Any interest in radio communication?

Hi all,

Thanks to Susan for the invitation to join the blog - my first blogging effort!

The Eastern Zone Amateur Radio Club meets at the Hazelwood South Hall on the first Thursday of each month, except January.

We can run training courses leading to people gaining their Foundation amateur radio licence. We will be running a course on Saturday 12 December, with the assessment being done on Sunday morning 13 December. This is probably too close for anyone that is interested but has not yet started studying.

You can find out more about the Foundation licence from the WIA website:
Discover amateur radio
Foundation licence

If any of the Guides are interested, let me or Susan know. We can arrange a talk about what is amateur radio as a starting point. If there is interest, we can start some training sessions if needed.

If you have your own licence, you can communicate via amateur radio with others at any time. At a JOTA event, you can use the radio without supervision (within the terms of your licence).

Some may have some experience with CB radio - amateur radio has some similarities but is very different.

Cheers,

Peter

Jota 2010 new call sign

For 2010 we will have access to a special callsign for Sunday 1100
onwards - VK100WIA. The callsign will probably be sought after overseas, and hopefully international propagation will be starting to pick up by then.

Planning for this event has already started. The radio activities will be running on the Sunday.

BANANA CAKE

Orignial recipe from India. The Hazelwood Girl Guide District used this recipe while we hostessed a Jota in 1985.


1 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 medium bananas ( ripe)
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Mash bananas thoroughly and mix immedialtely with the sugar.
Add margarine and mix well. Add eggs one at a time and mix.
Add vanilla and flour.
Mix gently for a minute.
Bake in a deep tin lined with paper and cook in a moderate oven 180 deg C for 45 minutes.