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VK7 Amateur Radio News 18Sep22
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2022
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News and this was first broadcast on Sunday the 18th September 2022. At the mike of VK7WI this week is Idris, VK7ZIR.
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 Justin, VK7TW
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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Event News
Conference News
Tassie Ham Radio Conference & Expo
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference-and-expo/
Calling out to all the potential pre-loved sellers out there and letting you know registrations are open to grab a table so you can sell those wonderful pre-loved items and share the love…HIHI! You could then use those new found dollars to spend on the vendor stands.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tassie-ham-radio-expo-vendor-pre-loved-portal-tickets-400456154137
The raffle prize pool just keeps expanding with an ICOM IC-705 and backpack, Rig Expert AA-650 Zoom Antenna Analyser, TET-Emtron $250 Voucher, NanoVNA, 250W Power/SWR meter kit, Complete 122GHz Transceiver, beautiful handmade Conference Pens and much more!
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference-and-expo/raffle-prizes/
PLEASE NOTE = you have to attend the conference and/or the Expo to be in the raffle. Your entry ticket gets you one raffle ticket and you can buy more on the day at the event.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tassie-ham-radio-conference-and-expo-tickets-399848637037
On Saturday 5th November we have a full day of presentations - a veritable degustation menu of amateur radio activities that includes - youth engagement, remote stations, electrical and RF safety, low power portable EME, QRP SOTA, POTA, WWFF, interference mitigation, digital amateur television, microwave experimentation, history and much more.
On the Saturday 6th November there are a huge number of vendors coming down in person. Vendors include ICOM and All About DX, SpookTech and many more. We have a number pre-loved tables already booked and informational tables including ALARA, WIA, VEA, WWFF, SOTA, ROAR and many more.
Why not give that shack a good spring clean and sell some of that preloved equipment so you can save for that new transceiver you've always been wanting.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tassie-ham-radio-expo-vendor-pre-loved-portal-tickets-400456154137
If you have any questions then please email us at tassiehamexpo(at)gmail.com
This conference and expo is all happening at the University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus in a spacious and contemporary Sir Stanley Burbury Lecture Theatre complex.
We look forward to seeing you all in Hobart!
Tassie Ham Radio Conference and 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 9 Sep 2022 is in the email version of the broadcast.
If you do not want to receive cards via the Bureau please let Herman know and also let stations you work know.
A hint - I note some incoming cards are showing the name of the operator worked in VK. Would be a great help to Bureau sorters in finding the right person. Especially when call signs have been renewed by another OM.
If you have any questions re QSL cards, please contact Herman by email vk7bureau(at)wia.org.au
Herman will also be auditing the ''QSL Cards Held list before next week to ensure it is accurate.
73, Herman, VK7HW, WIA Manager VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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List of QSL Cards Held as at 9 September 2022
A, AAA, AAB, AB, AC, ACN, AD, AG(2014), AIR, AL, AM, AN, AO, AP, APZ, AS, ATH, AV
BA, BB, BBB, BEN, BM, BO, BPV, BT, BYE
C, (ch)T, CJ, CL, CMV, CV, CW, CX
DC, DD, DG, DM, DN, DO, DQ, DW, DX, DZ
EA, EE, EG, ER
FALX, FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FJFJ, FLAR, FRJG(RG), FTAS
GA, GC, GG, GH, GM, GN, GR, GS, GW, GZ
HA, HCH, HDM, HH, HOB, HL, HRS, HSA, HSD, 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
LAZ, LDH, LDK, LLL, LM, LT, LTD, LVH, LW
MAG, MAT, MBD, MC, MD, MEL, MET, MHZ, MR, MS
NA, NC, NET, NFI, NIK, NRF, NSB, NSE, NTE, NWQ, NWT
OB, OO, OR, OT
PAF, PBD, PRN, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK
RB, RG(FRJG), ROY
SA, SD, SM, SN, STO, SV
T (ch), TCE, TED, TK, TL, TO, TU
UT
VA, VAC, VAZ, VDC, VH, VR, VTM, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WN, WO, WT, WX
XDM, XTC, XX
YN, YUM
ZA, ZBX, ZGK, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZT, ZX, ZZ
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Another great Thursday night that saw the following participants VK7s – ZAB, TW, ZSB, ZBX, ZIR, PD, ZCF and Ross WP from the NW coast all sharing photos.
This week’s TV comedy was from “The Young Onesö and the Science Fiction contribution was from “Star Trekö.
Other interests were travel, trucks, radio transmission sites, RF equipment and a sample of a King Charles $5 bank note.
Also from Peter, PD was a photo of his family’s latest addition.
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). No tone is required on VK7RJG to connect with VK7RAF from the North and North West.
We get underway from around 7:30pm.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
https://sstv.vk7krj.com
73 Andre’ VK7ZAB and Justin VK7TW
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West TARC heads bush.
NWTARC members Dave VK7DC, Matt , Kirsty and Roger VK7ARN together with Ric VK7RI provided SOS points at the North West Adventure Hub Hellyer Rally last weekend. The rally ran on six special stages in the forests south of Detention River, west of Mawbanna and north of the Arthur River.
Car club comms crew Dave, Matt and Kirsty rose early to have the commercial UHF repeater and mast set up ready for the days action – and dismantled it afterwards. Not the nicest of days, with rain and strong wind, but all survived, equipment and operators. Positive comments were made by the rally organisers on the services provided.
73 Roger VK7ARN
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North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club next Meeting
The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on the 17th September at our usual venue, the Scout hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone and 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
As mentioned in last week’s broadcast the Remembrance Day Contest results were published, well done to all the VK7s that contributed their time. NTARC would like to congratulate two members for their success in the QRP or low power sections. Peter VK7KPC, received 2nd place in the QRP Mixed mode section and Nic VK7WW, received 3rd place in the QRP CW section.
Peter competed using his ICOM IC-718 HF all band transceiver. This was coupled into an 80/40m trap dipole. For the 160m CW contacts he used an end fed 1/4 wave length antenna plus counterpoises with a PCM MTU 100 antenna tuner. This “tunerö is very similar to the Codan units of the 1960s and really should have been called an “antenna matcherö but it’s the manufacturer’s words. For the higher band contacts he used 2m and 70cm vertical antennas. Once again Peter showed his dedication and made many 160m CW contacts in, as he puts it, the “weeö small hours of the morning. For those who know Peter, the really strange thing was that at no time did he use a “militaryö CW key, he must have his reasons, because he certainly doesn’t have a shortage of military keys.
Nic went a little bit more “old schoolö and used a Whaddon MkIII Tx (transmitter) made in 1938. This model unit was used by the now famous Bletchley Park and Whaddon Hall - Diplomatic Wireless Service and for the first Agents into France at the start of WW2. Evidently it was in need of TLC and as Nic put it “ It was in very poor state; the tin chassis was completely rusted trough. The original paxolin front was broken in three pieces. A total rebuild! The transformer was shorted and burnt, I did use the original valves.... capacitors and coils... you will see the 807 (QRT.com) is the original nomenclature as an ATS-25. I couldn’t get it working very well. Should have been 12 to 14w out. I could only get a max of just over 4w out on 80m, less on 160m - all xtal controlled. Originally covers 1.5 to 8Mc/s.ö
The Receiver is a 1942 BC348 used in American Bombers as part of the AN/ARC-8 avionics system.
This is the same model as used in the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Nic used three different ‘straight’ CW keys, all ex-military WW2. One was a “bathtub keyö, another a brass pounder and a No 8 key from a Wireless Set No19. This combination was coupled to his much talked about antenna, a doublet (double extended zepp) cut for the 80m band.
Like Peter he must be dedicated to commit to the "graveyard shift", that period of time between 1am and 6am. Sitting on the 160m band, crystal locked to 1815 KHz, nowhere to go and operating QRP. As Nic succinctly put it, “was a struggle!ö
Looking to the future, Nic is already mentally setting up his rig configuration and I quote “Who knows what I will use next year.... probably a 3BZ Tx and accompanying Rx Coast Watcher Radio WW2 made by AWA.ö
Well done Peter and Nic, we will await next year’s configuration.
For an excellent set of pictures go to the NTARC extract from these VK7 broadcasts, under “Blogsö on the club web site.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
Alternatively in the text edition of this broadcast use.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/documents/RemembranceDayContestReport2022forWebSite.pdf
and VK7WW - Callsign Lookup by QRZ Ham Radio
As an side, if you are really interested in going down interesting and convoluted “Rabbit Holesö try Googling information on the development of AN/ARC-8 avionics system in military aircraft, oh boy… Like anything to do with the military, “it is bigger than Ben Hurö.
Round up on Club Social Night dinner - Twenty eight members rocked up to the Mowbray Hotel in Launceston on Wednesday evening for the midyear-ish NTARC Club Social Night dinner. There was much laughter and cheerful banter going on as well as menu discussions. There was a large selection, something for everyone. Orders were taken and service was fast. The food was magnificent, everyone was happy. There was no disappointment in the desert area this year as there were ample stocks of Sticky Date Puddings in reserve, but the banana splits ran out this time, life is so hard. A great time was had by all. We all made our way back home thoroughly satisfied.
JOTA/JOTI for 2022 volunteers to assist are needed!
The Venue is the NTARC Club rooms, which is the Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer St, Rocherlea.
The sessions will be on Saturday the 15th of October from noon to 6pm and Sunday the 16th October from 10am till 3pm. Groups are planned to arrive in two hour blocks, split up and rotate through four activities.
At the Club Rooms we will need volunteers to assistance with:
The operation of each of the transceivers set up for voice chat by the participants.
Assembly of Morse code trainer kits, (no soldering required only a screw driver).
Sending and receiving each other’s names by Morse code on the practice keys. (No, not live to air)
Plus external to the Club Rooms:
We need local contacts to chat with the kids in case we can’t link up to other Scout venues. If you are able to assist for any length of time over the two days please let Peter, VK7KPC or the club Secretary know of your availability by e-mailing secretary(at)ntarc.net
Tassie Ham Expo in November.
NTARC has booked a display table for the day of the Expo. A pre-loved equipment table will also be booked by the club, if there are any people interested in helping to stock it. Take this as an opportunity to seriously look at your shack equipment. If there is anything that is now superfluous to requirements why not turn it into cold cash. Then spend it at the Expo and help support the vendors that have ventured down to this end of the country by buying more equipment for your shack.
And now for late breaking news - Peter, VK7KPC has just received a certificate from the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) in the IOTA Contest for 2022. He achieved 8th Place in Non-UK Station Single Operator Section for NON-DXPEDITION / MIXED MODE / QRP. That’s a bit of a mouthful, but well done Peter, one more certificate to add to the achievement book.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Club Technical night - Wednesday 21st September. Held at the NTARC Club rooms, 7.30pm until late.
TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 28th September. 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 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’.
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.
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
WICEN Tasmania (South)
WICEN South are in need of some help.
We are tasked with providing safety comms and rider progress reports for the Portland Equine Endurance Ride at Pyengana on Saturday 15 October.
You may have realised that this date is also the JOTA/JOTI event.
A lot of our regular helpers are down to assist with JOTA and therefore we are really in need of help to man the Checkpoints for the Ride..
If any amateur or listener can see themselves as being able to assist by calling the rider numbers as they pass, then we would welcome your assistance. A pat of a horse and a pass of a sweet to a rider or two, are also on the cards.
We can offer an active couple of days, some great scenery and a chance to have a meal at The Pub In The Paddock. Your reward is knowing that you are helping the riders to test themselves while caring for their mounts at the same time.
Please contact Rod Finlayson, VK7TRF on 0417314425, or email roja3kel(at)yahoo.com.au for further details.
73, Rod, VK7TRF
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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/
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October Presentation
Military Radios and Antennas
Thanks to Kim Briggs VK7KB who will be giving us a presentation on more of his many Military Radios and Antennas.
We will be setting up many of these antennas in the Queen’s Domain compound - pending good weather to demonstrate the ingenious ways that the military create HF antennas.
We will be holding a BYO BBQ before the presentation from 12 noon on Sunday 9th October at the Queen’s Domain clubrooms.
See you there.
https://fb.me/e/29oQoU7oP
73, REAST Committee
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Training and Assessments
REAST’s next Foundation Licence training and all licence assessment day is Saturday the 1st October 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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DATV Experimenter's Night
https://fb.me/e/1MughsG2V
Last Wednesday night we had a round table forum about the RD Contest results now that the RD Contest report is out in the wild!
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/documents/RemembranceDayContestReport2022forWebSite.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqdFXM4ZUos
In summary VK7 had 115 participants but only 45 put in logs which is 39.13% of those who participated.
VK7 logged 9598 contacts with a raw score of 13995 and a weighted score of 22.29 which was an order of magnitude higher than any other state.
We looked at the phone contacts per band per state and VK7’s strength was in the VHF and above however it was noted that VK6 performed strongly.
We then looked at the same state contacts with VK7 with 5925 and VK6 with 4046.
We then went through the error logs for those there on Wednesday night and discussed the common and uncommon errors.
We finished with a promotion of the Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo
This coming Wednesday night we will be revisiting magnetic loops, review of the latest Low-Key magazine and much more.
We will be back 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 - DVB-T 7MHz Standard Definition on 445.5MHz. 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 Technical Night - Wednesday 21st September 7:30pm in NTARC clubrooms
NTARC TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 28th September - TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7pm till 7.30pm….and a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30pm till about 8.30pm
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.
CCARC - 26 September - SSTV nights from 7:30pm using VK7RMD 2m repeater on Mt Duncan on the 4th Monday in the Month.
Events:
NWTARC - 17 September - Club meeting commencing 1.30pm at Scout Hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone.
REAST - 9 October - Military Radios & Antennas with Kim VK7KB starting with BYO BBQ from 12noon and presentation starts at 1pm.
JOTA/JOTI - 15/16 October - Statewide activities.
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: 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, 73 and stay safe from Idris, VK7ZIR.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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