VK2 WICEN News

As listeners may have noticed, the Sydney WICEN repeater on chan-
nels 7150/8275 is now back on air following an extended  holiday.
Along  with various repairs, it is now running on a high-gain an-
tenna for which we would like to thank Dick Smith Electronics.

There are no new events on the WICEN calendar  in  the  immediate
future,  so  in the meantime here are the events this month.  The
annual Batemans Bay Car Rally is on Saturday 13th August, and  as
before  Steve VK2XNH is looking for volunteers.  This is followed
by the annual 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
listeners  are  advised  that communications will be conducted on
UHF to avoid pager interference.  Eric advises that those without
access  to 70cm need not worry.  Hunter WICEN meet on Monday 15th
August, and Sydney South will have their AGM on Tuesday 16th  Au-
gust.   Those  members who are also involved with other emergency
services may be interested in the "Rescue Expo" at  Darling  Har-
bour  on  Sunday  21st  August.  This is followed by 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 John
Buxton VK2GJB.

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.

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