Devil News AR Magazine Aug

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from AR magazine 1985 Aug Page 54 -

DEVIL NEWS FROM THE NW BRANCH
There was a good gathering at the last Branch
Meeting when one considered the poor, wintery
weather.
The lease for the ATV repeater site has been
renewed so it looks like the repeater will be on top
of the mountain for a few more years.
A new antenna has been purchased by the Branch.
This will save the beam being pulled down and
moved for use at outside broadcasts, such as JOTA.
The new antenna is a five band, trapped vertical.
The Branch also hopes to become the proud
owners of a new HFset in the near future. Donations
have been forthcoming from many members of the
Branch, many thanks to them. The Branch has many
good hearted people and it is a great feeling to be
part of the people who give so much in so many ways.
RTTY is not yet operational as there is still much
work to be done on the terminal, however Jack
VK7WJ has much of the work in hand, so hopefully
it should not be too long before something is
happening.
Two metre repeaters 2, 3 and 8 will be set for remote
linking by the end of the year.
Florian Biner, the activities officer, has many
projects planned for the future including the
conversion of the Siemans printer to 45 Baud.
About 250 QSL cards were despatched but not
many incoming ones, due to the condition of the
bands.
The Clanger Award was received by Tony VK7AX
for purchasing raffle ticket books and not taking them
to the meeting.
The meeting concluded with an interesting talk on
SSTV by Tony VK7AX, which was enjoyed by all in
attendance.
Thanks to Greg VK7ZBT for his assistance with these
notes.
Contributed by Max Hardstaff VK7KY. AR