Last weeks winner Michael VK2CCW ( 4 trays in 6 weeks ) reached into the into the barrell and choose a lucky winner. The winner was - wait for it Ted VK2UI. Congratulations Ted.
Yesterday, the July meeting was held in the libary followed by a small feast in the common room put together by Gloria. Thanks Gloria well done. Also put together in the libary was this month edition of the magazine. Look in your mail box in the next couple of days for this edition. Its a good read.
AS reported last week in the news the 4 candidates who were sitting their Foundation Licence up at Lemon Tree Passage all passed with flying colours. Please make them all welcome when you hear them on air and offer them any assistance they want.
From the Education Officer - WESTLAKES.
Licence upgrades are now once again available from the Westlakes A.R.C. at Teralba. Those budding amateurs wishing to obtain their Foundation licence or those current Foundation licence holders wishing to upgrade to Standard or Advanced Licence please contact Michael via email vk2oi@wia.org.au Are you a shortwave listener or scanner hobbyist? Why not do the Foundation Licence and get involved in a great hobby. You meet and talk to so many people locally and world wide.
From Leonie - Contest manager
The next contest that will involve the club will be the RD contest. Leonie is seeking interested personnel to man the club station on the weekend closest to the 15th August 2011. Contact Leonie if you are interested in helping out. This is a 24 hr contest. If you haven't been involved in contesting but would like to, I am sure Leonie will show you how its done or will put you in touch with someone who has done many hours of contesting. Maybe the club can hold an afternoon session for those members or visitors wishing to upgrade their skills.
Product Review. Just released from China is the new dualband handheld TYT TH-F5. This handheld does 144-148 mhz as well as 420 to 450 mhz Amatuer bands. Its a little beauty they say. The cost in the US is $89.95.
NEWS FROM SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO
Texas Hams Injured at Field Day Site
On the morning of June 26, two Texas radio amateurs -- Danny Caldwell, AD5IP, of Kamay, and Mike Byrne, AE5CO, of Iowa Park -- received electric shocks as they took down an inverted V antenna. According to Wichita County Emergency Coordinator Larry Ballard, KE5KNV, the two were taking part in Field Day as part of the Wichita Amateur Radio Society (WARS).
"The Wichita Amateur Radio Society decided to terminate the participation in the exercise at 10 AM on Sunday, due to extreme heat and gusty wind conditions," Ballard told the ARRL. "Danny and Mike were injured while lowering the center pole of the inverted V dipole antenna to the ground. They were knocked to the ground when a guy wire, or the antenna lead-in, was hit with very high wind gust that blew it into a high [power] line wire." According to reports from witnesses, winds were gusting up to 40 miles per hour.
Ballard said 911 was called immediately and a rescue van arrived in a matter of minutes. The Fire Rescue Team determined that the two men were stable and they were transported to United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls. Caldwell received CPR at the scene and was air lifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Byrne was transported to Parkland later by ambulance.
"This was the second year that the Wichita Amateur Radio Society had set up at Oscar Park in the City of Iowa Park for Field Day event," Ballard explained. "The antennas were located in the same location as the prior year, using the same safety practice of locating the antennas a safe distance from power lines and structures. The inverted V dipole antenna had yellow caution tape, marking guy wires and antenna end locations."
Ballard said that Byrne was released from the hospital on Monday, June 27 and was resting at home. Caldwell, who suffered more serious injuries, was released a day later. Becarefull everyone when you go portable or to field days - care must be taken all the time.
Amateur Radio in Space: ISS Survives Near Miss of Space Junk
On Monday, June 27, the ISS narrowly missed getting slammed by space junk.
Just after 8 AM (EDT) on Tuesday, June 29, the six residents of the International Space Station (ISS) climbed into two Soyuz space capsules as an unidentified object hurtled past them at a speed of 29,000 miles per hour, missing the space station by only 1100 feet. This was only the second time in the 10 year history of people living on the space station that the crew needed to take such precautions. If the station had been hit, the crew could have quickly undocked from the ISS and returned to Earth via the space capsules. Currently, there are four hams on board the ISS: Ron Garan, KF5GPO (NASA), Mike Fossum, KF5AQG (NASA), Sergei Volkov, RU3DIS (RKA), and Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW (JAXA). The other two cosmonauts -- Andrey Borisenko and Alexander Samokutyaev -- are not licensed.
CLUB REMINDER LIST
Wafflers net is progressing well on Wednesday nights. Operating frequency is 146.525 MHz simplex and commences at 1900 hrs. All welcome.
Our club Field Day will be held on the 18th September this year so clean out your bedrooms, radio shack and garages for anything that
might be of some value that you might like to donate to the club for it auction table. If you have any items please bring them down and
give them to a Committee member.
Grounds of around the club need mowing so contact Barry VK2BZ if you can assist.
Do you have a news item that you would like read out on a broadcast? Contact Richard VK2FRKO on email address vk2frko@tpg.com.au
or give the item to Richard at the club.
Well that's all the news I have this week.
Westlakes Amateur Radio Club Inc. is located in York Street, TERALBA - and is open on Saturday Afternoons from around 12 noon
Also on a Tuesday evening from around 6pm. To make contact at other times, try dialling (02) 49 581588 where an answering service
operates. Visitors are alway welcome at the club. We have plenty of tea, coffee, long-life milk, and an interesting selection of biscuits.
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