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NTERNATIONAL
Justeeceese I started this column
as a result of visiting OX hams is
no reason you shouldn ', put in
your 2C worth and let me know
what OX news you find most interesting.
My inclination is to have
OX ops tell us what they think is
interesti"frhow we can get permission
to operate if we're fortunate
enough to visit- any coming
YK5-JAW'S
HOME TERRITORY
Jaws , or The Great White
Poinier Shark, has a reputation in
most parts of the world for being a
large fish, but in VK5, around Port
U ncoln. world fishing records involving
sharks have been broken
lime after time. There have been
skeletal remains of the Great
White SharX in this area recorded
as being up to 60 feet long, and
some fishermen swear that they
are still around at near this length.
T here is, nearly every year,
some sort of White Pointer attack
in these waters. Keepthe above in
mind as you read the following
/
AUSTRAUA
Jim Joyce VK3YJ
44 Wren Street
Altona, 3018
Australia
Amateur Radio Live Across The Nuf/artJor-5eptember 12, 1985. The
Goldfields Amateur Radio Group (Ka1gOOrlie, Western Australia) weicomes
Vr5JSA Railway Mobile. From the left, VKSAQZ (project coordinator),
SWL 60370, VK5ZN, VK6ZGO,andXYL Susan, VK6ZXandXYL
VK6KYL, and (hidden) VK6ZAJ. Photos by VK5BPA.
100 73 for Radio Amateurs • April, 1986
DXpeditions-what's doing with
repeaters-things like that. What
do YOU find most interesting?
Since we have a world hobby. I
think you'll be as interested as I in
what Is going on. Ifnothing else, it
gives us something to talk about
on the air which, from what I'm
hearing these days. can', hurt.
-Wayne.
Irom Carol VK5PWA, the current
president of LEPARC , giving a
rundown on their Club Activities
lor this and next year. They offer
an open invitation to call in on your
wayto the America's Cup, and will
welcome with open arms any
Americans, especially those lrom
Orange, rexas.merr sister state ,
They are ho lding a Hamlest
lrom OCtober 11-13, with all the
usual activities, with an added
bonus 01 a trip at the end, forthOSe
interested, WX permining, to the
Dangerous Reef, the home 01 the
world's White Pointers.
LEPARC-by VK5PWA
The Lower Eyre Peninsula ARC
was fonned in late 1978 and over
the past years has grown to a
membership of 25. Our early
meetings were held in members'
homes, but with the formation 01
the local State Emergency Service
(SES), we were able to use a
room in their building.
We helped them erect towers
for pint use and we obtained our
firsllol of equipment with the help
of the local Lions Club. However,
within a few years the SES operation
became much bigger than expected
and we were asked to find
alternative accommodations. Our
local Council offered us the use 01
land adjacent to the SE5 compound
and offered us a loan of
$1,000 to help us establish our facility.
We were fortunate in obtaining
a caboose for our radio shac k,
and two disused guard vans for
our worXshop and storeroom.
We also acquired a 20 by 24
shed-donated, provided that we
move it from its site! In March, '85
the concrete slab lor the floor was
laid, and Easter Monday lound all
hands on deck to stand our " new"
building up. This structure has
now been lined and the ceiling has
been installed, together with an
overwhelming number 01 power
points . This room was unoffICially
opened with a lIagon of pert and
paper cups at our June Meeting,
During late 1984 it was decided
that as a club we should consider
a special project for 1985, the pint
celebrations of the WIA and International
Youth Year. After discussion
with some interested students,
their schools were asked il
they would like to have amateur
radio as an elective choice for
1985. Naturally, we were almost
killed in the rush , but we decided
to limit the groups to 10 per class.
The end resuft was two groups of
year-to students at Port Lincoln
High, and one group 01 year-s students
at 51. Joseph's Convent.
Term 1 was pretty solid-video
tapes, lectures, and on-a ir sessions
during the 11 -week course.
Term 2 has been worXshop seesions,
recognizing, testing and
sorting components. They have
also started on a construction project
in two pans:
Part 1. A l'M>valve reaction radio
receiver suitable for listening to
broadcast and SW bands up to 30
MHz.
Pan 2. Novice valve transminer­
CW+AM-to be assembled as a
supplement of Part 1.
A prototype to receive 80- and
eo-meter bands has been constructed
and, although lacking in
age, was able to resolve all signals
heard on an FAG7 receiver for
those bands. Students will also
take pan in the lorthcoming contests
as 2nd Cps.
Term 3 will be more theory and,
after the exams in November, the
high spot 01 the year will be an
expedition to Boston Island, a
nearby ollshore island. Equipment
to be used will include the
rigs buift by the students and an
early model rig built by All Treager
(the 'atherof outback pedal radio).
Other equipment will also be used
to fill out band coverage and thus
ensure plenty 01 contacts.
The venue and dates still have
to be confirmed as we are experiencing
quite a number of problems.
These are no( new to any·
one who has tried to organize a
similar venture.
We have the support of the
South Australian branch 01 the
WIA and we have applied to the
Department of Communications
Amateur Radio Live Across The Nul/arbor-september IS, 1985.
Graham Hortin-Smith VK5AOZ hopped out ofhis berlh when the bands
opened. (See the March, 1986, issue of 73, Australia column, for the
story.)
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