WICEN News

With  luck,  the Sydney WICEN repeater on channels 7150/8275 will
be back on air within a week or so; a number of hiccups  occurred
which  kept it off the air, so hopefully the Sydney net will soon
be re-vitalised.  Speaking of the Sydney WICEN net, it  has  been
suggested that the time of 9.30pm is rather late; the reasons for
this particular time are long and complex, but lately it  had  to
do with a certain drama show on ABC-TV.  Perhaps members may like
to give some thought to changing the date and/or time of the Syd-
ney  net,  bearing  in mind that it is rumoured that this popular
show will soon re-appear.

There are a couple of new events on the WICEN calendar.  The  an-
nual  Batemans  Bay  Car Rally is on Saturday 13th August, and as
before Steve VK2XNH is looking for volunteers.  Also  next  month
is  the  Windsor-Sackville  Regatta on Saturday 27th August, from
0730 to 1330.  There will be three checkpoints -- one dry and two
wet  --  at  Windsor, "station 48", and Sackville Ferry.  Contact
details are scanty at the moment, but  interested  personnel  may
contact  Barry  McGrath, the RVCP co-ordinator, on telephone (02)
747-6734 (w) and (02) 666-6596 (h).

The regular exercise next month is the City to Surf Fun  Run,  on
Sunday 14th August, and Eric VK2KUR is looking for volunteers for
this fun event.  There will be the usual barbecue afterwards,  at
the  usual  place,  and  further  details will be heard later on.
Please note that it is hoped to conduct this  event  on  UHF,  to
avoid pager garbage; Novices need not worry.

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  channel  7150.   If
there  are  any  other  regular nets then we'd like to hear about
them.

WICEN (NSW) Inc. operates a telephone BBS, and it  is  accessible
at  speeds from 300 to 14,400 bps on (02) 888-2763.  Brett VK2XMU
is the "Sysop", and all listeners are invited to use it.

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