ARLA/CLUSTER: ANZAC Day: Possibilidade de comunicar em AM e CW com a Australia no dia 25 de Abril de 2017

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

AM and CW on ANZAC Day, 25th April 2017

The traditional AM and CW event organised by Mike 'Banjo' Patterson
VK4MIK and the Tablelands Radio Group of Far North Queensland, will
again take to the air for the 7th year.

This is not a contest.

It honours those modes used by service personnel in earlier wars.

The event idea came from a telephone conversation between VK4MIK and a
former World War II Coastwatcher in Papua New Guinea, Lionel Veale. He
set up his ATR4A HF radio and orientated the antenna from behind enemy
lines. Lionel was one of those brave Coastwatchers who sent back vital
information.

The concept developed by the Tableland Radio Group basically asks us
to consider changing modes on ANZAC Day nets, as an honour and Amateur
Radio salute to those who served or are serving.

The annual event involves ex-military sites and related museums.

It includes the Gnarly Net on 3600kc with CW from 1930Z and AM from
2030Z and the Friendly Afternoon Net on 7120kc from 0600Z in Northern
Queensland.

TARCnews, WIA