QNews for March 8th 2026

QNews for March 8th 2026

From Q-News AR News from Queensland by QNews VK4BB

March 6, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses practical work on antennas at Picnic Point and preparation for the John Moyle Memorial Field Day.

Hello, and welcome to Sunday and QNEWS. I'm John VK4JPM, Secretary of the Darling Downs Radio Club, where lots is happening, starting at lunchtime today when we're heading to Picnic Point to do some more practical work on antennas. And you're invited. We heard a rumour that some of us are a bit scared of HF operation, and haven't had enough experience tuning random long wires. So... we figured that now is as good a time as any to go and learn a bit. Check out the website at ddrci.org.au and look for the calendar entry on the home page for 8 March - that's today. All the details for how to find us is in that article, but essentially, we'll be just over the hill from the Picnic Point cafe. Between 1200 and 1630, we're going to be lobbing wires, tuning, testing transmitters, talking a bit, testing some more... lot of "t" words, apparently. Between tests and QSOs, we'll have some coffee and a bit of BYO picnic lunch. Also, Picnic Point is a POTA location, so you can get on air and rack up a few contacts. If you let us know in advance, we might be able to run a licence assessment because everything will be in place. Send an email right now to education@ddrci.org.au so that we know…

People in this episode

Host: John VK4JPM

Topics covered

  • amateur radio
  • antennas
  • HF operation
  • POTA
  • club meeting
  • field day preparation

Keywords

  • amateur radio
  • antennas
  • HF operation
  • POTA
  • Darling Downs Radio Club
  • John Moyle Memorial Field Day
  • Picnic Point

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Darling Downs Radio Club

Places: Picnic Point

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