BARC Newsletter

Volume 33, Issue 10 May 2013

Inside This Issue

1 Diary Dates

1 Inside This Issue

1 Editorial

1 What's New

2 Club Information

3 Business Meeting March 2013

4 Copy of first QSP in 1977

5 Copy of first QSP in 1977

6 Copy of first QSP in 1977

7 Copy of first QSP in 1977

8 BARCFEST Jobs

9 QST for May

10 Communication equipment donated

Editorial

.It's that important time of the year for our Club. It is almost time for our annual BARCFEST. This year we will be celebrating the 33rd BARCFEST.

Please make sure you are free on Saturday 11th May to help make BARCFEST a great success.

Diary Dates May 10th Social Meeting

May 24th Annual General Meeting

What's New

This is the one time of the year when we need all Club Members to help with BARCFEST on Saturday 11th May.

If is the one time in the year when we need full support from all club Members.

The Club cannot survive without the income brought in by BARCFEST. The Club's annual running expenses are over $1500 per year.

With our present membership number of approximately 30 and if everyone paid their annual membership fee of $20 it is plainly obvious that the club would be short of approximately $900 per year.

The Club could not last if BARCFEST ceased.

The Club needs each member to help even if it is only for half and hour so please try to come along and provide your support.

It is intended to make out a roster system so that the jobs are evenly shared out without anyone being left to man a section for a long time. Read more about this in the pages of this newsletter

Club Net Frequencies Due to interference to the HF net on 28.450 MHz the following procedure has been adopted. If 28.450 MHz is not available, the first clear frequency in the following list will be used, 28.445, 28.440, 28.455, 28.460 (i.e. down 5, down 10, up 5, up 10) The starting time is 8:00 pm. On Wednesday nights the normal frequency of 439.950 MHz will be used, This is a repeater and an input of 434.950 MHz will be used. The starting time is 8:00 pm.

CLUB MEETINGS Meetings are held on the 2

nd (social) and 4

th

(business) Fridays of each month at Rochedale Scout Den. 21 Rochedale Road Rochedale No meetings are held on the 2

nd Friday of January

or the 4th Friday of December.

Visitors are most welcome to come along and Sample our hospitality.

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subs fall due on the last day of August and must Be paid by the 4

th Friday in September

Current Standard Membership fee is $20.00 (Subject to any changes prior to 31

st August)

CORRESPONDENCE

All correspondence (except for items for the Club newsletter) should be addressed to:

The Secretary Brisbane Amateur Radio Club Incorporated P.O. Box 6106 Upper MtGravatt 4122 Qld.

Club Web Site http://www.qsl.net/vk4ba Items for the Newsletter may be sent by mail to:

QSP Editor . P.O. Box 6106 Upper Mt Gravatt, 4122 Qld.. or, by Email to: vk4ba@qsl.net

Deadline is 5pm Monday prior to the 2nd

Friday Each month except January.

CLUB STATION NETS (VK4BA)

28.450 MHz. SSB Mondays 2000 hrs Local 439.950 MHz. FM Wednesdays 2000 hrs Local

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

PRESIDENT Kevin Dibble VK4ZR VICE-PRESIDENT Peter Forbes VK4ATC SECRETARY Peter Holtham VK4COZ ASSIST-SECRETARY Keith Adams VK4XAK TREASURER Les Parker VK4SO LIBRARIAN Peter Holtham VK4COZ PROVIDOR Jim Kelly VK4HJK REPEATER OFFICER STATION MANAGERS (VK4BA) HF Bill Scheele VK4TWS Les Parker VK4SO PROJECTS CO-ORDINATORS Ron Everingham VK4EV AWARDS & QSL MANAGER To be selected PUBLICITY & LIASON Berwyn Kelly WICEN REPRESENTATIVES To be selected QSP NEWS EDITOR Kev Dibble VK4ZR CLUB EQUIPMENT OFFICER Les Parker VK4SO W.I.A. ACCREDITED EXAMINERS Les Parker VK4SO BARCFEST COMMITTEE Les Parker VK4SO

BRISBANE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB BUSINESS MEETING 22 March 2013

The meeting was opened at 7:30pm by the President VK4ZR. Nine members were present: VK4s DS, OU, TWS, ACG, HJK, SO, COZ, ZR, ABN Apologies Frank VK4XK, Paul VK4FADG Minutes The minutes of the last business meeting were read by the Secretary VK4COZ and approved. Business Arising There has been very little useful information forthcoming on the 110th Anniversary of the first ship to shore radio communication, and it was decided we were unable to help. Berwyn Kelly has been preparing articles to advertise the clubs activities, and wants to get some more photos. Information on BARCFest is now appearing regularly on WIA news broadcasts. Financial Report The Treasurer tabled his report. The opening balance was $xxx.xx. A booking for BARCFest from ICE Communications brought in $78, there were no expenses leaving a final balance of $xxx.xx. Further expenses since then included $182.30 for Public Liability insurance and $48.91 for the social BBQ. The Treasurer moved his report be accepted, second Jim VK4HJK, and approved. Correspondence The usual magazines have been received, AR, CQ, Practical Wireless. There was one BARCFEST booking, with a receipt sent out plus a cheque for the VK4BA licence. Reports 10m Net Bill, VK4TWS, reported the net is continuing to run well with 6 or 7 on most weeks. 70cm Net The net has been on 146.550 while repeater problems are resolved. Numbers from 3 to

8 have been checking in. General Business BARCFest organisation for the day will need to be completed soon, with a roster of jobs ready. Problems with the repeater have been found to be due to the coax. Renato checked the diplexer and it is ok. Some better coax was tried by Bill VK4TWS & Paul VK4FADG with no great improvement. Renato is looking for some heliax and connectors. No progress has been made with removing the tower at George Nelson’s place. There being no further business, the meeting was closed at 8.00 pm.

QSP Page 3 Les found a copy of the first QSP produced by the club back in October 1977 so I hope you will enjoy reading what was happening in 1977

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BARCFEST Jobs Jobs to be done on Saturday 11Th May by Club members starting at 7am.. Please complete the roster allocation sheet so that everyone is given a break and not left To man a section all morning Round table to be removed from the hall and placed in the rectangular area used by Cafe de Barc Excess chairs have to be removed from the hall. Two chairs per table to be left. Area cleared of existing stored items Back stairway to but made unusable Screen to be used to block hall from Café de Barc area tables required. There are tables available to be delivered to the venue . Someone is required to organize the setting up of the tables Receipt Book required to record the payments received with the application forms Co-ordinator required to handle general inquiries re tables, power allocation etc. Entrance tables to be set up both up stairs and down stairs Money Box to collect admission fee both upstairs and down stairs Change for admission fee . Staff required on day Helpers required on the Saturday morning for allocation of table space

Helpers required to man the entrances both upstairs and down stairs and collect the entry fee from Exhibitors who have not paid Helpers required at the other entry/exit points Helpers will be required to monitor the parking areas Helpers required to assist exhibitors move gear from their vehicles into up or down stairs table spaces Staff required for clean up (f) Helpers required to clean up the site on completion of the BARCFEST Please come along to help make light work of the jobs so that every Club member can have time to check out all the items up for sale plus have refreshments and socialize with the other people at the venue. We have noticed that there have been items bought and sold before the 9:30am opening time to the public. This should not happen so please inform any one who is observed doing this that this process is not allowed. It is unfair to the normal paying public and should be discouraged. It is intended to provide an identification to exhibitors and their helpers who will be coming and going while the gear is being brought from the vehicles into the hall to help the Club Members who are manning the entrances to ensure everyone pays the stand entry fee and is easily identified, The Café de Barc will be set up as usual with the normal food items available. To assist the Club Members collecting the entrance fee people will be able to pay as soon as they arrive so the two entrance tables will be manned as early as possible. This should eliminate the problem of a large queue forming prior to the 9:30 am entrance time. Disabled people will be allowed into the venue prior to the normal entrance time. Commercial Exhibitors Ice communications ,RF solutions Josh Hahn montville (can't remember the name of his company) Radio supply (NSW) will be attending

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The Latest QST for May is available from the BARC Library

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Communication Equipment Donated to the Club

Renato VK4TNT has been successful in obtaining some communication equipment that has been donated to the club for use by the members NOT for resale. The items are to be given free to members with the proviso that they are not to be onsold to non members. They are intended for sole use by club Members. The items include a number of 70 cm transceivers. There are three different models. They will be reprogrammed to operate on the amateur 70 cm band before given to members. Suitable power supplies will have to be provided by the club members. Renato is attempting to arrange for a Saturday afternoon working bee so that the transceivers can be reprogrammed and tested prior being available to be given to interested members. How they will be given out has still to be decided. More details will be provided as the project progresses.

Social Meeting for 10th May

It is intended to still have a meeting on Friday 19th to make any final arrangements for BARCFEST on the next day

Annual General Meeting Will be held on Friday 24th May when the Committee positions will be recalled

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