QNEWS REPORT FOR WIAQ AGM MARCH 24 2002
51 weeks
QNEWS in full and/or selected stories, has been heard regularly in South
Africa, New Guinea, United States, Vanuatu, VK2 and VK7 and of course here
in VK4.
QNEWS audio is also available at www.live365.com
a site containing over 3,000 streaming radio programs.
COURTESY TONY VK3JED and TIM GAYNOR on GOLD COAST
RF Checkins in excess of 13,000
WWW 'hits' to wia.org.au/vk4 11,000
Personal emailed copies in excess of 15,000
A total of just under 40,000 readers/listeners!
Each year it never ceases to amaze me that the WIAQ (WIA) does not fully
utilise QNEWS as a way of getting messages across to all these listeners.
If it were not for our Federal Councillor David Jones VK4 members would
have heard 'nought'from Council. Federally we have heard from
President Erny VK1LK monthly, a good start but what of the other
Federal Office holders Directors?
Again at a divisional level, I am prepared to record by telephone or at
the work QTH studios regular items from council and ex-officious.
Also MP3 files might be a good way to send me stories.
I believe last year certificates were awarded to all the QNEWS
rebroadcasters, yet were never posted out and the only recipients to
physically get them were those at the AGM.
This year might I ask that their well deserved recognition
actually BE carried through.
On the club scene might I offer sincere thanks to the Townsville Amateur
Radio Club and also Summerland who never failed to send a weekly report
to QNEWS.
Although there were times I may not have used their material, it certainly
was appreciated! Keep up the good work!
Monthly I knew I could rely on input from the Brisbane VHF Group and the
Queensland Digital Group.
A brief overview of where most of our listeners "were tuned".
VK4 80 METERS 9
VK4 15 METERS 14
P29 PORT MORESBY 14
VK4 BAYSIDE 24 (mon night)
VK4 10 METERS 30
VK4 CAIRNS VHF 30
VK4 CAIRNS 40 MTRS 36
VK4 30 METERS 101
VK4 DALBY 122
VK4 MACKAY 201
VK4 CB CHANNELS 265
VK2 BLUE MTS 339
VK4 BNE UHF 358
VK4 1.825 437
VK4 40 METERS 461
VK4 TOWNSVILLE 488 (night)
VK7 NEWSWEST 554
VK2 LISMORE 559
VK4 20 METERS 579
VK4 TOWNSVILLE 642 (day)
VK4 ROCKHAMPTON 667
VK2 CB CHANNELS 745
VK4 BUND / W BAY 919
VK4 GOLD COAST 1161
VK4 SUNSHINE CST 1179
VK4 BNE VHF 1829
Other channels, such as Monday nights no record was kept from week to week.
Again this year we've asked for "new blood" as announcers, editors etc. Todate
no "takers" and as such I am prepared to continue however under the proviso
previously communicated to Council. That is I may not be able to do the news
during my vacations this year, nor can I guarantee to commit to the full
Council year.
Community FM Radio Stations airing WIAQ promotional tracks and/or shows,
Caboolture Classic Hits 101.5 for Murrumba Communications Group
Dalby 89.9 Community B/casters for Dalby AR Club
Redcliffe 99.7 for Murrumba Communications Group
Rockhampton 98.5 4YOU for RADAR
Townsville 4TTT-FM 103.9 for theTARCinc
in the Amateur Radio News Hour hosted by Alan/VK4PS
QNEWS HELPERS COUNCIL YEAR 2001 - 2002
Stations retransmitting packet editions include
VK4KTD Tony
VK4ZZ Gavin
VK7AX Tony
ZL2TZE Phillip
Stations that have transmitted or conducted callbacks this Council year
of 2001/2002 include
160m VK4AI Reg, VK4AIF Ivan, Cliff VK4BOS Upper Caboolture
c/backs by VK4BCF Brian, Laurie 4ACW.
80m VK4EHT Bruce VK4AFS John
40m VK4BGT Paul.
30m VK4PJ Peter, Balmoral (33992881).
20m VK4AMV Bruce also VK4WAG
15m VK4NJQ Peter.
10m VK4NWH Wayne, Woodridge.
2m VK4EWR Ted Boronia Hts callbacks also Ron VK4EV Kerry VK4JKR
VK4AFS VK4EHT originators
70cm VK4NBP Bill, John VK4YDS, VK4ZMM Malcolm
BaySide VK4JPD Paddy
Gold Coast VK4KD Ken
VK4WAG assisted time to time in rebroadcasting
VK4JLK John Kavanagh has also supplied callbacks
Dalby VK4XT Mike; VK4AOE Margaret
Sunshine Cst The club provides helpers
Maryborough VK4ZGF Geoff; Gary VK4TGB Plus Gary VK4TGB CB UHF/Ch 14
Rockhampton VK4DUG Doug; VK4BY Don. VK4LMB Mike.
Mackay VK4DFD Brian.
Townsville Gavin VK4ZZ and club members provided by club
Cairns 2 Meters is VK4MTV. 7.070 VK4JKL
Lismore VK2YGF Phil and Rod VK2HRW
Blue Mts Peter Illmayer VK2YX Andrew Lark VK2AFL
Tasmania VK7's RN/AX/ and NewsWest newsteam c/- vk7ax
Papua New Guinea
P29KFS Rick Warnett 147:000 POM from 20mtrs
South Africa
ZR1TRD Andre Aokdale ARC on Capetown 145.750
TUESDAY 1830 UTC
ZS5BR Bruce Durban 145.600 repeater
SATURDAY 1930 SAST
LIVE365.COM WEB SITE
vk3jed Tony Langdon tlangdon@atctraining.com.au
Tim Gaynor GOLD COAST Tjg1018768070@aol.com
ADDRESSES
p29kfs Rick Warnett p29kfs@daltron.com.pg
Tim Gaynor GOLD COAST web audio 365.com Tjg1018768070@aol.com
vk2afl Andrew vk2afl@arrl.net
vk2ygf Phil George, Adspot PO Box 6294 Sth Lismore, 2480
accounts@adspot.com.au
vk3jed Tony Langdon tlangdon@atctraining.com.au
vk4alf Len Falknau len.falknau@sunsbeacshs.qld.edu.au
vk4bb Graham Kemp PO Box 199 Wavell Hts Bne. qnews@wia.org.au
vk4bgt Paul Keating pandmkeating@bigpond.com
vk4dfd Brian Coleman colem@orion-online.com.au
vk4dug Doug Kraatz dougk@networx.com.au
vk4afs John Stevens farraday@dialix.com.au
vk4ewr Ted Raven nevar@powerup.com.au
vk4jkl John ax25 = vk4jkl@vk4xuk.fnq.qld.aus.oc
vk4jkr Kerry Reid 31 Barney St Arana Hills 4054 lynker@australis.aunz.com
vk4jph Peter Harding (MP3 ENCODER) briscal@optusnet.com.au
vk4kd Ken Ayers smokey2@winshop.com.au
vk4ktd Tony Dorough vk4ktd @ vk4ktd vk4ktd@bigpond.com 04 0845 2926
vk4lmb Mike Buchanan vk4lmb@rocknet.net.au
vk4mtv Jeff Creed jeff.creed@greatadventures.com.au
vk4pj Peter Brown phbrown@powerup.com.au
vk4njq Peter Parsons 50 Kylie Ave Ferny Hills 4055 petpar_20@yahoo.com
vk4nbp Bill billanne@optusnet.com.au
vk4swc Wayne vk4swc@sun.big.net.au
vk4tgb Gary Bray, 64 Regent St., Granville Qld. 4650
vk4tgb@bigpond.com
vk4wag Maurice King vk4wag@uq.net.au
vk4zgf Geoff Nelson gcnel0@bigpond.com
vk4zz Gavin vk4zz@wia.org.au
vk7ax Tony Bedelph 5 Kywong Crescent, Ulverstone 7315
spectrum@vk7ax.tassie.net.au
zr1trd Andre (Aokdale RC Cape Town) trd@telkomsa.net
zs5br Bruce (Durban) taylorbc@absa.co.za
Version written March 21st 2002 by glk.
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73 GraHam VK4BB
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