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1960sDocument1965WIA VK7 Monthly Bulletin 1965

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                                              TASMANIAN                                                   DIVISION
                                                                   BOX        851 J,          G-. P. O.,         HOE'mT
               JUI-IE 1965
                                                                 MONTHLY                            BUL           L ET         I, _N                                    PRICE           6do


       PRESIDENT:                 Mr. T. Alien                     TKEA. SUEER:                 Mr. V. F. Dore                         SECEETARY:                 Mr. K; Spiegel
                                  VK7AL                                       ~                 VK7J-D                                                            VK7KS

                        Registered a-b G-. P. O. , Hobar-fc, foi< tra. nsmission by post as a periodical.

        GENERAL MEETING t
                                                   The next monthly meeting of the Tasmanian Division will be held
        at the Club Room,' -147 Liverpool'St», Hobar^, on Wednesday, 2nd, June 1.965, a-b 2000
        hours. There will nc-b be a lec-bure as                                           it. has been decided to . hi Id. an aag-bion.
        May I suggest this might Tie a good reason to pay your sub., if you havent already
        done so - being a financial member entitles one .+. c. bene.fi.-b frcm an auc-bion held -by
         YOm           Division - it is really simple tiri-fchme-fcic - pay your s\ib. o.ome. -bo -the . auction -
         and get your money back in what you save if you had to buy the same goods outside«
         Remember-,          if   yovc-     only       ccnsiderecL Tax                i-fc would,         amount          to    2^'fo -


         NORTHERN" ZONE :
                                            The nex-t mea-ting of the Zone. will be held on Friday -fche 11-fcho, June
          1965 a-t 2000 hours at -the Glufc Room» Th® address being, Adul-t Educa-tion Cen-tre,
         51 York St,,. Launceaton. Uafor-fcunaliely I have no-b any info re activities as I have been
          out of circulation for the past couple of weeks - a short note could do the triok plus
          a    5do      stamp     of      coi-u?s&<,




          TORTS WESTER№ ZOK. E:
                                                   The nex-b monthly meeting vri. il be . held in Lakin's Hall, Ulvers-bone
          on Tuesday, 1 st.., Jime 1965', a± 2000 hours. The locture is. on V. H. F, E<iuipraen-t - plas
          if I guesa right, a display of some                                           of the. produo-fcs of -the lec-bure.
          Thanks Winst&n, W.1. ZW for your welcome letter and info re the Zones activities -
          more people read.                    my monthly struggle than I realised*


           V. Bo P. GKOUP i
                                          The next meeting of the V. EoF. Group mil be held a-t -the Club Room,
              147 Liverpool St», -Hob^t on Wednesday, l6th», June ^ 2000 hours - the V. H. F, scribe
              s-till     hp-sn-fc been foundo<.o
 The Monthly Bulletin of -bh.e Wireless Institu-fcs of Au-s-tralia
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 .                                     Tasmanian. Divisiono                                 Pa     2.»
 COUITCIL IffiETIN'G s
                            The June Council Meeting will 'be held a-fc. tlie Clvib. Room on Monday,
 21s^. ~a-b 193P-hours,          -         ' /,.            •-.                 i


 TECHNJCAL BOOKS;
                          RememTaer the add in the bulle'fcin somo •time          ago re'    osrtain

 Technical Books ?.. WeII;, . 'those who ordered nre; s^bou.t to receiveo The bocks are on
 -the v/ayo                 .        • '


 NOTICE s
            Lee Gunther,        con-fcribu-fcer o£ last m.Qn-tlis ^echnicnl article on Varicaps, has
 asked me •to make the following notes ;-
 1. Re.. d. iagrani " B. "      The ooramon lead from -the battery should go tc earth - that is
 to tlie'cen-tre -bap of tho coil and no-fc to the end of the coil as shown» This will
 redype capaoi-tiiyQ loading of the •. coil con.sid.eTabIy,;. ,::•.•..•. :-
 '2,. -Lee poiri-ted oti. -t. -bha'b in my .'bl eats' for. trifo fo.r...ihe .Bulletin"!'.. ha,von-fc men-fciohed
 one. importan-t poin-to Vfell I had -fchough-t of i-b bu. 't I thought most people''had a call
 book of • some kind - however-• -b6 l.h.o'se. who are', liot so for-tu. na-tQ - tny address'.. i-s
 E» A. BEARD? 148 DERWENT AV^ LiraiSFARKE, HOBAET. Row there is no excuse . As "for
 the accidental tiuos-tion marks -I'm a lousy -bypis-t, -t/he COEIQS is on the •Tsottom. -of
 •the key; and I didn-b extract -the digits


KORTS VffiST V. S. F, ACTIVITIES;

                              As mentioned before I rooeived. a letter fron VK7ZW,
B.ri3fly -the information contained therein is as follows.
VoH. F, opening to. the raainland on 1st,., May with VE3ZEC, the s-brongest signal 5/8
also VKs, 3Z.U; 3AEE^ 3ZKJ qui^o raadaMeo N. W, activity has eased soraewhai as raos-b
are building now gQar or modifying thoir existing oiiuipmen-b. RQ^, VK7ZAO has boon '
putting (iui-fce hofty signals in-to Wyny.ird working VETZBL co'nsistantly from La-fcro-bo.
Brace VKTZEL has almost ooaplotod a now mobile rig. Bob VICTZ/^ is prsparing for -fcho
coming DX season mth a aobilo on 6 and 2 mx. Winston, VK7ZW who has just completQd
a small ( 400 mW ) portable riff ' usmnff a -^ wave whip is receiving very pleasing
reports along the cpas-b. Kemn VK7Z;JI apparently wont be long'before he 'is working
on 432 ncs» Lastly, -but by no moans least - VK5ZIIL and VK3^UOT intend going aeronau-fc -
ical raoMle in a lish-b aircraft sometime during June or July on 2na. i The object -being
to work VK7 - sked times ^11 be made. available later. Thanks again Winston - mo^e
info of this naturo would be most weloorae - it wist in-beres-b someone.

COCTGRATULATIOITS     t                             • '                       •    •

                   TO R» Geeves on oT.)t;u. ning. his full call •VK7KZ - I have heard you
 a numlei of times Rob. and will most certainly give you a call whea fiOly on deck
again,
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TECHNICALS

                   Geoff, VICTZ^LS, is -bo be -thanked for -bhis months Te hnical Section. - I only hopo
I can drav/ as well as Geoff - on a skin that is - hi.
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         r'lLanks once more t. o those who have subscribed towards -bho bulle-bin, un-til next mo th
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                                                                                                  Ted Beard. 'VK7EB
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