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QNews for February 15th 2026

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2026/02/12

Wherever you are, welcome to QNEWS for Sunday 15 Feb. I'm John VK4JPM, Secretary of the Darling Downs Radio Club. Firstly, what's coming up. Seriously, you should check the website because everything you need to know is there and it's the most accurate source of dates and information. But... OK, you can twist my arm a bit and we'll fill you in on-air also. Following the morning national news at 1000, please join us for the weekly gathering on VK4RDD at 146.750 with no tones. Net control is

QNews for February 8th 2026

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2026/02/06

Hi. Thanks for joining the Darling Downs Radio Club QNEWS segment - it's most likely Sunday, 8 Feb, and I am very pleased to be back in the land of the living. Tomorrow night, Monday 9 February, is the first of our member and tech meetings for the new year, and the topic is tada antennas. You can join us in person or by telepresence, and if you do, it's going to be just like being in the room with the rest of us... Although people in the room get tea, coffee and tam-tams, because we're that sort

QNews for February 1st 2026

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2026/01/29

News of Silent Keys:- Greg Ackman VK4BBX and Ray Hinks VK4LU Sad news to report that TARC Life Member Ray Hinks VK4LU has gone Silent Key. Ray was a former member of the Queensland Police Service, a foundation member of the Townsville Civil Defence Volunteers, and a volunteer with the Townsville Division of the Queensland State Emergency Service. Ray came to Australia with his family from the UK when only a nipper but could remember the bleak weather in Blighty. He much enjoyed the tropical

QNews for January 25th 2026

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2026/01/22

Greetings form the Redcliffe and districts radio club VK4RC. Robert Thomson VK4TFN here. Family Fox Hunt at Macfarlane Park. Saturday last week, on the 17 January, a big mob of parents and grandparents decended on Macfarlane Park in Redcliffe with their children and Grandchildren. Starting at 10:30 am, there were four radio foxes and a dozen fox hunt receivers. It was all organised by Peter Richardson VK4TAA. The youngsters loved it and enthusiastically threw themselves into the fun. Little

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QNews for January 18th 2026

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2026/01/16

Hi there from the Darling Downs Radio Club. I'm John VK4JPM, club Secretary, with a few updates. Let's start with the Ham Challenge: how have you been going? I mentioned this in our last bulletin, and we're into week three of the year. hamchallenge.org has all the details and a heap of tips and tricks to help you be better with amateur radio. This week's challenge is: "understand how your antenna works". Woo... now THERE'S a challenge. Fortunately, we can help in two ways: 1. Our next club

QNews for January 11th 2026

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2026/01/08

This is Allan VK4HIT with news from Ipswich and District Radio Club. The club’s final business meeting of 2025 reported the most recent WICEN-supported event at Mt Glorious was successful with some 130 runners taking part. Ipswich WICEN commitments for this year are still to be finalised and members will be advised. Robert VK4KHW, on behalf of Brisbane WICEN, has put out the call for help with a couple of horse trail events in May and July. The first one is a two-day event starting at Kilkivan

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QNews for January 4th 2026

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2026/01/02

From all of us here at Darling Downs Radio Club, Happy New Year. I'm John, VK4JPM, Club Secretary, and I'm in a very merry-post-HoHoHo mood this week. Lots of good stuff happening. January is mostly behind the scenes work for the club and committee, but there are a couple of important reminders that I'd like to pass on. Let's start with the club merch order, and that closes tomorrow, Monday 5 January, at 0930. That's firm, so don't delay. The shirts and caps are really impressive, barely more

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QNews for December 28th 2025

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2025/12/25

Hi there... and welcome to the last QNEWS for 2025. I'm John, VK4JPM, Secretary of the Darling Downs Radio Club. Since we're in the middle of gift-giving season, I hope Santa has already been good to you. But... but if you missed out - or if you ran out of time to get a gift for someone else - here are three gift thoughts that you can put into action to catch up. One: the gift of belonging - that would be belonging to our club. If you like what we do, if we've supported you in some way through

QNews for December 21st 2025

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2025/12/19

News of a Silent Key, Ian Browne VK4DB Sad news received from Denise/VK4FCDB, board of control of Ian/VK4DB that Ian went Silent Key on Wednesday 26th November at Townsville University Hospital following complications caused by lung cancer. Ian was farewelled at a private funeral Tuesday 2nd December in Townsville attended by close family members.Only four sleeps to go, which means it's either time to congratulate you on ordering early enough to receive the helical-long-wire-gamma-matcher with

QNews for December 14th 2025

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2025/12/12

Welcome to QNEWS, and if we have the right date this would be Sunday 14 December. Only 11 sleeps until Santa gives you a transceiver with a waterfall, to replace the transceiver that got water-filled. I'm John VK4JPM, secretary of the Darling Downs Radio Club. And it's been a busy week for the club. Last Monday our half live/half virtual meeting started with a general club update, followed by a report on the WIA Presidents meeting from last weekend. Some very interesting stuff, especially the

QNews for December 7th 2025

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2025/12/05

DARLING DOWNS RADIO CLUB Hi. This is QNEWS for Sunday 7 December, and I'm John VK4JPM - Secretary of the Darling Downs Radio Club. Three important messages from us for this coming week. Number 1. Our next club meeting is on Monday, 8 December, which is possibly tomorrow (by the time you hear QNEWS). The meeting will be in person at 2 Victory Street, Newtown, and online. The meeting format is a round table. 2m FM is still the band of choice for repeaters and a general natter, and it's hard to