBH


The RADIO AMATEURS OLD TIMERS CLUB will have its next net on
Monday (presumably 28th Oct, no date was mentioned) at the
following times and frequencies:

   10am local: 3.560 & 7.060 MHz SSB, and 145.700 MHz FM
   11am local: 14.150 MHz SSB beaming north from Melbourne
   12noon:     14.150 MHz SSB beaming west from Melbourne

Callbacks will follow each transmission.

   - Allan Doble VK3AMD



                      Broadcast Roster

Next Sunday morning:    [Beats me! The roster has been drawn
Next Sunday evening:     up but I haven't received a copy yet!]


This councillor at Amateur Radio House this Wednesday
evening is Terry VK2UX.  The Divisional Office is located at
109 Wigram Street, Parramatta and is open from 11am to 2pm,
Monday to Friday, and from 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday nights.
The phone is answered during the day from 12-1pm; the number
is (02) 689-2417.

Items for inclusion in this bulletin may be sent by mail to
Post Office Box 1066, Parramatta 2124; by fax on (02)
633-1525, or by packet radio to "VK2WI at VK2RWI".
Highlights of this bulletin are also available by phoning
the divisional voice mailbox on (02) 552-5188, and you can
leave a message afterwards if you wish.


VK2WI Broadcast, 27th September, 1992.  Copyright 1992 WIA
(NSW) & contributors.  Material may be used elsewhere if the
source is acknowledged.

-- 
Richard P. Murnane                     "Making it up? Making it up? Why should
Internet: richardm@runx.oz.au          I want to make anything up? Life's bad
UUCP:     uunet!runx.oz.au!richardm    enough without inventing more of it."
Packet:   VK2SKY @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC   - Marvin the Paranoid Android