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Bulletin issued by the Northera PO Box 41010
Branches of the +ireless Institute Launceston
‘ of Australia, Tan. Division. Tas. 7250

April 1974
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Here we are with the first issue for the fourth year and a
very sorivy start it is, it is a week late and only half the
size of what we'vs got used to. p——
There are no tachnical srticles this month for a simple f7<,<.
reason, we haven't any ¢ Some of you may say that this is
due to the receni increase in size, however this is not the
case as the extra material was always copied from other
publications.
1f you people prefer Rt to consist of meeting reports and
latest gossip only, its fine with me, it certainly is easier
and guicker to produce L pages of news with an occasional
) extra page of Oscar predictions than the type of thing we
L nave been doing since August.
are you going to stand by and let this happen to YOUR
cwsletter or arc you golng to help maintain the standard
welve becongc azcustomed to and write an article ? if so
lets have it soon.
73 John VK7JV

MESTINGS

April 2nd North West Branch, Lakins Hall, Ulverstone.
Max VK7MX will give a talk about radio in 1924

April 5th Northern Branch, aiB rooms, High st.
4 talk and demonstration of the breathalyser
will be given by Phill VK7iPB

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April 6th + 27th room 38, Kings iieadows High sSchool.
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Qe Re M. April 1974
Page 2
Northern Branch notes
The Northern Branch Annusal General Meeting was held with an
attendance of 28 members and 5 visitors.
As the president's report has appeared in the divisional
Bulletin we wont repeat it here, the treasurers report and
balance sheet may be found elsewhere in this issue.
The officers elected for the year are as follows.
President Reg bLmmett VK7EK
Secretary Joe Gelston VK72Gd
Treasurer and hguioment officer Kevia Henricks VK7Z4AH
QSL Manager Col wright VK7LZ
Auditer Carl wWaldon
QRM Editor John van Staveren VK7JV
Vice Presidents Peter PFrith vi7e2F
Lindsay Dowl VK7ZLD
Lecture officer Reg Bmmett VK7KK
Branch correspondent Brian Yeoman VK72BY
Refreshment officer Graeme Reardon VK7ZGG
All officers were elected unopposed, there being no other
business the meeting wvas closed and the members were treated
to a lecture by Mr Ken Briggs VK7LX, on the introduction
of colour TV,
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Ladies, I hear you like to read RM before the OM gets home,
so here is what we'll do, you can have a page all to yourself
if you can find sufficient material to f£ill it, for instance
for szle adds, recipes, household hints etc.
Just send it to PO Box 1010 Launceston 7250
RR R R R KK

If you really like home brewing Ham gear you might like to
have a go at the Morse key in the Febr. 1972 issue of A.R.
by Chris Cullinan.
Gordon VK7GW did and made a beaut job of it, Gordon says the
total cost including the purchase of taps was around $7.00
e36 o o e 46 oK 3 e K kR
Some new gear arouand the place.
Graeme 74GG has a Dick Smith 30 watt final tacked on the
end of his 1W IGL and it goes like a bomb.
Ray 7RK is sporting a new FT200 and working the World on it.
Danny 7Z4DA finished his 6 to 2 metre transverter and it sounds
real nice.
eolst 34K s oko sl ofesko ok sok Atk

Congratulations to Steve (ex VK7ZSF) on his pass in the ilorse
exam, the new call is VK70A
#e o sjeobr ok e vie ok e o ek e g R R

If you haven't paid your subscription yet than this is your
last issue, unless we have your money in our hot little
hands before the next posting.
MR R R AR R R RSN R R
Q.R.M. April 1974
Page 3
North West notes by Max VA7MX.
Having been in a lot of hot water in recent times I propose to
work off some '"steam" this issue.
when it comes to work and hobbies we all have a free choice.
One mey join the w.I.A. and if you choose to do so go to meetings
On the other hand there is no compulsion.
Some of us, in all sincerity take active part, hold office, and
some serve in this way for long periods.
iwhat would happen if nobody bothered, you can work that one out,
however its up to the individual. But I, for one am fed up with
knockers who are full of complaints, often gbout happenings at
meetings when they were not even in attendance, so in future I
will welcome complaints and criticism scross the meeting table
only. Anybody who has 1ideas for the benefit of the branch and
will back them up in a practical way will be very welcome at
the election of cffice bearers.If elected, it will mean some
inconvenience, putting the hand in the pocket occasionally,
burning up petrol and miles and accepting criticism, and after
all that I guess I will get plenty.
Now to current happenings. Our monthly meeting saw the old
faithfuls in attendence. It was a good meeting and concluded
with a lecture on solid state by Graham 72AQ, we certainly need
more of that.
The event of the month was the Port Sorell mini hamfest the
joint North-North wWest affair. From remarks overheard it was a
successfull affair for all including yl's, xyl's and harmonics,
and there were lots of delightful children with an enormous
capacity for cordial. The North was very well distributed through
the crowd but the North West turn up was disappointing.
A rough check shows that about 6 out of a possible 23 turned up.
We certainly saw some new ideas. Some rock climbing gear attached
to a tree was tried out by many of the boys and 1t could be the
start of something. An egg throwing contest caused a lot of fun
and the winners were VK7HE and XYL who caught an raw egg over
an incredible distance.
Rigs on 2 and 6 metres and VK74X's new HF rig were all operational
and created some interest. A raffle was won by VK7ZWW and the
frequency guessing competition by VK7MX.
Harold VK7MZ snd XYL had quite a hike when the car made trouble
someways out of Port Sorell. However Frank VK7ZFR went out with
a towline and things came good.
Then came the cricket match, the North West won by clever
tactics which included throwing the ball away when it came near
non batting members. The score was a matter of conjecture but
estimates ranged from 38 to 83 runs. The mainstay of the North,
VK7RR who finally retired after being out 3 or 4 times, put up
a fine knock. However, the North run out of time and sportsman-
like gave the match away. It was a hilarious affair really and
thoroughly enjoied by players and spectators alike.
Our thanks go to all who contributed including VK7LH for the
loan of his tent. The weather was kind, we were very lucky and
watched a thunderstorm go round east of us.
We hope to see a full house at our next meeting.
73 Max
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G.R.M. April 1974
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wireless Institute of Australia, Tasmanian Division,
Northern Branch.
Trading Account for year ending L4th March 1974, prepared by

Creditors - 188,54 Debitors 2 675,01
To Stoek 4 328.00 Sales PbLl e24
Purchases ~ 4278, 51 Stock < L9l 04
L8d5.05
ross Profit 818, 2L,
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