WICEN News

This  week's news will be brief, due to the Central Coast Amateur
Radio Club Field Day today.

WICEN members will be saddened to learn of the passing of  Howard
Freeman VK2NL on the 17th February; full details appeared in last
week's broadcast, but could not be included in the WICEN  segment
due  to  time.  Howard was responsible for rebuilding WICEN (NSW)
during a period when there was little interest in  the  organisa-
tion, and as a result of his hard work he was made a Life Member;
he will be missed.

Next month is going to be busy, with the "RTA Big NSW Bike  Ride"
from  the 4th to the 11th of March, for which the current contact
is John VK2AMH; the Watagan Horse Enduro commanded by the  epony-
mous  Dan  VK2GG on 5th March (with a 4am start!), the John Moyle
Field Day on the weekend of 18-19th March, in which WICEN  Hunter
at  least will be taking part; and on the same weekend the annual
Bungonia Cave Rescue in which  Mark VK2XGK is looking for  volun-
teers  who won't necessarily have to go underground, and Mark can
be contacted at work on (02) 936-8689.

A major event in April is the Oberon Car Rally on 29th April, and
about  20  people  are  required;  please contact Alan VK2YYJ via
packet radio at VK2CZR, or at work on (02) 839-1388.

WICEN is always looking for members to provide the community with
communications assistance.  Write to WICEN (NSW) Inc, PO Box 123,
St Leonards 2065 for further information, or come up  on  one  of
the  WICEN nets: Blue Mountains on the first Monday of each month
at 8.30pm on channel  7175  simplex,  Hunter  each  Wednesday  at
7.30pm  on  channel  6900,  Northern Rivers each Wednesday at 8pm
around 3610 kHz, Central Coast each Thursday at 8.30pm on channel
7125,  and  Sydney each Thursday at 9.30pm on channels 7150/8275.
If there are any other regular nets then we'd like to hear  about
them.

-- Dave VK2KFU, WICEN (NSW) Inc. Publicity Officer