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THE WIRELES S I N ST I- ~r UT E
OF A-USTRALIA
MONTHLY BULLETIN. T&Smanlan Division* M&RCH 1962.
Box 851J. G. P. O.
HOBART.
Prioe 6d.
PRES IDSNT. TREASURSR. ' SECRETARY.
Mr, T* Alien. Mr* C, Harrisson. Mr. K* Millin.
.
VK7AL. VX7CE. VK7KA.
Regj^s^ber^ed^ a't;_^P*. °*. Hob&-M:;_fcl:l:'_'<:;r, a^s"1. 3-s.s^oti ^.y_P^3.^, S.S_a«. ISrJ. I::>^. 12,aJL'
GfiNER&L MEET INK. . The nex-b General Meeting of the Tasmanian .Division will be
Tield at -bhe Club Rooms, ^147 Liverpool St;. Hobar-b, on Wenesday Maroh 7th»
a-fc 2000 hrs. Visitors'are weloome, as usual, and please introduoe your
guests -to -bhe Presiden-b or. Seoretary.
\
LECTURE.., "The'-Leo-fcure flor -this Mon-bh, (arranged, as usual by our somCTijha-t
t< }• 'overworked Leo-fcure Gommi-fctee, Mr. L. Edwards, VK7LE), is'byMr. R»
. Dcnmiea and is en-fci-t led "Radio Ob s erva-b ions' a'b Llanherne and Observations
of Jupiter • Those who v;ere presen'fc a't Mr. Dowden's las'fc-b •talk will no
doubt reaall a veryy interest; ing evening. Radio Astronomy is qui-be a bi-b
''in the news lat-ely s o oome along a hear a bit more about this very
fasoina-fcing subgeo-fc. ' •••
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NORTH-WSSTBIN 20NB. •
The da-fce of -bhe nex-b'Meeting of -bhis Sbne is 6-bh» Maroh 1962
smd the venue is, as usual, Lakin's Hall Ulvers-fcone. The •time I dontt know,
'bvsh no doub'fc Bone Members will. .. . •: ... ... -'... ;. :. -.
NORTHERN ZONE.
The date of -bhe Next Meeting of this Z'one will be, I believe,
MarohS-th, 1962, As -to -b he venue of said Mee-bing and aoJb3.Ti'l;. ie. s..;. s. obs.teled^
for 'same, I regret I have no information*
V. H. F.GEOUP. „ ,.. ..., ...............
There are no notes available at time of publioa-bion regarding
•this Group, . however, I believe •fch&'b -bhe next; Meeting, of -bhis Group will
•bake place on MarohhSlst. nex'b, quite likely a-fc -bhe Club Roonis.
FUND R&IStlK ACTIVITIES.
. Maroh 11-fch. 1962'. is -the da-be se'b down for a "Transmi-fc-ber Hun-b',1
Those who will a'btemp't; -fco find'-bhe hidden •fcransmi-b'ter will leave the Cus'tpms
House, Davey S-b, a't 1000 on -the above da'te. Thoss who have not equipmen't
for finding the •fcransini-fc-ber will 'be issued iivi-bh an envelope oon'fcaining •the
necessary information aonoerning -bhe venue of the pionio which will be he3.d
in oonjunot ion with this even-fc s.k 0950 hrs» The'-bra^sinis.s. ion.wilI. o. Qro.Dienoe
a-b 1000'hrs. on & frequency of 551S and on 144 Mo/s band. There will be a
mobile •fcraKsmi-b-fcer hun-b on 144 Mo/s during the afternoon of -bhe $ame day.
Cordials and ioy poles will be provided* The charge for all -fchis is Ten
Shillings (l0/-) per oar, no aat-ber how •many ocoupants. The he-b proooeds go
•boirthe Fund for . our projeQ-fced Club Rootas. Listen to VK7ZS, on 7075 Ko/s a-b.
0900 hrs* on the llth Isfaroh, a-fc v/hich •fcime-a. n^. oanoel. la'fciQn or: ofche.r'...change
will be .aanounoed, depsndihg on •fche'wea-bher. Lunoh will be held a-b a beaob,
so pome prep&red for •fcha-h. Bring your mobile •fcr&nsmit. ting gear and give i'fe
an airing also, it will help -bo make the day even more enjoyable,
. • 'To further assist towards raising •fche neoessary oa.sh ;for;qur own
Club Rooms, Mr, Alan Morristiy, VX7MY, has very generously 'dona-bed a bloak.
of land at Cremorne, free of all encumbranoes, which the Ins-fcitu-te is a-t;
liber-by to. use ^B it •thinks fit. Our sinoere thanks are •tendered •to Alan
for his munifioent; gift. . ' ,.... ;...•.;
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The Mon-bh^y Bulletin of The Wireless Ins'bi'bu'fce of Austraiia..
Tasmanian . Di-vis'ion. Page. 2
PRESIDENTIAL R.PORT. 1961 62..
Fellow Members,
I have much pleasure in placing before you my Annual rep or-fc for
.•bhe year'ending Fe'bruary 28t;h, 1962, - - - •- • •••""
MEMBERSHIP. The MembGrship.., for -bhc year rose -fco 169, including 5 Life,
98 Full and 68 other grade members* The -fco-bal fi'gure would have been inuoh-
higher had your Council not been forced -bo wtite off 14 names due to
•bdrdiness in paying Subs or i.pt ions, ••. "":;
FIII&NCE.
. Tha-b -bhe Ins-fci-fcute is in a sa-bisfac-tory financial posi-bion will
e seen from -bhe Treasiu'erts Report;.
MEETINGS. The General Mee-bings held during -bhe year were, in the main, very
well attended, the average a-fctendanoe to tho Febr-uary Meeting was 51. The.
Leo-fcure Committee arranged a number of very interes-fcing Leotures. and several
Auo-bioris added variation, fun and profi-fc.
COUTCIL. 11 Mostings have been held -b'o -fche da-fce of presenting -fchis &epor't
with -bhe following attendance figures: Messrs. Millin, Edwards, Harrisson:
Nichols and Wa-bson were present; at all -bimes. Alien 10 and Morr.isby. 8.
'That your Divisional Councillors .have'oarr&M ou-fc •their duties effioiently
is amply borne ou'b by •the very sa'tisfaot.ory position in which •fche
Insti'bu-be finds i-bself*
A-b this juncture, I would like tp record my appreoia'tionof the
efforts of'-fc he retiring Federal Counoillor, 'Mr« Nichols, VK7ZZ and -bo -fchank
him for the work he put in -bo this offioe. I would like also to weloome •fcfco
newl-fc-eleo-fced Fsd, Counoillor, №, Cruise, VK7EJ, .whom WG know will be an:.
able suooessor -to Mr, Niohols, , • •• "••—•• • ••-•• • • •• •••
FEDERAL CONTEST COMi.IITTSE..' The usual A(.rinual Contests have oome. and gone, •to be
handled expertly and effioien-fcly by our excellen't Con-fcost CommittQe and a
few voluntnry helpers. To -bhese gentlemen go my sinoere -fch&nks, • , •
S. W. L.. GRDTTP. DUG •fco an un'fcor-bunate lack. 6f;in-beres-b -fchis Group has gone into
reoess. I'fc- is hoped •that; -fche ropess-will . onlybe/of'a tetnpprary nature. '.
V. H. F. GROUP. This Group has been very aotive over the past yearand have a'fc I
.
ast broken the "oon'fcaot barrier" between the South and Nbr-fch'and'also from
•fche Sou-bh aoross Bass S-fcrai-b. As' muoh -bime and bFganisa-fcion.. wen-b into -fchis
projeo-fc, -the above is a worthy resul't;, Cpngra-tula-fcions, gentlemen,
QS L BUREAU. Cards -bo-talling 2422 Inwards and 4406 Ou-twards were handled by
•fc e QSL Manager, №. J. Ba-fcohler, VK7JB. The Bw?. eau--is financially's-elf-
suppor-fcirig at -bhe momen-b arid Mr. Ba-bohler is hoar-fcily oongratula-fcsd on a job
well done. The.•fco'tals ao-bually show a'. sligh't inorease in outwards oards
and a deoreaso in iawards oards. ' '•'
FUND-RA. ISIM} COMMITTEE, This Commi-t-fcee has tie.en aotiTG new for. ab.ou-b 18 months
and has raised a lit-fcle over '£200, including Dona-bi6hs,, s,peo;.ial projeo-fcs,.
auotions aod social 'funotions. The Commi'btee has exprosse.d' keen dis-
appointment at -the lack of support . for -bhe s ooial funqti'qs par'tioularly
from -the looat members, of whom -there are about 8Q. in -the Me-fcropilitan area,
GAPLEEb^S AND HOBBI^ EXHIBITION. ' The s ub-c ommi-fc-fc oe eleo-fced -fco a-b-fcend •bo -the setting"
up and removal of -bhe Institute stand at; this funotio'n and -fchose who^assis-t-
od v/ith the opera-bion of the equioment t. o make our part in -ths Bxhibi-tiott
an unqualified suooess are highly oofamended for their efforts.
CLTOROOM. Reoently -these rooms were oleaned ou-b and painted by a small
"forking-bee. We are all indob-bed to.those who gavs their va-.lua.ble spare
•time •bo -bhis projeot,
GEITERA. L, ' I have only iised Meaibers names wher'e I thought i-b neoessary and
"if I have missed any name on a special project I apologise. However, all_;
the Members who have assisted in some way or another during the year will
feel their own private glov; of sa'tisfso-fcion even though no-b mentioned by
name, (Con-binued a-fc 'bo-bt. on of Page 3),
The :Mori-fchly Bulletin, of the Wireless ^ns-fcitu-teof'Aus'tralia.
^asmanian Division, Page 3
P G REGULATIONS
It has been-apparent f6r-some time now "-fcha-fc'insufficient attention is being
pgid to P. M. G. Regula-bions concerning the operation of Ama-beur Stations, and
the at'fcen-fcion of all Licenoees is drawi to the followLng exbracts in
particular t
Para» 135 The opG rator of an amateur ^ta-fcion shall transniit the call sign of the.
station being mrked and the call sign allotted to the sta'tion •bha'fc he is
operatr ing at the begiiming and end. of each session, and at least once in.
eveiy 5 minutes during the session?
Par^l36 Gall signs mus-b, in" all cases, be signalled in full and in such a manner
as -to leave no.. doubt as to -thGir identity, and must include the nationality
prefix letters "VK"
lara. Tl A licensee of a fixed ama-bexir. s-ba-bion is pema-fcted to opera-bs his
equipment as a-portable or mobile s'ba'bion in ama'beur frequency bands from
5^ Mos upwards •without obtain-uig. theprior approval of the Depar-fcraen'fc.
He may also operate portable or mobile equipment in amateur frequency
bands below 56 Me s during absences from the address of his fixed station,
which do not excesd 24 consecutive hours, wLthout seeking the permission
of the Deparfcmai-b? amid for periods up to -bhree months in any 12 months,
subject to -the written, approval of the Superin'fcenden-fc, Radio Branch*
Para«72 An application for. a permit to cover parfcable and mobile operation must
reach the Superintondxnt, Radio"Branch, of the Sfca'be in which -fche
.. licensee's fisced station is loca'bed'a-fc least three working days before
the commencing date of operation and must state s
(a) The period for which -the penni-fc is required,
;b) The area or locali'bies in which i-fc is intended to operate? and
[c) The poirer, -fcype of equiFtoent, and frequencies which it is propo. sed
to use,
Para* 67 Amateur s-bations must not commum. cate -with stations other than ama-beur
wireless s-ba-fcions in Aus-bralia-and -countries vbose administra-fcions permi-fc
the exchange of such conununications^ except in the case of distress or
exbrome emergency as outlined in paragraph 108, Amateur station
licencees are not permi-fc-fced -bo transmi-fc any matter to broadcast listeners
or television -viewers and stations must not "be employed" for the
transmission or reception of ;
(a) Messages or visual images on behalf of third parties*
(b) Matter which is profane, obscene or otherwise objectionable,
(c) Any message or imdge in consideration of payment;- in cash or kind*.
(d) Aiy item of an advertising iiaturs. - direct or indirect.
(e) Music^Kexoep-fc single audiontones. for tests of shor-b dura-bion. ) or other
form of. enterfcainrasnt.
(f) Matter of an industrial or a., commercial character
(g) Matter of a poli-fcical or sociological nature
COUNCIL, MEETING
The next Council Ifee-ting vri.U. be on Thursday March 15-th at the residence
of Mr. A. H. №i>risby.
0 Y FOR BULLETIN • •
Once again you are reminded •that copy for the Bulle'bin mus'b be in "bhe
hands of the Secretaiy prior to. the •fchird Thursday in each' mon-fch,
PEESIDENTLU, REPORT (Continued)
In conclusion, I again thanl<: memh3rs- for -their effirts during -fche past
year, and Goiincil members for tlieir loyalty of purpose and hard wrk*
Further, I ird. sh ths inconujig office-bearors and Council inembers a very
successful' year for 1962/63
'".('Signed) T. Alien. VK7AL
President
The. .Mon-bhly.. BiLLle-fcin'of. t<he... lfi,relegs Ins-fcitu-fce p.f-.Aus-brali. a,
Tasmanian Division. Page 4
№OEIPTS AND EXHGMDITURE YE/lR ENDED 28 2 62'
GEN2R&L -ACGuUST- •
fieceipts*. ^ :&>. endi-fcure
Subscriptions £245 Rent £66
SubsGriptions to BiiLl.e-bin 50-1^- t "Amateur Radio" 12.5- B6~ 3
Donations 9' Postages, Petty Gash 18-11- 3
Rent ' • 49- 7- 6 Light. & Pouer 7~ :- 2
Badges 10- 6- 9 Badges 22-15- 9
Log Books 4-13- 6 Log Books 5-14- s
Gall Books 16' Call Books 16-10- ?
Annual Dinner 76 Stationery 9- 4- 8
"•R. S. G. B. Guide" .
5-5- Annual Dinner 91-' iAlt)
Bank In-fcerest '4-14- Subs•to Magazines 5-16- 2
Sundiy 12- 3- Honorarium Secre-baiy . 7- 7- :
Per Gapitas . 16-14- :
"R. S. G. B. Guide" 4-16- ;
Pbs-fc Office Boxes 6
V. H. F. Beam 4-16- :
Oonven-fcion Expenses 35
Sundry 20- 7- I
£483- 3- 9 £^.62-19- 2
Balance 1/3/61 51-16- 9 Balance 28/2/62 72- 1-. 4
£535- i- 6 £535- j- 6
E IH'/IiiKT AGGOUIW'
Sales £3-14- t Purchases £40
Commission 10- ; Refund s'. -bo members 2- 5- :
Bank Intierestt" 6- 8<.: Freight 13- 5
•Unpresen-bed cheque (1959)
re-credi-bed 9
S.9-12- S42-. 18- 5
^ Ova.ng members
VK7LD £1
OxAng meinbers 1/3/61 3-11- :. W7SF __._6/- .
' 1~ 6- :
£23- 3- i £44- 4- 5
Balance 1/3/61 185- 3- 8 Balance 28/2/62 164- 2~ 3
£208- 6- 8 £208- 6- 8
CLUB ROOM MJND
Donations £L2- 3- ?
Fox Himts 7~ 6- :
Baffle 2- 5- :
Bank . Interest 2-12- :
Special Proj eot 75- ;- :
Auc-fcion 20-17- 6
Scrap Metal & Bottles 7-15- 2
Social' 10- !~ 5
£L37-.L.9- 1
Balance 1/3/61 95- 1- 6 Balance 28/2/^5 £233- :- 7
£233- :- 7 £233- :~ 7
C. Harris son. VK70H
Subjec-fc to audi-b, Hon«Treas'LU'er*
The Monthly Bulle-fcin of The Wireless Insti-bu-fce of Aus-bralia.
Tasnanian Division. Page 8.-
ELECTION OF DIVISIOK&L COUMCIL 1962 63.
sew ere in is ulletin is included a Ballo-fc Paper for
ootnplQtion by ALL Full Members. Wha-t you have to do is fuj. ly detailed
on the Paper'. WE^n you have comple-ted i-b post or o-fcherwise deliver i-b to
The Re'fcurning Officer.
Mr* J« Brown*
12 Thirza St* VSSlf TC»ra.
Do not defer or negleo-b •to do this* ALL Full Members ha.ve·
a vote, •therefore a vo-te should be reoeived froin A^TTHese Members, who are,
or should be, suffioien-bly interested in the Ins-fc'itufce to eleot -the
Counoil who they oonsider'will look a.fter -bheir in'terosts during -bhe
ensuing -twelve inon^hs* Remember •that YOUR vote mus-fc be in the hands of
the Returnung Offioer or the SeoretarT^FORB the Chairman declares the
Annual General Meeting open.
NOTICES OF MCYFION, AKNTTAL GEKERA.L &IEETiro.
Men. ors are remi^e^ ,. ^-fc_all_ITptioes of, Mot;isn for^he^Annaal
General MeetTng^are":fco be'"in"-bhe hands "of -bhe Secretary 28 days
the date odsuoh Mee-fcing* As •this will only reaoh Members approx. 24 days
before the date of our Annual Gsneral Mee-bing, be-t'fcer make tln.e 0 losing da'fce
for any No-bioes of Motion ^ March 19th. next. Not ioes clfMO't;ionmus't;'be^
signed by at least three(^) Members. So if you have anything -fcha-fc you want;
disc ussed a-b the Annual General Meeting, betterof Motion in
ge-b the No-bio®
right away. Remember •fche. -b business whioh is not Iac>'fclfled 'bo't:;heseore't:a:ry
laftocc this'date shall no-b be discussed at the Annual General Meeting
withou-t; -bhe consent of -bha-t; Mee-bing*
ANffi'iIElL1GENERAL MEET I№ A^TDD DINNER
The 51s'fc. Annual General Meeting of the Dials ion will be held a't
the Club Rooms, 1^7 Liverpool S-fc, Hobar'fc, on
SATUBDAY №RCE 2'^;H. 1962..
at 1850 hours•
followed by ^he Dinner ^ the Cou'^ry Women's Assooia-bion Club Rooas,
Crl-borion St, Hobar-b, at 2000 hours/-bo which eaoh Member may invite one
'The oos-b is One Pound (£l) per head, which includes liquid
refreshtnent;s7The~WA-Rooms"will 'be open from 1815 hrs. for those Members
who^wisTto'bring their gues-fcs along on -their way -to the MQC-fcing.
PIMSE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE ATTACI-IED SLIP. _TOGETi]ER^ITHAREMTrTAHCE,. TO THE
TRBISURER"BEFORE~TUIS-DA. Y M&RCH '20TE. BUT PREFEItf. BLY BEFORE №^. RCH 14TH.
An Admission Ticket will then be forwarded. Tickets will not,
repeat NUT/'be'available after March 20th. as oatering arrangemen-fcs must
be-finaTIied in good -time.
Jt-i,
ABHJAL DimiER.
TO. Mr. G. H&.RRISSON.
A. N. Z. Bank Ltd.
3&1 Liver pool S-b • HOBART.
^ I enclose £2 for a double -bicket. My guest will be Mrs,Aiss* • • •
^ I enoloso £1 for a single -bioket.
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'Ea @mam. an Division. Page 6
DISPOSALS.
A number of new czystals in FE243 holder^ of the followuig frequencies are
now available. Price 10^/- each : :-
'^'-
3590 3640 3680 3720 3760 3800 ^85 5500 6000 6450
Oiys-bal and coil sets for Valkie Talkies BG611, Receiver and -bransrai-t-fcer
coils and 3540 and 3°95 crystals. Price £1 psr set.
Orders on the a-b-fcachpd form., together viith remi-btance, must reach the
Dxsposais Gominit-bee, no later than U/3/62, Should the demand exceed the
supply items -will be ballotted for.
Also available : Tw only 3500 kc cxys-tals (FT243). Best offers get these, -
A.
The above have been made available by -the N. S* W, Division on condition_'fchat>
they are for the use of members only and not for resale, Prices are fixed:
ty-bheN. S.W. Divisictl, All items are sold subject to "Disposals Conditions",
that is, articles are sold as received and are untested, ihe articles are
sold ty'the Disposals Gommi-b-fceo subject to •thesecondi-bions a-fc -fche purchasers
risk and cannot later be exchanged,
DISPOSALS
3/62
To The Secretary,
Disposals Oommit-fcee,
W. I, A.
Box 851 J» G. P»0.
Hobart
Items aDulied. for
Cash/Gheque^»0./P. N. for. . . . . .. herew.th.
I cerbxfy -tha-b those items are for my own use and not for resale,
Address Name
SUBSCRIPTIONS,
Subscriptions are now due and your co-operation in paying
be greatly appreciated by the office staff.
'pSli'GjAy"** S2. ' Full Coun-fcry ^"?-%~ &budent 0.-5/-
Associate City £L-15/- Associate Country _ £1-10/-
For your conveinionce (and ours) a remi-btanoe form is enclosed, USE FT,
SUB30RIFFIONS
To Hon»Secro-baxy»
W. I. A,, Tasmanian Division,
Box 35U &•P. O.
Hobarba
Enclosed is cash/chQque/M»0«/P»N« for £ being ray annual
subscrip-bion for •the year 1962/63
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