Redfest 2024

Merry Xmas from the Redcliffe and Districts Radio Club VK4RC.

Robert Thomson VK4TFN here.

We have a date for REDFEST 2024

It'll be the 6th of April, the first Saturday.

Our website is www dot redcliffe radio club dot org dot au

So, have yourself a merry little xmas and keep your eye out for that Kris Krinkle fella.

He spreads merry mirth and good cheer everywhere he goes.

You must remember: if you're going drink, don't drive or if you're going to drive, well then don't drink.

We'll see you all in the new year.

Merry Xmas and 73's from the

Redcliffe and Districts Radio Club VK4RC.

Hello, I’m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I’ve been thinking.

Now is the time for us to be sharing Christmas wishes and for many this will have a special poignancy. There will be people missing from the festivities who last year shared our lives and who enjoyed the pleasure of company of their family and friends. There will be those who are needed to work and support others in the community and there are those who suffering the ravages that the weather has wrought. To each and every one, we send best wishes and season’s greetings with the hope that next year, our lives will be enriched and comforted.

It isn’t usual to cast a sombre note but in the aftermath of Cyclone Jasper, we are seeing the results of extreme weather with people seeking to recover from the various losses that they have suffered. Once again we have seen the media reports of communication failures with infrastructure damaged or inadequate for the abnormal weather. Some 20 years ago, the topic was how do we harden the mobile network as the reaction to terrorist attacks was foremost. These days it seems almost as if we should accept the inadequacy of the communications network instead of seeking to strengthen its capacity.

For those of us who have been spared the harshest winds and heaviest rains, we can seek the best comfort in the celebrations under wet or overcast skies with the hope that tomorrow the storms will abate and the DX will be 5&9.

I hope you find the presents you wanted beneath the tree and the people you love surround you.

From all of the QNews team, we wish you a Merry Christmas.

…..and that’s what I think.

I’m Geoff Emery VK4ZPP

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