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COMMUNICATOR

e-Volume12, Issue 2 February 17

AGM 28th February

S.A.

EST. 1976

The Communicator No 623

Feb 2017 Direct all enquiries to

ACRM SA Inc. PO Box 69 MUNNO PARA SA 5115

DIV INC. 1979

OFFICIAL JOURNAL of the Australian Citizen Radio Monitors. S.A. Inc.

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INDEX What’s where in the Communicator. 1. PRESSIE’S PRATTLE. 48’s whinge for the month. 3. RALLY ROUND UP. What’s been & what’s coming. 3. TREASURE TROVE. 49’s bit about a good idea. 4. TUCK’S TALE Over worked & underpaid. 5. CROSSWORD. Last month’s crossword answers. 6. GREETINGS Birthday wishes to our August members. 6. CLASSIFIEDS. Member’s Sell, Buy or Exchange. 6. MEMBER’S Contributions to our delinquency. 7. TECH TIPS Rep woes 9. MINUTES. Of the Special Mtg. Jan 17. 11. IN THE KITCHEN. 12. CROSSWORD. This Month’s Crossword. 14. Editorial for the Communicator must reach the Editor on or before the third Thursday of the month for inclusion in that month’s issue. Any and all articles are welcome, however the editors reserve the right to vet the content suitability for publication. To submit articles, items for publication, letters to the editor or to ask questions of our technical writers, please address all correspondence to The Editor at the address shown on the front cover or via email to [email protected] If you know of anyone who wants to advertise in the Communicator, space and charges are available on request, speak to a committee member for more information.

ACRM SA Inc. c\- Chris or Phil 08 8522 6081.

Editors Phil Richards 08 8522 6081 e-mail:- [email protected] Chris Richards 08 8522 6081 e-mail:- [email protected]

Graham Tucker 08 8523 1082 e-mail:- [email protected] Webmaster: Adrian Menzel 08 8210 0310 e-mail:- [email protected] Or via our postal address, PO Box 69 Munno Para SA 5115 Meeting dates.

ACRM SA Inc. Meetings are on the FOURTH TUESDAY of each month. There is no Meeting in December. January’s meeting is on the 24th.

February’s meeting (AGM) is on the 28th. ACRM SA Inc. Meetings are held at 3 Redmond Rd. Collinswood. SA.

Gawler/Barossa general meetings are bi-monthly, on the THIRD TUESDAY of the month. Also no meeting in December.Next meeting November 15th 2016.

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I presume this will sound a bit trite but unless you are in a different part of the world, you are probably festived out and thoroughly sick of the heat. Along with power outages, something that is becoming a way of life, it seems we’ve been issued with a little bit of hell on earth. I urge you all to take care whether it be on holidays or just the daily drudge, driving to work, you must remember that there are bigger idiots than yourself on the road and each one is on a path of destruction. The idea is not to be on the same path. The committee usually holds a Special meeting early in January to sort out items for the AGM next month. With one thing and another, it got to Mag time and the meeting hadn’t taken place so with the aid of modern electronics and a few emails, we covered the important bits and held the meeting a week later. One of the important things is notifying the members of who has been nominated for committee positions this year. See list later. One change to the line-up is that of Training Officer. Nev 228 has not stood for re-election, owing to ill health. He feels he can no longer devote the required time into doing the position justice. In withdrawing his nomination, he thanked all for their loyalty over the years and wishes his successor every success. In lieu of my normal article this month, I would like to say thanks for the support afforded me this year and say that a committee position is only as easy as you the members allow. I know I’ve had my share of woes during my stint in office and I’m thankful to you all for your understanding and assistance where possible. I was looking down the barrel of losing a leg at one stage but thankfully, I’ve managed to keep it, for which I have some very dedicated medical staff to thank.

We have had no requests for postal votes and the only nominations for Committee positions are for the current committee. Nominations are now closed and the following are the nominees for the 2017-18 period. Three Executive positions President / Chairman. Phil 48 Secretary Graham 141 Treasurer Chris 49 and Four committee positions. Trevor 120, Elaine 43 & Graham 44. The forth position will be treated as a casual vacancy & handled by the committee.

RALLY ROUND-UP; Trev 120:

PRESSIE’S PRATTLE:

Return’s Officer’s Report.


On the night of 27th December ’16 I was sound asleep and Phil 48 was in the lounge room watching TV. At approximately 12.30/12.45 we heard an extremely loud noise outside and Phil went to see what it was. A complete branch of next door’s Native Frangipani tree had landed on our carport roof. As we couldn’t do anything about it then we both went to bed. Not long after that we heard two little beeps, to which Phil asked, “What was that?” I looked at the clock, which was no longer lit up and figured we had just lost power. We realised later that the beeps would have been the UPS (uninterrupted power supply) cutting in. When we got up in the morning, with no power, I went to the caravan to get the gas stove and kettle to make our coffees. Our chain saws are all electric and without getting the generator out as well the branch was to stay where it was. We had some relief from the heat when we went to our first son Adrian and Donna’s as they still had power. After spending some time with them and the two Great Grandies we came back to a very hot house. The message at that stage was that power would be restored by 8.15 that night. I decided to clear up the pine tree and Native Frangipani debris, which completely filled the green waste bin. Later on Phil decided to get out the generator but as he unlocked the garage door I called out that the power was back on. It was now 4.30pm, which was a nice reprieve from the original hoped time of 8.15 that night but a far cry from the people who were still without power days later. On Wednesday night I had been out and on returning parked my car further out than normal. I had just come inside when we heard another strange noise. The branch had been blown off the carport and landed where my car would normally have been. The next day after cutting the branch into logs and stripping the leaves and twigs the green waste bin was again chocker block full. We put aside the logs so that someone can use them for fire wood. My car received some small scratches where the smaller twigs had connected. Call it intuition or just good luck, I’m glad I had parked the car further back that night. Without these occurrences we would have very little to write about in the magazines

TREASURE TROVE;Chris 49:


Odds & Ends, by Phil 48 In reference to the Mt. Rufus repeater, I figured it would be back in service by now and in fact, it should be – but half-way through the repairs, I remembered the complaint early last year which ended up with the power being turned off, because of the power supply/UPS is of switch-mode construction, allegedly causing interference to FM broadcast. I’m going to use an older type power supply to alleviate any chance of that occurrence. I had a visit this week from a member of the Medical centre at Adelaide Road, Gawler. Its called “A Care Program” visit and its designed to check out the ability of old blokes to survive at home on their own. Now, I seem to think I can get most things under control, but I listened to her suggestions and as we talked, I realised that there were some aspects of house keeping that may need some improvement. As a result, I rang a Government Dept called “My Aged Care” and I will have an assessment next week to see how they can help me. I’m looking forward to clean windows and a house clear of cobwebs.

TUCK’S TALES: Graham 141:


JANUARY’S

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

N O E L O B S C U R E D

E E B A H E O I

C A R O L E R E X P E L

K Y U M S O L

L I E D E T E C T O R S

A S N M T H

C R E A S E A U S S I E

E P I B S R E A L

S C O U N T E R C L A I M

T C G L L P D S

O C H R E F R E E D O M

M A R R S L A

B U L L S E Y E K E E N Wanted to sell, buy, or exchange ads are free to members. Please contact a committee member or send your ad to The Editor c/- ACRM at the address on the cover. You can also email it to The Editor c/- [email protected]

WANTED TO SELL, BUY OR EXCHANGE

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS & BEST WISHES A Birthday greeting for February is extended to: Eric 38 for the 15th. Many happy returns of the day Eric. This area looks horribly empty when there is only one birthday greeting for the month. The spreadsheet had a couple of ex members listed for Feb, but being ex-members, a mention is not required. As far as best wishes go, I can only iterate Nev 228 is doing it hard and we hope things start to improve.


This bunch comes from Chris 49. You may have heard these before but I still get a laugh out of them. Extracts received at the Edinburgh Welfare office. “I am enclosing the certificate with six children. One of them is a mistake as you will see when you look into it . . .” “The man I lived with won’t work. As he wants to know if my husband is died. Will you search the records office for me and let me know . . .” “In accordance with your instructions. I have gave birth to twins in the enclosed envelope . . .” “I want money badly as quick as you can send it. I have been in bed with the doctor for a week and he doesn’t seem to be doing any good. If things don’t improve I shall have to change my doctor . . .” “Milk is needed for the baby. Father is unable to supply it. Please send me a form for a supply of milk for having babies at reduced rates . . .” “I should have my pension now my son is in charge of a spittoon . . .” These are Insurance claims “Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don’t have ”; “The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out of its way when it struck my front end”; “I thought my window was down, but I found it was up when I put my hand thru it”; “I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way”; “A truck backed through my windshield into my wife’s face”;

MEMBER’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR DELINQUENCY


“A pedestrian hit me and went under my car”; “The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him”; “I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law, and headed for the embankment”; “As I approached the intersection a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before, I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident”; “To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian”; “My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle”; “I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat I found that I had a fractured skull”; “The pedestrian had no idea which direction to run, so I ran over him”; “The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth”; “An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle and vanished”; “I saw a slow-moving sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car”; “I had been driving forth years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident”; Bloopers in the Church Magazines This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south end and north end of the church. Children will be baptised at both ends.


On Tuesday at 4 pm there will be an Ice Cream Social. Would ladies giving milk please come early. On Wednesday the Ladies’ Literary Society will meet. Mrs Johnson will sing “Put me in my little bed” accompanied by the Pastor. On Thursday at 5 pm there will be a meeting of the “Little Mothers’ Club. All those wishing to become “Little Mothers” please see Father Murphy in his study after the service. The service today will end with a prayer of thanks for “Little Drops of Water”. One of the men will start quietly, then the rest of the congregation will join in. The ladies of the church have cast-off clothing of every kind; they can be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon. On Sunday a special collection will be taken to defray the expense of a new carpet. If you are wanting to do something on the carpet, please come forward and get your paper. Tonight’s sermon is entitled “What is Hell?” Please come early and listen to our choir practice. Tech Tips; Phil 48: I never realised how much one gets used to and depends on a computer. It’s not that long ago we never even had computers and producing a mag was a daunting task – but more than that, they slowly took over our lives. It would be hard to come up with something that didn’t rely on, or isn’t run by computer technology. One area we have been personally affected is the radio equipment we use as a tool of trade. I’m referring to the programming of the channels in our radios and the problems that are created everytime Microsoft decide to bring out a new version of their wonderful Windows.) I’m not against progress – not until their step forward is our step backwards, anyway.


Anyone ever wonder why there has been a plethora of versions since Windows XP? I can’t answer that question – but by their own admission. Vista was the new way to go until there were so many complaints that Seven suddenly appeared as the new improved, supposedly trouble free version. It too copped its fair share of criticism, consisting mainly of compatibility problems, which brings us to Windows 8, you may remember the advertising hype pushed the fact that we listened and it was designed by all the average people who also complained about Seven. The upshot was that eight too copped bad reviews, eventually leading to Windows Ten. Why no nine? I can’t answer that either but I think it has to do with trying to give the impression it’s new and not just another fix in the long list of versions. They’d already had one go at a name change, Vista and I don’t think they wanted to re risk another major uproar. I remember a situation that occurred at one of the big retail outlets, when the sales person said to a customer, This is about the best lap-top you can buy but unfortunately it comes with Vista, if you don’t like it, bring it back under warranty, we will down grade it to XP for you. Not all PC’s could be downgraded, in particular Lap-tops, because the components used were built around the newer operating system and drivers for the older OS’s (Operating systems) were not available. In some cases the only change to a lap-top model was the OS and had the same components as the prior model and these were easily converted. Not so easy was conning Microsoft into activating XP with the Vista Key that was licensed to that computer. In most cases the operators were happy to issue another number, I guess it beats arguing about something they were not totally committed to anyway.


Minutes of the Special Meeting of ACRM SA Inc, held on 15 January 2017 at Evanston Park

Meeting Opened at 1400 Hrs President Welcomed All Present 141,49,48,44,120,43 Apology 228 Minutes of Meeting Nov 2016 read Moved 141 Sec 120 Carried Correspondence 16I/42-47 In 160/005-13 Out Moved 249 Sec120

Reports President Nil Secretary (1) Sent out Xmas cards.

(2)Thanks to all Committee Treasurer Bal $8750.33 Income $768 Expenses $408.96 Including C Belt balance of $3975.09 Moved 44 Sec 141 Carried. Training Officer Apology Rally Co-ord Need for Comms Improvement. Eg Base Antennae and mobile as minimum equipment. Hand helds can be used once good comms are established on mobile. Social Sec Did well with Raffle. Nice to do better (more Donations) would be strived for next year. Resources Nil Gen Business. 120. Query re purchasing marquee. To get details Nominations President 48 Phil Secretary 141 Graham Treasurer 49 Chris Rally Co-ord 120 Trevor Social Sec 43 Elaine Resources 44 Graham Phil to check for service awards. Next Meeting #389 January 24th at Collinswood. Meeting Closed at 1510


CHEESY-MITE SCROLLS

2 cups S R flour 30g butter, chopped 1 cup buttermilk ¾ cup grated reduced-fat tasty cheese 2 tblspns Vegemite® Method: - Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan forced). Lightly grease and line a large baking sheet. Place flour into a bowl. Add butter. Using finger tips, rub butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre. Add buttermilk with ¼ cup of the cheese. Using a knife, stir until mixture is almost combined, then turn out onto a floured surface. Gently knead dough until smooth. Using a rolling pin, roll dough out to a 24 x 30cm rectangle. Spread Vegemite over the dough. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese. Roll up firmly. Cut log into 10 slices. Lay slices flat and roll gently to about 3cm thick. Place scrolls onto baking sheet. Brush with extra milk. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden and cooked through.

MORE SAVOURY SNACK IDEAS TO TRY

Spray pita bread with olive oil and sprinkle with dukkah and grated cheese. Cut into triangles and bake for 5-6 minutes until crisp.

-o-o-o- Press puff pastry squares into a greased muffin pan. Add chopped ham, chives

and crack an egg into each one. Bake in a hot oven for 30 minutes. -o-o-o-

Slice sweet potato into thin ribbons. Deep-fry in hot oil for 1-2 minutes until crisp. Drain on paper towel, sprinkle with plain or chicken salt to serve.

-o-o-o- Cut celery sticks into 10cm lengths. Fill with cream cheese and top with grated

carrot and chopped cranberries. Chill. -o-o-o-

IN THE KITCHEN WITH CHRIS 49.


PIZZA MUFFINS

2 cups self-raising flour 1 ½ cups grated reduced-fat tasty cheese 225g can pineapple pieces in juice, drained, chopped 1 tblspn chopped parsley 1 egg, lightly beaten 2 tblspns reduced-fat tomato paste 1 ¼ cups milk Method: - Preheat oven to 180�C (160°C fan forced). Spray 12 holes of a ⅓ cup capacity muffin pan cooking spray. Combine flour, 1 cup of cheese, pineapple, ham and parsley in a bowl. In a jug, whisk together the egg, tomato paste, milk and ¼ cup of vegetable oil. Add to flour mixture and mix until just combined. Spoon the mixture into muffin holes, sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake for 25-30 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

SATAY CHICKEN SPUDS

6-8 large potatoes, washed 1 tblspn butter 100g spinach 3 cups shredded chicken meat ¾ cup satay sauce, warmed Method: - Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and cook for 15 minutes until tender. Drain. Allow to cool slightly. Cut a cross in the top of each potato and push the base with your fingers to open out. Melt butter in a pan, sauté spinach leaves until wilted and divide between potatoes. Top each potato with shredded chicken and spoon over satay sauce. Serve with steamed vegetables and garnish with shredded snow peas to serve.


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ACROSS (Feb) 1. Palm tree fruit. 3. Meandered. 9. They make a Coven. .10. Bank vaults. 11..People who attend Plays. 13. Injures. 15. Road. 17. Bay to city for example (8, 4). 20. Keyboard instrument. 21. Conformers. 22. Not looking forward to. 23. Work vehicles. DOWN 1. USA term for CBD. 2. Name 4. Church walkways. 5. Not haappy. 6. Umpire. 7. Twilight.. 8. Precious gem (5, 7). 12. Non-believers. 14. Not informed. 16. Was tossed. 18. Turn something away. 19. Potato (slang).

A word of thanks to our sponsors, some old, some new. An old stalwart Foodland, Gawler, thank you and we welcome a few newies.

Robern Menz, Office Works, Maccas, K Mart & Motorcycle House. Their assistance is greatly appreciated. Please show your support by supporting them.

February Crossword Puzzle, compiled by Chris 49.

Answers next month.


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