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Hello Famparc Members, I have been working on our website this morning (again), redesigning the New Membership Form page. Completely redesigned and easier to use. Take a look at it and get back to me if you see any problems or faults, or perhaps you have a suggestion. Cheers... Craig. vk3ncr

NOTE: This has been CANCELLED until further notice Portland Hamfest 2023 Easter Saturday 2023, April 8th Location: Portland South Hall Address: 114 Wellington Road, Portland South. Victoria 3305. Time: Doors open 9:30am (Traders 8:00am) Entry Fee: $7.00 (Traders $20 with Table) Traders (new and used radio equipment) Guest speakers*Drinks/Food available*Raffle prizes Info stands & much more For further details contact Peter 0428857367 or David 0438943770

FT8 is a mode in the WSJT-X software developed by Dr Joe Taylor K1JT. In this video I show how to get started and make contacts with FT8, introduction for new beginners and even a pro tip how I know from a quick glance if the bands are open. Download WSJT-X 👉 https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html FT8 Operating Guide 👉 https://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips... GridTracker 👉 https://gridtracker.org/grid-tracker/https://www.ft8.it/images/GTQS_0406.pdf WSJT-X for the Beginner - Setup and Operation 👉 • WSJT-X for the Be... 🎥 Watch more recent videos here: / hamradiodx

Hello fellow members, We are about to do another run of club member badges, the cost per badge is $15.00. If you would like to order a badge, please contact Bruce VK3UV either at the club rooms or email bruce at brucebathols@gmail.com So don't dilly dally get in touch with Bruce as soon as possible.

Beware: From Roy vk3gb Just had the below message etc from our village computer club. Cheers. Roy. vk3gb Unfortunately we don't have a "MyGov" account so we can't claim the $2890.89 refund they are offering! You can't do this as I'm sending an image of the message but hovering the mouse pointer over the blue link allows me to check the destination - which is: https://sg-callback.qcloudmail.com/api/webhook?upn=eb4ffc552935405db76234bb95..... on & on! DO NOT CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK !!!!! Clearly NOT "MyGov" ! Don't get tricked by this one. So.. if you receive an email similar to the above.. do not click the link or respond to it. IT IS SPAM/SCAM!

New road rules are being introduced regulating the use of a range of portable, wearable and inbuilt devices while driving a vehicle or riding a motorbike. The rules expand and clarify a number of rules already in place for mobile phones, and take effect on 31 March 2023. View Here

Roy VK3GB is out and about in a local park, Robinson Reserve Robinsons Rd South Frankston QRP 7.140

02/07/2023 In the days following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023, emergency communications have been active with rescue and response efforts. The emergency communications group Türkiye Radyo Amatörleri Cemiyeti (TRAC) is coordinating primary communications. Interesting Read Here

The Half Square antenna is basically two 1/4 wave verticals in phase and spaced a half wavelength apart on the band it is designed for. I designed and built a voltage fed version which is as follows: 5.2m aluminium tapered tubing mounted via a fibreglass insulator on a timber pole length in my case to get the base of the vertical to the height of my shed roof. I feed it via a Icom AH4 auto tuner at the base of the vertical however previously used a unun in which you may use a 9:1 or a 49:1 if a half wave on 40m dimensions are used. I use the shed as the ground counterpoise however you may just use a wire between 5m - 10m long. The horizontal wire is attached at the top of the two verticals which are separated around 10.3m apart. You may also just use wire totally as a half wave end fed antenna and use the halt square shape format to achieve the same gains and benefits which are. * Only 10.3m across in width so suits smaller home blocks and great for portable operation. * Only has to be around 500mm above the ground so for a 20m version you may be under 6m in height overall yet obtain good dx performance on 20m and higher bands as well as great Australia wide strong signal coverage on 40m * Quiet........ this antenna is the less subject to noise that I have used and experienced so if you have noisy location issues I recommend you give it a try. I have been using this antenna design for over 8mths and if you look at my QRZ log book you will see the stations and reports I have been working with this antenna and 100 watts only and some photos of the antenna installation at my home QTH. Greg Treble . VK3KV 2 Leurimah Crt Kalimna 0403 262 603

QRM Guru website 👉 https://qrm.guru/ Ian Jackson VK3BUF presents practical steps to take when identifying, finding and dealing with ham radio interference from external sources. Ian currently runs an electronics manufacturing company in Gippsland Victoria and has been a licenced amateur for over 45 years and is a life members of the Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club in Melbourne. Earlier this year Ian received a WIA Technical Excellence Award for his interference suppression work and believes coming to terms with interference has become an integral part of Amateur Radio. Ian is also a current RASA management team member and co-moderator of the QRM Guru website. This presentation was recorded at the Tassie Ham Conference 2022 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

The International Amateur Radio Union announces that Human Security for All, HS4A, will be the theme of World Amateur Radio Day on 18 April 2023.

With thanks to Roy and Collin for arranging and building this terrific outside seat and table for the club outdoors area. Hopefully many will enjoy chatting, playing radio and more using this new addition to our great club. Well done guys... I'm sure all members will enjoy this ! I will.. Cheers. Craig vk3ncr