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===Communications With. Other Parts Of World: Is Fascinating “Hobby

In a world: bounded by- limitless derstands: nothing. He. is still un+|:lished- a radio . amateur operator's! ‘slightly ‘ restricted in. his’ activity. | The. eight 1g Oe Y
horizons. and ‘in ‘an age. of .electro-| aware of the intensity of interest in| club with Bill Harker and Emil Neils- | He.may use Merse. cede on all short} named. .at? the International Tele-.

nics the appeal ‘of Marconi’s wire- radio. . While the man-in-the-street|son at the helm. - ; wave bands which are available: for | contmunication s Convention -- in!
. lass ‘radio transmission’has lost none | iS Merely: unaware of .the world of; Mr. Harker, who ‘now is’ in. the ‘amateurs but he only may speak on| Geneva are, Cambodia, a state. in

_ether with. millions. of .-messages | today there is virtually..no unallotted port ..at Patricia’. Bay “Airport, hadi’. The holder ‘of:an advanced ama- | Laos, Roumania, Thailand and Viet-|
daily. the cornmercial and amateur | space left. - Radio «stations, com-| gained. his. experience ‘as radio. op- tewr license may ‘use’ Morse ore Nam. =.

and may speak on‘all-amateur bands; ; LIMITED--T0. 500 WATTS ¥ ; ;
the 80.m., 40. m., 20 m., 15 m. and; The power of ham. stations is
limited: In Canada it is 500 watts |

shortwave radio” enthusiasts ~ are; mercial. and. private, ‘have“taken up | erator ‘aboard Princess ships“ -eruis:
‘swelling. in numbers: as: more: and almost..every. available. spot on thej.ing through the. Pacific.
mere. h ams enter the realm’ of:com- dial of the. short-wave receiver. Half While he was teaching the novices 110 m bands?

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of its. significance... Charging the|-radio, . the. ether steadily : fills until | employ of the department of: trans-! thel0-metre band... ~ Indo-China. Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, |

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munications. a. century after: Marconi first dis-| Morse code, Mr. Neilsson provided}: | However, in order to obtain ‘the| and in the United. States 1,000 watts.
It-is the ambition of 1 many. 1 boy covered the potentiality of the radio the members with electronic. theory; | latter. license," the “amateur “must | One ‘very interesting’ fact is* that |”
and not @ few. adults to communicate! Wave itis a full house. | Belonging to the club proved no easy | have been in the possession of the! amateur radio: operatcrs .welcoine |.
with fae off countries by means of| LOCAL CLUB a . »short cut to the desired radio. ama-; ordinary “amateur“license foi one! opportunities” to” transmit,. free. of).
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these circumstances are|.teur license and soon the member- | full’ year and must -be able to send !:charge, ‘private messages. or to re- i ;
is a reality fora: small. group of | no. secret . to. Bob. Seymour, ‘Melvyn! ship dropped down: to ‘only four who, Morse: code -at the rate of 15 words lay -received: calls to. their. destina- |.
-youthiut radio hams in Sidney. | Dear, Ron Parish, Tom Mackenzie’! finally, succeeded. a minute. it-is “not t | tion: Sand’ ie sok I iy ae
These youngsters are readily iden- and Fred Silvergieter, who form the , n ‘gener _ y 00 expensive f10W ever, WIS prosab y “ more |
ad oe local Radio Amateur Club. Except} Although ” both — senicr operators,|'to become ‘owner of a ham station widely. known™ that’: ham © staticns ;
tified DY their affinity with their | for Fred, who attends Mount Newton, Mr. Harker.and. Mr. Neilsson, are consisting -of transmitter, receiver, “| often transmit, receive-or relay dis-| — : ot, oe Tere:
sets. They will sit, for hours listen- | all of them are pupils. of -North|.active club members no longer, the; variable frequency "oscillator andj tréss calls.” Emergency calls, start- Ham station operator and member of the local radio amateurs club,
jing to the chirping sounds of. the Saanich high setiool,. - | former still-serves the club in’ anj antenna.. ing out with the letters QRRR. the| Melvin Dear, of 1175: Queens Ave., at his. set with ° which he can. com:
_ Morse code coming out of the ether. Al ince” ay s f. advisory papaetty on reauent ; occa- |. Building such ‘a station from. sc rapt land S.O.S.. are usually transmitted municate over long distances. : :

The unititiated hears the equivalent |. A moet uf hree | S Lobe pik in a sions. will-cost approximately $50: :There e| toa ‘designated hetwork~ amateur
an. hieroglyphics and un-| tember, 1957,.a. group of 15 esta - | Now’ Bob Seymour; president ‘of | are still other means of becoming anj operator who relays the message to} to make their. services’ more effect- | ing after hay aving ‘obtained: the” “Yes:
a osmrarer pene maya | tie club, teaches theory, and Melvin| independent amateur. If one plans! its destination by means of ‘trans-| ive: In:the United States and in dif- | quired license... Practically the whole...
| Dear, treasurer, instructs in Morse. to buy a station one can spend as | mitter or phones.” : | ferent + provinces. in» Canada such | world is available just by. turning.on...

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short wave ‘transmitters. That dream |. However,

| code. Although the club is. incl! ned! much as 35,000. But $200 will buy: Recently..a” ham station operator license plates are already realized: | the radio..set and by- ‘touching © the...
‘to increase membership, Bob°-ad- the necessary, ham. station equip-| in’ Nebraska, U.S:A;, contributed Although jt-is not: easy to become. | key: to be. magically. connected: with :
vises ‘those. interested to: wait until} ment. ~ Still another: possibility ‘is~ to; ar eatly t to the emergency action dure, a radio amateur; it- is‘ very 1 rewa ard- ii someone far away. : -

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~The local club is small: but its} 21,000:-0F THEM). “Amateurs here in, B.C. ‘are ‘strive.
-members: assist each other with About 21.000: radio amateurs in | ‘ing for special: ‘license aad on. cars"
constructive help and advice... At} approximately 300 coutitries have the }'~
present the. enthusiastic radio fans opportunity of communicating with

-are working (on ‘a new club house} each other: A vcluminous directory'| ° 6 Way ay ¢C t
on: the property: cf Melvin Dear’s) names them. all and gives addresses | ays u

parents on Queens Ave. - and-.call- letters of each individual |
- The candidate: for “an amateur i: amateur, Your Medical Costs

‘radio license. must ‘possess. a_thor- | ' Each country is divided into call |

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