Australian Citizen Radio Monitors. S.A. Inc COMMUNICATOR

Happy New Year 2015 .

COMMUNICATOR Issue 10, Volume 2 February 2015

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In this issue –February 2015 Page# INDEX In this issue, what’s where in the Communicator? 1. PRESSIE’S PRATTLE. Hello ’15 & a welcome. 2. RALLY ROUND-UP. 120 Brings us up-to-date. 3. TREASURE TROVE. Chris 49’s timely reminder. 3 CROSSWORD. Last month’s crossword answers. 4. GREETINGS Birthday wishes to our February members. 4. CLASSIFIEDS Members, sell, buy or exchange 4. TUCK’S TALES. Must have a guardian angel. 6. REMINISCING 48 reflects. 8. MEMBER’S Contributions to our delinquency. 9. EOY AND OTHER STUFF Just another name for the picture page 10. MINUTES. Of the 368th OCM, EOY,Nov ’14. 11. CROSSWORD This month’s Crossword 12. 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 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 8581 7149 e-mail:- [email protected] Or via our postal address, PO Box 69 Smithfield Plains SA 5114

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 27th. February’s AGM is on the 24th.

ACRM SA Inc. Meetings are held at 3 Redmond Rd. Colinswood. SA.

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

Next meeting 20th Jan 2015

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Welcome to 2015 one & all, welcome also to a new sponsor. Motor Cycle House has come on board this year to help us out, with what I hope will be a long and profitable liaison for all. Keep your eyes on the advertisement pages for further information. Also note that ACRM members have been offered a

10% discount on all purchases. The Gods were smiling on us on the 11th Jan, when we held the 2015

Special Committee meeting, as it was quite a nice day and considering what we had been through around the time of the fires, it was a pleasant surprise. The special meeting held each January is important in many ways. In order to print names of the nominees for Committee positions in the Communicator, early enough for postal votes to be received prior to the AGM next month, it is an ideal time to discuss and formulate who wants to stand for positions that year. Another item on the agenda each year is to work out who, if any, are eligible for life membership and service awards. Rest assured you are all in the running and no good deed, loyalty or time of service, goes by without some form of recognition. However, to maintain surprise factor, you won’t see it printed here before it occurs.

Breaking in a new computer has so many quirks, one that stands out is that nothing is in the custom dictionaries so stuff that has been happily accepted as spelled correctly, is now incorrect again. I wonder if dictionaries can be imported? Hi everyone, I hope you are rested and ready for the 2015 onslaught. The Calendar hasn’t progressed as well as hoped, meaning I still have many gaps that are to be confirmed. However, the regulars alone, would keep us busy

I know I’ve pushed this barrow before but it cannot be said enough. Our image is not one of slobs so during this break, how about throwing your vest/s in the wash and giving them a spruce up? Another important thing to remember, keep your handhelds charged. We have learnt the hard way that long breaks take their toll on equipment batteries.

PRESSIE’S PRATTLE; Phil 48:

Rally Round-up; Trev 120:

Treasure Trove; Chris 49:


If anyone has one of those jumper starter batteries with heavy-duty red and black leads attached, be advised, there are many brands and battery capacities, however one thing in common is the SLA battery, which the Guru tells me is Sealed Lead Acid and if allowed to go flat will not always recover when trying to charge it so about every 4 to 6 weeks put it on charge. On the newer Jump starters, I notice they now include a warning to that affect, also recommending a regular charge. Probably a pity no one knew it earlier, a new battery for those things is dearer than the jump starter, and when the starters go out on special they are cheaper than a new battery.

Luckily mine was charged as I was asked if I had any jumper leads the other day and without dragging half the boot and spare tyre out to find mine, I offered the “jump starter,” which did the job, elevating me to heroine status for the day.

My sincerest wishes are extended to all and hope 2015 is a safe and prosperous time for you and your families.

A little bit of nostalgia, one of our old caravans. This was at a relay & repeater location at Wickham Hill during a round of the ARC. In order to make enough room inside, we often had to put unneeded furniture outside.


LAST MONTH’S

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WANTED TO SELL, BUY OR EXCHANGE For Sale, Hand Held UHF Radio - Motorola GP339 complete with Impress Adaptive Charger Cradle, Headset with a PTT Button and Earphone and Programming Cable with a USB connection. There is no charging transformer with it, however you can use a GME Electrophone PS001 Charger and it plugs into the back of the cradle. It has been programmed with the ACRM and 40 CB Channels. -Switchable Channel Spacing (12.5/20/25KHz) Price: $200.00 ONO, contact Adrian 423 on 85817149. For Sale, C. Sternberg, Steel frame upright piano , $200. Contact Barbara on 84439397.

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]

GREETINGS & GOOD WISHES Birthday wishes for February are extended to: Eric 38 for the 15th Congratulations Eric & many happy returns of the day. I guess February is 9 months after nothing too. I should add that we have had members who would have kept 232 company last month & 38 this month but alas, in one-way or another, no longer with us.

Last month’s CROSSWORD ANSWERS


To obtain a template on which to type up this edition of Tucks tales, I selected the Jan

To obtain a template on which to type up this edition of Tucks tales, I selected the Jan 2014 version which referred to 222, Daniel’s unfortunate experience when buying a new mower, and the relief he had received via the assistance of a Guardian Angel to ease the pain. Now I can’t remember the story of the Guardian Angel statue and I will not be going to ask him… He’s bigger than me. Any way, we all appear to have got through another Christmas and New Year Celebrations, and have also survived the terrible bushfires that burnt out such a huge area of the Adelaide Hills and so many homes and buildings. Could it be that Guardian Angel, hovers over most of us? Once again the Volunteers of the CFS and Police and all the other services that come to the fore in emergencies such as this must be thanked and congratulated for their dedication. Prior to the introduction of mobile phones and after the release of, at first 27 Mhz citizen band radios, the dedicated monitors of ACRM were always on hand to offer much needed assistance as Volunteers, and that has now progressed to what we do today. Congratulations to all ACRM volunteers & Happy Oz Day.

Tuck’s Tales; Graham 141:


I know I’ve been down this road before but it got to me after swapping computers again and transferring thousands of files around, including the photos in the ACRM folder and was looking at some old pictures of members at the 20th and 30th dinners, when Chris said, “Look how many of them aren’t with us any more.” Alarmingly but without counting, there were maybe 4 that didn’t appear in the 30th photos, just 10 years later. Heaven knows how many won’t be at the 40th in a couple of years time. Yep 2017 will be 40 years of ACRM (Monitors) and about 43 years of ACRM, the movement. You don’t have to be too clever to figure out that unless we get a surge of new blood to keep this thing afloat, there will be precious few of us old codgers about and a 50th Dinner may only be a dream of what might have been, which would be sad as a Happy Five-Oh would be a great milestone to achieve and it would bare witness to the past 49 years not being in vane. Strangely but timely, I’ve been asked to give a talk about CB and ACRM to a group at Salisbury sometime in February, which may stir up some new interest. I’m looking forward to it but with slight trepidation, as my public speaking skills seemed to go walkabout after my first stroke and it is some 20 years since my last attempt at a recruitment talk, which if I remember correctly was at a Toyota club member’s meeting. Those busy but hectic days have a history of their own and formed the base of our recruitment drives, that and putting us on displays at various show days and a popular show was the Australia-Day Festival at Salisbury each year. At the last one we did, we got one application for membership from a man at West Beach and although he joined and underwent training, he never got actively involved in any events, thus slowly went by the wayside. We had got to a point where promotion days were more chore than pleasure so they also died out. One of the last ones was at Mt Pleasant, a combined swap meet and 4WD day. However, people were starting to lose interest in CB by then and we received only a few enquiries as to what we did now so interest on our part waned also, it was easier to stay home, do nothing and still achieve the same result. Word of mouth, by monitors to mates was by now the best way to get members and for a while was very productive but like all things, change is inevitable and from time to time exposure was the only way to get known. This led to the odd event but the result was still poor. Unlike CB in its boom, when we had a lot of interest from people wanting to do something with their hobby, as opposed to just playing pseudo amateur and jabbering on senselessly to other like minded people. They, like us, decided there had to be more to just playing with radios and the chance to help someone was appealing. People who buy CB’s now, do so for different reasons, most already have a need and are not looking for something else. A good example of this is 4WD and convoy work. However, changes are again afoot and a social side of CB is emerging. Many of the weekend warriors now have signs on their caravans inviting other CB’ers to make contact on a certain channel and they will often meet up for a pow-wow at a camp site, thus CB is

Reminiscing; Phil 48:


again a way for people to enjoy their equipment and maybe look for something else to enhance their experience. I think the early CB’ers saw it as a hobby, where as nowadays it’s a necessity. Although if one listens to the activity on Repeater one for example, you just scratch your head and wonder how long it will take for the children to grow up. There is a certain amount of pressure to put the Ch 5 emergency repeater back on air but I’m reticent to instigate a move in that direction for the fear it will be back up for 5 minutes before, as it happened in the past, every idiot and his dog will find it and we will have another mess on our hands. In the early days, anyone heard on the emergency channel was either in need of assistance or there by mistake so if a monitor approached the station and explained it was the emergency channel, an apology was usually forthcoming and they gladly changed channel. Anyone caught using the channel now is usually there by choice and legit callers would be unable to make a call anyway. Thus, any approach by a monitor to appeal to the caller usually ends in a tirade of abuse, which only adds to the interference on the channel. I could fill pages with this subject, as I’m sure many of you could – but it won’t get this mag printed so its time to put it to rest. However I still have to fill this page. Many years ago now a Quilty was planned for Clare and in 2009 a ride was held in the area at Bungaree Station, a rather nice still working station in the Area, so I’ve picked a couple of photos from that ride Adrian 423 was on this control, Pictured waiting and working..


You can blame me for the “Philosophers of this Century.” Some are simply brilliant and too good not to print, 48. ~ John Glenn... As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder. *************************************************** *********** ~ Desmond Tutu... When the white missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes but when we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land. *************************************************** *********** ~ David Letterman... America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked. *************************************************** *********** ~ Howard Hughes... I'm not a paranoid, deranged millionaire. God dammit, I'm a billionaire. *************************************************** *********** ~ Old Italian proverb... After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box. *************************************************** *********** ~ Betsy Salkind... Men are like linoleum floors. Lay 'em right and you can walk all over them for thirty years. *************************************************** *********** ~ Jean Kerr... The only reason they say 'Women and children first' is to test the strength of the lifeboats. *************************************************** *********** ~ Zsa Zsa Gabor... I've been married to a communist and a fascist, and neither would take out the garbage. *************************************************** ***********

Member’s contributions to our Delinquency:


~ Jeff Foxworthy... You know you're a redneck if your home has wheels and your car doesn't. *************************************************** *********** ~ Prince Philip... When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife. *************************************************** *********** ~ Emo Philips... A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick-boxing. *************************************************** *********** ~ Harrison Ford... Wood burns faster when you have to cut and chop it yourself. *************************************************** *********** ~ Spike Milligan... The best cure for Sea Sickness, is to sit under a tree. *************************************************** *********** ~ Robin Hall... Lawyers believe a person is innocent until proven broke. *************************************************** *********** ~ Jean Rostand... Kill one man and you're a murderer, kill a million and you're a conqueror. *************************************************** *********** ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger... Having more money doesn't make you happier. I have 50 million dollars but I'm just as happy as when I had 48 million. I’m not sure who sent me this but I know quite a few, whose humour it would fit. “Little Johnny Strikes Again.” Clive Palmer was visiting a Sydney primary school and the class was in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked Mr Palmer if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'Tragedy'. So our illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a 'Tragedy' A little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playin' in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.' 'Incorrect,' said Palmer. 'That would be an accident.'


A little girl raised her hand: 'If a school bus carrying fifty children drove over a cliff, killing everybody inside, that would be a tragedy.' 'I'm afraid not', explained Palmer, 'that's what we would refer to as a great loss'. The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Palmer searched the room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?' Finally, at the back of the room, little Johnny raised his hand and said: 'If a plane carrying you, Mr. Abbott, Mr.Lazarus and all the other P.U.P members was struck by a 'friendly fire' missile & blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy.' 'Fantastic' exclaimed Palmer, 'and can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?' 'Well Sir', said Johnny, 'by the process of trial and elimination, it has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn't be a great loss, and highly unlikely to be a bloody accident either!' Morris , an 82 year-old man, goes to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor sees Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. The doctor sidles up to Morris and whispers, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?' Morris replied, 'Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'' The doctor somewhat shocked says, 'Good Heavens, NO! What I said was, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful.' A little old man shuffles slowly into an ice cream parlour and with great effort pulls himself painfully, up onto a stool. After catching his breath, he orders a banana split. The waitress asks, 'Crushed nuts?' 'No,' he retorts, 'Arthritis.' During a visit to my doctor, I asked him, "How do you determine whether or not an older person should be put in an old age home?" "Well," he said, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the person to empty the bathtub." "Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket because it is bigger than the spoon or the teacup.." "No" he said. "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you require a bed near a window?"


KIDS 1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up. 2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children. 3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young. 4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. 5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children worse than your own. 6. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in. A Doctor, talking to his rather overweight patient, said “These aren’t Weight watchers pills, I’m afraid you have been reading it upside-down. The W W, is actually M & M.” A 72 year old fisherman was sitting in his boat the other day when he heard a voice say, “Pick me up.”He looked around and couldn't see anyone. He thought he was dreaming when he heard the voice say again, “Pick me up” He looked in the water and there, floating on the top, was a frog. The man said, “Are you talking to me?” “Yes, I’m talking to you. Pick me up then, kiss me and I'll turn into the most beautiful woman you have ever seen. I'll make sure that all your friends are envious and jealous because I will be your bride!” The man looked at the frog for a short time, reached over and picked it up carefully. He then placed it gently in his front pocket. The frog said, “What, are you nuts? Didn't you hear what I said? I said kiss me and I will be your beautiful bride.” The old fisherman opened his pocket, looked at the frog and said, “Nah, at my age I'd rather have a talking frog.”


Minutes of the Special Meeting of ACRM SA Inc, held on 11th January 2015 at Evanston Park.

Meeting Opened at 1430 Hrs President Welcomed all Present 141,49,48,43,44,120,228 Minutes of Meeting Nov 2014 read Moved 49 Sec 120 and carried. Correspondence 14/44-14/49 In Nil Out Moved 228 Sec 44 and carried. Reports President spoke briefly about year ahead. Secretary Responded to President and alluded to the fire damage. Treasurer Bal 6322.59, In 353.00 Out 39.99 Moved 141 Sec 43 Carried. Books closed for Audit (11-01-15) Training Officer Nil Rally Coord Vintage Festival 18/4, another event second week in March.. More

Later. Social Sec Wished all a Happy New Year. Resources Nil Gen Business. Motor Cycle House have offered sponsorship. President to follow up. Nominations for Committee 2015-16: Three executive positions. President 48 Phil. Secretary 141 Graham.

Treasurer 49 Chris and Four Committee positions.

Training Officer 228 Neville. Rally Coord 120 Trevor. Social Sec 43 Elaine.

Resources 44 Graham. Our present Tea “Lady,” 232 John has offered to continue as catering Officer. One nomination for Life Membership received. Phil to check eligibility for service awards. Next Meeting #369 January 27th at Collinswood Meeting Closed at 1520.


Oven temp: 180°C, 350°F 4 large potatoes ½ cup ricotta cheese 2 tblspns grated Parmesan cheese 1 tblspn snipped fresh chives 60g Cheddar cheese Paprika Method: - Boil or microwave potatoes until tender. Drain. Set aside until cool enough to handle. Cut tops from potatoes. Scoop out flesh leaving a 5mm shell. Combine potato flesh, ricotta cheese Parmesan cheese and chives. Season to taste. Spoon into potato shells. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese and Paprika. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cheese melts and top is golden.

Oven temp: 180°C, 350ºF

3 large potatoes, thinly sliced 30g butter 1 cup hot milk 125g grated Cheddar cheese ¼ tsp ground nutmeg 1 onion, sliced Method: -Boil or microwave potato slices until just tender. Drain. Melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour. Cook, stirring for 1 minute. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to the boil. Simmer, stirring until sauce thickens. Remove from heat Stir in cheese and nutmeg. Season to taste. Arrange a layer of potato slices and a layer of onion slices in an ovenproof dish. Pour over half the sauce. Repeat layers. Bake for 25 minutes or until top is golden.

250g oatmeal biscuits, crushed 75g butter, melted 4 eggs, separated 2 tspns grated lemon rind ¾ cup caster sugar ½ cup lemon juice 2 tspns gelatine ¼ cup dry white wine Combine crushed biscuits and melted butter. Press over base and up sides of a 23cm springform tin. Chill. Combine egg yolks, lemon rind and ½ cup sugar. Beat until thick and creamy. Place half the lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to the boil.. Continue beating egg yolk mixture while slowly pouring in hot lemon juice.

In the Kitchen with Chris 49

Ricotta filled potatoes

Potato and Cheese Bake

Lemon Chiffon Pie


Combine gelatine, wine and remaining lemon juice in a heatproof bowl. Place over a saucepan of simmering water. Heat, stirring , until gelatine dissolves. Stir into egg yolk mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add remaining caster sugar. Beat until mixture is glossy. Fold into egg yolk mixture. Spoon into biscuit case. Refrigerate until set.

Oven temp 160°C , 325°F

2 tblspns olive oil 3 rashers bacon, chopped 1 onion, chopped 2 tblspns tomato paste (puree) 750g stewing steak, trimmed of all visible fat, cut into2cm cubes 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tblspns red wine 2 ½ cups beef stock 4 spring onions, chopped Heat oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add bacon and onion. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Increase heat to high. Add steak. Cook, stirring, 3-4 minutes or until brown. Stir in tomato paste, garlic, red wine and stock. Cover. Simmer for 15 minutes. Transfer to a casserole dish. Cover. Bake for 2 ½ hours or until meat is tender. Just before serving sprinkle with spring onions.

Oven temp: 200°C, 400°F 250g shortcrust pastry 250g slivered almonds

ALMOND CARAMEL FILLING 60g butter ¾ cup corn syrup 2 tblspns brandy 2 eggs. Beaten 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten Method: -Roll out pastry to fit a greased 23cm flan tin with a removable base. Bake blind for 10-15 minutes. Remove paper and rice. Bake for 10 minutes longer until pastry is cooked. Cool. Filling: Combine butter, corn syrup and brandy in a saucepan. Cook, stirring, over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until butter melts and mixture is combined. Cool slightly. Whisk in eggs and egg yolks. Sprinkle almonds over base of pastry case. Carefully pour filling into pastry case. Bake at 180°C/350°F for 30 minutes or until filling is firm.

Beef and Red wine Casserole

Almond Caramel Tart


4 eggs, separated ¼ cup orange juice concentrate ½ cup caster sugar 200g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 1 ½ cups cream (double) Method: -Beat egg yolks, orange juice and half the sugar together until thick and creamy. Place chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl. Place over a saucepan of simmering water. Cook, stirring, until chocolate melts and mixture is combined. Beat into egg yolk mixture.

Beat egg whites and remaining sugar together until soft peaks form. Fold chocolate mixture into egg white mixture. Mix until just combined. Divide between serving

glasses. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving. ________________________________________________________________________

Choc-Orange Mousse


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Crossword Puzzle, compiled by Chris 49’s sister Barbara.

Answers next month.

ACROSS 1. Curved structure. 3. Board game. 9. Captain. .10. Barrel-like containers. 11. Arresting. 13. No person 15. Locomotive 17. Annulment. 20. Young trainee. 21. Having no legal force; Invalid: 22. Pressure or tension. 23. Nova. DOWN 1. Restrains oneself. 2. Firm, dry & brittle. 4. Floor covering. 5. Happened by accident. 6. Small hunting dog. 7. Direction. 8. Inflammation of the appendix. 12. Youth. 14. Football inner. 16. Fair hair. 18. Blockhead. 19. Highest playing cards.

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