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VK7 Amateur Radio News 22May22
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 22nd May 2022
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Welcome to the federal election weekend edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 22nd May 2022. 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 go out on medium and high frequency courtesy of the following rebroadcast stations:
On 1.862 MHz by Justin, VK7TW
On 3.670 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
On 7.140 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD
On 14.130 MHz by Dale, VK7DG and
On 28.525 MHz by Tony, VK7VKT
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 Amateur Radio News
VK7 Callback - WIA Broadcast Year
The WIA AGM signals the end of the WIA broadcast year for 2021-22 and the following is a summary of the VK7 Amateur Radio callback statistics:
The Digital Repeaters - DMR total at 491 and DSTAR at 370.
The 2 metre / 70cm repeaters combinations - VK7RAD/RDS with 1296, VK7RAA/RTC with 754 and VK7RTV with 170.
The 70cm repeater VK7RDR with 76 callbacks.
The video broadcasts with VK7AX video stream with 212 callbacks and VK7AX DATV broadcasts with 44 callbacks.
The Medium and High Frequency rebroadcast totals - 160m - 111 callbacks, 80m with 276 callbacks, 40m with 224 callbacks, 20m with 133 callbacks and 10m with 243 callbacks.
The UHFCB Channel 15 rebroadcasts received 202 callbacks.
The rebroadcasts on VK7RAA/RTC/RWC received 410 callbacks.
This was a total of 5012 callbacks for the 2021-22 broadcast year.
As a comparison with the 2020-21 broadcast year there were a total of 6327 callbacks.
73, VK7 Amateur Radio News Team.
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Save the New Date!
Miena Hamfest is Back!
Saturday the 19th November has now been confirmed as the date for the Miena Hamfest 2022.
Held at the very well appointed (and heated) Great Lake Community Hall at Miena in the central highlands of Tasmania.
We have all amateur radio clubs in VK7 involved in the organising group to promote this as the pre-eminent biennial VK7 Hamfest.
Do you have ideas to make the Hamfest an even better event? Would you like to see something in particular at the Hamfest - let us know at vk7arnews(at)gmail.com.
We are talking with many suppliers to try and get them down and bring lots of goodies! There will also be pre-loved tables available.
BBQ lunch will also be available for purchase and a raffle with some very nice prizes will also be on offer.
Mark it in your diary and make it a day out in the highlands.
More details as they come to hand.
73, Hamfest Organising Group.
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Conference News
WIA Virtual Conference - Antarctic Gateway Presentations
The afternoon of presentations with an Antarctic Gateway theme are now available on the Ham Radio DX YouTube Channel.
The first presentation was by Professor Elle Leane was titled - Mixed Signals: The Impact of Wireless on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYd9iYuyLuY
Our second presenter was our very own Rex Moncur VK7MO was Director Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) between 1988-1999 and his presentation covered many aspects of Antarctica including the geopolitics, history, amateur radio connections, the move to the ANARESAT satellite system, the rebuilding program and finishing with some examples of Murphy’s law!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5UQNI3N_MY
Our third presenter was Dr Andrew Klekociuk from the Atmospheric Studies in the Australian Antarctic Program at the Australian Antarctic Division.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s7fEazEI0A
The fourth and fifth presenters were Peter Yates VK7PY and Kim Briggs VK7KB and was titled Antarctic Communications Challenges and Review. The presentation covered a review of communications from the 1960s through to the present day and the challenges of providing communications in Antarctica.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXEh_WdwXi4
Thanks to all involved in making this happen and supporting our national representative body, the WIA.
73 WIA Virtual Conference Organising Committee
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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 13 May 2022 is in the email version of the broadcast.
Herman was asked a few days ago what the standard size of a QSL card should be.
Amateurs are asked to keep the size of QSL cards to a single 'page' within the ITU guidelines of 140mm x 90mm .
If you would like your cards mailed to you please send me some stamps in lieu of Stamped Addressed Envelopes.
Herman also delivers QSL Cards on an opportunity basis as he travels around the state occasionally.
WIA members have a free mail out once a year to their listed address.
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 13 May 2022
A, AAA, AAB, AB, ACN, AD, AG, AIR, AL, AM, AO, AP, APZ, AS, ATH, AV
BA, BB, BEN, BM, BPV, BT, BYE
CJ, CL, CV, CX
DG, DM, DN, DO, DQ, DZ
EE, EG, ER
FALX, FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FJFJ, FLAR, FRJG(RG), FTAS
GA, GC, GM, GR, GZ
HCH, HDM, HOB, HL, HRS, HSA, HSJ, HVK, HZ
IAN, IK, IS
JA, JCR, JJ, JJJ, JOK, JP, JW
KBA, KD, KDO, KJ, KKR, KL(KI ?), KO, KR
LAZ, LDH, LLL, LM, LT, LTD, LVH
MAG, MAT, MBD, MET, MHZ, MS
NA, NC, NRF, NSB, NSE, NTE, NWQ
OB
PBD, PRN, PSJ, PW
QK
RF, RG(FRJG), ROY
SN, SV
TCE, TED, TK, TU
UT
VA, VAC, VAZ, VDC, VH, VR, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WT
XDM, XTC
YN
ZA, ZJJ, ZM, ZT, ZTA, ZX, ZZ
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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
Saturday the 14th May seems so long ago and so cold… but it was when NTARC, assisted WICEN (South), to provide rider tracking and safety communications for a new equine endurance event on the Glenelg property between Gretna and Hamilton in the Derwent Valley and run by the Southern Tasmania Endurance Riders. The track was spectacular, rising to high ground with outstanding views - mostly including valleys filled with fog!
From NTARC, Idris VK7ZIR, Stefan VK7ZSB, Andre’ VK7ZAB, Roger VK7ARN and from WICEN,
Justin VK7TW, Lee VK7LEE, Anthony VK7AG, Garry VK7JGD and Randall VK7VWK with XYL Jodie (some of the group having dual membership).
Arrivals started 13:00 on Friday, with checkpoint exploration the order of the afternoon and the subsequent establishing reliable communications with Ride Base. The NTARC crew then left the site to the hardy WICEN campers and headed down the valley to warmer overnight quarters in New Norfolk. An early rise and 06:00 departure saw the NTARC crew heading back up the valley to collect ride paperwork and move out to the respective checkpoints.
The actual item by Roger VK7ARN, which this extract came from, including pictures can be found on the NTARC web site under “Blogsö. As Roger alluded to, some of the checkpoint vistas were indeed spectacular but one checkpoint only had sheep to see, and lots of them, HiHi. The day passed smoothly and we departed for the North after darkness and the cold set in. These events really are a good excuse to meet up, put faces to call signs and exchange latest happenings.
Last Wednesday was a club tech night, so over to Idris, VK7ZIR for a brief rundown of the happenings;
“The advance guard Peter VK7KPC had arrived and, once he had done his Duty by lighting the fire and turning the urns on, had settled himself in the radio shack to participate in the co-occurring Test Net and Tech Net being hosted by Nic VK7WW. Discord was fired up and logged into on the large monitor for all to see with the additional audio channel supplied by Phil VK7ZPD. This allowed all present to be able to go between club room and the outside real world. Peter once again brought his digital inductance and capacitance meter and was using it to check required components for an audio filter he was building up, only this time the meter was mounted in a nice clear fronted hinged case, nice job Peter.
Idris VK7ZIR brought in a mystery item, in the form of a metal case with a handle, antenna mount and front panel switch. No markings or labels were found. The item was found some time ago when Idris was still working, and had access to several large dumpsters at his place of employment. True to the amateur creed, much diving was undertaken and many useful and unusual things discovered, this being one of them particularly because of said antenna mount. After being shelved at the time, it was rediscovered recently and thought it may be of some interest to members at a Tech Night. So with much anticipation, it was given an external inspection and then the cover removed. There was much surprise when a sealed lead acid battery was revealed, explaining the heaviness, with a small circuit board with DIP switches coupled to an alarm screamer. The antenna mount was connected to the board with twisted hook-up wire. The battery was determined to be quite dead, and after much head scratching and various suggestions a conclusion was reached. It was some type of remote alarm sounder, powered by the battery in response to the correct code being received by the circuit module, via the antenna, hence the DIP switch code selector. Thus the module was most probably an actuator for a garage door or similar on the ISM band, around 400MHz. Testing was delayed for another time as the sounder would be quite loud and disturbing!
Stuart VK7FEAT brought in a Velleman hand held signal generator model HPG1 from his collection. These trusty little portable units have been around for a decade or so now, just as useful as when they came out. Stuart soon had it connected it up to a digital oscilloscope and displaying different wave forms and sweep function modes. This provided excellent visualisation of the effect of capacitance and inductance on circuits with various wave forms. Especially the leading edge effect on square waves. Definitely worth keeping in the tool box Stuart.
Andre’ VK7ZAB brought along some SDR protectors he had just received from an Australian distributor to show. These were claimed to be able to be used on an antenna next to a 1Kw transmitter and protect the front end of the receiver. Earlier in the day he had put one in the antenna feed of an Icom receiver, with a S20 signal before insertion the receiver then only displayed S0 and the loudspeaker was silent. He got the same results with the other 3 units, which were going to club members. Hooking up with an antenna analyser and dummy load showed a minimum 10:1 SWR and high R and reactive component, a bit like an open circuit! The cover quickly came off and Andre’ traced out the circuit. He looked on the web and found a photo that looked the same as our unit complete with a schematic. Their schematic showed a small 12 Volt bulb as the series element to drop the level in conjunction with a pair of back to back diodes to clamp the signal. On our board a neon was installed instead of a bulb and the diodes where in parallel, not back to back. The neon would have been open circuit and required about 90 Volts before it conducted and the diode arrangement would have only limited one half of the signal waveform. It would never have worked, how many other clones and knock off are there out there?ö
Thanks Idris for the update. The signal limiter is definitely going to be one to be followed up with the Australian supplier. Now looking to the future.
NTARC Safety Communications Team has once again been requested to provide safety communications for an upcoming Equine Endurance Event to be held at Wattlewood Park known as “Tractor on the Poleö, at Sassafras on Saturday 28th of May. The rides will be 80 km, 40km and 20 km for the one day event. We will be providing Base Communications, checkpoints and RFID tracking of rider progress. As this is one of the closer events, only a pleasant 1 hour or so drive from Launceston and if you are at a “loose endö over the weekend, why not drop in, have a chat and drink and see how the Safety Communications Team utilise voice and data skills to provide this type of safety support.
Mug Order - yes, we are talking about the white mugs for drinking out of, those that have our club logo on one side, personalised with your name and call sign on the other. We are placing another order so if you would like one then please see André at coffee mornings or at the technical night. Those members who have already requested a mug, please email secretary@ntarc.net to confirm order, and anyone else who wants one please specify what name is to be printed above the call sign. The final price will be about $12 depending on eventual quantity ordered.
UPCOMING EVENTS
TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 25th May. 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.
Club Tech night – Wednesday 1st June. Held at the NTARC Club rooms, 7.30pm until whenever.
Club General Meeting – Saturday 4th June. Held at the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea. Meeting commences at 2pm. Please note this one has been brought forward so as not to clash with the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.
Malcolm White Presentation – Wednesday 15th June about 20:00 Apart from being a licensed amateur at an early age, and a CW aficionado, the major topic is to be his association with Ray Naughton VK3ATN at the time of Ray’s pioneering Earth Moon Earth (EME) achievements in the 1960s on the 2 metre band.
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.
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.
That’s all folks,
73’s from Stefan, VK7ZSB, Secretary NTARC inc.
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
WICEN Tas (South)
Amateur radio supports long distance horse ride at Glenelg
On Saturday 14th of May, WICEN Tasmania (South) provided checkpoints and communication support for a long-distance horse riding event at Glenelg, about an hour out of Hobart. They were supported by the NTARC Safety Comms team, and the amateur radio radio entourage for the weekend was Justin VK7TW, Garry VK7JGD, Anthony VK7AG, Roger VK7ARN, Idris VK7ZIR, Andre VK7ZAB, Stefan VK7ZSB, Randall VK7VWK, Randall's XYL Jodie, and Lee VK7LEE. The event was run under the banner of the Southern Tasmanian Endurance Riders.
Most members arrived early Friday afternoon, allowing a reconnaissance of checkpoints and signals during daylight hours. Terrain was good for radio, and 5 watt handhelds could be used at all checkpoints. The crew dined in front of a warm campfire on Friday evening, with a menu that included roast chicken, bolognese pasta bake, and hot fish & chips, available from a small caravan canteen named "Alice's Restaurant", named after the property owner. Unlike the Arlo Guthrie song from 1967, this Alice's Restaurant sold food and drink.
Most WICEN members stayed at the event grounds overnight, with the NTARC crew electing to stay at drier accommodations in New Norfolk. The event began Saturday morning, with the 80km riders departing base at 07:30, and the 40 and 20 km riders leaving a few hours later. There were about 50 horses in total.
Randall had a fair old drive to his checkpoint at the exposed 30km mark, overlooking the Meadowbank Dam. Access was through multiple gates, opened and closed mostly by XYL Jodie, and through open and sometimes steep and slippery paddocks.
The central checkpoint, manned by NTARC members Idris, Andre, and Stefan was the busiest, being the crossover point of the figure-of-eight course. In addition to radioing passing riders to base, and feeding lollies to hungry riders, this checkpoint also had a shepherding role caused by the resident large herd of sheep wishing to explore whatever the horses were heading to on the opposite side of the Lyell Highway. Sheep dogs were not part of the kit so two legged operator intervention was required.
The eastern checkpoint with Garry, Anthony, and Roger was accessed by a forestry road and a rough bush track, which involved some four-wheel driving to get to. A float needed to be called at this checkpoint for a horse that wasn't going too well after being kicked by another horse, unfortunately needing a two kilometre walk as the track to the checkpoint was too rough for the horse float.
The base checkpoint was run from Justin's van, parked near the event organizer trailer. Justin and Lee were kept busy recording rider times from checkpoints and relaying important messages, including one about a missing horse that decided to go for a walk without the usual burden of having a rider. This horse also decided it didn't want a saddle either, which at the time of writing still hasn't been found.
The event concluded late Saturday afternoon, and our presence was appreciated with various riders thanking us for being there as they went through the checkpoint.
WICEN Tasmania South
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Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
https://www.reast.asn.au/
https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
https://www.youtube.com/reasthobart/
Six Winning Ways to Make Contacts
We are lucky to have QRP Guru - Peter Parker VK3YE in Tasmania visiting family toward the end of May and he has agreed to give us a presentation and share his vast QRP radio experience.
This presentation called 6 winning ways to make contacts will explore some great ideas for you to get contacts using low power.
As in the past I am sure this will be a fantastic and humorous talk from this amateur radio QRP Guru.
A huge thank you to Peter and we look forward to the presentation which will be at 7:30pm on 25th May 2022 in the Queens Domain Clubrooms.
https://vk3ye.com/
(73, REAST Committee)
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Re-broadcasts on VK7RAD
Whilst VK7RTC is out of action Harry VK7HXT has volunteered to put the Sunday broadcast - rebroadcasts on a Tuesday night at 8pm and the RAOTC broadcast on the first Tuesday night of the month at 8pm on VK7RAD. Harry looks forward to your callbacks.
73 Harry VK7HXT
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Training and Assessments
REAST’s next Foundation Licence training and all licence assessment day is next Saturday the 28th May 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
https://fb.me/e/2qDG9ZNJo
We started the presentation with Rex VK7MO and the latest AR Magazine article on early TV in VK.
Rex showed the actual closed circuit television transmitter and receiver that Len VK3LN built in the early 1950s well before commercial TV was available. The WIA put on large exhibitions showcasing the hobby in the Exhibition Building in Melbourne. Rex told the audience of his involvement at these exhibitions as a 7 year old.
Rex then showed a magnetic detector that he was given when he was a boy and he described how it was used.
Thanks to Rex for sharing.
We then moved to a segment called “The vagures of Crystal Detectorsö. Justin went to the Mawson’s Hut Replica and took photos and found that the Crystal Receiver does not contain the detector board as seen in the picture of Hannam. This detector appears to be a three crystal switchable detector. https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/communications/the-wireless-of-wireless-hill/#group-1
Prof Elle Leane’s presentation on Sidney Jeffryres “sparkedö some interest and Justin did some research into Telefunken Crystal - detectors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_detector
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_detector#/media/File:CatWhisker.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_detector#/media/File:Precision_cat's_whisker_detector.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_detector#/media/File:Kristallradio_(3).jpg
Many different types - http://www.incbtech.com/index.php/articles/14-telecom/1864-detectors-used-in-antique-radios-1-tel058e
Telefunken - documents - https://elektrotanya.com/PREVIEWS/63463243/23432455/oldies/telefunken/telefunken_a_crystal_detector_radio_sch.pdf_1.png
00:41:00 - 1919 Telfunken Catalogue - https://fdocuments.net/document/telefunken-detect-1919.html
Catswhisker sprung wire is pushed onto the surface of the Crystal to form a dis-similar metal junction that forms a diode detector only letting through the audio or DC not the RF AC.
Detectors were then replaced by Coherers made from various materials including Iron filings, balls, tripod, galena (iron pyrites), carbide, molydenite, carborundum (silicon carbide) https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/409777
One of the minerals normally used for detectors is Galena which is Lead Sulphide Ore (PbS) (Lead Glance) presents in Cubic form - usually found in assemblages of Silver Lead Zinc Sulphides (Roseberry) and Justin showed a sampled from Rosebery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galena
Usually found in assemblages of sphalerite, marcasite, chalcopyrite, cerussite, anglesite, dolomite, calcite, quartz, barite, and fluorite
One of the common minerals found with Galena is Iron Pyrites - Iron Sulphide (FeS2) - Fools Gold- common throw away mineral -
There is a linkage to Robert Sticht - Mt Lyell Mine Manager who realised it it could be used as fuel but huge amounts of sulphurous gas is given off which combines with Rain to form Sulphuric Acid - denuded the hills around Queenstown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrite
Robert also named Stichtite which is the purple serpentine.
We then got Richard VK7ZBX into the studio to report on his latest impressive EME contacts including a very rare and the first EME 10GHz contact between Australia and Uruguay and CX2SC. There was a special event station with the Italian Space Centre event.
Some of the other contacts were with Dario IW2FZR in Italy, Eino OH2DG in Finland, PA0BAT, IW2FZR, PA100THALES and PA3DZL. Thanks and congratulations to Richard.
Justin did a quick update onto contacts made with the small 160m Antenna with an FT8 contact with YE1AR and a WSPR report from W1AK.
We go into recess for a fortnight so see you then.
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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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 1st June from 19:30 hours in NTARC Clubrooms.
NTARC TestNet and TECHNET – Wednesday 25th May - 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 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 AEST.
Events:
REAST - 25 May - Six Ways to make Contacts with Peter Parker VK3YE - 7:30pm in Queens Domain Clubrooms.
NTARC - 4 June - Club General Meeting at the Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea from 2pm.
NTARC - 15 June from 8pm - Malcolm White Presentation on Ray Naughton VK3ATN 1960’s Earth Moon Earth (EME) achievements. Scout Hall, Archer St Rocherlea.
VK7 - 19 November - VK7 Miena Hamfest - Great Lake Community Hall at Miena from 10am.
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A reminder to those people rostered for next week’s broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7TW
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: Any Takers
80m: VK7JGD
40m: VK7DG
20m: VK7TPE
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 VK7RAD 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 we hope you have a great day, 73 and Stay Safe from Rick, VK7RI.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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