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VK7 Amateur Radio News 20Dec20
Text edition: VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR DECEMBER 20 2020
(Note.. please remove spaces in email addresses before using)
VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 20th December 2020
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Welcome to the Christmas Edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 20th December 2020. This broadcast is brought to you by
VK7WI, and read today by Rick, VK7RI.
This broadcast utilises repeaters around VK7 and the following HF rebroadcast stations:
On 3.670 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE
On 7.140 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD
On 14.130 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
On 28.525 MHz by Tony, VK7VKT
On DMR Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C by Clayton, VK7ZCR
This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on
repeaters VK7RAA in the North and VK7RTC in the South.
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Contest News
Summer VHF/UHF Field Day
The Field Day is coming up on the 16th and 17th of January from 01:00 UTC – 01:00 UTC. Remember this is the season for workin
g some great distances on the higher bands so depending on the day you just never know where you may end up talking to. There w
ill be quite a number of fellow VK7â€Ös out and about in a few locations and they would love to make a contact with you, and yo
u donâ€Öt have to go portable to participate. Logging is easy as many of the logging programs will be aware of this contest and
do all the point calculations.
There will be activity from 6m all the way up to 3cm. Why not look at building a new antenna for one of the VHF bands and see h
ow far you can reach. There are sections for 8 Hours and for 24 hours if you're very keen.
We plan to use more FM for contacts so that those without SSB equipment can get involved. So even a dual band handheld radio fr
om a good location will be surprisingly efficient and capable.
Hope to hear you on the bands!
73, Richard VK7ZBX
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News from the northwest
CHAT AND SHOW GROUP
The next gathering of the group is to be in January on Saturday the 2nd at our new venue in the Ulverstone Recreation Centre in
Flora Street West Ulverstone. Drive into the car park closes to the river and look for a notice saying Show Society Office on
the verandah and use that entrance and continue to the end of the corridor through the door at the end and you are in the room.
It is the middle of the festive season and some may be away, but then maybe there will be amateur visitors in the area at the t
ime that are welcome to drop in for a chat. The afternoon kicks off at 2pm and drop in is from 2pm until 3.30 and all amateurs
are welcome, it is not a club just a social group.
We have afternoon tea and I ask at this time due to COVID-19 to please make your afternoon tea offering a small one, and in a c
ommercially produced product where all precautions are necessary for the production of goods as advised by government regulatio
ns.
Remember all amateurs are welcome to visit from anywhere as long as they are COVID free, and not been close to an overseas trav
eller or someone infected, and do not have any symptoms - if you do have symptoms don't call.
If you have any questions contact me on 0417 392 583.
Shirl VK7HSC - group organiser
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N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net
The N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net operates weekly and is aimed at encouraging more activity on the 2m band from N.W. VK7 and to encoura
ge stations located interstate to listen for Tasmania on the band. The net is held every Thursday commencing at 09:30 UTC (20:3
0 local) on 144.120 USB.
We also have a Facebook group which can be found at the link on the email version of this broadcast.
www.facebook.com/groups/nwtas2mnet
We look forward to you joining us and please do not hesitate to contact Jon VK7JON for further information on 0497 610 498.
73, Jon, VK7JON
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NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net
North West Amateurs have indicated they would like a local repeater net
So, on Wednesday nights at 2000hrs local, the NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group, will conduct a net on VK7RMD 146.625, 141.3 ton
e.
This repeater is located on Mt Duncan behind Penguin and the repeater has a large coverage area from Smithton to Launceston and
into the back country.
We want it to be informal, but run by a net controller, so everyone can get a spot to chat about what they are up to, projects
they are working on, ideas, propagation, anything radio and electronic related and we will be staying away from politics, relig
ion and all the other no nos.
This is totally independent of any clubs and organisation, and its aim is to foster relations between amateurs, and keep the PA
s in the radios used and warm.
Anyone who can hear the net is welcome to join in
73, Eric, VK7EV
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News from the North
SOTA/WWFF PARKS GROUP
The Summits On The Air/World Wide Flora and Fauna parks group is now meeting twice weekly – Mondays and Fridays 10.30AM till
12.00 at the Glebe Gardens Cafe, Henry Street, Launceston.
For more information contact Al on 0417 354 410.
73, Al, VK7AN
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Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club Incorporated
www.ntarc.net
2020 has been an interesting year for many people what with COVID-19 and other health issues for a number of our members, Iâ€Öm
sure many of us cannot wait to see 2021 roll in and hopefully a better year for all.
As this weekly news is the last till that man in red arrives, this is our final opportunity, to wish everyone a Merry and Safe
Christmas. For those of us travelling over this period please take it easy and obey all speed limits, as those men in blue are
busy at this time of year. The other thing to remember is donâ€Öt drive and use your mobile. That call can surely wait until yo
ur next stop. Enjoy your Christmas feast with family and friends.
As I mentioned last week not a great deal happens at this time of the year so reruns are featured quite often, but thankfully P
eter VK7KPC has sent us an item of interest so will now hand over to him;
â€During the last week, Peter VK7KPC has been recording the received audio signal level on 10.00 MHz from his NRD-515 receiver
connected to a tuned vertical antenna. This has been a part of the Festival of Frequency Measurement coordinated by Kristina Co
llins KD8OXT from Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation organisation. This is an American organisation that wishes to advance
scientific research and understanding through amateur radio activities among other ham related activities.
Trevor VK7TB had his audio phasing test jig to show, using the digital microscope to check some of the SMD soldering on the boa
rds. He also had some of his filter boards using them to show the magnification capabilities of the microscope. This led into a
Trevor â€masterclass†membership lapse for any reason, please consider re-joining. In either case, an application form can be
found at the clubroom.
If club membership is not your cup of tea, we fully understand. In those circumstances, perhaps you might care to make a direct
donation to our repeater fund, rather than pay a yearly subscription. If so, we would be happy to receive your contribution, e
ither in person at a club meeting or coffee morning, or by post to PO BOX 275 Launceston 7250. Any donation will gladly be acce
pted. All donations will be officially receipted and noted accordingly against the repeater project.
We will be thinking of our member Kevin VK7HKN who will be off to Hobart next week for heart surgery. Kevin will be in hospital
over Christmas so our best wishes go to him and Lyn for his fast recovery.
Future events
Tech Net – Nic VK7WW will run an â€informal HoHoHoâ€eens Domain, then you have a good chance of receiving the DATV Experiment
er's Night Signal.
Look out for VK7OTC. We also stream the nights on the REAST YouTube channel.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/live-stream/
https://www.reast.asn.au/special-interest-groups/amateur-tv/
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Technology News
Huge expansion of emergency satellite comms
Hundreds of new satellite dishes will provide better connectivity for first responders and the community.
Hundreds of Disaster Satellite Service communications dishes will be installed around Australia on buildings such as Rural Fire
Service depots as part of the federal governmentâ€Ös $37.1 million Strengthening Telecommunications Against Natural Disaster (
STAND) program.
The service provides a back-up communications connection that will be switched to ‘disaster modeâ€Ö during an emergency event
, providing free full satellite broadband functionality, including Wi-Fi and video streaming.
Also part of the STAND program are five new satellite dish-equipped NBN Road Muster trucks and 12 satellite dishes in travel ki
ts.
Almost 100 of the satellite dishes will have been installed, and all of the Road Muster trucks and satellite dish travel kits w
ill have been delivered by the end of 2020.
The trucks and satellite travel kits can be deployed to provide temporary broadband connectivity for communities that have thei
r normal communications disrupted by natural disasters.
The first of the new Disaster Satellite Service installations was unveiled at Namadgi in the ACT on 9 December, following the a
warding of a grant of $7 million to NBN Co to install units at designated emergency management sites and evacuation centres. Ar
ound 95 will have been installed by the end of 2020, with the remaining locations to be equipped in 2021 as agreed between the
federal, state and territory governments.
The locations slated to have received the installations by the end of 2020 in Tasmania are as follows:
Lilydale Memorial Hall,
Wynyard Sports Centre,
Swansea Town Hall,
Mathinna Recreation Ground,
Karoola,
Miena Community Hall,
Huon Valley PCYC Building,
Elma Fagan Community Centre Waratah,
Pyengana Hall,
Town Hall – Currie,
Sorell Memorial Hall,
Sheffield Kentish Town Hall,
Alonnah Hall,
Redpa Recreation Centre,
Queenstown Sports Stadium and
Nubeena Recreational Ground.
More information can be found in the full article and the web address that can be found in the email edition of the broadcast.
http://criticalcomms.com.au/content/public-safety/article/huge-expansion-of-emergency-satellite-comms-1229900285
Sourced from and article written by Jonathan Nally for Critical Comms Web e-zine)
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
Regular gatherings:
SOTA/WWFF Group – Meeting Mondays and Fridays 10.30-12.00 midday at Glebe Gardens Cafe, Henry St, Launceston.
NTARC – Informal Tech Net on 23rd December.
NW VK7 – Wednesday from 2000 local – NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net on VK7RMD - 146.625, 141.3 tone.
NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 09:30 UTC (20:30 local) - N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net 144.120 USB (upper sideband).
REAST – MICROWAVE QSO Party – following after the Sunday broadcast on 1296.15 MHz FM.
REAST – WAGS – Wednesday Afternoon Group meet in the Queens Domain Clubrooms from 12 noon.
REAST – DATV Experimenterâ€Ös Nights from 7:30pm live in the club rooms on DVBT RF and YouTube Streaming
Sewing Circle Net – Daily commences at 18:00 on 3.640 MHz.
Events:
NW VK7 – 2 January 2021 - Chat and Show Group from 2pm at Ulverstone Recreation Centre in Flora Street West Ulverstone.
NTARC - 9 January 2021 – Meeting from 2.00pm Rocherlea Clubrooms.
NTARC - 10 February 2021 – Annual General Meeting from 7.30 pm Rocherlea Clubrooms.
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weekâ€Ös broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7TW
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and NWTR&TVG
80m: Any Takers
40m: VK7TPE
20m: VK7JGD
10m: VK7VKT
DMR: Talk Group 5 and
D-Star: Reflector 91C VK7ZCR
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This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in the North and VK7RTC in the South.
Thanks to all people and organisations that assisted with this broadcast.
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That concludes our VK7 Amateur Radio News Broadcast for this week.
You have been listening to or have just missed VK7WI. Next week the National WIA news can be heard at 0900 followed by the VK7
Amateur Radio News around 0930 hours.
Items for the broadcast can be emailed to vk7arnews @ gmail.com
Further information about the broadcast can be found at the VK7 Amateur Radio News Groups.IO Group.
https://groups.io/g/vk7arnews
The deadline for items is 21:00 on Friday prior to the Sunday of the broadcast.
VK7WI is now closing but will reopen shortly for callbacks and relay reports. Callbacks will be taken on the frequency to which
you are listening. Relay stations will use their own callsigns during the callback.
>From the VK7 Amateur Radio News Team we wish everyone a safe and Happy Christmas and itâ€Ös 73 from Rick, VK7RI
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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