The July QSO lunch will be held at the Bull and Bush Tavern in Boyanup on Friday 14th July 2023 at 11:45
Check out the Bull and Bush website for directions and their menu
A Bunbury Radio Club meeting was held on 28 May 2023 Below is the minutes from this meeting.
Our next business meeting will be held on the 23rd of July, start at 14:00 +8 at the Bunbury News Shed. This is be this years AGM
All members are encouraged to attend.
Please submit any agenda items by email to vk6brc@gmail.com
Richard, VK6PZT recently appeared on ABC TV’s quirky quiz game show, Hard Quiz.
Each episode of the Hard Quiz features 4 contestants, all of who select a personal specialised subject. The host, Tom Gleeson will ask the contestants 5 hard questions from their specialist subject areas, with any of the contestant able to answer . Each question is worth 5 points and 10 if you steal a question from one of the other contestants subjects.
Richard chose the subject “Morse Code”, which is not surprising as he is known as “Mr Morse Code” among amateurs in the south west.
Gleeson makes a point of taking the mickey out of the contestants, and this episode was no different. Richard expertly handled the ribbing and gently returned serve to Gleeson.
When it came to the Morse Code round, Richard smoked the opposition, answering all his questions correctly. He even managed to steal a question from another contestant whose speciality was “Machin Stamps“. This put Richard in the prime spot to take out the trophy.
Head to head in the final round, Richard only missed one question, apparently he never had a Nokia telephone in the 90’s
Congratulations Richard….
At our meeting on Sunday 25th of June we will be getting out an about chasing the Rf fox around the local parkland.
If you have any ARDF gear, bring it along to the Bunbury Men’s Shed at 14:00. and get in on the fun.
If you don’t have any ARDF gear or possibly don’t know what fox hunting is, just turn up and we’ll look after you.
We promise, no furry animals will be hurt during this hunt. 😊
For further information, email vk6brc@gmail.com
This event is in the past, please check out our news article here
The following is an email sent to all licensed amateurs in Australia.
23 May 2023
We would like to inform you the Australian Maritime College (AMC), has decided not to extend its deed for the provision of amateur licensee services beyond February 2024.
In light of the AMC’s decision and the planned move to class licensing of amateur services, we have taken the opportunity to review how amateur radio qualifications and call signs can be best supported under a class licence framework.
Background
For some time, the AMC managed several functions on behalf of the ACMA, including conducting amateur radio operator exams, issuing qualifications and recommending call signs for successful candidates to the ACMA.
However, after examining how to provide the best continuity of service for amateurs, we are proposing an alternative way to deliver these services.
New, more effective arrangements
We will no longer use a deed arrangement to provide amateur radio qualifications and call sign recommendations. Instead, we have decided to update the amateur radio qualification and call sign framework alongside the class licence implementation, and manage some of these services ourselves.
New accreditation procedures
We propose to use the network of voluntary assessors used by the AMC as accredited assessors under a scheme managed by the ACMA. Assessors will be able to conduct theoretical and practical examinations for amateur radio. Qualified and experienced amateur operators will be able to seek ACMA accreditation to conduct amateur radio examinations. As part of this accreditation work, we are:
The ACMA will still be responsible for approving the amateur radio syllabi.
Better alignment of qualification levels
The new framework will keep the Foundation, Standard and Advanced qualification levels for amateur radio examinations. This aligns with the qualification levels in the proposed class-licensing arrangements.
ACMA to issue qualifications and call signs
Under the new arrangement, qualifications will be issued by ACMA staff after an application from a person who has passed an examination. We will continue to be the call sign administrator and issue call signs to amateurs with recognised qualifications.
These arrangements are consistent with our amateur spectrum management obligations under the International Telecommunication Union’s Radio Regulations and the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Next steps
We want to introduce the new accreditation scheme at the same time as the class licensing arrangements. At this stage, we expect to consult on the new accreditation scheme in August 2023. We welcome your feedback through the public consultation process, and we’ll keep you updated on progress.
To prepare for the move to class licensing, we have changed the renewal periods for non-assigned amateur licences to 12-months only. This will help amateur licensees make a smooth transition to class licensing.
We are grateful for your engagement and assistance in this transition, and look forward to a smoother, more efficient framework.
The CQ QRS Slow CW Practice QSO Team will be running a really simple slow CW contest on 80m on Saturday 29th April 2023 – 1100UTC-1300UTC
No complex logs required – and you won’t even need to be proficient at CW – the participants will match your speed – and lots of repeats will be order of the evening!
And the organisers will be adding a twist, to the usual contest exchange.
Check out the full details in the PDF below
A Bunbury Radio Club meeting was held on 23 April 2023 Below is the minutes from this meeting.
Bunbury Radio Club is pleased to announce we will be celebrating International Morse Code Day on Thursday April 27th.
International Morse Code Day is celebrated on Samual Morse’s birthday.
In conjunction with the Peel Amature Radio Group, Richard Ayre and the CQ QRS Slow CW Practice QSO net team will be running a Morse Code Trivia night on the Thursday via a Zoom videoconference.
Last year we had a nice group of participants from WA, SA, Tasmania and the US – so it should be a heap of fun again this year.
When: Thursday 27th April 2023 at 1830 WST (1030UTC)
Where: On Zoom – Click here to join the meeting
For further information, please contact:
Mark (VK2KI / VK6QI) mark.bosma@icloud.com
Richard (VK6PZT) vk6pzt@gmail.com
A Bunbury Radio Club meeting was held on 23 March 2023
Below is the minutes from this meeting.
Bunbury Radio Club 