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VK7 Amateur Radio News 24Jul22
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 24th July 2022
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News and this was first broadcast on Sunday the 24th July 2022. At the mike of VK7WI this week is Peter, VK7PD.
On Sunday 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 Garry, VK7JGD
On 7.140 MHz by Dale, VK7DG
On 14.130 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE 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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Conference News
Tassie Ham Radio Conference & Expo
5th and 6th November 2022
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference-and-expo/
As heard on the WIA National News the Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo is in full steam planning phase and we already have a full day of presentations on the Saturday and a huge number of vendors coming down in person to the Sunday.
The Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania Inc (REAST) would like to invite you to the newest and most exciting event on the Amateur Radio calendar - being held in Hobart at the University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus in a spacious and contemporary facility - The Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre. There is plenty of free car parking available directly outside the venue for those willing to travel.
Saturday 5th of November 2022 is the Amateur Radio Conference with speakers from across VK and the World with presentations and talks including the following topics:
Space Weather and Propagation
Remote Stations
Electrical and RF safety
Low Power Portable EME
QRP SOTA POTA WWFF
Interference mitigation
Digital Amateur TV
Microwave Experimentation
ALARA
And much more!
On Sunday 6th of November 2022 it will be the Ham Expo and we will have a full list of vendors and stands in a future broadcast.
There will be preloved equipment tables, fox hunts on the day raffles and much more.
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.
Registrations will open shortly for the event and are essential.
Please note the Sunday Ham Radio Expo on 6th November replaces the Miena Hamfest that was scheduled on 19th November.
Look forward to seeing you all in Hobart!
Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo Organizing Committee
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Contest News
VK Shires Contest Results
The 2022 VK SHIRES QSO PARTY was held on the Saturday and Sunday of the weekend prior to the second Monday of June every year. This year it was run on 6-7th June.
It was great to see the following VK7 operators in the VK Single Operator section:
Catherine VK7C who came third in the with a score of 28296
Linda VK7QP who came 8th with 3871 points
Vince VK7VH who came 30th with 240 points and
Peter VK7STO who came 32nd with 168 points
In the VK Single Operator - 10W section - Peter VK7KPC came first with 180 points.
Congratulations to all participants.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/
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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 22 July 2022 is in the email version of the broadcast.
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.
If you do not want to receive cards via the Bureau please let me know and also let stations you work know.
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, 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, 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, KKR, KL(KI ?), KO, KPB, KRJ, KT
LAZ, LCW, LDH, LDK, LLL, LM, LT, LTD, LVH, LW
MAG, MAT, MBD, MC, MEL, MET, MHZ, 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, 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, ZX, ZZ
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Thursday night was another “Quick or the Dead” SSTV Net night with many participants.
Callsigns seen were: VK7s FGGT, WP, ZGK, KPC, TW, ZBX, PD, KRJ, ZIR, OO, ZMS and ZAB.
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-sl5cc
The SSTV tones died down around 9:15pm with the Two Ronnies goodbye - “its goodbye from me and its goodnight from him”.
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 VK7RJG , 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 this 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 Alexandra 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 it was nice to see one of our NTARC club members being successful in the VK Shires Contest. The objectives of this contest are for amateurs around the world to contact as many VK shires as possible in the contest period. VK amateurs are to work the world including VK, whilst the rest of the world can only work VK contacts.
Peter VK7KPC has taken out First Place for VK Single Operator, 10 Watt, All Band, All Mode category of the competition. The text on the certificate is set against a rather stunning rustic outback sunset complete with water, windmill and silhouetted horse with rider. The certificate would make an excellent image in next weeks SSTV net. Hint, hint. Well done Peter.
While we are on the subject of SSTV, I have a correction from last weeks broadcast, about a transceiver interface being used for SSTV which was built into a little cough lozenge box or Altoids tin as it is commonly known. The soldering and construction being of such a high standard I assumed that Peter VK7KPC had constructed it, but no, he was merely the last appreciative holder of the unit. Full credit goes to Wayne VK7XGW for its construction. Thanks for the clarification Peter and a very nicely constructed little unit to Wayne.
From the latest edition of Amateur Radio, in their “Outdoor Adventures” themed edition, there is an article by Denis Johnstone VK4AE, Contest Manager for the John Moyle Memorial National Field Day Contest for 2022. He is giving special tribute to the Amateurs that make the extra effort to venture outside home base and go portable for contests. Denis said “All of the portable stations that went to the effort to send in a log will receive a certificate. The WIA believes that those who go to the effort to set up and operate a portable station should be acknowledged.”
I know the following amateurs were mentioned in a previous broadcast but it seems fitting to been mentioned again after this article highlighted their efforts. I believe that all three NTARC club members have received their individual achievement award certificates now.
Peter VK7KPC came First in the 24 Hour, Portable, Single operator, All mode, All band category.
Andrew VK7DW came First in the 6 Hour, Portable, Single operator, Phone mode, All band category with James VK7JAM taking out Second place in the same 6 Hour, Portable section as well. Its nice for you to be recognised for your achievement and in this case your extra effort.
Next club room Tech Night will see a presentation by Lionel VK7ZLB on batteries. Most people assume that once you have the battery model number and voltage, you are good to go, somewhere in the world there is a matching battery. You generally dont give the matter much more thought, however it appears that the same battery model number can have variations depending on which country or continent you reside in. This can be anything from internal construction of the battery or far worse, variations in external contacts and connectors. For example a PP8 or as it is commonly called the “Fencer”, looks like a standard PP3 or 216 nine Volt transistor radio battery on steroids. It is 200mm tall, not 45mm, and it is 6 Volt not 9 Volt. It has the same two snap on connectors…. generally, but there are three other versions of connectors available somewhere in the world as well. Also one is made by “Ever Ready”, two words, and the other by “Eveready”, one word! Confused? So am I. Hopefully Lionel will at least inform us that the common old “AA” or “D” cell is the same the world over? Let Lionel walk us through the maze of battery anomalies and if all goes well he will also reveal the true identity of the mystery item from the previous tech night. It was like a valve but the only marking on it is the word “Vibron”, come and hear for yourself.
As discussed at the last club general meeting the Social Night will be held on Wednesday evening the 14th of September at the family friendly Mowbray Hotel. Those who wish to attend please register the number of places required to the Secretary or on the registration sheet at the club rooms.
We would like to say a special thank you to Hermon VK7HW for his ongoing work of processing QSL cards for the state and his delivery of cards to NTARC club rooms when he ventures North, it is appreciated. After his most recent delivery we are down to the following lonely cards left waiting for their owners to collect, VK7s AU, CH, DON, IG and WX.
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
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.
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 9.30pm, at the moment. These SSTV images will be available on the NTARC website under ‘Blogs.
Club Working Bee - Saturday 30th July. This is next weekend, everybody and their tools are welcome. 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.
TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 3rd August. 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 General Meeting – Saturday 13th August. Held at the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea. Meeting commences at 2pm.
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) AGM Wrap-Up
WICEN Tasmania (South) held their AGM and General Meeting last Sunday at the QTH of Peter VK7TPE and Maureen. A huge thank you to Peter and Maureen for their hospitality. There was a roaring fire and hot BBQ plate for lunch before the AGM.
Office holder for 2022/23 are: President Cedric VK7CL, Secretary/Public Officer Chris VK7CDW, Treasurer David VK7DMG, Committee Members - Anthony VK7AG and Justin VK7TW, Equipment Officer Garry VK7JGD and Operations Coordinator Rod VK7TRF.
Other AGM business was completed in quick time along with the general meeting.
Thanks to all who came along, a good day was had by all.
Any questions about WICEN please contact the secretary at VK7WCN(at)wia.org.au
73, 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 Fox Hunt Morning
https://fb.me/e/2xwfHjZtu
Please note that due to COVID we have had to postpone the Fox Hunt day to Saturday 6th August, 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 started the DATV night with self-proclaimed SSTV Nut Steve VK7OO - who has been running the 20m SSTVCam for 15 years with over 100,000 images over that time. Steve described his setup then went into how to configure the tones at the beginning of an SSTV transmission using MMSSTV.
Steve took the audience through a demonstration of how to setup and run the tones using MMSTV.
Justin VK7TW then went into a fascinating obituary that appeared in the Hobart Mercury.
We then looked at a manual switch hack for a 100W HF RF amplifier, reusing a matrix switch circuit by tracing the circuit and realising how the switch worked and the outputs and then designing a little circuit to convert the output to the types of output Justin needed. The updated switches now switch the Band Pass / LOW Pass filters for the amplifier.
We then did a quick review of latest Low-Key magazine of the VK QRP Club of Australia.
Justin then showed the RIDEN RD6018 - 60 volt 18 Amp fully configurable power supply and the battery charging and data logging settings using a 18650 LiPo battery.
We finished with reminders of future events.
This coming Wednesday night we will be looking at some more functions on the RIDEN SMPSU, reviews of the latest DUBUS and AR Magazines and much more along with some great visitors who are coming along to the clubrooms.
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 3rd August - 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.
NTARC - 30th July - Working Bee at the clubrooms from 10am and BYO lunch.
REAST - 3 August - AccessibleGD77 Presentation with VK7JS - in the Queens Domain Clubrooms from 7:30pm.
REAST - 6 August - Postponed Fox Hunt day start at the Queens Domain clubrooms from 9:30am
NWTARC - 6 August - Club Meeting and Show and Tell from 1:30pm in the Scout hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone.
NTARC - 13 August - General club meeting at the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea from 2pm.
NTARC - 14 September - Social Night will be held at the family friendly Mowbray Hotel.
VK7 - Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo - 5-6 November - Stanley Burbury Theatre - UTAS Sandy Bay Campus
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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: VK7DG
40m: VK7TPE
20m: VK7ALH
10m: VK7JGD
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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