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VK7 Amateur Radio News 29Aug21
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 29TH AUGUST 2021
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Welcome to the ALARA Contest Weekend Edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 29th August 2021. At the mike of VK7WI this week is Rick VK7RI.
This broadcast goes out on repeaters all over VK7 and on digital radio - DMR Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C by Clayton VK7ZCR.
We also go out on medium and high frequency courtesy of the following rebroadcast stations:
On 1.865 MHz by Graham VK7GS
On 3.670 MHz by Dale, VK7DG
On 7.140 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE
On 14.130 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH and
On 28.525 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD
You can hear this broadcast again on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in Northern VK7 and VK7RTC in Southern VK7.
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Contest News
ALARA Contest
The 41st Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association (ALARA) contest is this weekend from Saturday 28th August 2021 from 0600 hours UTC and ends Sunday 29th August 2021 at 0559 hours UTC.
You can operate on all HF Bands except 160m & WARC Bands and contacts made on ECHOLINK will also be accepted. CW & Phone contacts allowed.
It is open to all licensed operators throughout the world,
The object of the contest is participation with YLs work everyone and OMs work YLs only.
YLs operating with their own callsigns.
YLs from Scout and Girl Guides groups using their Club's equipment/callsign with a licensed Amateur present.
If YL is operating as a 2nd operator, her husband/partner CANNOT participate in the contest.
Every individual phone or CW contact may be counted.
There must be an interval of greater than 1 hour between contacts with any one station on any one band and in the same mode.
All contacts must be made in accordance with operator and station licence regulations.
A valid contact exchange for ALARA member: RS or RST, serial no. starting at 001, ALARA member, name.
For YL non-member, OM: RS or RST, serial no. starting at 001, name and whether YL or OM. OMs work YLs only.
Scoring for phone contacts - 5 points for ALARA member logged, 4 points for YL non-member logged or Scout and Guide groups (YL's) and 3 points for OM logged including from Scout groups (OM's)
Scoring for CW contacts - all contacts made on CW count for double points for OM or Scout group(OM's) - 5 points for ALARA member logged and 4 points for YL non-member logged or Scout and Guide groups (YL's)
Logs must be received by the Contest Manager by the 30th September 2021.
For more details please take a look at the ALARA website.
http://www.alara.org.au/index.html
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QSL NEWS
Report - from Herman VK7HW Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
The current list of QSL Cards held as at 20 August 2021, is in the email version of the broadcast.
If you have any questions re QSL cards, please contact Herman by email vk7bureau(at)wia.org.au
REAST members can collect their cards from the Domain Club rooms if they let Herman know to deliver them there. He can drop them off most Wednesdays at lunch time.
Also Herman has heard that some amateurs have recently changed call signs. Would those who have changed recently please contact Herman with old and new callsigns and date changed so that Herman can steer cards received in the right direction.
Thank you to those amateurs who have already been in touch.
73, Herman, VK7HW, WIA Manager VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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VK7 Inwards QSL Cards held as at 20 August 2021
AAA, AB, AD, AIR, AL, AM, AP, AS,, AV
BA, BB
CJ, CL, CV, CW, CX
DD, DG, DT, DZ
FG, FJFJ, FOTR,
GA, GC, GG, GH, GM, GN, GZ
HCH, HCK, HDM, HRS, HRW, HVK, HZ
IK, IS
JA, JB, JJ (for new CH?), JON, JP, JW
KBA, KD, KI, KJ, KL, KO, KR, KRJ, KX
LAZ, LDH
MAG, MBD, ME, MHZ, MI, MK
NA, NRF, NSE, NTE
PSJ, PW
RB, RG, ROY
SM, SV
TAS, TCE, TED, TK,TU
VAC, VAZ, VH, VKV, VR, VZ
WA, WC, WT, WX
XDM
ZA, ZM, ZT, ZZ
The following Callsigns were not displayed on the ACMA Database on 12 August 2021.
ACN, AG, AO, APZ, ATH, BPV, DN, DO, DQ, EG, FALX, FAZZ, FCIA, FGGT, FLAR, FRJG, FTAS, HSJ, JOK, LLL, LM, LT, LVH, MAT, MBP, MC, ML,MS, NC, NSB, NWQ, PBD, PRN, QK, SN, TL, TS, VA, YN, ZX
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club next Meeting , change of Date & Time.
Due to the AFL Grand Final and Scouts Yankee auction , The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on the 18th September at our usual venue, the Scout hall, 73 Alexander Road, Ulverstone. afternoon tea will also be held.
Members are encouraged to bring items for show & tell, and club rooms are open till 6pm for members to socialise.
A small plate of afternoon tea that has been commercially produced would be appreciated, this being a government suggested COVID recommendation. We have single packaged Tea, Coffee and Sugar and disposable cups for members and guests. Visitors are most welcome to attend.
If you have any cold or flu symptoms , or are unwell , or in the last 14 days have been in contact with anyone that has been overseas, or been in contact with a confirmed COVID case, then please do not attend the meeting and please note the new meeting start time from now on is 1.30pm.
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Club Outing to Sheffield Steam & Heritage Centre
The outing to Sheffield Steam and Heritage Centre is planned for Saturday 2nd October, subject to verification from Sheffield Steam & Heritage. BBQ facilities are available, prices are reasonable and we expect to have a great day playing trains with Graham VK7GS driving us. Families are welcome.
Please let the committee know approximate numbers ASAP so we can give Sheffield an idea of how many are attending.
It will be BYO food and drink, although some food and drinks are available on site. Members will be notified when final details are available and final numbers need to be notified at next meeting.
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Winter Luncheon
On Saturday the 21st of August , the Club held its winter luncheon at the Light House Hotel in Ulverstone. We had a large turnout to enjoy a scrumptious meal and desserts , the biggest challenge of the day was for oldies like me ,adorning the party hats, much laughter and chatter revolved around the items Social Coordinator Kirsty brought for the occasion , everyone enjoyed themselves, and no one went home hungry.
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Paton Park Scout Camp , Final Antenna upgrade.
The new Triband 6m, 2m and 70cm Diamond base antenna and HF OCF dipole antenna have arrived, so on Saturday the 28th August weather permitting, Club members are having a working bee.
This is to mount the new Tri- bander at the top of the 20m tower, as well as replacing the worn out fan dipole with an OCF dipole antenna and replace the coaxes for both antennas.
This will hopefully reduce maintenance on the facility, as well as replace antennas that have been up over 20 years and are not functioning very well.
This will allow the Scouts to use the HF or Dual band radios donated by club members at either the Scout Camp, or the Scout Headquarters in Ulverstone.
73, Eric VK7EV, News Officer
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NW VK7 CHAT & SHOW NOTICE
The next gathering of the Chat & Show Group is going to happen on the 4th September at the Ulverstone Sports Centre, in Flora Street West Ulverstone at 2pm and all are welcome.
Please note owing to new covid restrictions at the centre the door has to remain locked at all times on the weekend and to get in it will be necessary for you to carry a phone so you can ring the number posted on the door for entry sorry about this but we must do the right thing, and there is a QR code in the hallway to check in as well. Don't forget that you come to the Ulverstone Show society veranda door for entry.
A small pack of commercially processed food for afternoon tea will be welcome and you are ask to claim your leftovers after. Shirl will have my Tea and Coffee box there available all afternoon for you to grab a drink.
We all know what to do if we are unwell or associated with an overseas traveller so please adhere to the rules in respect of others safety
Have you bought any new radio toys, or new projects on the go, or anything collected that is of interest then please bring it along to show and talk about.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on the 4th September.
Cheers
Shirl, VK7HSC, Group organiser
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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
As this news goes to air a number of NTARC members will be recovering from having spent yesterday at Scottsdale, providing Safety Comms for the North East Equine Endurance Club, Jolly Lette Memorial ride, held at Santarena Park. Hopefully the weather was kind to them and all went well. We will bring you an update on how things went for them in next week's news.
In the meantime we provide you with a brief rundown on how things went last Wednesday night in relation to the Club tech session, so it is over to Idris VK7ZIR;
"A cool night last Wednesday didn't hamper the attendance of a good roll up of members. Fire was well and truly burning brightly, urn on, biscuits and fruit cake out for all to enjoy. Lots of chatter about current and future projects. Some items of interest were brought along for a bit of show and tell. A very casual and enjoyable evening had by all. So until our next Club tech session that's all folks
73, Idris VK7ZIR"
Thanks Idris for that update, great to see attendance still up there on these cool nights and with spring looming up and hopefully warmer weather, more will join you on these nights.
Just a reminder though to all attending the club rooms that we have the Check in TAS app at our club rooms. By registering and using the Check in TAS app we are complying with the Public Health Directions by enabling our members to self – check in at the club room.
This information is stored with the Tasmanian Government for contract tracing if required. The QR code is up and running for members to utilize, with the QR code poster at the sign in table. Members are still able to register their attendance at the club by signing in manually in the attendance book if you are unable or you choose not to register using the Check in TAS app. Please note though that you must use one of those two methods. You do not have an option of not registering. That is a matter of law.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SLOW MORSE COURSE – Wednesday 1st September. Your host and teacher is Nic VK7WW. Frequencies and times are the same as were used by Nic for the previous TestNet and TechNet. And if you have forgotten what they were, here they are, 1900 hrs to 1930 hrs on 3.580 MHz and then at 1930hours through to about 2030 on 3.567MHz.
So why not tune in and give it a try. For those who may want some extra help, this website is reported as being very good. www.morsecodeclassnet.com
TECH NIGHT – Wednesday 8th September at the NTARC Club rooms, 19:30 hours until whenever.
COFFEE MORNINGS – currently held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Catch up time is from 10.00 am to noon and we look forward to seeing you all.
These coffee events represent a good opportunity to collect your QSL cards. We currently have cards awaiting collection, so why not pop in and check the QSL box and join us for a cuppa and chat.
Just a friendly reminder, please demonstrate your appreciation of all the effort that goes into operating the club, its facilities and the other services we provide, especially in these abnormal and very trying times, enjoying the company, coffee, biscuits and cake, by leaving a gold coin or two, or even a small bank note, in the jar to assist in our on-going operations.
FINALLY – A reminder to all members that if you have any items of news you would like added to our weekly roundup, no matter how trivial, then please email me at the following address news(at)ntarc.net all items to be received no later than 17:00 on the Friday prior to the Broadcast.
Your continued cooperation in this regard will be greatly appreciated.
We will bring you all such contributions next Sunday morning.
73, Yvonne VK7FYMX, Secretary NTARC Inc
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
https://www.reast.asn.au/
https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
https://www.youtube.com/reasthobart/
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Community Radio Station Technical Support
Being an amateur radio operator gives you some unique experiences, knowledge and skills. Ranging from operating computers & computer control, to integration and interfacing, through to knowing and applying radio transmission theory, radio frequency measurement, design and construction; it is an end-end skill set that is highly valued in many technical circles.
These are skills that are very valuable to a Community Radio station.
There are over 450 Community Radio stations operating around Australia, including 14 in Tasmania. Most operate through volunteer presenters and technical assistants who give their time and knowledge as a community service to enhance and reflect the diversity within our community. For more information take a look the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) website
https://www.cbaa.org.au/.
Are you interested in taking your hobby of amateur radio to a new level and assisting Community Radio stations in a technical capacity? Contributing your skills, knowledge and experience to assisting organisations that are providing an important service to the community.
Keeping a Community Radio station on the air 24/7/365 is not a small undertaking and involves many different roles and responsibilities. On the technical side there is much computer based work like scheduling audio playout on automation systems, establishing and maintaining computer networks, and building and imaging PCs. It also involves audio, computer and communications interfacing and integration, equipment maintenance and occasionally high power radio frequency engineering work.
Technorama is a national support organisation assisting Community Radio technical volunteers. They run training programs and provide other services and their website is worth a look.
https://technorama.org.au/
If you are interested or just curious then we suggest you get in contact with Jim Parish on email - parish_tas@bigpond.com for more information.
73, REAST, Committee
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REAST - R2 Repeater Link Update
From the REAST Repeater coordinator we hear an update about the R2 linking.
Please note the new permanent link arrangements between the Domain and Mt Nelson repeaters. VK7RAD 2m repeater on 146.7 is now permanently linked to VK7RDS 70cm repeater on Mt Nelson.
VK7RDS operates on 439.750MHz with a minus -7MHz input (note the new input frequency of 432.750MHz). No tone is required, however a 141.3Hz tone output is provided for those wanting to mute the tail and ident.
The VK7RDS repeater provides good coverage over greater Hobart and down to the Kingborough and Channel areas. VK7RDS operates at 50w into a Diamond X-50 vertical, with a permanent 2m gateway to the Domain. We are hopeful this will increase coverage to those that struggle with the Domain.
For those previously using VK7RDS to monitor 23cms, can now find this temporarily on the Snug Tiers 146.850 repeater courtesy of Brian VK7BW.
Feedback and reports are welcomed.
73, Damien, VK7SD
REAST Repeater Coordinator.
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September Presentation Night
P25 Emergency Services Network Build
This Wednesday night - 1st September from 7:30pm we have the privilege of having Andrew Johns VK7AJ giving us a presentation on how to build a statewide P25 based Emergency Services radio network.
This should be a fascinating look into what it takes to provide a digital radio network in a challenging environment like Tasmania.
Look forward to seeing you along.
https://www.facebook.com/events/890881204860759/
73, REAST Committee
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October Presentation
Military Radio and Antennas
On Sunday 3rd October from 12 noon REAST are having a BYO BBQ lunch and then a presentation and demonstration on military radios and antennas.
This presentation and demonstrations are being given by Peter VK7KPC and Kim VK7KB who are both avid collectors of military radios.
We thank Peter and Kim for agreeing to give up this presentation.
See you at the Queens Domain clubrooms after the broadcast on October 3rd.
73, REAST Committee
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Training and Assessments
REAST's next Foundation Licence course and all licence assessment day is on next Saturday the 25th September 2021 from 9am to 3pm.
If you are thinking of coming along then please let Reg Emmett VK7KK REAST Learning Organiser know ASAP that you will be coming along by phoning 0417 391 607 or email assessor(at)reast.asn.au.
Check out the REAST Foundation Licence Training Videos that can be found on the REAST YouTube Training and Assessment playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsnsP_zjw831mdC6sY4XqavRUY-53ZWUn
Checkout the REAST Facebook page events for further details.
https://www.facebook.com/events/718404075716863/
73, Reg, VK7KK
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DATV Experimenter's Night
We started the night with Richard VK7ZBX and Justin VK7TW reviewing the current logs uploaded for the Remembrance Day Contest - it was great to see VK7 with 51 logs uploaded. People have until Sunday to upload their logs.
Richard then took the audience through the substantial progress made by Richard and Murray VK7ZMS on the 1.8M 10GHz dish build with Sun and Moon noise measurements at 12.2dB and 1 dB respectively which is a great result. This was accompanied by great pictures.
We then reviewed an interesting antenna idea which was a 6m loop from an Aluminium folding chair.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/388985131912074/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1012638012880113
We then moved to one for the conspiracy theorists amongst us and thanks to Ben and Justin for some interesting interwebs morsels starting with a home EMF defence device that looks like a copper heat sink at US$68. A quick search revealed a similar item at Jaycar sold as RaspberryPi heat sinks at $7.95 for two!
https://www.jaycar.com.au/copper-heatsink-for-raspberry-pi-pk-2/p/HH8584
We then moved to a 5G faraday cage for your WIFI router - interesting idea to stop 5G from getting into your wifi router - HIHI...
Lee VK7LEE then joined us with his recently built impressive FlowerPot 2/70cm Antenna and he took the audience through it's build. Thanks Lee.
Justin then took the audience through the new PTZ Cameras for the Studio and main room. These are ex-CCTV cameras from around Hobart - huge thank you to Anders Marchant and JetTech. Justin is using an Arduino controller to send PTZ commands to control the camera with the Pelco-D Protocol and an RS485 shield and a homebrew button shield.
Justin took the audience through the code in the Arduino integrated development environment. Justin demonstrated a neat little feature in the code where if you are zoomed in then it adjusts the pan and tilt speed to slow them down to slow the pan and tilt functions.
We finished with a reminder of future presentation nights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hprVbB0lGCo
We have a fortnight break until the next DATV Experimenter's night as this week is a presentation night.
See you in a fortnight.
73, Justin, VK7TW
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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 – Friday coffee session – Rocherlea clubrooms Launceston from 10:00am
NTARC - Tech Night sessions Wednesday 8th September - Rocherlea clubrooms Launceston
NTARC - Slow Morse Training Wednesday 1st September on Tech Net Frequencies
NW VK7 – Wednesday from 2000 local – NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net on VK7RMD
NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 10:30 UTC (20:30 local) - N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net 144.190 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 Experimenter's Nights from 7:30pm live in the club rooms also on DVBT RF and YouTube Streaming
Sewing Circle Net – Daily on 3.640 MHz commences at 5:00pm.
Events:
REAST - 1 September - P25 Emergency Services Network with Andrew VK7AJ from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms.
NW VK7 - 4 September - Chat and Show at the Ulverstone Sports Centre in Flora Street West Ulverstone from 2:00pm
N W T A R C - 18 September - Club Meeting from 1.30pm
REAST - 3 October - Military Radios presentation and demonstration with VK7KPC and VK7KB with BYO BBQ - Queen Domain clubrooms starts 12 noon with the BBQ.
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A reminder to those people rostered for next week's broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7PD
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and in the NW thanks to N W T A R C, West Coast Radio Group, Cradle Coast Radio Amateur Radio Club, VK7AX, and VK7DC
160m: VK7GS
80m: VK7TPE
40m: VK7ALH
20m: VK7JGD
10m: VK7DG
DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star: Reflector 91C VK7ZCR
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You can hear this broadcast again on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in Northern VK7 and VK7RTC in Southern VK7.
A huge thank you 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(at)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.
On behalf of the VK7 Amateur Radio News Team it's 73 from Rick, VK7RI.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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