Australian National 4WD Radio Network News.

Newsflash: The licence has been received for the VKS-737 Australian National 4WD Radio Network Base at St. Mary's Tasmania. The base will commence basic operation on the 9th of December 1997. The operators of the base will be Michael, Gerald & Wendy Aulich who can be contacted by telephone on (03) 6372 2283 or fax on (03) 6372 2777.

Testing of the base will commence on the 9th with a planned daily voice schedule between 1930 & 2000 hrs Tasmanian Time. Initially the sked will commence on 5455kHz, then rotate around the other Network frequencies as required.

The Selcall numbers for the base will be:

0043 with Selective Beacon,

0701 with 0799 Beacon.

The beacons will be operational 24 hours a day.

Please Note: In the early stages both transmitters may or may not be operational at all times. Daytime operation of the base will initially be subject to an operator being available, however when the remote interconnect unit becomes operational on Selcall 0701 to 0798 then we should be able to provide extended coverage hours via a team of volunteer operators.

Further updates on the progress of the base will be announced via the 4WD Internet Magazine. For further information on the Australian National 4WD Radio Network Inc. please contact Steve Johnson the Network Coordinator.

The Australian National 4WD Radio Network Inc. is a public benevolent institution. All gifts of $2.00 or more to the Network are allowable tax deductions to the donor under Section 78(4) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936.

See also the A4WDRN cross-reference page