Training Day and barbecue
WICEN SA Inc www.sa.wicen.org.au will host a training day and barbecue for all members and other amateurs but with a special invitation to Foundation Licencees. Partners and children are also welcome.
Where
The event will be held at Carisbrook Reserve (Map 62, UBD, C14, located on Main North Road, Salisbury Park) commencing at 1000 hours, with lunch at 1300 hours with the event concluding early afternoon.
When
The training day will be held on the 10th March 2007. Meat and bread will be provided by WICEN, other food, including, drinks, salads and desserts will be matters for those attending.
RSVP
RSVP for catering purposes will be to the Secretary (John Dawes) by 3rd March 2007 on 0417 841 425 or email to bravo521004@yahoo.com.
Program
The program will begin at 1000 hours and will consist of practical demonstrations and give those attending a chance to share their ideas and consider those of other. All radio amateurs attending, but especially Foundation licencees are invited to bring their portable equipment (HF, VHF and UHF) to demonstrate and to answer questions of those attending.
Foundation licencees are invited to bring coaxial cables; RG8 and RG213 types and either solder or crimp connectors of the UHF type (PL259), N type or BNCs for practical training in terminating coaxial cables.
A WICEN portable translator/repeater will be set up, the WICEN tent and banners will be erected. Generators and other portable power sources will be demonstrated.
Annual General Meeting – Advance Notice
The Annual General Meeting of WICEN SA Inc will be held on the 24th May 2007 at 7.30pm at the St John’s Centre in Unley. WICEN SA Inc was incorporated on the 5th June 1996 and 2007 thus begins the second decade of operations/activities and training. Further information will be released on the WICEN SA Inc web site in the next few weeks. But all details of the expenditure of the monies received from two Government Grants received in 2006 will be outlined to members.
State Government Grant – Office of Volunteers
WICEN SA Inc was advised in early January that its grant application to the State Government has been rewarded with $1500. These funds will be used to purchase 65 copies of the ARRL publication
The ARRL Emergency Communication Handbook
Copies of the Handbook will be made available free of charge to members for the purposes of self-paced learning about Emergency Communications. See www.arrl.org for more details
Training Day and barbecue - - postponed
The WICEN Committee has decided to postpone the training day set for this Saturday to another day to be announced. The reason for this is to do with the weather. The temperature is predicted to be 37degrees. As well some of the WICEN members are also CFS members and are likely to be on standby.
We are really sorry about this but believe it the responsible action to take.
John Dawes