from AR Magazine 1985 Oct page 56 -

DEVIL NEWS FORM THE N W BRANCH
Attendance at the recent meeting was good, with
25 present. Apologies were received from VK7s: WJ,
SF, AH and BV.'jack VK7WJ was on holiday on the
main island. Syd VK7SF is also on holiday, but he
has travelled a litte further afield — he is in England
and plans to visit Cardiff.
CLUB CARD: It was decided, at the meeting, to
have a special club QSt card printed so the club may
reply, as a club, to QSLs received.
MEMBERSHIP: A new member from America,
K6KTO was welcomed to the club.
REPEATER NEWS: As more money becomes
available, it is hoped to make some improvements
to repeater VK7RNW. At present the repeater is performing
adequately.
ACTIVITIES: The first broadcast on RTTY by the
club was very good with five replies to the broadcast.
This was very encouraging and there is now a
regular broadcast each Friday night on 3.630MHz.
All who receive the broadcast are welcome to join in.
YOUTH AFFAIRS: VK7NAE has been doing some
PR at his school and has been explaining the benefits
of the WIA. He is hoping to encourage visitors to club
meetings.
CLANGER AWARD: Was presented to Ivan VK7XL
for miscellaneous activities leading up to and about
trying to stop a cow from choking by jumping up and
down on its stomach. The general belief was that he
was using it for a trampoline.
REMEMBRANCE DAY: Volunteers operated the
club station VK7NW for the RD Contest. Stations who
participated were: VK7s: WP, WN, ZAP, KY, ZBT,
EQ, WZ, W l and AX.
QSL BUREAU: The QSL section of the club is
operating quite well, although there are not many
outgoing cards due to the conditions with
propagation.
AUCTION: An auction followed the meeting with
Ron VK7RN acting as auctioneer. He performed so
well we think he could 'sell honey to the bees!' The
largest item sold was a Siemens Teleprinter. A good
time was had by all.
It was anticipated to hold a video night after the
auction but, unfortunately the auction took up too
much time so the video was held-over for a future
time. However, the auction was such a success it is
hoped there will be another one, before too long.
The club extends sympathy to Terry VK7BV, on the
death of his father.
Cheers until next time.
Contributed by Max Hardstaff VK7KY. AR