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Thought this might be of interest for the broadcast : found it amongst some old paper work of mine.

1901 Mr Hallam and FW (Pop) Medhurst communicated with HMS St George in Derwent River using a morse inker ... 60          	miles
1923 Tas Div WIA formed. Branch in Launceston began August 1923
1923/4 Hobart Radio Experimenter Club formed ... later became Hobart Radio Research Club
1924 October. Launceston Radio Experimenters Club formed
1925 By April WIA just about defunct in VK7
1925 August WIA Convention held in WA rekindled spark in VK7 and LREC reorganised WIA TAS Div in September. 	Headquarters Launceston, President AH Masters
Late 1925 or early 26 Hobart Radio Research Club affiliated with the WIA Tas Div
1925 First Honorary Life Membership granted to Pop Medhurst
1925 Henley on Tamar Regatta controlled by radio by LREC
1929 February Hobart Regatta descriptions via amateur radio. Watty Watkins 7DX had TX aboard a launch. An 	announcer from 7ZL was aboard, and the sigs were picked up by 7LJ and sent by land line to 7ZL for re-broadcast 	to listeners
1929 April. Communications between Launceston and Hobart cut by floods. Official permission given to handle traffic. 	7DX handled traffic to mainland from Hobart and 7CW and 7CS handled some 40,000 words between Hobart 	and Launceston
1929 December. First field day in VK7. TX hidden in Somerleas road
1930 November. First North West field day and possibly only one held on 200 metres. Held on West Pine Road, 10 miles 	from Burnie
1930 December. 7LJ given permission to advertise Government Loan, on 1310 Khz. Raised 1,000 pounds.
1935 Jan 21 7WI given permission to broadcast at specific times on 1310 Khz (Music and announcements)
1939 Sept 2 Operations ceased due to war.
1942 August 25 Transmitting gear impounded
1945 October 10 Equipment returned
December 45/January 46 Licences re-issued
1975 October 5 first rebroadcast on 52.525 Mhz in Hobart and from then on rebroadcast on both 6 and 2 MX