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RADIO, January 15, 1928, Page 57
Seventh District News
once more the conditions prevalent dur-
ing October and November, that we may
make 1928 a record year.
5BW has been getting rash again, as
he was seen paying 3d. for a copy of the
local rag for no other reason than that UR delegate of the Fifth District I think we will have to adopt the
it contained a description of his station. returned safe and sound after wavemeter scheme that some of the
The conceit of these guys knows no having had a good time on the Victorian amateur ’phone experts are
bounds. Wow! mainland with the hams. The account adopting, as related by 7DX. I myself
5BY wanted to sell his de Forest H of his trip to Adelaide made old Phil consider it a very good idea, and intend
tube, but there were no bidders; then 7PF wish that he had gone himself, to have a look at the metres in use over
someone (5WH, I think) suggested that especially when he saw the nice piece of there during Xmas.
Doug. ought to raffle it. Thinking that quartz that Watty brought back with
was a good idea, 5BY started then and him. Watty seems to have left in his Old 7BQ is still working away very
there to collect 2/- each from all the wake a series of voltage fed Hertz quietly of a night and putting in some
gang. Ole Reg. of 5CM, who is always aerials, as I have heard of several of good DX work when the rest of the gang
there when there’s something for no- the mainland gang who are using them have hit the hay.
thing going, was first on the list, hi! after his stay with them. He also
The draw has not taken place yet, so I brought back with him a five-metre Understand that 7TAS has been busy
don’t know who is the lucky one. wavemeter, the first of its kind to reach with exams. this year, and has not had
5QP and 5BD are still swearing and Tassie. a chance to get on the air, but hopes to
cursing about the QRM the doctor about do so shortly.
While in Launceston, Watty stayed
100 yards away makes with his X-ray, with old Cork Esses, and had the time
violet ray, and lots of other rays, going There is no news whatever of the
of his life with all his gear. They both Southern gang. Although we are only
all day and every day. It is impossible stayed up one night—I mean early the
to read any DX through it, and “a 100 miles apart, it is very seldom that
next morning—making and calibrating their sigs. can be heard up here; even
worser noise I never did see” (or hear). another five-metre wavemeter for CS,
5MB has been doing a good DX lately if we do happen to get hold of one.of
with the aid of BQ’s receiver. them, the sigs. have a knack of fading
with the UX-210 that he sent soft some
time ago. 5WS and 5BY has added The convention itself was very success- right out after a few minutes, and not
Morocco to their list of countries worked, ful; the new Federal Council of the coming in again for hours at a stretch
and 5BW’s latest is 2NAA in Finland. Institute will be located in Melbourne, sometimes.
I don’t know what 5HG has been doing and will take up its duties immediately.
lately, but I've heard him pounding away While I am not yet in a position to say Was talking to old 4LJ over the air
as usual, while 5JA is conspicuous by what the personnel of the council will be, the othor day, and he said that he was
his absence. 5DA has been doing a lot it is fairly certain that the Victorian going to claim the reward that was
of duplex ’phone with 5SR, the former Secretary (Bruce Hardie, of 3YX fame) offered for me by our ham Editor of
on 33 and the latter on 200 metres. will also take on the job of Federal his “bible.” Am afraid you will have
5LF is threatening to start up with a Secretary—at least, the Tassie Division to apply to Sydney, old man, as no re-
300-watt crystal controlled outfit, which hope so. ward was stated; perhaps it was a Mintie
he says will be the last word in trans- or a.pea-nut.
mitters when finished. Gang, please note While staying with 7CS, DX put up
I said “WHEN.” another Hertz antenna. Results have Well, I hope by the time that ‘{:his
50M has built a new transmitter, but been very good with this aerial, except appears in print to be having the time
I haven’t heard him yet, even though he for static, power leaks and other para- of my life amongst the Victorian hams,
is only one street away from me. sites. and, believe me, I intend to try and pick
5WH has not been doing much lately, up as many points as a porcupine has.
but after Christmas I believe he is going There was a meeting of the gang at Wishing all the brasspounders in OA a
the shack of CS on the night that DX very happy New Year, and may your
to put in either a master oscillator or
returned, and some of those present were troubles be only little ones.
harness up his two Philips 100 watters.
very late in returning to their homes
He is spending the Christmas holidays
owing to the story of the trip taking so
and a few days of January over on the
long to tell, and for various other
Spec, and will visit all the southern
Sevens, more particularly Watty, of 7DX.
reasons. Indian Notes
5DX is away in a small country town, The following are suffering from stiff From LIEUT. F. RODMAN
and is bemoaning his fate, hi! necks as a result of watching if the
5CM is starting the New Year well, lamps in Cork Esses’ Hertz aerial were CTOBER has produced some very
as he has rebuilt both the receiver and lighting:—7CS, 7BT, 7TBQ, 7TAB, TPF and gratifying performances, and some
the transmitter, and (56BW, please note) the OW. Some of them are slowly very poor ones; a general summary
he hopes to get rid of the hay wire. He recovering, but I am sure that the others is “patchy.” Although a large number
still manages a few NU, AI, AC and will be some time before they can again of Australian stations have been logged,
FO QRO’s. By the way, he says that look straight ahead instead of anyhow, only the 5th District can be called con-
antenna of 3BQ’s is a dud, hi! Also he especially as it was raining on that sistent in strength. The-2nd District is
is talking darkly of more power. 5WP particular night, and most of the gang best just about full and new moon time,
has built a new H.T. transformer, but is had no overcoats. Sixes and Sevens very scarce but at good
afraid to put the full power on to his strength when heard, and the Fours
rectifiers.. But Bill seems to get out on 7PF has been having trouble with his usually weak, R4 being the best recorded
the low power he has at present. generator, which has given his note a during the month.
Some new QRA’s:— nasty ripple. Phil says the commutator
5FB—Wheeler, H. W., Wilpena Street, is “mica high,” he had it made “mica Forty-three Australian QSO’s were
Eden Hills. low,” but with no difference to his note. made during the month. The two best,
5MR—M. E. Richards, 5 Trevorten Will some of the gang please come to his from my point of view, were with QA-
Avenue, Glenunga. rescue? It is bad luck to receive reports 4PM (this being my first contact with
5WR—W. M. Richards, Charlbury of fair R.A.C. sigs. when one is using a Queensland) and with OA-6SA, both on
Road, Medindie Gardens. perfectly good D.C. generator. the 20 and 30-metre bands, the former
5XW—A. B. Beck, 18 Brook Street, QSA 7CS, THL, 7JK, 7LJ.
West Micham. I understand that 7MK is shortly to
The R.L tells me that out of 67 can- hit the air on the 299-metre band. This 20-23 Metres: 2NO, 4WS, 5SA.
didates for examination by him for their is a big drop in frequency from the 30-
A.0.P.C. since 1924, only three have metre band where he started up some The Sydney B.C. station on 28.5 metres
failed to get it. How’s that. gang? Can months ago. This will make four has been coming through very well, in-
you other States beat that? amateurs on the air in Launceston on the deed, speech and music a good R6 on an
00-BAM at Papeete makes a lot of 200-metre band, viz., 7BQ, 7UX, TMK, outdoor aerial, and R5 on an indoor
noise, and seems to QSO NU easily. and 7CS. aerial.