Foundation Licence

Post by **Zebedee** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:51 pm

Congratulations 6FLUX and 6FWDH!

Look forward to hearing you on air. When I'm in the car I'm usually on VK6RVP (438.425) or VK6RUF (438.525) but I'll listen out for you on Tic Hill as well

So ... when are you booking in to do your Standard

Post by **meg** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:58 pm

Zebedee wrote:Congratulations 6FLUX and 6FWDH!

Look forward to hearing you on air. When I'm in the car I'm usually on VK6RVP (438.425) or VK6RUF (438.525) but I'll listen out for you on Tic Hill as well

Thanks Zebedee! Sounds like I'm going to have to look at getting a 70cm unit then... Oh no - more gadgets!

Zebedee wrote:So ... when are you booking in to do your Standard

I think S may be taking my enrollment fee in with him when he goes in November.

Post by **robbage** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:41 pm

Zebedee wrote:Congratulations 6FLUX and 6FWDH!

Look forward to hearing you on air. When I'm in the car I'm usually on VK6RVP (438.425) or VK6RUF (438.525) but I'll listen out for you on Tic Hill as well

So ... when are you booking in to do your Standard

I think I just told someone on air that I'm going to upgrade next year as well.. so I spose I should. Are your notes in good order?

I hope the classes are on a night I can deal with. We have night training that could interfere. I should check hamcollege shouldn't I.

Anyway, what I was originally going to ask.. how are you finding RVP? I use it to Echolink a certain F call down south and he says that machine gun noise is very annoying and trashes the QSO. That's frustrating because Echolink seems to be broken all the time on RNC and RFM is often busy. I'll stop whining now

Post by **robbage** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:47 pm

meg wrote:
Zebedee wrote:So ... when are you booking in to do your Standard

I think S may be taking my enrollment fee in with him when he goes in November.

You should have already decided a callsign. HLMNP and V for standard. Hey look - VK6MEG is free.

Post by **meg** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:54 pm

robbage wrote:Hey look - VK6MEG is free.

I nearly went for VK6FMEG this time

Post by **Tyranus** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:45 am

meg wrote:
robbage wrote:By the way, have you spotted any other foundies from your course? I have the hazing paddle ready
A couple of them, though my recollection of all the names is fading... There might be a few of us in the callbacks on Sunday. Tyranus - you'll have to get out of bed before 1000

Don't worry I'll be at Stathams quarry hopefully hanging off rope! Probably unable to call back

I'm assisting on a course.

VK6LD · Post by **VK6LD** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:24 pm

robbage wrote: Anyway, what I was originally going to ask.. how are you finding RVP? I use it to Echolink a certain F call down south and he says that machine gun noise is very annoying and trashes the QSO. That's frustrating because Echolink seems to be broken all the time on RNC and RFM is often busy. I'll stop whining now

We are having some issues with the EchoIRLP computer.

Post by **robbage** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:10 pm

vk6jrc wrote:G'day Rob,

We are having some issues with the EchoIRLP computer. I thought it might be fixed when I changed out the faulty LAN card that was causing some issues, but it is still persisting.

VK6GHZ is arranging a new PC which I will change over to next trip to Perth.

Regards,

Hi Rob, is it EchoIRLP that causes that weird sound? Weird. Good news anyway. BTW I have a document for you to check out. Hopefully I'll remember to send it to you when I get home.

Cheers

Post by **Zebedee** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:09 pm

robbage wrote:I think I just told someone on air that I'm going to upgrade next year as well.. so I spose I should. Are your notes in good order? I hope the classes are on a night I can deal with. We have night training that could interfere. I should check hamcollege shouldn't I.

No definite dates / days etc yet for the 2009 courses, but off the top of my head I'd guess that the format will be much the same as this year. Standard course in the first half of the year, Advanced course in the second half.

Classes for both Standard and Advanced have been run on a Tuesday night at Lynwood Scout Hall between 7pm and 10pm (sometimes, if we're REALLY well behaved, they let us escape a bit early

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Unless you hear otherwise, or different information appears on the HC website, assume that's what's happening

Post by **robbage** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:25 pm

Zebedee wrote:Classes for both Standard and Advanced have been run on a Tuesday night at Lynwood Scout Hall between 7pm and 10pm (sometimes, if we're REALLY well behaved, they let us escape a bit early

Cool. Tuesday is a great DOW for me. Hope the coffee is fresh and plentiful and the Armstrong oscillators are infrequent.

Post by **VK6ZMS** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:19 pm

muhaaaa there are Armstrong, Hartley, Colpitts, Clap, Pierce, Overtone & Harmonic oscillators to study in the advanced theory

Post by **VK6ZMS** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:27 pm

robbage wrote: Hi Rob, is it EchoIRLP that causes that weird sound? Weird.

Cheers

That weird noise is LIPD interference.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/1001/pc=PC_1278

VK6LD · Post by **VK6LD** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:43 pm

VK6ZMS wrote:
robbage wrote: Hi Rob, is it EchoIRLP that causes that weird sound? Weird.

Cheers
That weird noise is LIPD interference.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/1001/pc=PC_1278

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Post by **Zebedee** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:59 pm

robbage wrote:Cool. Tuesday is a great DOW for me. Hope the coffee is fresh and plentiful and the Armstrong oscillators are infrequent.

Not just coffee... biscuits too!

VK6ZMS wrote:muhaaaa there are Armstrong, Hartley, Colpitts, Clap, Pierce, Overtone & Harmonic oscillators to study in the advanced theory

Oh don't remind me ... I've still got to memorise those circuit diagrams before the exam. I swear my head is going to explode with all the stuff I have to remember!

Post by **robbage** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:24 am

Yep, I know what LIPDs can do. I drive past Obserpager City twice a day