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CB Radio Technical Information
26 November 2007
UHF Citizen Band Channel Chart
The 476MHz band is divided into 40 channels, these channel numbers are standard throughout Australia (New Zealand has different channel numbers). Channels 1 to 8 inclusive are allocated for repeater operation exclusively with channel 5 reserved for emergency use, this also means that channels 31 to 38 inclusive are utilised for the reverse repeater channels. Channels 9 to 30 inclusive and channels 39 and 40 are allocated for simplex or "point to point" operation.
Various channels within the simplex section have assumed popularity for certain activities, these are:
Channel 11 - a calling frequency to establish an annonymous contact.
Channel 40 - Highway "Trucks'.
Channel 18 - Caravans.
Channel 27 - Pacific Highway..
QVVA usually use Channel 14, depending on radio traffic at the time.
The Great Gatsby
27 November 2007
What is the historical background to the "Great Gatsby",what`s it all about?
The "Great Gatsby" is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It focuses on a young man Jay Gatsby a wealthy New Yorker of indeterminant occupation possibly a "speak easy" who made millions from bootleg alcohol and underground salons in the prohibition era. Gatsby resided in the Long Island district of West Egg ,however he falls in love with a woman of the social elite of East Egg, he threw lavish parties every weekend in an effort to win her hand but no matter how he tried his wealth could not afford him the priveleges enjoyed by those born into the upper class. Tthe author describes in great detail their high fashon, beautiful clothing, lavish parties, ostentatious mansions, stylish cars, -- money was of no consideration hence the word "Great" was associated with anything Gatsby organised. This was the Roaring Twenties also known as the Jazz Age. It is not hard to conjure up in ones mind what a Great Gatsby Picnic would be like --long cars to long cigarette holders, fine bone china, the best silverware and twenties fashon like you wouldn't beleive. The 2010 QVVA Great Gatsby Weekend will be held on 18th-19th Sept in conjunction with the First Settlement Festival at Redcliffe.
At Last Somebody Has Done It.
1 December 2007
New Photo Album
1 December 2007
Specialised Restoration Services.
12 May 2009
QVVA Recommended Suppliers List.
Members have had difficulty in sourcing services and suppliers sympathetic to vintage vehicle restoration and repairs, this has led to a list being compiled from information supplied by members who have been satisfied with particular goods and services to the point where they can be recommended to fellow members. The Recommended Suppliers List can be viewed on the "FOR SALE" page.
Concessional Vehicle Registration Limitations.
4 October 2008
A Guide to Those Contemplating Concessional Registration.
It is a condition for a vehicle registered under the "Special Interest Vehicle Registration Concession" (SIV) scheme that you are a current member of an incorporated car club or association and your vehicle is limited to the following :
1. Participating in rallies organised by the car club.
2. Participating in processions for which a permit has been issued under the Transport Operations Regulation 2005.
3. Exhibiting the vehicle in displays, fetes and the like conducted for religious, charitable or educational purposes.
4. Ceremonial purposes (weddings, formals) involving the immediatele family, and not done for reward.
5. Preparing for, proceeding to, and returning from the above activities.
6. Travel in order to have the vehicle repaired ( a justifiable distance only).
7. Road testing within a 15Km radius from where the vehicle is normally garaged, and not used as a means of transport.
8. Buses can carry non fare paying passengers from an event and return provided the round trip does not exceed 5Km.
9. Heavy vehicles over 4.5t GVM may carry a load provided the GCM does not exceed 50% of the maximum permitted mass for the vehicle configuration, and the load carried must be in relation to or part of the reason for the vehicle's use under the scheme.
PLEASE NOTE- The application for SIV concessional registration must be submitted with a "Membership Declaration Form" and a "Dating Certificate" from an incorporated car club.
Ref: www.transport.qld.gov.au.
Queensland Historic Motoring Council (QHMC)
13 January 2010
Name Change
During 2009 the former Queensland Combined Council of Historical Vehicle Clubs (QCCHVC) went through a consultation process with it`s clubs over several months. This culminated in a vote which agreed to formally change the name to Queensland Historic Motoring Council (QHMC), effective in late June 2009. The old nickname "Combined Council" was convenient but meant nothing to anyone outside the old car movement. "Historic Motoring Council" by comparison is self explanatory and is now accepted nationally.
