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VK7 Amateur Radio News 17Jul22
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 17th July 2022
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 17th July 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 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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SAVE THE DATE!
Tassie Ham Radio Conference & Expo
5th and 6th November 2022
G'day!
On behalf of the Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania Inc (REAST) we'd like to invite you to the newest and most exciting event on the Amateur Radio calendar - the Tassie Ham Radio Conference & Expo to be held in Hobart at the University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus in a spacious and contemporary venue - The Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre. Plenty of free car parking will be available directly outside the venue for those willing to travel.
A short 20 minute trip from the airport, flights into Hobart run from all major capital cities and direct to Auckland, NZ, so our ZL buddies across the ditch, why not come over for a weekend of fun and socialization!
Saturday 5th of November 2022 - Amateur Radio Conference
Speakers from across VK and the World with presentations and talks including:
Demonstrations
Live Trivia Fun, battle it out against your fellow hams
More information as it comes to hand
In-person and Online
If you are interested in doing a presentation at the event, whether in person or online, please contact the Ham Expo Organizing Committee at tassiehamexpo(at)gmail.com
On Sunday 6th of November 2022 it will be the Ham Expo with:
Amateur Radio Vendors and Traders - full list coming soon!
Preloved equipment tables
Fox Hunts on the Day
Raffles!
Information Stands (ALARA, Parks, SOTA + more!
Registrations will open shortly for the event and are essential.
If you are a vendor and are interested in having a stall at the Ham Expo, please contact the Ham Expo Organizing Committee at tassiehamexpo(at)gmail.com
We know you've been locked down and are starving for more Amateur Radio gatherings, eager to show off what you've been building in the shack, so, why not consider a Tassie holiday? Bring the XYL, come down and enjoy the sights, food and experience that Hobart will have to offer.
Look forward to seeing you all in Hobart!
73 Hayden VK7HH
Vice President - REAST Inc on behalf of the Ham Expo Organizing 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 15 July 2022 is in the email version of the broadcast.
Herman is currently in the process of delivering cards on an opportunity basis and also with some pre arranged mail outs.
WIA members will get a free mail out once a year. If you are not a WIA member but would like your card(s) mailed out to you please send Herman a book of stamps - No SAE's please. Mention how many cards you need to be there for you before Herman mails them. Minimum cost is $1.10 per envelope, depending on the type/thickness of cards could get up to about 10 cards per envelope. If larger envelopes used then more stamps will be required depending on weight.
Amateurs are asked to keep the size of their 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 15 July 2022
A, AAA, AAB, AB, ACN, AD, AG(2014), AIR, AL, AM, AO, AP, APZ, AS, ATH, AV
BA, BB, BBB, BC, BD, BEN, BM, BPV, BT, BYE
C, CC, CJ, CL, CMV, CV, CX
DG, DIK, DM, DN, DO, DP, DQ, DX, DZ
EA, EE, EG, EK, ER, EV
FALX, FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FJFJ, FLAR, FRJG(RG), FTAS
GA, GC, GG, GH, GM, GR, GW, GZ
HCH, HCK, HDM, HOB, HL, HRS, HSA, HSJ, HVK, HZ
IAN,IK, IS
JA, JB, JCR, JJ, JJJ, JOK, JON, JP, JW
KBA, KD, KDO, KJ, KK, KKR, KL(KI ?), KO, KPB, KRJ, KT
LAZ, LCW, LDH, LDK, LLL, LM, LT, LTD, LVH, LW
MAG, MAT, MBD, MC, MD (2016-19), MEL, MET, MHZ, MK, MOO, MS
NA, NC, NET, NFI, NIK, NRF, NSB, NSE, NTE, NWQ, NWT
OB, OO, OR, OT
PAF, PBD, PRN, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK
RG(FRJG)
SA, SN, STO, SV
TCE, TED, TK, TL, TU, TW, TZ
UT
VA, VAC, VAZ, VDC, VH, VR, VTM, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WN, WO, WT, WX
XDM, XTC
YN
ZA, ZE, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZT, ZTA, ZX, ZZ
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Last Thursday another great roll-up for what can best be called the “Quick or the Dead” SSTV Net…HIHI.
Callsigns seen were: VK7s PD, EV, FGGT, WP, PAK, OO, KPC, ZCF, TW, ZSB and ZGK.
The images can be viewed on the NTARC Blog page thanks to Andre VK7ZAB and the link can be found on the email edition of the broadcast.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs/1u6lzeqdjj85rnz66jnkqkvi7nr6i9-txhff-8x8gj-n8l6n-yxenf
The SSTV tones died down around 9:30pm
I think we kept the spiders in the various repeaters well and truly warm during this cold Thursday night …. HIHI!
A reminder 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 using VK7RJG you need a 141.3Hz CTCSS tone to link with VK7RAF.
We will continue these nights so why not join in and share some pictures. Its a great way to test your digital interfacing. We get underway from around 7:30pm.
73, Justin VK7TW
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North West News
SSTV Trial
The SSTV activity on 7RJG,has sparked interests in the North West, unfortunately some amateurs have indicated they cant receive 7RJG , or at a reasonable signal, and asked if something could be done in the North West.
After consultation with CCARC, we will be running a test SSTV night on Monday the 25th July, on VK7RMD 2m repeater on Mt Duncan, behind Penguin commencing at 730pm, and if successful, looking at running an SSTV Net on the 4th Monday in the Month, so as not to interfere with the RAOTC Broadcast, and the ALARA NET.
73 Eric VK7EV
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North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club next Meeting
The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on the 6th August 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 would be appreciated. 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 been in contact with a confirmed COVID case, then please do not attend the meeting.
73, Eric VK7EV, News Officer
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
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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 saw a Wednesday club room night very well attended and as usual Peter, VK7KPC was first there and was deeply involved in Nic VK7WWs Morse training session. Peter had successfully read a practice Morse message from Nic, and he was character perfect! He seemed happy with his progress and improvement over the last few years since the start, and his participation in the Morse Code Course run by Nic on Wednesday nights. Well done to Peter for being a conscientious student and to Nic for donating time and effort each week over the last few years for the betterment of amateur radio operators.
Once again from Ross, VK7ALH and his seemingly endless supply of radio equipment in his deep vault came a Kenwood TS-450-S. A very neat and tidy compact HF transceiver. This units scan function had been strategically modified for low light and night vision work. Even though it was only a “post it” note cut down and the word “Scan” written on it and attached to the button that said the same, it has much better contrast and improved readability. It just goes to show not every problem has to have a high tech solution, good thinking Ross.
Stefan, VK7ZSB brought in a portable antenna made by the German company Spiderbeam, an Aerial-51 Model 404-UL. According to the manufacturer it is an “Ultra-Light Asymmetrical Inverted-V Antenna”. The entire assembly including the antenna feed unit and twelve metres of coaxial cable fit neatly inside a pencil case sized bag. The entire weight including coaxial feeder cable comes in under 450 grams! Primarily designed for portable field and emergency use attached to a telescoping fiberglass pole of about twelve metres. It covers the 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 metre bands without the need for an Antenna Matching Unit and can handle 200 Watts. A very nicely packaged unit, cant wait to try it out.
While we are talking about light weight and small, Peter VK7KPC, also brought in a homemade transceiver interface. He based the construction on a design published by Clint Hurd, KK7UQ, published back in 2004. Peter constructed the unit in a small metal cough lozenge box! It interfaces between a computer sound card and serial port and your chosen transceiver. It will allow manual or automatic control of your rig, in this case for the sending and receiving of SSTV images. No doubt this re-surfaced in his radio shack due to the popularity of Thursday night FM SSTV sessions and the general plethora of SSTV transmissions on SSB at the moment.
Early in the night Idris VK7ZIR managed to access the REAST Ham Radio Trivia Night and brought it up on the large screen. Although we were unable to participate, it did not stop us from trying to interact with the monitor with our answers and suggestions, HiHi. With all the other distractions during the night and in retrospect it was probably a good thing that we gave up trying to log in as it saved us the embarrassment of admitting our results, or should I say lack of Trivia knowledge. All in all an enjoyable and very late ending evening.
Well it looks like the club working bee is locked in for the 30th of July, save the date in your diary. Needless to say tea and coffee will be provided and the urn will be ready at 10am for the first cuppa. Remember to BYO lunch.
At Friday Coffee morning, as a taster to the working bee, Peter VK7KPC, unfurled the proposed new antenna on the ground behind the club rooms. News traveled fast and the club rooms quickly emptied, with everyone gathering outside in the cold to inspect the HF 80 metre and above Ladder Line constructed dipole. Much discussion ensued on its proposed method of suspension. Eventually all returned once again to the warmth of Skywarmer back in the club rooms. Lionel VK7ZLB arrived, and reported to us that he had successfully identified the mystery item mentioned in a previous broadcast. He had us all waiting in suspense, but refused to tell us and will keep his secret from us until his formal presentation on batteries at the next Tech Night session.
Mug Order – They are now available at the NTARC club rooms. If you have ordered one but cant get in to pick it up drop a note to the Secretary and we will see what we can arrange. Because of the large order, we received a very favourable discount this time. Your final price is only ten dollars
UPCOMING EVENTS
TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 20th July. 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.
SSTV Net - held every Thursday night on the 70cm repeater, VK7RJG and linked to the South via repeater VK7RAF. Conducted from 7.30pm till about 8.30pm. These SSTV images will be available on the NTARC website under ‘Blogs. Remember, to be able to link with VK7RAF you must enable a CTCSS tone of 141.3 Hz.
Club Technical night – Wednesday 27th July. Held at the NTARC Club rooms, 7.30pm until whenever. This will include a presentation by Lionel VK7ZLB on batteries.
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 and recently delivered mugs. 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.
Thats all folks,
73 from Stefan, VK7ZSB, Secretary NTARC.
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
WICEN Tasmania (South) BBQ and AGM
WICEN Tasmania (South) will be having their annual BBQ and AGM today - Sunday the 17th of July, at the residence of Peter Henry VK7TPE and Maureen, at 30 Haigh Road, in Snug. All are welcome to attend, so if you're in the neighborhood then why not pop in, have a drink and a sausage, and catch up with some of the WICEN amateur radio contingent.
The BBQ starts at mid-day, and the AGM will follow at 14:00. BYO food, drinks, and XYL's!
For queries and directions, contact the secretary at VK7WCN(at)wia.org.au
WICEN committee
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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/
Ham Radio Trivia Night Wrap-up
https://fb.me/e/2sUlj73f2
Last Wednesday night the 13th of July saw many people from around the world all logging into the application and playing four rounds of Ham Radio Trivia with our MC Hayden VK7HH of Ham Radio DX fame!
We peaked at 38 players and we peaked with 58 watching the stream.
The four categories in order were:
"Ham Radio Down Under" put together by Hayden the winner was Peter VK3ZPF, 2nd was Justin VK7TW and third was Lee VK7LEE.
The second category was called "This is Rigged" put together by Peter VK3YE with first won by Khywana, second was Brad VK2NMZ and third was Norwegian Ham.
The third category called "Hey Name This Antenna" was put together by Norm KC9CSC and first went to Martin VK7GN, second was Paul and third was Stu.
The last category was "Ham Radio General Knowledge" put together by Hayden and first went to Alan VK3TCP, second Justin VK7TW and third was Peter VK3ZPF
A huge thank you to Hayden for organising the trivia night and a lot of fun was had by all.
You can view the night at the link on the email edition of this broadcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qFeMZGhU4k
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
REASTs 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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REAST August Presentation
AccessibleGD77 Software
Our August presentation will be given in person by the software developer Joe Stephen VK7JS who is coming down from Exeter on the picturesque Tamar river.
For those who dont know, Joe is totally blind but instead of this holding him back he has developed a reputation developing software for the vision impaired. Joe has developed many pieces of software including the very popular JAWS screen reader software that enables blind people around the world to access computers, including reading webpages, interacting with spread sheets and much more, using speech and Braille feedback.
As heard in last weeks broadcast Joe has developed the AccessibleGD77 firmware to replace the standard GD77 firmware to make the handheld much more friendly to visually impaired with lots of benefits for non-visually impaired people as well.
Joe will take us through this development and the features he has built into the AccessibleGD77 firmware.
This should be a fascinating presentation from the developer!
Thanks to Joe for this Presentation.
73, REAST Committee
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DATV Experimenter's Night
https://fb.me/e/3oJDUBwuY
We get back underway with our DATV Experimenters Night and we will have Steve VK7OO in the studio letting us know about those tones you hear before he transmits SSTV on a Thursday night. This will be followed by a demo of the RIDEN RD6018 SMPSU and the battery charging function. Justin VK7TW will take us through a manual switch hack for a 100W HF RF amplifier and we will have reviews of the latest Low-Key, DUBUS and AR Magazines and much more.
We will be streaming the nights on the REAST YouTube channel.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/live-stream/
https://www.reast.asn.au/special-interest-groups/amateur-tv/
We go out on RF on 445.5MHz DVB-T 7MHz Standard Definition. So, if you have a TV, Set-top box or USB DTV Dongle that you can tune and scan 445.5MHz and you can see the Queens Domain, then you have a good chance of receiving the DATV Experimenter's Night Signal. Look out for VK7OTC. We also stream the nights on the REAST YouTube channel.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/live-stream/
https://www.reast.asn.au/special-interest-groups/amateur-tv/
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReastHobart/
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
Regular gatherings:
Sewing Circle Net – Daily on 3.640 MHz commences at 5:00pm AEST.
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 20th July - 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 27th July from 7:30pm in NTARC clubrooms
NW VK7 – Wednesday from 8:00pm local – NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net on VK7RMD
NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 8:30pm 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 Experimenters Nights from 7:30pm live in the club rooms also on DVBT RF and YouTube Streaming
VK7 - SSTV Net - held every Thursday night via the North/South Link on VK7RAF/VK7RJG from 7:30pm. In the North and North West - VK7RJG on 438.55 -7MHz and in the South - VK7RAF (146.650 -600kHz) CTCSS tone 141.3Hz to link RAF North-South and on VK7RJG a 141.3Hz CTCSS tone to link with VK7RAF.
Events:
CCARC - 25 July - Test SSTV night from 7:30pm using VK7RMD 2m repeater on Mt Duncan. From then on it will be the 4th Monday in the Month.
WICEN Tasmania (South) - 17 July - WICEN BYO BBQ and AGM at VK7TPE QTH from Noon.
REAST - 23 July - Fox Hunt day start at the Queens Domain clubrooms from 9:30am
REAST - 3 August - AccessibleGD77 Presentation with VK7JS - in the Queens Domain Clubrooms from 7:30pm.
NWTARC - 6 August - Club Meeting and Show and Tell from 1:30pm in the Scout hall, 73 Alexander Road, Ulverstone.
VK7 - Tassie Ham Expo - 5-6 November - Stanley Burbury Theatre - UTAS - Save the Date!
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weeks 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: 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 Mike, VK7FB.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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