News from the amateur radio clubs around Queensland, Australia.

This week, from John VK4DPM of the Darling Downs Radio Club.

The address to send news to is: qnews@wia.org.au

VERY, VERY SAD NEWS.

VK4ZPP GEOFF EMORY 2025 10 10 (vk4bb)

IT IS WITH A HEAVY HEART that I ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF VK4ZPP, GEOFF EMORY. GEOFF'S WIFE DAWN CALLED ME FRIDAY EVENING TO SAY GEOFF DID NOT MAKE IT THROUGH SURGERY THAT EVENING AT THE HERVEY BAY HOSPITAL, WHERE HE HAD SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS. GEOFF OF COURSE WAS THE MAINSTAY, THE BACK BONE OF THIS QNEWS BULLETIN FOR SOME 15 YEARS, SINCE THE WIA BECAME A NATIONAL BODY. WITHOUT VK4ZPP'S WEEKLY CONTRIBUTION, AND IN MANY CASES HIS HAD BEEN THAT WEEKS ONLY CONTRIBUTION, QNEWS AND A LOCAL VK4 NEWS WOULD HAVE CEASED MANY A MOON AGO. TO DAWN, THE FAMILY, TO GEOFF'S MANY FRIENDS, AND TO YOU, THE LISTENERS OF QNEWS WE ALL WILL MISS HIM DREADFULLY. AS GEOFF ALWAYS SAID AT THE CONCLUSION " THAT'S WHAT I THINK-- HOW ABOUT YOU".. THIS TIME THERE IS NO THOUGHT -- WE WILL MISS HIM.. RIP VK4ZPP ANOTHER SILENT KEY.

Graham Kemp VK4BB, producer of QNews.