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ANNU1iL REPORT 1976-7
_This year has, in some respects been .rather a. stonn,y one for the Tasmanian Division.
Total membership of 217 is a slight increase on t�t of the previo_µs year although
this bas only been possible through the recruitment of over 30 new members.
Council meetings have been heid in each region of the state and it is pleasing to
see the attendance of a variety of visitors at these meetings� With the resignation
of Mike Jenner, VK?FB in July, Ian El.lings, VK?ZIE join� Council making it again
representative of all Branches. I must commend the lone members from Branches for
the effort they make in attending Council meetings and hope that their home Branches
make their efforts feel appreciated. Four special and twelve monthly meetings were
held, attendance at the latter being; 7KK 12, 7PF 11, 7ZBY 11, 7FT 10, ?KA. 8,
7ZIE 7 /7, 7FB 4/ 4.
A number of local matters have g·iven concern during the year. In last year's
-eport the uncertainty of Branches financial status was mentioned. In two instances
'"thi. s year Council felt it was necessary to become involved with Branches financial
operations. In (:;;ac.tl C£,se Council was more than satisfied with these operetions
and wish to thnnk the Branch officers for their p2,tience and co-operation at these
times. Members can be assured that Council hEts ever.y confidence in these .l:lranch
office-bearers.
Communication with members h;:-,s always been of prime concern. Broadcasts have
continued to be the mc:,in avenue and these now also include the 11 metre bnnd.
Federal tapes and J..mateur Rwio maw zine have covered most :&'edeni.l news and the
Bulletin as· an insert in 'A.R.' the local scene. Th....,,nks to J..ndrew Dixon, VK7ZAJ ,.
for taking over tne Bulletin E:d.itorship during the year •
Education activities a.re on the increase with the resumption of classes in Hobart
and the continUc:'7.tion of Launceston classes. The ready availability of education2;,l
1"-- .;erial from interstate groups has been o.n outstanding 2.ssistance to tnose bent on
self-instruction.
i.n offEr from the 1.ust_ralian-.hITlerican association to sponsor a contest in conJunction
with the American sesquicentennr.y celebrations was P.,ccepted with pleasure and cont,T'<J.t
ulations go to: Nonn Richarlson, VK7:NR for 1.·finnine this VK7-iv contest. Our dissatis
faction with the present RD Contest rules hr�ve bern m:,.de known and it is noped that
a set of rules which will allow us a crJD.nce to win will be forthcoming. Increased
participation by our members in the Nation;.:l lt ield DF,y wo.s pleasing.
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Maybe the
Division should concern itself with encourF:.r_rir1c!,- grrnter participation in these
..:�ustni.lian sponsored contests.
Bron ch reports show continual high levels of activity in both social and 1i.ll'lateur
rr:dio orient:=tted cictivitiE::s. The lD,tter of these, perhaps could be increased some
wJ:,�+.. Thanks to the North-11est Br:nch for organising .the Annlli.l Dinner and to the
:Nc:,.�h for the Annual Convention. Both were well f.1,ttended and most successful. The
Hobart repeater has been brought into oper:>.tion a's hr.ve beacons on 6 metres and 70 cm.
wo:rlc on the Lonah repeater is vroeressing. Th."l,nks to all those who have provided
these services. Increased use of TV teletype ht�s become app2.rent.
Al:lWi�L RBPORT 1976•7 Cont.
Lfr,son viith the P. & T. Dep2.rtment h'.'"s ?,eain been very effective with Brir:n Morg-can,
VK7RR, '.1cting :is li,:,son officer. The 1Jnateur 1,dvisory Committe0 is functioning well
and discussions :ere currently beinz held to review tlK position of Officin,l Observers
in the North · nd Lorth-,iest. Cr,uncil regr,.rds as ·.; e-ry important a good working
rel?.tionship with the Deps,rtment.
There :::rt, some things co,usinz concern, It is unfortun:",te when ti.e L.. cK of thought
by o. few crer,.te unpl e;.isc:nt coriditions for w_:;,ny. Selfishness in the use of Institute
sponsored repe2.ters ::-,nd thE eiff.ct of petty grievcmces betwe8n members hs.ve bot11
cree.ted friction, In r:.ny org::.nisation tu,re .:.re bound to be clc1st1es of personc:.lity
however these rr'.ve, c":t times, r(ot out of proportion. It is hoped th;:,,t the good of
the maJority ron be considered under thc-se conditions. It is most discoumging to
note the n1.m1ber of members wl10 hc:ve been deeply involved in Institute c::,1fairs who
h:::..ve now fc.ded from mnjor , _ ctivity.
Fino.lly the m2,,tter of publicity sem.s to be an t1,re[; in wr1ich we "�re missing out
ent.irely. Both in :md out of Tr;,sm,:tnia our s.ctiviti0s r0cei ve sccmt attention in the
medi,1. However we should ta,ke every opportunity to build our irnc:-.ge in t11e eyes of
the gene:rB.l public.
Thc:nks to o.11 for their co-operation rJ.nd assistance during thE:: ye2,r, Council members
nnd Br-2.nch office be:trers in pP,rticul::n. ErondcD.st officers and others who hJve
2-ssistcd in any w2.y I hope th.2.t thE: me.'Tibersnip h:.,s joined with me to say thanks.
To the membership :1t lc,r�·e, wf- crm only improve your conditions and solve your
problems if we know rsbout them and the best way of passing tbis en is to get involved.
Reg Brunett -�(7KK
Division2,l President 11 March 1977
COUNCIL :t;LECTIOI,
Only sufficient nomin2.tions were received for the v;_,C8.ncies 2,vailGble. lis no
nomination w:' s received from the Southern Branch, one position is left vac&.nt for
the Southern Branch President or his nomine0. Kornim,tions were received from:
Mr i, Carter VK71J<
Mr I El.lings Vk7ZIE
Mr R Emmett VK7KK
Mr P I<,rith VK7PF
Mr E Hewans VK7HE
Mr B Yeom2,n VK7 ZBY
CITIZENS TuJJD Rid)IO
I. sutmission w;:rn sent to the Minister of Posts nnd Telecommunication on your behf,lf.
copy of this is :·:,tt:1ched to your Bulletin.
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. 1976h977 CONT.
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i,KNU1.J, REPORT
organising, c.;�ain, m::my trznks on a fine eflort, from th0 membership.
R&peatf::'r VK7RU,. has don.:: :·. mir1:hty job c'.z�cin this year, with, if my memory serves
me correctl;y, only one mc.Jor brE::c1,;(down. The rcpcc,tcr is still the prime cmnnel
of comrnunici.;tion in the :Brcmch, and I would like to t::.,rn this opportunity to
thu.nk all those people who have helped to keep this devic0 on tne 8-ir.
The Brr.nch h:1.s done its fair snr,ro tovrcrd th,2 pr&senti::...tion of the Sunday morning
Division£!.l bro;:dcn.st, &nd it is pl2c',sinc to sec� some new stc,tions on th8 roster
list, especially for the 80 metre re-bro;c\dcast. ,,e c.lso Si.i-1P & 27 .125 lVihz
re-broadcast st2,rtecl in this Bnmch tnis yf:Er.
On the educ2.tional side of thinr;s, the Y.I-l..C.S. and 1-•• 0.C.P. cla.sses have, I
think, adequBtely filleri 8 need, rmd again, my thr-mks to tiwse pE;ople who have
contributed to these e:ctivities.
"Q R M" hss continuEd to b(:: the voic�J of tne Brr:rnch, with the sta.nd2,rd being at
its usual hieh level. John van Staverrn V--t..7 JV, hns diligently c:i-PI:lied himself to
the job of Etli tor, even though he coul.:l hc.ve dont::? with more support from the
members as fnr as articles were concerned. Thanks agrdn Jo hn.
J. 6 metre b&acon w,1.s est2.blished in the Br::,nch, ml",inly due to the efforts of
Joe Gelston VK7JG. Tbi.s bbo.con, togethE:r with tht: rnorE. 2,ctive VHii' operators, is
doing its bit in keeping the l\orthern Branch in touch with other VHF ope:rators
intersts.te.
Ls 1.-st yeo,r, regular meetings kve been held throughout the year by the cxecutive
members, and I would like to tha.nk them c,ll Llt this sto,gs, for their support 2.nd
enthushtsn throughout the year. li'imtlly, I would like to conclude this report
by the.nking you :-::11 for supporting tne Brnnch ,cnd the \1 .I .J.1.. by t2.king pl:rt in
c:,,ctivi ties held throughout the yec. .r, which h:-..s rnad8 the Br0-nch what it is today.
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But ,Rt the sarn8 time, bE.: prEpr-,rEd to pitch in ,md help w.nenf:iver there is a, need
and not just sit back c'.nd watch others do the work. -
7 3 .Brir,.n Yeomo.,n
Br�nch President 11/1 /77
VK7- 11m:s ROSTER : i,PRIL TO S:C:P"l'EMBEH. 1 9 77
This bro').dcr, st takes place e,:,ch Sunday morning 2,t 09 30 hours local. Originating
stutions should listen on Reper,,ter 8 ·and/or 3570 khz from 0915 hours for any lcl.te
nEJw·s. Origin::'..tir,_g frE-quencies >:.r8 3570 khz SSB r,.nd Repec,ter 8FM. Originating
stations ple2.se note: there is no time limit for the dumtion of th8 broadcast.
You· e;.re n.llowed to exceC::d thirty minutes if you h:we sufficient news.
'..,here substitutes arc requirEd for those listed, it is lii.6·hly desir-c1ble thc,t this
be ::1rranged c.s.rly enough to give notice via the previous week's broadcast.
To frci1itcte t11e smooth running· of the ·JK7 Divisioncl brot,dcast, ti1.e_ origirn:ting
station whould come up on bro,,dc,tst fr�q_uencies at 0915 hours -local, to allow
re-broadcast st:::.tions to set up equipmE:nt and test for system fr,ults, to ensure
system is opemtionc:,l for the l)rm:i.dcast.
liE',vS J?HOM TH1'.1 NORTh-·1vEST nfu.J,CH
Our .L.nnuc:;,l Br,,.nch meeting wa-s held....on ·the 8th lVlD.rch. 2-t Lakins H:i.11 Ulverstone
at 8 p.m.
The President v'K7ZIE presented his . nnucl report, ;-,_,nd the '.Pret'..surer presented
L 1J:;.Lnce sheet.
The election of office bearers for the ensueing y2ar resulted ;:•. s follows:-
President Bri.:m VK7ZBL
Vice President Mo.x VK7MX
Secretr:.ry Kirby VK..7'£K..C
Tre::,,surer
Lctivities Officer j'im v'K7i'i0v�
Y.R.C.S. Co-ord.im.tor Gmru:un vK7Z...Q,
Brocdcc,st Co-ord.inc.tor Terry VK7TT
Br:::nch Correspondent \1ayne Gibson
Bulletin Correspondent lVInx VK 7NfX
I ;i. LC.B.N. Co-ordinator Bob VK7ZJS
Q.S.L. Officer Hn,rold VK7MZ
Repe:·.ter c:nd Beo.con Comm'ittee Ian V'£.7ZIE, ':l.'ony VK.7JJ..., Gra}1am VK7Zi1.1q1,,
Ivan VK.7 Zi,O, Adrian VK?Zi.T and vw£Lym; Gibson.
For those who r-�re not already 2.wr::.re, we report that our Beacons are operative
from thG Lonah location on n hill west of Ulverstone as follows: -
On 432.475 Mhz with FSK ident Co.11 Sign VK7RTVi
On 144.9 Mhz Keyed C.s.rrier Call Sign V1C7R1'X
1.1,mu.,.1 REPORT : 1976/1977
Meetings this past year have improved from 18 st yec,r with an avem.ge of 14 members
in attendance. Lectures also h:'1.ve been v;;,ried ,, with possibly the best bE:ing by
ProfLssor R.H. Thorpe,. Ch::,.inn2.n of the Austr lir·.n Consumers Council, 2.s well as
two auctions this yer,r and the usw:,l equipment displrcy by members. we saw seven
associate members Join the Br2,nch this ye:,,r, with at least three of these members
becoming "L" Grade c,s well 2.s two limited licensees throwing aw,J,y that "Z".
Congratulations to" yo11 �11...
The equipment store this yGar has !k"',d Cl very successful turnover, mainly due to
the efforts of people like To.niel 11.pted, Graeme Rea�on and others, and of course
to you the members who supported it. However, it must be discou:r:nging to those
people running the store to find members buying intE;rsta te merely to save a few
cents. Remei-nber, the l,rgsr our purchr,sus, the better deal we will be able to
obtain for you. 1..g�tin thanks-to all concerned.
On the social scene, functions were well supported by members, with the two mc.in
functions being, the progressive dinner in September and the Divi:..,ional Bamfest
in Novanber. For the progressive dinner, my thanks go to those people who made
their hom8s available for this function. lis far as the Hamfest is concerned,
this yen.r was the best yet. To all those who had anything to do v,ith the
VEuS ROSTER : APRIL TO SkLPPEMBER 1
Orig zi ne ti ng st at io ns us in g VK 7w I/ P «re to ke ep 2 Log Sheet for tne Sundsy
_ morning news broade:st. This Lom Sheet is to be filled in e ch time the station
is originatin,, the broadcast, ond must show call-back stations, snd is to be
forwerded to the Divisional Secretary at the close of cach broadcast roster period.
CO-ORDINATORS :
North-nest VETTE Telephone ork 402221 liome 252073
North V7 ZBY " " 918288 "918212
South VK TEA HK " " 344836 "436337
OTHER Re-SROADCLST Pri UENCIES
North-west 52.525 and 146 wihz FM.
horth 7.130 or 27.125 tha ah.
South 52.525, 146, 435 Mhz Bu, and 27.125, 144.1 Mnz uw.
OTHER RE-BROLDCaASTING STaTIONS:
North -west VK7AX, VK7TT, VK7ZIE.
North VK7PP, VK7JV, VK7KK
South VK7PS, VK7FB, VK7ZJG, VK7TM, VK7HK
HOME FHOME NUMBERS OF £LL ORIGI¢iTING SuiTLORS:
North-west Terry Tongs VK7TT 252073 Sid Medford VK7SE 31 3943
~ Ken Hencock VK7TKH 312164 Mex Ives VK7MX 270946
orth Brian Yeomsen VK7ZBY 9128218 Ed Hewens VK7 HE 391863
Robin Harwood VK7RH 442324
South Hervey Skegz VK7HK 436337 Tom allen VK7aL 439192
Greg Noble VK7ET 444421 Peter Hall VK7ZPH --
ROSTER
DaTE ORIGIN..PING Si..7TION KEP 8 TO 80 METRES 80 METHES TO REPS
ce ene eee een te hee HD BRANCH eee NOHTHERN BRANCH ONEY
Apr 3 1 VK7HK S j VK7 ZwX
10 i VK7HE N VK7HE
17; 9 VR79T Vii VK7ZBY
24 VK7Hk gs. . i VK 7 Gu
May 1 VK7 RH Ay :
8; VK7KE Nw :
15 VE7FT S
22 | VK7 ZBY N
_ 2 CI VIETMX Nw
Jun 5 4 VK7ZPH S i
12 | VK7 HE i
19, VK7 SF Nw
26 | VK74L S |
Jul 3 | VK7 RH bX KTR
10 VK7TT Nw VK] ZwX
17 3 VK7 HK S VK7 ZBY
24 | VK7ZBY = NW VK7PD
31 { VKTKI Nw | VK7 Zilia
aug 7 VK7 ET S : V7 GwWX
14 VK7 HE N VK7HE |
21 VK7WX Ew | V7 ZBY
98 VK7EK g | rar
Sep 4 VK7 Ril : | VIC7 RH
11: VE7 SF Aw i ; VK7 ZX
- 18 | WK7HK S | | WK Tuer
25 4 VK7 BY hk VK7 HE i
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