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VK7 Amateur Radio News 27Feb22
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 27th February 2022
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 27th February 2022. At the mike of VK7WI this week is Mike, VK7FB.
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 go out on medium and high frequency courtesy of the following rebroadcast stations:
On 1.862 MHz by Graham VK7GS
On 3.670 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE
On 7.140 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
On 14.130 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD and
On 28.525 MHz by Dale, VK7DG
We also go out on UHF CB Channel 15 thanks to Mark VK7FMAC in the Hobart area.
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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VK7 Event News
Meet The Voice 2022
The Meet the Voice event will be going ahead this year on the weekend of the 19-20 March 2022 with the main event happening on the Sunday the 20 March from 11am.
It will be happening at the Ross Caravan Park on the banks of the picturesque Macquarie River.
As in past years attendees are welcome to make a weekend of it and stay at the Caravan Park - bookings are encouraged to ensure you get a space! The BBQs will be fired up on the Sunday for lunch and the presentation of the Meet The Voice Sewing Circle Trophy will be made around 11:00am.
The weekend coincides with the John Moyle Memorial Field Day contest where the focus is on portable operation so, why not bring your portable station along and operate in the John Moyle as well.
There will be a car boot sale so bring along those pre-loved items for sale or give away or barter.
More information will be provided as it comes to hand.
73, Sewing Circle Net
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Contest News
John Moyle Memorial Field Day
Just to remind everybody that the John Moyle field day is coming up on the 19th and 20th March 2022 and will run from UTC 0100 on the Saturday to 0059 on the Sunday, yes quite advance warning I know but hopefully you can get it in your diary now.
The contest is open to all VK, ZL and P2 stations.
There are a number of categories and they cover portable stations and home stations with the following options.
a) 24 or 6 hour;
b) Phone, CW, Digital (PSK, Packet or RTTY) or All modes;
c) HF, VHF/UHF or All Bands.
The contest is divided into 3-hour blocks. Stations can be reworked every block. This can work well for example if you work a station in the last 15 mins of a block you can work them 16 minutes later. This makes it easier to plan your time to maximise the contacts with the smallest amount of time so worth thinking about for the busy operators amongst us.
Last year there were 7 logs submitted by VK7â€Ös, letâ€Ös see if we can top that result.
Hope to hear you out and about.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/
73 Richard VK7ZBX
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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 18 February 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
73, Herman, VK7HW, WIA Manager VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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VK7 Inwards QSL Cards held as at 18 February 2022
AAA, AB, ACN, AD, AG, AIR, AL, AM, AO, AP, APZ, ATH, AV
BA, BB, BEN, BM, BPV, BYE
CEJ, CJ, CV, CX
DD, DG, DN, DO, DQ, DZ
EE, EG, ER
FALX, FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FJFJ, FLAR, FTAS
GA, GC, GH, GZ
HCH, HOB, HRS, HSJ, HVK, HZ
IK, IS
JA, JB, JJ, JOK, JP, JW
KBA, KD, KDO, KJ, KKR, KL
LAZ, LDH, LLL, LM, LT, LTD, LVH
MAG, MAT, MBD, ME, MHZ, MI, ML, MS
NA, NC, NRF, NSB, NSE, NTE, NWQ
PBD, PRN, PSJ, PW
QK
ROY
SN, SV
TCE, TED, TK, TU
UT
VA, VAC, VAZ, VH, VKV, VR, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WT, WX
XDM, XTC, XX
YN
ZA, ZJJ, ZM, ZT, ZZ
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Wanted to Buy or Obtain
A microphone cord for a genuine Kenwood hand microphone. It has a shielded mic lead and a long reach 8 pin plug, unlike the newer cheaper copies.
Dave is only after the curly cord, so if you have anything in your "junk box" please let Dave know on phone: 03 62444433 or email: vk7deltamike(at)hotmail.com
73, Dave VK7DM
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Wanted
Brian VK7BW is looking for a Kenwood TM-V71A 2m/70cm dual bander FM mobile, preferably a late model.
Details to Brian at email: janewelch77(at)gmail.com
73, Brian VK7BW
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Wanted
Mike VK7DMH is looking for two high voltage electrolytics for the EHT section of his Leader oscilloscope. The value is 0.1 mfd at 2,000 volts.
If you have any or have a lead on where they can be obtained please contact Ron Mann VK7RM on 0447 613 136.
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH
SOTA/WWFF PARKS GROUP
The Summits On The Air/World Wide Flora and Fauna parks group meets 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
Last Wednesday was club tech night, a very diverse and interesting evening, covering items from an old field military valve pin straightener through to a microwave Earth Moon Earth portable system. Over to Idris, VK7ZIR;
“It was a packed program tonight as we got underway after missing three Tech nights because of meetings, AGMs etc. Everyone was enthusiastic with plenty of show-and-tell at hand. Peter VK7KPC showed us the latest addition to his collection of military radio equipment. This was a Field radio Test set model FT2, resplendent in an environmental enclosure with test and straightening sockets for various valves and connection points for interface cables to radios under test. Test results were indicated on a multi-purpose meter. This instrument was in excellent condition and showed little heavy use. Peter connected a Murphy Radio man pack to demonstrate the testing process. Instructions for use were printed on the cover. Thanks Peter.
Next was Ross VK7ALH with three examples from his substantial collection. A SuperMatch antenna coupler from KW Electronics, made in England in the 60s, which included a 300W dummy load and in-built SWR/Power measuring facility. Original binder posts for antenna connection had been replaced with SO239 sockets. All in good condition. Another antenna coupler was a Daiwa CL-66, and lastly a USA made Alba 103 HF transceiver which Ross has restored to a working state. Thanks Ross, what next from your huge collection?
Bill VK7MX had just received a very neat kit for a 5 band SDR transceiver, consisting of two circuit boards with certain surface mount components already soldered, a bag of components and from a different source, a 3D printed plastic case. The circuit boards were a RF part and a main board with IO section. We will watch Billâ€Ös progress with interest.
Stuart VK7FEAT brought along his home brew antenna matcher to be tested with Andreâ€Ö VK7ZABâ€Ös antenna analyser which showed on a graphical display the characteristics of the coupler on each HF band. Stuart also shared his experience with earthing straps on his vehicle.
We then had a presentation from Peter VK7PD which included a videoed interview with Richard VK7ZBX by Hayden VK7HH played on our large screen. Richard has constructed microwave equipment for 10GHz EME experimentation, including a trailer mounted dish antenna, which he demonstrated at the recent REAST Open Day in Hobart. Peter explained about EME or MoonBounce and also mentioned Richardâ€Ös recent long range contact achievements to Europe via the moon. Thank you Peter for a very informative session.
We welcomed several visitors to the Club this evening. Ross who came with Peter VK7PD is hoping to take his licence exam soon. Brendan VK7VIP brought along Adam and Rob, with his service dog Jerry, who are also looking towards Foundation licences, hopefully in the near future.
Kevin VK7KJL wanted to program some radios, but alas, was unable to find suitable software applications for his Alinco DX-70 and Icom IC40S. If anyone can help, Kevin would be delighted.
All the while from the Radio shack we were hearing the melodious tones of Nic VK7WWâ€Ös 127mW QRP Morse beacon on 10MHz. A fitting accompaniment to an enjoyable evening.
73, Idris VK7ZIR”
At this point we would like to thank Lorraine, Norm VK7KTN, Brendan VK7VIP and Peter VK7KPC for an unplanned mini garden make over at the Club Rooms.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Club Tech night – Wednesday 9th March. Held at the NTARC Club rooms, 7.30pm until whenever.
TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 2nd March. TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7pm till 7.30pm….and a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30pm till about 8.30pm. Your host for the evening will again be Nic VK7WW.
Coffee Morning – held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Catch up time is from 10am to noon and we look forward to seeing you all there.
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.
Again a reminder that masks be worn at these sessions but you will be able to remove your mask whilst eating and drinking but it does need to be put back on when finished.
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 them to the Secretary at the following address news(at)ntarc.net all items to be received no later than 5pm on the Friday prior to the Broadcast.
73, Stefan VK7ZSB, 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/
REAST March Presentation Night
Focus on Foundation Licence Holders Forum
We will be holding a Foundation Licence Focus night this Wednesday night the 2nd March 2022 and want to get as many of our new (and old) Foundation Licence holders along as well as our experienced operators to share their collective experiences about getting on the air.
To kick things off we are asking our Foundation Licence holders to come up with a list of key discussion points for the night that Foundation Licensees need to consider to get on the air, things you are finding frustrating, key information sources, places to go, people you can talk with and most importantly the things that are stopping you getting on air, etc.
On the night we will run through these points with experienced amateurs in the room who (hopefully!) will be able to point you in the right direction, put you in touch with Elmers, information, videos, equipment, etc.
So a call out to our Foundation Licence holders - please email reast(at)reast.asn.au your discussion points, your frustrations, areas you need further information on, concerns, problems getting on air, etc. The questions and comments won't be linked back to a submitter so, don't worry about that. We just want to know what is stopping you getting on the air.
The night is a sharing forum where we try and link inexperience with experience and help get more Foundation Licensees on the air.
Look forward to hearing from you - that email again - reast(at)reast.asn.au and see you from 7:30pm this Wednesday night in the Queens Domain clubrooms.
Hear from you soon.
https://www.facebook.com/events/627965254931906
73, REAST Committee
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REAST April Presentation Night
A day in the life of a Broadcast Audio Technican
We thank Andrew Johns VK7AJ who had agreed to come along and let us know what he gets up to when he is not doing his daytime job...HIHI!
Andrew is a well respected and in-demand Broadcast Audio Tech who travels Australia doing the audio setup and live mixing for many of the large sporting events you see and hear on your television, radio and streaming platforms.
This includes Test Cricket, Big Bash Cricket (BBL and WBBL) , Football (AFL and AFLW) NBL Basketball and many other sports.
Andrew has some great stories of mixing it with the "Talent" and using the phenomenal technology that rolls into town when these events occur.
This will be the REAST April Presentation night on Wednesday 6th April from 7:30pm and the presentation will be streamed and go out on RF.
Again a huge thank you to Andrew for giving us his time.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1024796838105468
73, REAST Committee
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Beacon News - VK7RST Back On Air
The GPS Locked Digital Beacons VK7RST on 50.297, 144.470 and 432.470MHz are back on the air from Snug.
They are horizontally polarised and put out about 20W each.
A huge thank you to Peter VK7TPE and Maureen for hosting the beacons.
For information of the sequence they go through take a look at - https://www.reast.asn.au/information/repeater-frequencies/
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Training and Assessments
REASTâ€Ös next Foundation Licence training and all licence assessment day is on Saturday the 26th March 2022.
If you are thinking of coming along then please let Reg Emmett VK7KK REAST Learning Organiser know 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
And 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 with a look at a SOTA Award Trophy which is a very nice unique glass trophy from Iverlocky in Scotland.
Justin VK7TW then confirmed that the Adalm Pluto can be locked to an external frequency like a GPS locked 10MHz source for the Langstone Project.
We then showed the new LED lighting for the Studio which is constructed from 12VDC LED strip struck onto extruded aluminium strap. These replace the fluro lighting currently used in the studio.
We then ran a contest with our online streaming viewers as to what a UFO looking device was? It was a Pyranometer which measures the sun's irradiation per square metre as a small voltage output. These are used by the Bureau of Meterology, the Antarctic Division, the Hydro and other organisations interested in the measuring the Sun's radiation hitting a surface. This device was found at a nearby Resource Tip Shop for a small fraction of its original cost.
We then reviewed the rest of the latest DUBUS Magazine with the following articles: 12GHz â…› prescaler, Parabolic Dish Filling Factor, Daily Microwave Propagation Index for Central Europe, the second part of high gain polarised low noise disk yagi for 23cm, an article on sunspots & HF propagation and what about errors in measurement with directional couplers.
Justin then went through some VK7 radio firsts from a recent Kingston School for Seniors Presentation.
We then had a promo of the March Presentation Night which is a Focus on Foundation Licencees Forum. This is about getting as many of our new (and old) Foundation Licence holders along as well as our experienced operators to share their collective experiences about getting on the air. The night is a sharing forum where we try and link inexperience with experience and help get more Foundation Licensees on the air.
We took a look at what is happening with the James Webb Telescope and the fantastic website about the deployment.
https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html
We had a quick look at the MicroFox in a film container that we will have a close look next time.
We finished with a look at our April presentation night - A day in the life of a Broadcast Audio Technician for the biggest sporting events in Australia with VK7AJ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XfD70RpAMg
We take a fortnight break as this week is a presentation night. See you you in a fortnight.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/live-stream/
https://www.reast.asn.au/special-interest-groups/amateur-tv/
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReastHobart/
73, Justin, VK7TW
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World News
Amateur Radio ban – Ukraine
Ukraine has declared a state of emergency in all of Ukraine except for eastern Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts starting on Feb. 24.
The parliament approved the decree introduced by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 23, as the threat of Russiaâ€Ös all-out invasion of Ukraine continues to grow.
Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts already have a special legal status because of Russiaâ€Ös ongoing occupation since 2014.
Restrictions introduced by the state of emergency are due to last 30 days and will vary depending on the region.
The state of emergency allows the authorities to temporarily limit the publicâ€Ös constitutional rights.
The decree green-lights the following measures:
increased public order protection and security;
checks of identification documents of civilians and frisking if necessary;
ban on protests;
temporary or permanent evacuation of people from dangerous areas and providing them with accomodation;
ban on relocation of conscripts and reservists without notice;
ban on producing and spreading information that may “destabilize the situation”;
ban on amateur radio transmitting devices.
Other measures that may be implemented “if necessary” include:
a curfew;
a special regime of entry and exit;
ban on mass events;
“special rules” for spreading information online.
https://www.dx-world.net/amateur-radio-ban-ukraine/
Sourced from Southgate AR News via dx-world
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Special Event Station
80th Anniversary of AVRO Lancaster Aircraft
The WA VHF Group in association with clubs in the UK and Canada have banded together to commemorate the 80th Anniversary in March of the first AVRO Lancaster aircraft sorties.
Information including how to book your place in the roster for March is available at the WA VHF Group's home page www.wavhfgroup.org.au
or on our QRZ page. Search QRZ.com for the special event call sign VK80LAN.
The UK has a QRZ page for their GB80LAN call sign as does Canada for their VE80LAN. This special event is run along the lines devised by Stuart VK8NSB for the RAAF Centenary in March last year.
COVID restrictions willing, we aim to have an opening ceremony on March 1st at 12:00 Zulu involving VK, GB and VE from the "radio room" of our Lancaster in the RAAF Association Aviation Heritage Museum in Bull Creek. We are hoping to have a few words from Bomber Command Wireless Operator, Anthony Adams as well as some VK6, GB and VE dignitaries.
Best 73,
Denis VK6AKR, President WA VHF Group Inc. and the Lancaster Team
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Space Technology News
Micrometeorite knocked NBN satellite off-orbit in December
NBN was hit by a pair of outages to parts of its Sky Muster satellite network through December and early January.
The first outage started at 8.30am on December 21 when Optus - which “effectively flies our satellites”, NBN Coâ€Ös chief development officer for regional and remote Gavin Williams said - “confirmed an off-orbit condition of our second satellite, which we call our 1B satellite.”
Maxar Technologies, which owns SSL, the builder of the Sky Muster satellites, said the satellite is equipped with optical recognition technology “that saw some meteorite activity”, which appeared to confirm their theory.
“What that did is effectively make the satelliteâ€Ös body rotate whilst it remains in its orbit, so the satellite is no longer pointing at the appropriate spot on Earth.
Williams said the problem impacted 46,500 customers out of a total user base of about 112,000, about 40 percent of all users.
Williams said that the satellite was able to recover and reorient with the Earth, but not before customers had their services cut for about seven hours.
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-thinks-a-micrometeorite-knocked-its-satellite-off-orbit-in-december-576105
Sourced from the IT News 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 – Friday coffee session – Rocherlea clubrooms Launceston from 10:00am
NTARC - Club Tech nights – Wednesday 9th March from 19:30 hours in NTARC Clubrooms.
NTARC TestNet and TECHNET – Wednesday 2nd March - TestNet/CW course on 3580 from 7pm till 7.30pm….and a TECHNET on 3567 from 7.30pm till about 8.30pm.
NW VK7 – Wednesday from 2000 local – NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net on VK7RMD
NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 09:30 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 Experimenterâ€Ös 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 6:00pm AEDST.
Events:
REAST - 2 March 2022 - Focus on Foundation Licensees Forum - 7:30pm Queens Domain Clubrooms
WIA - 19-20 March 2022 - John Moyle Memorial Field Day
Sewing Circle - 20 March 2022 - Meet the Voice at Ross Caravan Park from 11am.
REAST - 6 April - A day in the life of a Broadcast Audio Technician with VK7AJ - from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain clubrooms.
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weekâ€Ös 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: VK7ALH
40m: VK7JGD
20m: VK7DG
10m: VK7VKT
UHFCB15: VK7FMAC
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@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 itâ€Ös 73 and Stay Safe from Mike, VK7FB.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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