For Pacific Radio Amateurs
pp. 109-110 · Read in the full issue
Conducted by Ex ZK-1-AC/VR-2-AK
Radio Skeds For Small Ships,
New Guinea/E Astern Australia.
Prom time to time we receive inquiries from yachtsmen and Masters of small ships in regard to radio-telephone skeds maintained by Islands stations. For the benefit of vessels proceeding to South Western Pacific waters we list the above.
Watch is in all cases maintained on 6280 k/cs and the coast stations reply on the frequencies listed.
Island Hams, for your own benefit make use of the Pacific Islands Net sked times, 0100/0700/1900 on all bands.
During the month I had an interesting letter from Roy Taylor, VK9AU, of Wewak, New Guinea, who apparently appreciates the idea of the PIM Ham Notes. I quote from his letter: “At present the Islands stations that I hear seem to have one of two ideas . • to work DX exclusively ... or to QSO the home town in VK. ZL or W. I have had very little success in contacting Islands stations, with the exception of KG6, signals from Guam being particu larly good around 0900Z. ... I am at present running about 60W phone and CW on 20 and 40, VFO . . . but will have
100 W and ... a more effective antenna soon.” So, gents, keep a look out for the voice of Wewak on the sked times.
We invite Hams in the Islands to write in with items of local Interest, especially regarding stations actually active and the bands they are using. News of what
Eastern Australia
Brisbane
Vib
6225 Continuous Traffic lists at: 0830Z & 2230Z Cooktown
Vic
6230 2000Z to 0900Z 0700Z &, 2200Z Rockhampton
Vir
6405 2200Z to 0730Z Except Sunday: 2330Z to 0300Z & 0400Z to 0700Z 0630Z & 2300Z Except Sunday:
C630Z & 2330Z
Sydney
Vis
6410 Continuous 0700Z & 2200Z Thursday Id. vn 6250 Continuous 0730Z & 2300Z Townsville'
Vit
6410 Continuous 0800Z & 2348Z
New Guinea;
Kavieng
Vjy
6225 Mon. to Fri.: 2200Z to 0200Z & 0400Z to 0615Z Saturdays; 2215Z to 0300Z Holidays: 2230Z to 2330Z Mon. to Fri.: 0548Z & 2248Z.
Sat. & Hols.: 2248Z only X.ae
Vje
6405 ■ Sundays closed Mon. to Fri : 2215Z to 0200Z & 0330Z to 0630Z.
Saturday?: 2200Z to 0300Z Sun. & Hols.; 2300Z to 2330Z Mon. to Fri.: 0600Z & 2300Z Saturdays: 2300Z Madang
Viv
6225 Same as Kavleng Mon. to Fri.: 0530Z & 2330Z.
Saturdays: 2330Z.
Holidays: 2300Z.
Port Moresby V1G 6225 Mon. to Sat.; 2100Z to 07302 Sun. & Hols.: 2300Z to 0300Z Mon. to Sat.: 0600Z & 2200Z Sun. & Hols.: 2300Z Rabaul
Vjz
6230 2000Z to 1400Z 0630Z & 2130Z Samarai
Vij
6410 Mon. to Fri.: 2200Z to 0215Z & 0400Z to 0630Z Sat.: 2200Z to 0300Z Hols.: 2300Z to 0000Z Sundays closed Mon. to Fri.; 0530Z & 2330Z Sat & Hols.: 2330Z Mon. to Fri.: 0610Z Wewak
Vjw
6405 Same as Kavleng & 2218Z Saturdays: 2218Z Holidays: 2230Z
goes on in your. Group is definitely in teresting elsewhere in the Pacific.
Island Hams in Sydney over Easter included VR2BJ and VR-l-D, according to" a local radio magazine, which also reports that Bill Scarborough, ZK2AA, Officer in Charge at Niue Island Radio, made a 50 mc/s 3,500-miles contact with VKSBC early this year. When Bill, with one of the rarest Pacific prefixes, paid a visit to the States last Y ear he was treated like a king in American Ham circles, it is said. Since his return with
large quantities of choice American gear Niue is becoming as well-known on the Ham bands as Honolulu.
Assistant Medical Practitioner Peni Vuiyale, of Fiji has been awarded a scholarship of £IOO stg., which will enable him to take a course ia anti- TB work in the United Kingdom.
The Government of Fiji has made him a special grant towards cost of passages, etc.