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TASMAN IAN DIVISION
BOX 85'1^, G. P. 0., HOBART.
MONTHLY BULLETIN PRICE 5c.
ERESIDENT: Ife. T.. Alien TEE^URBR_: Mr. 0', Connor SEORETARYs Mr. C. Russel-Green
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Regis-fcered at G. P. 0., Ho'bar-b, for -transmission by pos-fc as a periodical.
EDITORUA
WE NEEDo. e»oothere is- always need for snmething, somewhere, some-time 'by
someone and no-b -the leas-fc in. need is our Ins-ti-fcu-be.
Very shor-bly nomina-bions will be oalled for Bivisional Council, and , if everything
goes as usual there will ~be need for a couple of "con" -bricks'to get enough
nomina-fcicns -to necessi-bate a 'ballo-fc,,
A certain sys-tem pervades all Organ! s ati ons in -this Age and seems -bo 'be a^et'bed 'by
our high living, s-tnndard which has projec-tecL us almos-fc -to a s-fcate of suspended
animation. The system -bo which I refer is called -fche Jack sys-fcein — — need I say
ra^rQ?
Wo Eiasl; rid. ourselves of this system before i-t is too la-bo - - Tseforo wo loseour
entity - .- bGforQ 3 lose all the Ins'ti-tiite lias fou. ght for and for whigh it is still
figli-ting,
Our Ins-bi-bu-fce needs 1:00^ momborship, volun-fcary of oou.rso, 'bu-fc wi-th a li-b-tle duross
if nocessary.
11; noeds more co-opsra-fcion from all memliers.
I-fc noeds men ^i-th a'bili-fcy and zoal •to fill its exocu-tive positions^
I-fc. needs YOUR holp.
Are YOU nominating for Coun.cil at -the 2mnual elections?
Gocdonya, mato.
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H'o-fco: 7iDA =; acting depu-ty ". ssistan-t,
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IffiBTIKGS, DEGEl'ffiER
5th, North—wo s-born Zone, Lakins' Hall, Ulverstone, 2000 Sr's«
6th« Hoad(iuarters General Me'e-bing, 147 Liverpool S'to, Hotiar-fc, 2000 Hrs»
8-fch, H'orthGrn Zone, Actu.l-t; Edu. ca'fcion Rooms, 51 York S-breet, L'-bon 2000 Hrg.
16-fch.. VHF Group, residence of Barry Riddell VK7Z3J, Montagu'Bay,, 2000Hrs.
19'bh. Council, resicLonce of Presiden-fc, Lindisfarne, 1730 Hrs,
DETAILS
A-t HQ -bhere will be a -talk by VE3YS a.bout a par-ticular type of Sidetiand gearo
VHF Group, -bake your own solid and liau.id refreshiiient,
Oouncil, bucks' par'fc.y "bhis yoar, "bring ytii-ir own blot'fcing paper - - sorry,
bo-t-bled fluid,,
/iPOLOGY. Sorry this is late the real Edi'tor is on loavo - Tsaok for next editionc,
THE-MOHTIOj Y BULIiETIN OF TEE T.VIRBLESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTR>"JjIA
BECEM&ER 1966 . . TJ).3MMIM. DIVISION .... PAGE 2
LIFE MEMBER
At the last 03nerca' Mee-bing -bhc Pyesident. VE7M v/as noalna-fced for Life
membership and it was unam. aou. siy agroed . -fcha-b-Tom-'be "duly^ eleoied. Af-ber all -the nice
things had been said, Ton s-ba-bed that -this v/as -fehe highest honor that -the Institute
could, confer on a aernber and -bha-b he fel-b deeply grateful •fchn. -b his effor-fcs had 'been
considered to warrant suoh an. honor. He went on "I did' no'-fc recognise ray "record."
when it was read ou-fc, Tsiit I do recognise. -the Ins-tita-be as -bhe voice of -the Aaa-buer
operator, I 'believe in i-fcs ac-tions on behalf of -the-Ana-beu. r, I believe -tha-t all
lioenoees should. 'be mea'bers £ind I 'further lielieve that we should aako nore effort
to bring -fchis a'bou-b."
Briefly-, " the "record" is; , adEu. t-ted -bo Assooia-fce-aeui'bership 1934? Full 1936.
Council, 20yrs. QSL manager , 9 yrs. Pu.blici-fcy 1 yr., Tfc agr. 1 yr. 9 V'/^es°.. 2 yrs
B'cast Offro 4 yrs., Lecture Offr. 1 yr., Bull. Sis-fc. Coma. "12'yrs., Preside'nt 7 yrs.
YoL may notice -fcha-b the only -tvro jobs he has not (lone is See* and Treas. — v/onder
why - — no prize for "the answero
C. W. EXJ'jniTATIONSo
As you know -bho Ins-ti-tu-to has been doing auoli -bo encourage ACHj CP
holders -fco o'b-tain their GV/ qualifications and to this end. provicLos regular 'slov/ morse
transnissionso
In spite of -this, however, the failuro ra-te is high and-for this reason an approaoh
\ias made to -bho Chairaan, ^Ima-beur Advisory CoEEU. t-bQe in -bhis S-fcate -bo o'b-bain Ms
coi^Eien-fcs and reasons for -fche failiire ra-be and -to ob-fcain the Exaraina-tion marki.ng .
conJitions.
The reoei-vlng test consists of n plain languago -tex-t, v/ith numerals, a-fe a speed of
14 vrpui, sen-fc for 5 ainu. tes dura-fcion. For eaoh le-fc-fcer or niuneral orror -the candida-fco
makes, 3 marks are deduc-fced 'bu-b only up -to a niaxiaura of 9 marks in any one word. This
moans t.hat if a candid.a-bo rnissod. t.he whole of -the vrord. SEVERAL ho v/'ould lose only •
9 marks. Tho •botol'of all (iediic-bions is su'btrac-fcod from 100 and. expressed, ns a, per-
oon-bago. A 70^ or a'bovo mark is roq.uire.d for a pass.
Ths i.ending •tes'b., again in plain language vii-bh numerals,, must Tse son-t; in 2-^- isina-bes
or under. One aark is dedu. ctGd. for oaoh poorly formed le-t-fcor or nuuo3?al and one niark
for each poor- spaci-ngo. For each unoorreG-bed e'c'ror a doduc-bion of- 3 marks is nade» No.
narks are dedu. c-ted for a correctly corroctod. error.
Apparen-fcly aany c.n.ndidp. tes do not .^orroc-b EU-s-bnkos in -bhe approved T/ay. The oorroc-fc
procedure is -bo -fcransEii-b -bho error signal (..,. i. »») and -bhen return to -the word
inmedia-tely prior -fco tha-t in which the error v/as niade? re-transai-fc that wcrd, then
the one in which -fcho error v/as nacle and carry on v/ith -bho tGxt, Failure . 'to . return' •bo
-tho prior 7/ord. resiil-bs in -bhe loss of 1 aark. Total cLedtiGtions nre su.btrac-tedfrom 50,
aul-fciplied ~by 2 -feo ob-bairi -the percentage. Again, 1C% or nbove is neoded for apass.
The Chairnan ind.icatecl -that i-fc v/a. s very apparent that candida'tes spent; co'nsid.orablo
iirae on receiving •bo tho exclu-sion of sending prac-tice v/heroas i-b was essential that
each SQC-bion reooive a-b-fcention. He consi'dered •thai; candida-tes should Tse aisle •fco send
and. recoive at a'bou. -t 18 ^vpn in order "bo overcome nny -bonsion -fcha-fc mig'ht be
experioncQd and. er exanina-fcion oondi-bions.
IUJ5FEST '.
Another suooessfu.1 funo-fcion is Tsohind us* Friday nigh-fc 25'th. sav;- -tho arrival
of the "early Mrds" 7EJ, 7CT and. 7^Jj... On Sa-fcu. rday thoro wore 9 -ton-ts (differen-t;
sizes from 1 man -bo 12x12 a.u.-bo. ) and. 1. ca.ra.van. An early morining oount on Sunday- had
-bho num'bor of cars at 29 T3u-t by lu. noh -tirao . -this had. incroased. to 36.
Jl hoar-ty WQloorao wag ex-bondod -bo H-th» s.nd N. W. Zone memlors and a few oin-bontious
points woro hammorod. ou. -t a'b -bho "mombers v counoil" inoeting on Sunday af-fcornopn.
Thoro'was moro exoi-fcoraont •than jus'b •tha'fc proi'lded. the &. ompe"titions - this liysomG cf
-the loocil. four-logged inha'bi-t;in^s of -fcho aro-a. . CT and . ZBE •have Qood. s-fcorios to toll
of harrowing actions a^ains-b the invaders, v/ho vroro finally drivon. off in (ii,.go,t,'(icr*
*;•: •
Vfe arc no-b su. ro who-bher the s-bories £u:'e fair dinkuni or , »,., i,,. y-ou. aig'h-fc 'bo a'blo^-b9
v/hoa-fc from -fcho 'd.u.sl; whon you. hoar the story first—hand.
FEDERAL CONWNTIOiT HOB^AT.
Mom'bQrs .arc r.oainded -tlia-b tlio. Gonvon-fcion will "bo hold in Hobar't ovGr -the Easior
wook-end., p.bou-t 24th to 28th March 1967. As aany aembers as possiTile are req.uested
to mnke •theaselvos availo. Ue as obser-vors, drivers, 'waiters and gGncral holperSo
A Conven-bion Dinner will be held at the Shorolino Hotol on Ea-s-ter Saturday night'
and aga. in as nany neiaTsers as posaiUo n.ro asked -bo 'be presen-t to aoo-t our visi-fcors
and help tliom enjoy •thensolvos,,
THE MONTHLY BULLETIN OP THE TORELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTR^AIA
BECEEIBER 1966 TASE.UJII/JT DIVISION PAGE 3
TECHCTIC. 'iL 2ATIC1E.
A ractical low N F Convertor for 1 Me. sorr -1 EHz •b VE HP & 7E ZTN,,
This 2 Ke-ber convortor hns Taoon l3uil-b arouncL -fcho ECG 2000 spooial q.uali-by twin -briodo
which is dosignod. for uso as a VHP aaplifior ap -to 300 KHz in Gascodo configuration.
<Bho. t\ibQ foaturos an in-tornal noatralisa-bion sorGon whioh olir.iina-bos -tho procoss of
oz-tornal nou-fc aliaa.-fcion, has sold.-platod pins, is in-torfaoo froo, hns low aicrophon-
i city and o.-b 2 nic-tor s has a vory dosiraTDlo IT/F
SovcrtO of thoso convor-tors havo 'boon luil-b and. arc opora-binG- with oxcollon-t rosul-ts.
The converter offers thoac Tri. shin^ 'fco tako 't'ho "troublo -bo try ono ^ rclativGly choap
Tj oginnor -to VHF , of -fcho
G3. sy -bo oons-tru. et high porforaanco job, and -to tho one
easiest of convor-fcors to got SO:LnS«
As -tho EGG 2000 is dosignod for oa.soodo wo coiild no-t (IB Tso-t-bor than follow Bill
VK3ABP's Inyou-b v/hicli appocirod. in AE a ooaplo of yoars ago.
Caro should bo -fcakon wi-th -fcho fron-fc ond and nixor layout nnd in f'.ajustin^ •the first
•tunod oircu. i-b for tho Taos-t N/F. Wo ohoso a 6AK5 •fcriodo-oonnootodEiixcr as -bhosc vCLLves
CTO cheap and. rondily nvailAlo, a 12AT7 ovor-tono oEscilla. -bor/nul-biplior and. a 604
cathode follovror, Subs-bilsutos can 130 asod. if closirod.
A-b -this Q.TH a 3KHz I. F. is used. , l3ut no diffiotil-by should be oxporionoeii if somo
othor I. F. is roq.uirod. Supply voltage can vary bu-b on "B.ecoivo" should TDO a DEac.
of 90V on -the anodo of -bho EGG. ?-000. TIio only oqu.ipmon-fc used -bo Etdjust -this conv<,
was ?. VTTO and. ?. noise scnorator (aiodo tyTo)
COIL DATA
L1 4 ^urns l8g -tinnocL i" din. ^" lonG tap approx 1^ turns froa Earthond
L2 12 " 303 onaLi -s" " close vround.
L3 6 " 1&!.' •bimiGcl |-" di?. o -J-" lonG-
L4 5 " 18sK tinned -^" din. -^", long
L5 5i " 18,
>j " -a" din,
ain» •§•"
-g-" long
±uny
L6 18 " 32g enam. 5/16 dia. slug •tuned foriaor
ox 3-30 pf oonoon-trio -fcriEir-ior
OT 2-8 pf -biibular corauic -brianor
** Adjust -bap on L1 for Iso st sicntzl -bo noise ratio
EX Adjug-t for 90V on anodo of EOO 2000 •
X1 28. 2 KHz 3rd. ovcrtonQ crystal for 3HKz I. F.
Chassis and shield inn-torisl oithor tinplatG or brass.
NOMI1TATION FOR FEDBR^Jj COUNCILLOR.
Wo, -bho andorsiffnod boini,- Full Mombors of -bho V/ircloss Insti-bu-fco of^Aus-fcralin,
Tnsmanian Division hereby-nom nato ...,. ».... »....... -. for tho position of
Fodor?2 Councillor for -bhia Division^
Si ^ncd . <, a,,. »«o»o»». o<iooo°°o.. p.ncl
I, boing tho c.'bovo noainoo do horoby accop-t nonina-fcion,
Nominntions mus-t bo roooivod no la-fcor than Monday Dooonbor 19-bh. 1966. Addross -bo
tho Socro-tary, Box 851 J GoP. Oc, HOB^T. If you. oanno-t go-fe your noainoo's
sisnatiu-o on. tlio nGGop-bctnco; sond our noQina-fcion to us and we will ona.Gavour -to
got tho signn'buro*
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