Broadcast - 2 Feb 2025
It has been a quiet week but at least three items are worth noting.
Firstly it’s nice to see that everything isn’t e-mail and downloadable only, recently Peter VK7KPC, received a physical certificate delivered by Australia Post. It was even printed on substantial “cover weight” certificate stock with “The St. George Amateur Radio Society Inc” emblem emblazoned in red across the top. It was for his participation in the Don Edwards Memorial Slow Morse Contest back in May last year. The Slow Morse contest has a speed limit of 10 words per minute, no keyboards or screens are allowed and all messages must be sent by hand and received by ear.
Yet another certificate to add to your achievements Peter.
Also this week it was nice to see our very own Nic VK7WW with a mention in December issue of Lo-Key, “The Journal of the VK QRP Club”. It was for “The Max Brunger Award for Best Technical Articles for 2024”.
Nic was in the running for an article published in Issue #161, detailing additional features he added to his “Cent” transmitter. To jog your memory, Nic was the 2023 recipient of this award for his original article on the “Cent” 1 Watt, 80 Metre, CW transmitter that he designed to celebrate 100 years of Amateur radio in Tasmania. Being the Editor of Lo-Key Terry Dawson VK2KTJ had the unenviable task of making the difficult decision of which article in 2024 best fitted the awards rules.
Congratulations to John Faulkner VK2DVW for his winning Magnetic Loop article!
Thank you Nic for your article contributed to Lo-Key, this along with other worthy articles from amateurs certainly increased the difficulty for Terry to arrive at a suitable recipient for 2024.
Also Nic…… in the same Lo-Key edition your participation in the QRP Hours 40 meters contest in the Morse / Digital section did not go unnoticed, well done.
Pictures will be available on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs” for this broadcast. NTARC Blogs
UPCOMING EVENTS
TestNet and TechNet session - Every Wednesday, TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7 pm, then a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30 pm till 8.30 pm. Your host for the evening is Nic VK7WW.
Club Room Technical night session - The next session will be on Wednesday the 5th February, at the usual time of 6.30 pm at the Club Room Archer Street, Rocherlea.
Coffee Morning - held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10 am to noon and we look forward to seeing you all there. So why not pop in check the QSL cards and join us for a cuppa, there is endless tea and coffee along with biscuits available for a donation.
Annual General Meeting & General Meeting - Wednesday the 12th February 2025 at the NTARC Club Rooms, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street Rocherlea commencing at 19:30 hours (7.30 pm).
Finally - A reminder to all members that if you have any items of news you would like added to our weekly roundup, no matter how trivial, then please email them to the Secretary at the following address news@ntarc.net all items to be received no later than 5 pm on the Friday prior to the Broadcast.
That’s all folks,
73, Stefan VK7ZSB, Secretary NTARC Inc.
