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VK7 Amateur Radio News 19Jun22
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 19th June 2022
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 19th June 2022. At the mike of VK7WI this week is Peter, VK7PD.
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 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 VK7RAD in Southern VK7.
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Southern stations started SSTV on VK7RAD and stations included VK7DMH, ZGK, FGGT, JUF/MR and TW.
Harry VK7HXT alerted some of the Hobart stations that VK7RAF had been repaired and that there were northern stations active with SSTV on the link to between VK7RAF and VK7RJG.
In Southern Tasmania, VK7RAF (146.650 -600kHz) can be used both locally and linked to VK7RJG by using different CTCSS tones. 123Hz for local Southern operation and 141.3Hz for linking RAF to VK7RJG (438.55 -7Mhz).
When several Southern stations QSYed to RAF and Eric VK7EV struggled out of his sick-bed, the number swelled to 15 plus some other suspected receive only stations.
Call signs were: VK7s TT, OO, HXT, PD, ZPD, DW, ZCF, KWB, TW, ZGK, DMH, EV and KT. VK7s IT and KPC were RX only. Modes used included: Scottie 1, Scottie 2, Robot 36 and MP73.
It truly was a state wide SSTV net.
Phil, VK7ZPD has setup a thread on the NTARC Discord page that lists some of the activities and displays several of the images.
Special thanks are due to Murray VK7ZMS and Richard VK7ZBX for repairing the VK7RAF repeater.
We also thank Ken VK7KRJ who switched his SSTV webcam across to the VK7RAD frequency and captured many of the VK7RAD pictures.
https://sstv.vk7krj.com/2m.html
We will continue these nights so why not join in and share some pictures. Itâ€Ös a great way to test your digital interfacing. We get underway from around 8pm.
73, Harry, VK7HXT, Peter VK7PD and Justin VK7TW
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Contest News
Winter VHF and Above Field Day
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/
Well, the days have grown shorter, the temperature has dropped and there is snow on many hilltops. Cool, must be getting close to Winter Field day then. What would any other sane sensible ham radio person do other than head for the hills to play radio and talk to other silly errr committed people?
This year the Winter field day happens on the weekend from 0100 UTC Saturday 25 through 0059 UTC Sunday 26 June (0400 / 0359 in VK6).
Field days are a great opportunity to get out and about and play radio and see some sights. This particular event concentrates on the VHF/UHF and above part of the spectrum.
Many people will be heading out with varying amounts of equipment in very varied configuration all keen to make a contact and get some points on the board for the state.
Why not head out with what you have to a nice elevated spot and see who you can work, or even work yourself a new gridsquare.
You can too stay home if that is better suited. The more home stations the better, in fact the more stations the better for all!
All you need to have is your 6 digit maiden head square locator of your operating location and ideally a logging program although you can take a paper log and transcribe the contacts later.
Expect activity around the usual frequencies and modes.
52.525, 146.500, 439.000, 1296.150,2403.150 and our popular 3398.150 good for FM and if required 50.150, 144.150, 432.150 on SSB. Hoping there will be some action higher up the bands as well.
Doug VK4ADC, on his own initiative, embarked recently on developing a new contest logger, which he has titled Yet Another Contest Logger – YACL. You can download it from the link on the email edition of this broadcast.
https://vk4adc.com/YACLSupport/index.php
Hope to hear you on the bands.
73, Richard, VK7ZBX
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VK7 HamFest News
Biennial Miena Hamfest
The Miena Hamfest 2022 is being held on Saturday the 19th November.
It will be 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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QSL News
Report - from Herman VK7HW Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
The current list of QSL Cards held as at 27 May 2022 is in the email version of the broadcast.
Herman was recently asked 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 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 27 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
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, ZM, ZT, 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
This week was not only busy but was indeed a chilly one, Wednesday night club presentation night was no exception and was quite cold, but was definitely a not to be missed event. I will pass it over to Idris VK7ZIR for a rundown of the nightâ€Ös presentation.
“Our tech night presentation was especially well attended despite the inclement weather. Our guest speaker was Malcolm White, who is currently Chair of the Board of Governance at the Tasmanian Royal Flying Doctor Service. Malcolmâ€Ös topic was “Innovation in the Bushâ€, which celebrated an amateur radio achievement fifty five years ago. He opened with a brief history of his younger days in a small town called Birchip in rural Victoria. As a twelve year old boy with an interest in radio he managed to get a job during his school holidays at the local radio shop. He took the audience back in time to how amateur radio was in the nineteen sixties, before the wide spread use of transistors and anything above two metres was considered exotic. His neighbour was a keen amateur radio operator and there started a lifelong friendship with Ray Naughton, VK3ATN. Ray was already a well-established innovative radio amateur with numerous contest awards. He achieved, what was considered at the time to be impossible with what experts said was limited equipment. Ray had built his own steerable quad stacked rhombic antenna in the paddock next to his house. In 1966 using 144 MHz, and limited to 150 Watts he proved them all wrong with Australiaâ€Ös first ever Moon Bounce QSO with stations in the USA. Rayâ€Ös motivation came from the news that man was preparing to attempt a moon landing. When that great day arrived, Ray used one of his antenna arrays to monitor the voice communications between the Lunar Lander and NASA.
Two years after his Moon Bounce record he was invited, in an all-expenses paid trip to America to share his knowledge with scientists and for his part was awarded the ARRL Technical Merit Award, the first time it was bestowed outside of America.
His later interest was Radio Astronomy and Tasmania was graced with his presence when he met with Grote Reber, who was a pioneer in Radio Astronomy and lived at Bothwell.
In conclusion Malcolm lamented the demise of innovative Australian electronics companies for example Vinten and AWA.
Many questions and discussions continued into the sumptuous supper that followed.
Thanks go to Malcolm for his fascinating and informative presentation.â€
Thank you Idris, it was indeed a very illuminating presentation, apart from the technical aspects Malcolm also managed to put the human side to a great achievement in the amateur world.
An interesting fact is that Ray constructed the “directing†end of the rhombic antenna using pulleys, this allowing for a limited range of about 10 degrees of steer ability. This intern extended the possible QSO duration out to about 10 minutes.
And the question from last weekâ€Ös broadcast as to how Ray set up the contact schedules with his American counter parts? They used the 40 Metre amateur band, when it was open.
And finally in Rayâ€Ös later years, he started an antenna manufacturing company called ATN Antennas! Designing and constructing kit antennas and towers. Now how many of us older amateurs have not at some time had one of their fine antennas in their collection? I was particularly fond of their 13 Element 2 metre Yagi, they formed an excellent stacked array.
For some excellent pictures and more technical information see the link in the broadcast text.
The first Amateur Lunar tests & contacts |2nd part: 1966-1976 (ok2kkw.com)
Once again the SSTV Net was held on repeater VK7RJG on Thursday night. But this time the North South RF link was functioning to VK7RAF. This allowed for a state wide link up to happen. The SSTV pictures came thick and fast, and ended up featuring stills from some old TV shows. A selection of these SSTV images from the night are available on the NTARC website under ‘Blogsâ€Ö.
As this item was penned late on Friday, the NTARC Safety Communications crew, had already traveled to Lebrina in readiness for a one day Equine Endurance Ride. We have established our Ride Base, set up a 2 meter and 70cm repeater for voice and data communications and trialed communications to some field check point in readiness. Two of our tougher members are actually going to camp out at the furthest check point on Friday night, ready for the early start Saturday morning. If it is Sunday when you hear this then hopefully we are packing up, making our way back to Launceston and still have two unfrozen club members, assuming we donâ€Öt get some of the sub zero overnight temperatures of the previous week again. Happy tenting Roger VK7ARN and Peter VK7KPC.
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(at)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 22nd June. 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 Technical night – Wednesday 29th June. Held at the NTARC Club rooms, 7.30pm until whenever.
Coffee Morning – held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Get warm while you 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@ntarc.net all items to be received no later than 5pm on the Friday prior to the Broadcast.
Thatâ€Ös all folks,
73â€Ös from 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/
June Presentation Night -
Marine Scientific Electronics - An Insight
https://fb.me/e/4BX30lsCH
Our June presentation night will be held this Wednesday June 22nd 2022 from 7:30pm.
It will focus on marine and scientific electronics and many of the techniques used in this fascinating area.
Our presenter is Kim Brigg VK7KB from the Australian Antarctic Division.
Kim will bring with him many pieces of equipment that have been created at the AAD for many of the experiments the Division has undertaken over the years.
The presentation will get underway at 7:30pm in the Queens Domain clubrooms.
See you there.
73, REAST Committee
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Ham Radio Trivia Night
https://fb.me/e/2sUlj73f2
Save the date of Wednesday 15th July 2022 from 7:30pm REAST will be holding a Ham Radio Trivia Night.
This will be a fun filled night that will be a hybrid event held in person at REASTâ€Ös Queens Domain clubrooms and online.
More information as it comes to hand.
73, REAST Committee
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Ham Radio Fox Hunt Morning
https://fb.me/e/2xwfHjZtu
REAST will be having a Fox Hunt day on Saturday 23rd July meeting at the Domain from 9:30am
Get your yagi antennas and attenuators ready for a fun morning of searching for our Foxes!
There will be prizes to be won on the day for finding the Fox too! We'll have a lower powered trial Fox Hunt on the Domain followed by a city wide hunt!
The Fox will be hidden somewhere within the Greater Hobart area on the 2 metre band.
Get your friends together and form a team to try and track down our elusive Fox.
We currently have a **very limited** supply of tape measure yagis at the clubrooms so might be a good opportunity to hit up Bunnings and start building!
https://www.instructables.com/The-Tape-Measure-Antenna/
At this stage we're also planning to have a BBQ too, so come along and have a fun filled day with us at the Domain clubrooms.
More info to come!
73, REAST Committee
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Training and Assessments
REASTâ€Ös next Foundation Licence training and all licence assessment day is Saturday the 30th July 2022. Please note this has been moved back one week to not clash with the Fox Hunt Day.
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://fb.me/e/1YiYqV2wC
73, Reg, VK7KK
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DATV Experimenter's Night
https://fb.me/e/2suL6uBUE
We started with an interview with Warren VK7WN/VK0WN from Casey Station. Warren covered his history with the Antarctic Division and what led him to apply for the Station Communications Technical Officer SCTO role at Casey. Warren then moved to a typical day on base and his amateur radio shack he has set up in the hobby hut.
Warren then took us through the reason for the postponement being due to the need to shift fuel from one place from the lower fuel depot to the upper fuel storage. This is an important operation on a range of levels including environmental, survival and physical perspective. Warren described what happens during this event.
We took some questions from the watching audience. Warren took us through the food over winter which is excellent! Winter sees a smaller group of 30 people although this is quite a large group by AAD standards.
Warren then outlined some of the novel and fun things he has realised while getting used to life in Antarctica?
We finished with an agreement to do another interview soon and for Warren to give us a presentation when he gets back. Warren has found the remnants of Paul VK0PD foot switch in the hobby hut and intends to use it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEz-Nww-dno
A huge thank you to Warren for taking the time to be interviewed.
Justin then moved to a demonstration of his recently built Galena Crystal Radio. This Crystal Radio has both a Galena Crystal Detector and a switchable Germanium Diode. Justin demonstrated the difficulty of finding a suitable contact with the Galena versus the Germanium diode. Watch this space!
This creation was inspired by the recent presentation given by Professor Elle Leane and the failure of wireless when Hannam was at Commonwealth Bay and the success that Sidney Jeffryes had later at Commonwealth Bay.
https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4955&context=lhapapers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYd9iYuyLuY
We then reviewed the remaining AR Magazine articles.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/armag/about/
Justin showed pictures of the very broken small 160m Antenna vertical that took a battering during the recent high wind storms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_YkXzcbh-g
We finished with a reminder of this weekâ€Ös presentation with Kim Briggs VK7KB on Antarctic Electronics Techniques.
https://fb.me/e/4BX30lsCH
https://youtu.be/6IOGX-snSTo
DATV Night go into recess for a fortnight so see you on Wednesday 29th June 2022.
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 TestNet and TECHNET – Wednesday 22nd June - TestNet/CW course on 3580 from 7pm till 7.30pm….and a TECHNET on 3567 from 7.30pm till about 8.30pm.
NTARC Technical Night - Wednesday 29th June from 7:30pm in NTARC clubrooms
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 5:00pm AEST.
Events:
REAST - 22 June - Marine Scientific Electronics with Kim Briggs VK7KB - from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms.
REAST - 15 July - Ham Radio Trivia Night - in person at the Queens Domain clubrooms and online from 7:30pm.
REAST - 23 July - Fox Hunt day start at the Queens Domain clubrooms from 9:30am
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 weekâ€Ös broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7RI
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: 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 Peter, VK7PD.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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