Or Pacific Radio Amateurs
p. 145 · Read in the full issue
Conducted by Ex ZK-1-AC/VR-2-AK
anyone happens to hear a weak and waver ng phone or CW signal with the call-sign HL appended, listen again, for it will be ing from the Carlin's amphibious jeep "Half ". The call is self-allocated and only used I the jeep is beyond the three-mile limit, results are achieved then only when Elinore lationed at her post diligently drying the nna lead-through insulator as each sheet pray comes over. ie story of the Carlin voyage from the >d States to England, just published, is iwed elsewhere in this issue, e jeep arrived in Melbourne early in mber, but only to keep a promise of I home for Christmas. Early in the New they will head back by ship to rejoin the led route in India. From there they will I mainly by land skirting the Asiatic con t, then to Japan, the Kuriles, etc., to ;a during 1956, and so back to New York whence the voyage officially commenced, n Carlin had scheds with various Hams on marine section of the route, with very results once he realised that early troubles due to a damp deck insulator, notice that Bud Devine, HCBGI, in the agos, is active on 20-metre phone, mainly ien 2300-0100 Z. An American, we believe the only HCB active at the present time, other lone-handers in French Oceania are active—Georges, FOBAK, down on Rapa 15 and 14,160 kc/s) and FOBAL on Tubuai i Australs (14,039 kc/s and also 7 mc/s). from November 1, the 50-54 mc/s band ieen closed to VK Hams and replaced by 6-60 mc/s band. It was also announced I October than VK Hams would soon be tted to establish experimental TV stations a maximum aerial power of 100 watts, ercial TV is now expected to be operat i Sydney and Melbourne by late 1956.
I month RIM reported the opening of new Bringelly Receiving Station near y. As might be expected, there are a ir of Hams on the staff, including at least x-lslanders—VK2AVW ex-New Guinea, and ex-Suva. Another non-Ham ex-New i man is Mr. W. Day. Other Hams are IW, VK2PO, and VK2WJ, officer in charge ■ station who is a keen 6-metre man. the past four years this column has at being a clearing house for news con g, and of interest to. Pacific Islands' Each month a good many letters go out g information, but unfortunately sur |ly few replies come back. Even more singly French Pacific Hams have often the most co-operative, New Guinea, with notable exceptions, the least! ugh the primary interest is undoubtedly was felt that Pacific Hams would still lerested in knowing something of their neighbours and would have taken the unity accorded in sending along group of local Hams. Not so. So in future olumn will appear only as and when sting items are available.
ie High Commissioner for
;ern Samoa, the Hon. G. R.
les, CMG, accompanied by Mrs.
les, passed through Sydney in
October on his way home to
from South Africa. During
thy leave, Mr. Powles was in
United States (where he met
toers of the Trusteeship
icil of UNO); in Europe; and
outh Africa,
tween Port Moresby and the Tro briand Islands once weekly.
The Managing Director of Car sair, Mr. R. G. Carswell, is a Bris bane aircraft engineer. He said his planes would operate direct from Port Moresby to Goroka, and on the flight to the Trobriands, would call at Milne Bay and Goodenough Island.