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VK7 Amateur Radio News 31Jul22
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 31st July 2022
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News and this was first broadcast on Sunday the 31st July 2022. At the mike of VK7WI this week is Rick, VK7RI.
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 Dale, VK7DG
On 7.140 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE
On 14.130 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH and
On 28.525 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD
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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RAOTC News
August Broadcast
This is a reminder about the RAOTC broadcast for Monday the 1st of August 2022 over 3 of the VK7 repeater networks; that’s tomorrow night if you are listening on Sunday.
The RAOTC committee is looking for news compilers to replace several who have retired.
The first item deals with a topical issue: sunspots – starting with a description of the sun’s structure then the cause and effect of sunspots plus the studies that have been made of them since 1749.
Wireless news 111 years ago. This article reviews some early radio news publications, what made headlines in the past and some examples of the effects caused by fast message transfer. There were even public demonstrations held to show the equipment in operation that enabled radio telegraphy.
Radiation from mobile telephony towers – another topical issue, research into which might have implications for radio amateurs.
Listen at 8 pm Monday, local time, over the VK7RAA network in the north, VK7RAD in the Hobart area or at about 8:30pm as a telecast on VK7AX ‘Spectrum Tasmania’ via the BATC members’ stream or in the Ulverstone area on 445.50MHz DATV. Audio feed is available on VK7RDR, 439.775MHz, Dazzler Range.
The date again is August 1st. Call backs will follow on all networks. Please call in if you are able. Call back statistics are sent to the RAOTC broadcast committee.
If you miss the off-air broadcasts you can listen to the audio file on the RAOTC website.
https://www.raotc.org.au/
73, Peter VK7PD
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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/
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. We have many people from both VK and ZL who have booked plane fares and are looking forward to making the trip.
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 Sir 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 aworld-class 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 also 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
Trans-Tasman Low Band Contest Results
The 2022 Trans-Tasman Low Band contest result were made available in the last week and it was great to see nine VK7s participate. This is up two operators from last year.
These included - VK7s QP (13th High Power), C (4th Low power), HH (8th Low Power), ID (22nd low power), TW (31st low power), NFI (47th low power), VH (1st QRP) and KPC (9th QRP).
Congratulation to Vince VK7VH who came first in the QRP section.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/
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Contest News
Remembrance Day Contest
The 2022 RD Contest is drawing near. Yes, the contest that nearly stops the nation is on again on August 13th and 14th, from 03:00 – 03:00 UTC.
This contest commemorates the Amateurs who died during World War II and is designed to encourage friendly participation and help improve the operating skills of participants. It is held on the weekend closest to the 15th August, the date on which hostilities ceased in the southwest Pacific area. It is preceded by a short opening address by a Guest Speaker transmitted on various WIA frequencies during the few minutes prior to the contest. During this ceremony, a roll call of amateurs who paid the supreme sacrifice during WWII is read. The perpetual trophy is ordinarily held by the WIA at its national office and is inscribed annually with the name of the winning State or Territory
There is an opening address in the 15 minutes before the contest with a minute’s silence in the last minute.
This is one of the favourite, friendly contests on the calendar and as such attracts many people that “don’t do contestsö and with very good reason, as it is great fun!
The RD Contest occurs on all bands from 160M right up into the millimeter bands except for the WARC bands 12,18 and 24 Mhz.
Here in VK7 we have an excellent opportunity to score well as we have a fantastic group of dedicated HF operators to cover the HF bands, and a growing band of people to take advantage of our ever growing band of devotees to the higher bands. We have a very active group of over 23 active amateurs on 23cm and a growing bunch of 13cm, 9cm and 3cm operators. On the higher bands and 160m the points are double and then triple between 01:00 – 06:00 local time.
Categories are Single Operator, Single operator – QRP, Multi Operator – Single Transmitter and Multi Operator – Multi Transmitter.
There are 3 sub categories in each too, Phone (AM,FM & SSB), CW (CW & RTTY) and Mixed that consists of both Phone and CW
Logging can be carried out with many options. VKCL (VK Contest Logger) has always been a popular choice, along with RDLOG from John VK5DJ, N1MM with data file from Alan vk4sn and checkout the new player YACL (Yet Another Contest Logger) from Doug VK4ADC. With so many great options why not consider giving one a try. If your rig does CAT control with Omnirig it can help reduces some of the common logging errors of mode and band. Please take care to enter data carefully and accurately into the log or contacts will not be counted.
Consider getting a team together and having some team fun. This is a great opportunity for newly licenced operators to dip the toe as it were into contesting.
There are the usual places to look for activity on VHF such as 52.525MHz, 146.500 MHz, 439.000MHz, 1296.150MHz and well where ever you can find a spot on HF.
The rules are posted on the WIA site. https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/documents/RDContestRules.pdf
If anyone would like to know more about operating, setting up logging software please reach out to either myself or any of the committee at REAST and they will be only too happy to assist.
Good Luck in the contest!
73 Richard VK7ZBX
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QSL News
Report - from Herman VK7HW Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
The current list of QSL Cards held as at 29 July 2022 is in the email version of the broadcast.
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 29 July 2022
A, AAA, AAB, AB, ACN, AD, AG(2014), AIR, AL, AM, AO, AP, APZ, AS, ATH, AV
BA, BB, BBB, BEN, BM, BPV, BT, BYE
C, CJ, CL, CV, CX
DG, DM, DN, DO, DQ, DX, DZ
EA, EE, EG, ER
FALX, FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FJFJ, FLAR, FRJG(RG), FTAS
GA, GG, GH, GM, GR, GW, GZ
HCH, HDM, HOB, HL, HRS, HSA, HSJ, HVK, HZ
IAN,IK, IS
JA, JB, JCR, JJ, JJJ, JOK, JP, JW
KBA, KD, KDO, KJ, KKR, KL(KI ?), KO, KPB, KRJ
LAZ, LDH, LDK, LLL, LM, LT, LTD, LVH, LW
MAG, MAT, MBD, MC, MEL, MET, MHZ, MS
NA, NC, NFI, NIK, NRF, NSB, NSE, NTE, NWQ
OB, OO, OT
PAF, PBD, PRN, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK
RG(FRJG)
SA, SN, STO, SV
TCE, TED, TK, TL, TU
UT
VA, VAC, VAZ, VDC, VH, VR, VTM, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WN, WO, WT, WX
XDM, XTC
YN
ZA, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZT, ZX, ZZ
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Statewide News
QOTD SSTV Nets
QOTD = Quick Or The Dead…hihi!
Thursday night saw the following participants sharing photos - VK7s TW, DG, FGGT, ZAB, ZGK, ZIR, EV, ZSB, and KPC.
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-acd9p
And also on the SSTVCam site maintained by Ken VK7KRJ at the link on the email edition of the broadcast.
https://sstv.vk7krj.com/2m.html
We finished up around 9:20pm with some great pictures of koalas from Peter VK7KPC and a white Cradle Mountain from Dale VK7DG.
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. It’s 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
On Monday night the 26th July we held the trial NW Tassie SSTV Net, on the VK7RMD Mt Duncan 2m repeater.
We wanted to see if people were interested. We had seven participants, VK7s WP, MAD, HSC, KPC, KT, ZAB and DIK, with VK7BYL listening to the tones. The night allowed participants to test, learn and adjust settings as well as sending pictures. We finally finished about 9:15pm.
We ran a semi-controlled net, round robin style to allow people to take turns transmitting, make comments and adjust settings.
A good night was had by all, and some downloaded the SSTV app to their phones and started playing, and others will be making or ordering patch cords for their radios.
It was great to have people on air from Montagu to the Ulverstone area and Launceston. For some it was their first delve into SSTV, as well as some amateur’s speaking to other amateurs for the first time.
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
Congratulations once again to Peter VK7KPC, this time in the VK Trans-Tasman Contest held earlier in July. He obtained 9th place in the Single Operator QRP section. Scoring is national and not state based. The aim of the contest is to encourage Low Band activity between VK and ZL Prefixes on the 160, 80 and 40M bands, using SSB, CW and Digital modes. The intent is a short six hour evening contest. Well done Peter. Looking at the WIA Contest Championship List, there are five VK7s in the top thirty national contestants. Two are NTARC members, well done to Peter VK7KPC and Andrew VK7DW. Worth noting is Catherine VK7GH who is currently sitting at number two on the ranking table, good going Catherine! Congratulations to all VK7s on the list, we do seem to be performing well considering our population density and location. Well done to all who are engaging in the contests.
Wednesdays Technical Night saw a presentation by Lionel VK7ZLB on batteries. Those things you probably don’t give much thought to unless you are trying to get an obscure numbered version for a car door remote or that vintage portable radio.
His presentation concentrated on dry cells, not at a chemical level, but at a combination of the 1.5 Volt cells and their convoluted evolution.
The manufacturer that first comes to your mind is probably “Evereadyö, spelt as one word. The United Kingdom used the two word spelling of “Ever Readyö. Also UK didn’t take up the use of a cat jumping through a number 9, “The Cat Of Nine Livesö logo on their batteries or advertising. An ingenious advertising campaign implying that their batteries lasted nine times longer.
The evolution of battery versions was intertwined with what they could potentially be used for. An example is valve radio manufacturers wanting portability, so if the battery manufacturer designed a battery for them it would be mutually beneficial. Because of this symbiotic relationship Australia was able to set up a larger manufacturing plant and cater for consumer electronics and specialised equipment manufactured by companies like AWA.
Lionel walked us through the maze of battery types and their individual variations and anomalies and yes they generally are manufacturing area specific. The same battery model number can have variations depending on which country or continent you reside in. This can include anything from internal cell construction of the battery to variations in external contacts and connectors.
From the first batteries being manufactured in Australia about 1901through the growth years to finally the closure of the Australian manufacturing plant and with it the requirement for India to tool up to provide Australian specific batteries! Yet another local manufacturing industry lost!
There is absolutely no way I can do this presentation justice, it went for an hour and a half of riveting information covering areas you probably would not have related to batteries and it just can’t be compressed into a few hundred lines. In a “Nut Shellö there is a 1.5 Volt Cell and more than one cell is a “Batteryö.
If you weren’t there, sorry but you missed out!
In the same vein, Peter VK7KPC also brought in some military portable transceiver clip on battery packs, mostly of the rechargeable type. One large dry cell unit for valve equipment, and one designed specifically to take “Dö cells to make up the “Batteryö unit.
Ross VK7ALH brought in one of his original Yaesu FT101, still in excellent condition. Ross also had a couple of the internal plug in boards from later versions of the FT101, this showed how some of the adjustable calibration pre-set names have changed over the years for the exact same function, no wonder people get confused. Between Ross and Peter it is quite amazing what equipment and objects continue to surface.
Stuart VK7FEAT brought in an excellent condition collectors Bakelite construction moving coil meter made by E.T.E.I. Ltd. High Wycombe England, Model 909. From the serial number on the meter face this seems to be pre 1945, about WW2. One of the interesting things is that it was specifically a “Tropicalisedö version of the unit and found popularity in military equipment destined to be used outside of England and Europe. Certainly one worth hanging onto Stuart.
SSTV Net - Thursday night was once again an enthusiastic night, however we certainly did experience a lot of interference on the South to North repeater RF link. This can be seen on the images contained under “Blogsö on the NTARC Website,
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs/1u6lzeqdjj85rnz66jnkqkvi7nr6i9-txhff-8x8gj-n8l6n-yxenf-sl5cc-acd9p
virtually all images originating from South were not up to the usual standard and were generally suffering from some form of interference, even when off air viewed from different locations up North. However the ability to view the local southern originated images on Ken VK7KRJ’s SSTV Webcam site showed all to be close to perfect. Indeed northern originated images on Ken’s Web site were also very good. This could indicate a problem in the overall South - North Link direction between the repeaters or atmospherics on the night? Something to keep an eye on. Having a baseline record of images and the ability to look at images in near “real-timeö are excellent diagnostic tools.
For those of us also interested in the world of SSTV on HF this site also shows activity on multiple bands including the popular 40metre band.
Thanks go to Ken for making and maintaining this type of site. Link to Ken’s SSTV Webcam site is available in the email edition of the broadcast.
https://sstv.vk7krj.com/2m.html
UPCOMING EVENTS
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.
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 Technical night – Wednesday 10th August. Held at the NTARC Club rooms, 7.30pm until late.
Club General Meeting – Saturday 13th August. Held at the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea. Meeting commences at 2pm.
Club Social Night - Wednesday evening the 14th of September. To be held 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.
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.
The club is following the Covid 19 recommendation to continue wearing face masks when gathering.
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 from Stefan, VK7ZSB, Secretary NTARC.
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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/
Ham Radio Fox Hunt Morning
https://fb.me/e/2xwfHjZtu
Next Saturday morning the 6th August is the Fox Hunt day, we meet 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 BYO 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
REAST’s next Foundation Licence training and all licence assessment day is Saturday the 24th September 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://fb.me/e/1YiYqV2wC
73, Reg, VK7KK
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REAST August Presentation
AccessibleGD77 Software
Our August presentation will be given this Wednesday night from 7:30pm in person by the software developer Joe Stephen VK7JS who is coming down from Exeter on the picturesque Tamar river.
For those who don’t 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 week’s 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!
7:30pm Wednesday 3rd August 2022 in the Queens Domain 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 also go out on RF on 445.5MHz DVB-T 7MHz Standard Definition.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReastHobart/
Thanks to Joe for this Presentation.
73, REAST Committee
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DATV Experimenter's Night
https://fb.me/e/3oJDUBwuY
We welcomed special guests - Sister Akousmatica - Julia Drouhin and Phillipa Stafford along with visiting Composer Tomoko Momiyama who is currently in residence at Contemporary Arts Tasmania - all sound artists with a bend for weaving radio into their artwork.
https://www.sistersakousmatica.org/
https://www.tomokomomiyama.com/home-jp-1
We also welcomed Ben 7BEN’s cousin Adam who came along to see what we got up to. Welcome Adam and Ben.
We started with a big promotion of the Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo!
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference-and-expo/
On Saturday 5th November from 9am-5pm we have about 12 presentations and a broad range of amateur radio topics. On Sunday 6th November from 9am-5pm Expo we have the Expo with many vendors, info tables, pre-loved tables, raffles, fox-hunts and more.
It is being held at the Sir Stanley Burbury Theatre at UTAS at Sandy Bay. Many coming down from all over VK and ZL and it will be HUGE!
Registrations will be open very soon.
Justin VK7TW then showed a 240VAC LED light module which is a 50W Full Spectrum High Power Integrated COB Led Chip Lamp that includes the Red + Blue spectrum for growing plants under floodlight lamp lighting.
We then moved to an update on the 160m short top loaded vertical showing the improved guy wire and top capacitive hat arrangement which should improve the survivability of the antenna. Justin outlined a recent SSB contact he made with VK9DX on Norfolk Island.
Justin outlined that there is new updated firmware for the RIDEN RD6018 - 60 volt 18 Amp fully configurable power supply. This provides higher precision & display options, better handling of leading zeros, colour grouping on the display, a fully functional battery charging functionality and you can now calibrate the PSU if you have a better standard ie. 6.5 digit Fluke / Agilient multimeter.
There was a quick review of DUBUS Magazines and Rex VK7MO’s precursor to his Hawaii Journey.
We then took a quick look at a couple of articles from the latest AR Magazine.
We finished the night with a reminder of future events.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SMVx6EEzI&feature=youtu.be
We are in recess for a fortnight and will be back on 10th August 2022 - see you then.
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 10th August 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 Experimenter’s 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.
CCARC - 25 July - SSTV nights from 7:30pm using VK7RMD 2m repeater on Mt Duncan on the 4th Monday in the Month next one will be on 22nd August 2022.
Events:
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 - Fox Hunt day start at the Queens Domain clubrooms from 9:30am followed by a BYO BBQ at Queens Domain clubrooms.
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 - 5-6 November - Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo - Sir Stanley Burbury Theatre - UTAS Sandy Bay Campus
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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: VK7GS
80m: VK7TPE
40m: VK7ALH
20m: VK7JGD
10m: VK7DG
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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