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25.01.2022 HFRC Membership Benefits: Access to 15 Frequencies ranging from 3Mhz to 16Mhz Four bases across Australia QLD, NSW, NT & WA... Access to an additional base through a partner Organisation Voice, Selcall and ALE to other members, digital or analogue Beacon calls to members and bases Telephone calls from your radio through all bases Postman Message storage and retrieval SMS to Mobile phones and (SEMS) Email messages SMS replies from Mobiles via HF Radio (no Apps needed) over HF Email address Update for special or one off Emails Full ALE/CALM compliant network Direct access to RFDS for medical emergencies RED Button Emergency calling to RFDS from ALE radios GPS position and tracking download service A daily sked service that covers all Australia A massive website of information Social Get-togethers WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS For further information check out the Club Website: https://hfradioclub.com.au/ Our motto: Safety First and Friendship Always VKE 237 H.F. RADIO CLUB Inc. PO Box 1656 Charters Towers, Qld. 4820 Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0491 349 691

25.01.2022 HF Digital is here! The HF Radio Club is licensed for mobile to mobile Digital HF Communications. If you are a member and you have a suitable Digital equipped HF Land Mobile radio you can use our frequencies to chat with other members with similarly equipped mobile HF radios. Please note that Barrett and Codan digital systems are not the same. Our members are using Codan radios for digital use. Enquiries for information and membership can be sent via the public area of the HFRC webpage. There are currently phenomenal deals available for new/old stock Digital/GPS/ALE equipped radios from participating HF Radio dealers.

24.01.2022 The HF Radio Club Inc. Skeds, our huge website, Fast RFDS access, ALE, Phone calls, GPS, SMS, SEMS whats next??? Why not join us and find out? hfradioclub.com.au/

22.01.2022 HF Radio in its digital mode has come of age. Mobile to mobile across Australia, as quiet as a mouse. It can be done by digital equipped members of the HF Radio Club! Why not join us? https://hfradioclub.com.au/about-hf-radio-club-inc

20.01.2022 You have it in one Jacqui. Thank you.

18.01.2022 Let's go back in time - a long time. Attribution to ATT&T and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch

17.01.2022 Hi everyone. A short note to say that ALE/CALM is working very well through Alice, Townsville and Hume bases. Cue base will have it operational in due course. Everything else is behaving well - member's HF radio to phones, GPS, SEMS and SMS. Any reader who might like to learn more can have a look at the public side of our website - www.hfradioclub.com.au If you'd like to join us enter the website then click on Join Us. We'd love to have you join us. Happy and Safe travels everyone!

16.01.2022 More images from this morning's session. Neville "Nifty" Mills 1149 is leading this session.

15.01.2022 Our next gathering is this weekend December 7-10 in North Queensland.

15.01.2022 The holiday migration has started, well sort of. Two of our Queensland members are up at The Fletcher. The only people there and conditions are perfect. Members please check the sked log. Beautiful at Townsville as well. Take care everyone.

14.01.2022 There's movement about to happen at this Facebook page - in the near future it will change background administration so that I can fully retire. Thanks to everyone who has enjoyed and supported us and we look forward to catching up with you on Facebook in the future with more good news about the HF Radio Club Inc. Cheers all. Barry Smith ... Immediate Past President HF Radio Club Inc. More information at: https://hfradioclub.com.au/ Phone 0491 349 691 https://hfradioclub.com.au/comtact

13.01.2022 THE USE OF AN HF OR CB RADIO MICROPHONE WHILST DRIVING. In December 2019 I sent an email enquiry to Transport for NSW via their website regarding the handheld use of HF Radio microphones whilst driving (ie. whilst mobile) in light of rules regarding the handheld use of phones whilst driving and huge new fines in NSW if you are caught. I pointed out that many two way radio handsets incorporate active displays as well as numerous control keys, beside the PTT button. (NSW now ha...s phone detection cameras to capture images of people using mobile phones whilst behind the wheel.) Below is their response. ************************* Thank you for taking the time to contact Transport for NSW. Fully licensed drivers and motorcyclists, including bicycle riders can use a mobile phone as a drivers aid, navigational aid, to make or answer a phone call or for audio playing functions (e.g. music) if the phone is: o in a cradle fixed to the vehicle and doesn't obscure their view of the road o can be operated without touching any part of the phone, such as via Bluetooth or voice activation. While driving or riding you cannot use your mobile phone for anything else, including: o Texting or audio texting o Emailing o Using social media o Taking photos o Video messaging Similar rules have been in place for over 20 years. Under this rule mobile phone does not include a CB radio or any other two-way radio. Recently NSW announced it would be the first jurisdiction in the world to use automated camera etechnology to detect and enforce illegal mobile phone use. Following a trial in 2018 and a three months of operation warning period, from 1 March 2020 drivers caught using their phones illegally by the mobile phone detector cameras will receive five demerit points and a $344 fine ($457 in a school zone). The penalty increases to 10 demerit points during double-demerit periods. The rules which apply to mobile phone use do not apply to CB radios or any other two-way radio (such as an HF radio). However a driver using a radio must still be in proper control of the vehicle at all times or fines may apply. Prior to any warning letter or infringement being issued as part of the Mobile Phone Detection Camera Program, all images are checked by an authorised officer to verify the device. Yours sincerely,

13.01.2022 No smart comments please

13.01.2022 Your scribe was at a meeting today of Sydney area HF listening enthusiasts. Note this was NOT an HFRC member meeting. There was much comment about current and worsening noise on the HF bands. Apart from just high background (hash) noise (in my case now around 43dBuV on my Codan Yellowface handset display) much comment was about "hum" which I was cursed with immediately after NBN FTTC was turned on in my Sydney suburban street. The "hum" ceased at one stage and then suddenly returned with a vengeance, Just as suddenly it has now gone. I am reporting about suburban interference. Anecdotally, noise levels outside suburbia are higher than in the past, but are still quite bearable.

10.01.2022 Hi everyone. More information is always available: More information about the HF Radio Club Inc. may be found at: https://hfradioclub.com.au/... Phone 0491 349 691 https://hfradioclub.com.au/comtact

10.01.2022 G'day! Are you an Australian Traveller? Do you want an HF Club that offers and delivers all that's possible for Land Mobile Travellers in Australia, whether on the blacktop, gravel or sand? Plenty of frequencies. Properly logged daily skeds to Australian Media Communications Authority specifications across the East, Central and Western Time zones that members can search to see where their fellow members have logged in from. The ability for every member to call the Royal Fly...ing Doctor Service for assistance when remote from phone services. For those who pay our $20pa Travellers Pack add-on we offer from your radio the ability to make phone calls to any Australian phone, the ability to send SMS to any Australian phone number which accepts SMS, the ability to send short email messages (SEMS) to pre-arranged email addresses and for those with GPS equipped mobile radios the ability to log your exact location to pre-arranged email addresses. Plus, available to those with ALE (Automatic Link Establishment) equipped radios, the ability to let your radio take the guesswork out of which frequency is best to use at any time to contact our bases. We have bases in Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. We believe that no other Australian HF club or group offers each and every one of these facilities to their members. That's just the technical stuff - we have gatherings and free technical assistance to help you keep your gear up to date. We have a monthly Newsletter emailed to all members. Our administrative team is elected by our members and is fully compliant with NSW Fair Trading rules as is our recently updated Constitution. Our administrative team have fully minuted monthly meetings available to members via our website. We have a very active Technical Support Group and a financial audit group. All for AU$80 pa and a one off $25 joining fee. Apart from the Travellers Pack ($20pa) to gain access to all the intricate stuff, no additional fees to purchase add-ons or apps are required. Our Motto: Safety First and Friendship Always. Interested? Contact us via https://hfradioclub.com.au/contact

09.01.2022 Please, stay safe during and after the bushfires affecting many areas of Australia. Emergency places to stay at after evacuation have been set up in or near to many fire affected areas.

08.01.2022 ABOUT THE HFRC - NEWLY UPDATED 14th August 2019 The HF Radio Club Inc. Our motto: Safety First and Friendship Always...Continue reading

08.01.2022 Happy Hour at Barmera

08.01.2022 Lending a helping hand via a HF Phone call or SMS. Hi everyone and a Happy New Year to you all. Bushfires have devastated many small towns and areas in SE Austr...alia as well as destroying power and telecommunications infrastructure. I do not know how much damage has been done outside of NSW, but in NSW's south east several major highways are closed in full or in part between Nowra, the town of Milton, further south towards the Victorian border and east of Cooma towards Bega. Many people are currently unable to leave coastal holiday and local communities due to local road closures in addition to highway closures. There are also problems in eastern Victoria. To compound the issue critical mains power infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged leading to the failure of mains dependant telecommunications equipment. As at 1100 EDST January 1st 2020, twenty nine Telstra mobile towers in the area between Nowra and Milton have lost their power, and backup power at sites has been exhausted. I do not know about other telecommunications networks. Many thousands of people whilst currently safe, are totally isolated from the Princess Highway, which is their escape route, due to still burning fires and fallen burnt trees. These people have no communications as it has been stated that in addition to failure of the mobile phone system, exchange power has also failed taking out landline and NBN services. Any HFRC member in the affected area who can assist any person by offering to make phone calls to relatives on their behalf is urged to do so. Similarly sending SMSs to assist. It won't cost the member anything and the HFRC should be able to shoulder the costs of many phone calls and SMSs without them exceeding our monthly phone and data limits. If you can help, please assist. We HF equipped people with phone and SMS access could be of great assistance to many currently unable to contact "home" to leave a message that they are safe. Please be aware of SKED times. Stay safe. Barry Smith, President HFRC See more

06.01.2022 PRESS RELEASE FROM The HF Radio Club Inc. August 18th 2020. The Committee of Management of the HF Radio Club Inc. regrets to inform its members that due to complications and legal requirements associated with the Australian Governments mandated Covid-19 Social Distancing rules, and subsequent State and Territory border closure extensions that the Clubs AGM initially postponed from May 2020 until October 2020 has now been cancelled until 2021 on dates to be advised. The can...cellation has been negotiated with and approved by the NSW Department of Fair Trading. The safety of our members is paramount. All HFRC operations continue as normal. Further details are available and will be updated for HFRC members on the HFRC website www.hfradioclub.com.au Contact: https://hfradioclub.com.au/contact Ph 0491 349 691 The HF Radio Club Inc. thanks our sponsor Westprint for their assistance by agreeing to promulgate this notice. Our Motto: Safety First and Friendship Always. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

04.01.2022 More information about the HF Radio Club Inc. may be found at: https://hfradioclub.com.au/ Phone 0491 349 691... https://hfradioclub.com.au/comtact

03.01.2022 A few of our HFRC members at the first of our members help sessions at our AGM weekend being held at the Riverlands Field Days site at Barmera South Australia.

02.01.2022 EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT TRAVELLING, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU Hi to every member. Its probably fair to assume that many of you might not now be travelling or planning travel in the near future, or are now headed for home. We also have our permanently On the Road members to remember. We want to assure every member that HF Radio Club facilities remain available exactly as they were before the COVID-19 calamity interrupted our lives.... Our bases are all active. Our facilities are all available. Our website is fully operational. If any member requires assistance there may be another member who can help. Whether contact be by radio or mobile or message we feel that members will be only too willing to help when they can. Our skeds are running as normal. Eastern mornings are usually from Hume Base and afternoons from Townsville Base plus mobile from time to time. Central skeds are from Alice Springs Base and Western from Cue Base. Even if you are at home wed love to have you call in, as quite a few members continue to do. Thanks to our ever willing volunteer sked operators for providing this service to our members. Would you like to help? Thanks to our member who has offered long term parking to one of our full time on the road couples. That is a fantastic offer. Thank you! If anyone is without a place to go to long term please ask if we can possibly help. Please Stay Safe. Please Travel Safe. Our Motto: SAFETY FIRST AND FRIENDSHIP ALWAYS From The Committee, HF Radio Club Inc. Phone 0491 349 691 March 26th 2020.