
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE VK2 DIV.

        This is Michael Corbin VK2PFQ

        Last Friday night 16th September, there was a meeting of the 
        Divisional Council at Parramatta.  At 18.55 I received a fax 
        message at the Office from Roger Harrison....It was his resignation.

        The letter was read at the meeting as the first agenda item. The 
        council resolved to accept Mr. Harrison's resignation but added 
        that it did not agree with reasons specified therein.  As far as I 
        was concerned, that was that.  I had determined that I would only 
        mention the fact in passing on today's broadcast.  Bob Lloyd Jones 
        VK2YEL, for reasons best known to himself, decided that all the 
        world should share the contents of this letter even thought it was 
        addressed to "The Council" of the WIA ......Consequently, he put 
        the letter on packet.  It is for this reason that I read the letter 
        on this Broadcast.... complete and unabridged.....                                     
                                                                       
The Council
Wireless Institute of Australia
New South Wales Division
PO Box 1066
PARRAMATTA NSW 2124


I formally tender my resignation as a Councillor of the WIA, NSW Division, 
effective immediately.

I do this after due consideration of the prevailing situation, events since 
the AGM in April, knowledge of actions being embarked on by the President 
and certain Councillors, and following careful consideration of legal advice.

I have no confidence in the management ability and practices, nor the 
business acumen, of the majority of Councillors.

I have seen abundant example of this, which has led me to this view.  I 
have already highlighted not only questionable practices and actions, but 
those which transgress the law, as well.  I am aware from recent actions 
that this will not only continue, but escalate.

There are Councillors who show utter contempt for the wishes of the 
majority of members and the interests of the Division, and contempt for 
the principles of the hobby.  They show contempt for the Division's 
Articles of Association and contempt for the Corporations Law.  Five 
Councillors have shown despicably shabby contempt for the proper treatment 
of the Division's highly regarded, loyal, honest, hard-working and 
efficient employee, Margaret Morris.

Under the circumstances, where I am aware that other Councillors are in 
dereliction of their duty to the principles of the hobby, the members, the 
Division, the Articles and the Law, I feel I cannot carry out my own duties 
to the extent necessary, given the situation.

When Margaret Morris returns, I will cooperate with her to 
'tie up loose ends' so that her job can be carried out.  I am forwarding 
my keys under separate cover.

Yours sincerely


Roger Harrison VK2ZRH

        I make no comment as to the contents of his letter.  However, 
        on behalf of the Division I would like to offer sincere thanks to 
        Mr. Harrison for the, positive things, he did whilst a member of 
        the Divisional Council over the past years.

        Mr. Harrison's resignation has prompted a reorganization of the 
        Office Bearers of the Caretaker Divisional Council.  Firstly the 
        Council decided, as is normal under the Memorandum and Articles 
        of Association, to fill the casual vacancy created by this 
        resignation.  The next eligible person is Tony Liolio VK2ZLT.  
        I contacted Tony yesterday and he indicated that he would be 
        delighted to fill this position on Council. 

        The position of Office Manager, previously filled by John Robinson, 
        has been taken over by Pixie Chapple VK2KPC.  Parramatta Security 
        Office Portfolio of Security Officer, currently occupied by Jim 
        Walker VK2XJW, has been given more "teeth".  The Council decided 
        that Jim should be able to act independently.  If keys needed to 
        be cut he should be able to get them cut, without delay.  Having 
        a title is one thing, lacking authority, another.  The position 
        of Secretary will be decided next Friday week, when we are up to 
        strength.  It's only fair that ALL nine Councillors should have a 
        say in who they believe should have this job.

        I believe that we have a golden opportunity to put the Institute 
        back on track.  Accordingly I call for the support of all members.  
        Come on Bob. That means you too..... and what of you Mr. Kentwell?  
        How about some support from you as well.  Let's look at your latest 
        packet for some inspiration  and I quote...
         
         "for the rest, they have made me realise that we, the Radio Amateurs 
         who enjoy C.W.,ATV,FM,SSB, home brew of same and all our activities 
         are at a turning point...."  Well said Julius. If what you say, is, 
         fair dinkum, then..... we're counting on you for support.

        How about us all being on the same side for a change? .  It's 
        really only just a hobby after all.

        I think the futility of all these goings on were expressed 
        admirably in a recent packet from Steve VK2ESL of Walcha, N.S.W.  
        I'll like to share it with those who don't have packet radio as I 
        believe Steve has summed it all up pretty well.

        His packet originated as a result of some "messages" entitled 
        "Reason for N.S.W. Drought" and "not quite right TRASH." 

From: VK2ESL
To: WIA @ VKNET

I have just come in from what has been another pretty miserable day here on 
the farm.  It's Friday, and that is stock feeding day, so it's up to the 
silo with the feed cart and crank up the small auger to fill the bin once 
again.

The first mobs of sheep to be fed are lambing ewes, the first thing to 
greet me as I drive into the paddock is the sight of the body's of dead 
lambs abandoned by their already weak mothers.  I manage to get the feed out 
without a starving ewe falling beneath the wheels of the vehicle.

The next job is to check the dams.  Some are dry but most have a small 
puddle in the middle of a sea of mud, the once flowing creek is all but 
dried up and often I have to pull sheep out of the mud as they are too weak 
to get out themselves.

Today I also had to sell more sheep in an ongoing program of destocking as 
continued hand feeding will eventually exceed the commercial value of the 
animal and also dry up my financial resources.

I was a bit lucky as I sold about 75% of the mob, and gave the rest away to 
the same bloke to save me the job of shooting them.

This afternoon I came home and the mailman had left me a pile of bills and 
the dreaded bank statements.

That basically was my day.

The one thing that lifts me up a bit is to get out here in the shack and 
use my amateur radio gear to chat to others and have a laugh or two, or 
discuss the latest antenna project or plans for our local packet network, 
just something to cheer me up and forget for a little while the catastrophe 
that is taking place right outside my door.

So!! What do I see this evening when I looked through a few messages on my 
local bbs?  2 messages, one titled "The real reason for drought" and the 
other in reply "not quite right."

Now these two messages used drought in a jokingly way to continue their 
pitiful arguments re: the WIA.

I think the two fellows concerned should be ashamed of themselves for 
treating drought as a bit of a joke.

It might be a good idea if you people get off your backsides and leave your 
poisoned word processors alone for a while and get out in the bush and have 
a good damn look about.

You know, Amateur Radio is one of the greatest interests one can have, 
especially out here in the bush.  It provides us with the means to stay in 
touch with ever changing technology and also makes it easy to communicate 
with others with similar interests.

For Gods sake, give this WIA thing a bit of a break and lets all be mates 
for a change.  Compared with what we out here are going through the 
arguments that have been raging on in N.S.W. for the last year or so are 
to me are quite mundane.

                            Steve....VK2ESL

        I'll leave these sobering thoughts with you.

                See you next week.


    Divisional News 
    --------------- 
    New Broadcast time
    ------------------
    Please note :  From Sunday 2nd October the morning broadcast  will 
    commence at 10 am.

            -------------------------------------------------

    WIA Trash and Treasure sale
    ---------------------------    
    Sunday  the  25th  September  is the date for  the  next  Trash  and 
    Treasure sale.

    Opening time for sellers is 1 p.m. and for buyers is 2 p.m.              
      
    The cost for sellers is $5.00 for W.I.A.  members and $10.00 for non 
    members.

    There  is  no  way to predict what will be for sale,  but  there  is 
    always some treasure.

    See you there.  Roger VK2ZIG  & Cesar VK2TCM.

                 ---------------------------------------

    Broadcast Roster
    ----------------
    Steve  Pullen  requests that all members of the  Broadcast  roster 
    team  advise  him urgently by the end of this coming week  of  any 
    likes,  dislikes,  desires,  exclusions, etc, etc.. He's currently 
    preparing  the new three-monthly roster and he'd like to hear from 
    you if you have any problems with certain dates or alignments. 

    Any budding engineer or announcer is invited to contact him  -- we 
    have,  of  course,  a  few  vacancies,  particularly  in  relation 
    possibly to the earlier start at 10 am.

    If  you need to contact Steve please do so -- call him on his home 
    number: 476-1845.


                                  WICEN News

    This is a reminder that the Sydney WICEN 2m repeater has had its
    cavities re-aligned, and objective reports are welcome; perhaps as
    a   result   the  regular  Sydney  WICEN  net  can  start   again.  
    Unfinancial  members  are  reminded  that  their  membership  will 
    officially terminate on 30th September.

    Hunter meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at the
    Emergency Operations Centre, corner of Elizabeth and Hannel Sts,
    Carrington,  commencing  at  7pm.   The  September  lecture,  held 
    tomorrow,  will  be in the form of various videos of interest from 
    Mt Macedon, the Australian Emergency Management Institute.

    Looking  ahead to October,  there is the VRA Annual Conference  on 
    the  weekend of 8-9th October,  to be held in Wagga,  and  further 
    details  will  appear in a later  broadcast.   As  a  result,  the 
    Management Committee meeting next month will move to 15th October, 
    which unfortunately conflicts with JOTA.   The "Hawkesbury Classic 
    Paddle"  is  on  22nd-23rd October,  and the  WICEN  Co-ordinators 
    Conference is on 29-30th October, at Bathurst.

    WICEN is always looking for members to provide the community with
    communications assistance.  Write to WICEN (NSW) Inc, PO Box 123,
    St Leonards 2065 for further information, or come up on one of
    the WICEN nets: Blue Mountains on the first Monday of each month
    at 8.30pm on channel 7175 simplex,  Hunter each Wednesday at  7.30 
    pm  on channel 6900,  Northern Rivers each Wednesday at 8pm around 
    3610 kHz,  Central Coast each Thursday at 8.30pm on channel  7125, 
    and Sydney each Thursday at 9.30pm on channels 7150/8275. If there 
    are any other regular nets then we'd like to hear about them.

    WICEN is always looking for members to provide the community with
    communications assistance.  Write to WICEN (NSW) Inc, PO Box 123,
    St Leonards 2065 for further information, or come up on one of the
    WICEN nets: Blue Mountains on the first Monday of each month at
    8.30pm on channel 7175 simplex, Hunter each Wednesday at 7.30pm on
    channel 6900, Northern Rivers each Wednesday at 8pm around 3610
    kHz, Central Coast each Thursday at 8.30pm on channel 7125, and
    Sydney each Thursday at 9.30pm on channels 7150/8275.  If there
    are any other regular nets then we'd like to hear about them.

    WICEN (NSW) Inc. operates a telephone BBS, and it is accessible at
    speeds from 300 to 14,400 bps on (02) 888-2763.  Brett VK2XMU is
    the  "Sysop",  and  all listeners are invited  to  use  it.   Many 
    programs,  such  as "virus scanners" and "PGP",  are available for 
    downloading.

    -- Dave VK2KFU, WICEN (NSW) Inc. Publicity Officer


    News briefs
    -----------
    The Great Australian Science Show is currently running at Sydney's 
    Powerhouse  Museum.  The  show is a collection of  30  interactive 
    exhibits,including    the   "Starlab"   mobile   planetarium,    a 
    "cyberspace" exhibition entitled "Artists thinking about science", 
    and an interactive CD-ROM demonstration curiously titled  "Typhoid 
    Mary". The exhibition closes this Wednesday.

    Texas  Microsystems  has  produced  for  the  United  States  Army 
    prototypes   of  a  "combat-ready"  hand-held  personal  computer. 
    Christened "The Grunt", the 486SZ-based PC is part of a long range 
    plan to equip soldiers with advanced communications facilities  in 
    the battlefield.

    The US Army may have been upstaged however, at least where size is 
    concerned;  watch manufacturer Timex,  is in a joint project  with 
    Rank  Xerox  and Microsoft is to launch a personal computer  in  a 
    wristwatch.  The computer is one of a series of wearable computer-
    based  products  coming  out of Japan;  earlier  products  include 
    wristwatch-sized television sets and mobile phones.

    For  those who really can't bear to be away from their  computers, 
    Spacial Systems integration of Melbourne has previewed "the  first 
    truly wearable,  ruggedised portable,  fully integrated PC".  What 
    all  that  means is that this computer has a variety of  miniature 
    keyboards, interfaces to a hand-held cellular fax, and a head band 
    with a built in video display,  and voice recognition, among other 
    things ... with special adaptors, it can even be used under water. 
    The  company expects to sell the system to the emergency  services 
    and military and industrial users.

    Not in my backyard ...  please!   Most of us remember the heavenly 
    sight  of  the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 colliding  with  the  planet 
    Jupiter, and many Amateurs noted unusual signal patterns on the HF 
    bands as the comet fragments entered Jupiter's magnetosphere.  But 
    one  important  question has been doing the rounds since  the  big 
    collision,  namely,  "could it happen here"?  The answer is "quite 
    possibly" ... last month comet Machholz-2 was discovered by Calif-
    ornian  amateur  Astronomer Don Machholz.  He estimates that  next 
    month,  the comet's 6.8 year orbit will take it within 15  million 
    kilometers  of Earth;  further observations will be needed will be 
    needed  to  determine how close the comet will get  on  subsequent 
    passes.   Astronomer   Rob   McNaught  of   the   Anglo-Australian 
    Observatory at Siding Spring say that Machholz-2 is only one of 16 
    comets  known to cross Earth's orbit,  and that there are only  13 
    astronomers world-wide looking for such comets.

    And finally,  a new FM radio station has started, serving Sydney's 
    gay  community.  The  station  is  one  of  a  growing  number  of 
    "narrowcast"  stations,   serving  special  interest  groups.  The 
    station's  owners have chosen the rather tongue-in-check  callsign 
    of  2GAY-FM;  it is not known how the people over at 2DAY-FM  feel 
    about another station with a similar callsign.  One wag writing to 
    the Sydney Morning Herald suggested we might soon have a  talkback 
    ststion  called 2SAY-FM,  a subscriber-funded station called 2PAY-
    FM, among others ...


    News  Briefs looks at communications new items that appear in  the 
    mainstream media. Thanks this week go to "The Australian" and "The 
    Sydney  Morning Herald".  If your local or regional paper runs  an 
    item of interest to Radio Amateurs, why not send a clipping to the 
    Divisional office?

    Richard Murnane VK2SKY


                             IPS WEEKLY REPORT
                             -----------------
                            9 - 15 SEPTEMBER 1994

       ISSUE No 36
       DATE OF ISSUE: 16 SEPTEMBER 94

       INDICES:
       DATE     09    10    11    12    13    14    15
       10CM     87    82    81    77    76    74    72
       A        28    13    14    11    14     9   ( 5 ESTIMATED)
       T        30    26    17    16    16    18    26


                            SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY

       SOLAR ACTIVITY WAS LOW 11TH SEPTEMBER AND VERY LOW FOR THE 
       REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. 

       THE GEOMAGNETIC FIELD AT LEARMONTH (WA) WAS UNSETTLED TO 
       ACTIVE ON 9TH, QUIET TO UNSETTLED 10TH-12TH, AND 14TH, AND 
       QUIET ON 13TH AND 15TH SEPTEMBER. THERE WAS A SHORT PERIOD OF 
       MINOR STORM LEVELS ON 9TH, AND A BRIEF ACTIVE PERIOD WAS 
       OBSERVED ON 10TH.                                                 
                                                                 
       IONOSPHERIC  F2 CRITICAL FREQUENCIES AT SYDNEY WERE NEAR  PRE-
       DICTED MONTHLY VALUES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. 

               FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK (16 - 22 SEPTEMBER)

       SOLAR:  VERY LOW.

       GEOMAGNETIC: QUIET TO UNSETTLED.

       IONOSPHERIC: NEAR PREDICTED MONTHLY VALUES THROUGHOUT THIS
                     WEEK. 

       COURTESY OF IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES, SYDNEY

       SUMMARY BY PAT VK2JPA ANARTS BROADCAST OFFICER


CLUB NEWS

    Wagga Amateur Radio Club news
    -----------------------------
    The  Wagga  Radio Club meets on the last Friday of each  month  at 
    2000 hrs at the SES building Ferneleigh Road.  The club celebrated 
    its  26th year of operation and this was celebrated with a  dinner 
    at the local RSL club and was a great success.

    The club runs two nets, the 1st net is on each Sunday at 1200 noon 
    on 7.165MHz. The second net is run every Tuesday night at 2000 hrs 
    on 3.605.  We run,  at the moment, 4 awards; these being the Wagga 
    Basic Award followed by Silver,  Gold and the 360 Award. This last 
    award has only 32 amateurs qualified for it.

    We finally have packet up and running here in Wagga and thanks has 
    to  go to John VK2BXD,  Mike 2DAI and Allan 2KAW for all the  work 
    they did to get it running. If anyone wishes to contact any member 
    of  the club they can do so through the three above members,  also 
    Sid 2SW is now up and running and having a ball with this mode.

    The callsign for Wagga is as follows:  
    
    VK2BXD-1 44.136.71.1 or @W.VK2BXD.AMPR.ORG [ ??? ]

    Alternatively you can log on to VK1BUD-5 and Wagga is listed as  a 
    port.

    We would like to apologize to any Amateur passing through our area 
    for any trouble that they experience with our Ch3 repeater. We are 
    suffering  from severe intermittent interference problems,  but we 
    have  work  in the pipe line to correct this as soon as  possible. 
    Once again we offer our apologies for any inconvenience that  this 
    may  bring about.  Ch50 is usually monitored while these  problems 
    exist.

    73 Paul VK2MAL
    President


    Wahroonga Historical Radio Association
    --------------------------------------
    An important and historical event in the development of world wide 
    communications  by wireless occurred on 22nd September,  1918 when 
    the first direct wireless messages from Great Britain to Australia 
    were received at Wahroonga.  These messages were transmitted  from 
    Wales using a 200 kiloWatt spark gap transmitter on 14,300 metres. 
    The Wahroonga Amateur Historical Radio Association, in conjunction 
    with The Dragon Amateur Radio Club of Wales, will be commemorating 
    this  event next Thursday,  22nd September working a special event 
    station with the callsign VK2WAH for 24 hours commencing at  10.00 
    a.m.  Eastern Standard Time. Depending on a number of operators on 
    hand,  frequencies will be: voice 3.570, 7.070, 14.170, 21.170 and 
    28.570;  C.W.  14.035; locally the call may be heard on 2 metre FM 
    repeaters  and on Packet.  The Dragon Amateur Radio Club using the 
    callsign  GB2VK will be operating at the same time on  14.175  and 
    21.175 voice, and 14.020 and 21.020 CW.

    A  QSL  card  may be obtained for one 2  way  contact.  Australian 
    Amateurs  should send a stamped and self addressed  envelope  with 
    their QSL card to W.A.H.R.A.,  PO Box 600, Wahroonga, 2076, or via 
    the bureau.

    For  further information contact Jo Harris,  VK2KAA on 02 489-4393 
    or on Packet.

    David Ramsay, VK2KLX
    Secretary


                 Norther Corridor Radio Group Hamfest '94
                 ----------------------------------------
                         Perth Western Australia

    The  Northern Corridor Radio Group,  (N.C.R.G.),  in the  northern 
    suburbs  of  Perth  will hold the 6th annual Hamfest  at  the  Les 
    Hansman Centre on Walter Rd. Morley on November 5th at 10.am.

    With  a  record attendance last year and even more to  offer  this 
    year,  the  N.C.R.G.  is hoping for an attendance of over 1000 for 
    Western  Australia's premier hobby electronics and  communications 
    event.

    This year, the majority of Perth's hobby radio retailers will have 
    displays along with special interest groups such as the QRP,  VHF, 
    Microwave/UHF,  Digital,  Repeater  and ATV groups as well as  the 
    W.I.A. bookshop.

    All  the major radio manufacturers will be  represented  including 
    Icom,  Kenwood, Yaesu, Barrett, Codan and Tait as well as some big 
    antenna manufacturers such as Terlin, Venross and Antenna West. It 
    is  also envisaged that most retailers will have "specials" on for 
    the Hamfest so why not save that purchase for this occasion. There 
    will also be food and drinks on sale throughout the day.

    In addition to the commercial and special interest displays, there 
    are  the  car-boot sales in the car park outside  the  hall  which 
    proved so popular last year.

    Entrance  fee this year,  remains at $2.00 per person including  a 
    ticket  for the door prize whixh will be drawn before the close of 
    the day's festivities.

    Anyone wishing to join the large group of people holding stalls at 
    this  year's  Hamfest should contact Duncan  Page  on  09-2401933. 
    Trade  stalls  will  be charged at $20.00 each and tables  can  be 
    rented at $5.00 each (max.  of 3).  Car-boot stalls will attract a 
    fee of $10.00 per car.

    If  you are considering a trip to the "State of  Excitement",  why 
    not  schedule  it  for early November and come  meet  the  largest 
    gathering  of  friendly hobby radio enthusiasts in  W.A.  The  Les 
    Hansman  Centre  is just 7kms from the centre of Perth  and  ample 
    accommodation  should be available at this time of the year in the 
    city centre.

    A  listening watch will be kept on Channel 4  (146.800  Rx/146.200 
    Tx) by the N.C.R.G.,  (VK6ANC), through the day for the benefit of 
    our visitors.

    Further enquiries can be made to Steve Kennedy VK6RK on 09-3057566 
    or to Duncan Page on 09-2401933.


    from Steve Kennedy VK6RK


    Fishers Ghost Amateur Radio Club
    --------------------------------
    There  will  be a meeting of members of the Fishers Ghost  Amateur 
    Radio  Club,  on  Tuesday  29th September  at  7.30  p.m.  at  the 
    Campbelltown High School, Beverley Road, Campbelltown.

    The  speaker  will be Jack Heath,  who will deliver a  lecture  on 
    phase locked loops.

    There will also be a trash and treasure sale that evening.

    From, the Secretary, Peter Kloppenburg VK2CPK


    Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club Inc.
    --------------------------------------
    A note for your diary ...

    The Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club is organising a Computer and
    Communications Show on Saturday 27 November. National and regional 
    companies have indicated an interest to display their products and 
    there  will  also be a flea-market for the buying and  selling  of 
    second-hand equipment.

    The date again - 
    
    26  November  at  Springwood  High School in  the  beautiful  Blue 
    Mountains.  Bring your family and make a day of it  - refreshments 
    will be available throughout the day.

    Further details will be announced in due course.

    Alex VK2KAS
    B.M.A.R.C. Publicity Officer


    Waverley Amateur Radio Society 
    ------------------------------
    The  next  monthly meeting of the Waverley Amateur  Radio  Society 
    will be held on Wednesday, 21st September  at  Waverley  Council's  
    Multi-Function Centre located at 31 Spring Street, Bondi Junction, 
    beginning at 7:00 pm.

    The  main  topic  for  the  evening will be a  talk  by  Aub  Topp 
    (VK2AXT),   the W.I.A. Librarian who is to describe the facilities 
    offered by the library.

    Full details of the Society's new permanent premises which will be 
    open next month and allow 24 hour access will be announced at this 
    meeting to which all are welcome.
    
    Simon Buxton - VK2EII - Publicity Officer 


    Summerland Amateur Radio Club
    -----------------------------
    The  next  outing for members,  families and friends,  will  be  a 
    picnic BBQ at our repeater site, VK2RIC, at Parrot's Nest. If time 
    permits,   a  mini  working  bee  will  be  held  to  improve  the 
    performance of our "Sally" (VK2RIC).

    Bring  your  own everything and meet at the base of the  tower  at 
    11am on Sunday 26th September.

    More details from Steve,  VK2JSM, 066-626693, or Ric, VK2EJV, 066-
    895137.

    Graeme, VK2GJ, Publicity Officer


    VHF-UHF DX Group
    ----------------

    This is a final reminder that the  next  VHF-UHF  DX Group meeting 
    will  be  held  next  Tuesday  20 September   at   Amateur   Radio  
    House.  This  meeting  will  be  an equipment workshop on the con-
    struction of high power linear amplifiers and low noise  preampli-
    fiers.

    Working  examples of linears and preamplifliers will be  exhibited 
    to demonstrate how practical construction problems are solved.

    All listeners are invited to attend.

    The Group also sponsors activity nights on 144 MHz on Tuesdays and 
    70  centimetres on Thursdays. 

    Why not check into the Group's Sunday evening net on 146.5 MHz  FM 
    for details of Group activities.  The Sunday evening net starts at 
    8:15 pm.

    Submitted on behalf of Richard Sourlie VK2ARS


    Liverpool and Districts Amateur Radio Club
    ------------------------------------------
    The  Liverpool  and Districts Amateur Radio Club held  its  Annaua 
    General Meeting last Tuesday night and the outgoing committee wish 
    to welcome our new office bearers:
    Paul VK2UPB is President and Repeater Officer. Brad VK2QQ is Vice-
    President  and Publicity Officer,  Bob VK2IRG is our Secretary and 
    Dave VK2KLU is our Treasurer. The Committee's number are also made 
    up with Hoss VK2ICE and Mike VK2KSI. Congratulations gentlemen!

    Wayne VK2TBF surprised us with a donation from our repeater users. 
    It  seems  he's  been  passing that ugly hat  of  his  around  and 
    collected a sizeable sum from the regulars on our 6625 repeater to 
    help with its upkeep and improvements.

    The  AATC  has also made a donation to LADARC for its use  of  the 
    repeater  and the money was most gratefully  received.  Thank  you 
    AATC,  thank  you  Wayne and thanks to our repeater users for  the 
    support! We really need it! 

    Brad VK2QQ
    Publicity Officer


                               Coming events
     
       "Great Australian Science Show" P'house Museum to . . Wednesday    
       Hunter WICEN meeting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Monday
       VHF-UHF DX Group meeting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday
       Waverley Amateur Radio Society meeting  . . . . . . . Wednesday
       Manly-Warringah Radio Society lecture night . . . . . Wednesday
       Special event Marconi- Australia contact VK2WAH . . . .Thursday  
       CQ WW RTTY DX Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday - Sunday          
       Divisional Trash & Treasure Sale  . . . . . . . . . Next Sunday
       Summerland ARC outing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next Sunday
       Motorola 66th birthday special event station  . 25-26 September     
       Morse classes commence at WIA Parramatta. . . . . .28 September
       Unpaid WICEN memberships expire . . . . . . . . . .30 September
       Wagga ARC meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 September 
       VK/ZL Oceania DX Contest Phone. . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 October
       WIA (NSW) broadcast goes to 10 am . . . . . . . . . . 2 October
      
       Do you have an event you'd like publicised on the weekly broad-
       cast?  If  so,  then  please  send details  to  the  Divisional 
       Broadcast Officer, Michael Corbin VK2PFQ, by phone on (02) 626-
       9288,  or by fax on (02) 626-6066.  Items can also be forwarded 
       to the Divisional Office.

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       VK2WI Broadcast,  18th September 1994. Copyright 1994 WIA (NSW) & 
       contributors.   Material  may be used elsewhere if the source  is 
       acknowledged.
