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VK7 Amateur Radio News 02Oct22
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER 2022
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Welcome to the start of daylight savings edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News and this was first broadcast on Sunday the 2nd October 2022. At the mike of VK7WI this week is Mike, VK7FB.
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 Peter, VK7TPE
On 7.140 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
On 14.130 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD and
On 28.525 MHz by Dale, VK7DG
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
Broadcast for October
Further to that mentioned on the WIA National News, this is a further reminder about the RAOTC broadcast for Monday the 3rd of October 2022 at 8pm local time; thatâ€Ös tomorrow night for those listening on Sunday.
This month there are 2 articles that feature events that happened prior to, and led up to, the formation of the Woomera Rocket Range in central Australia. The first is taken from a series written by Col Harvey (ex RAAF); this one describes a precursor to the Rocket Range.
After WW2 there was a need for British and allied forces to test long range weapons systems. Central Australia offered the space and seclusion. The article describes the sophisticated photographic equipment used to make a 45,000 square miles photographic survey of the area in an exercise known as ‘Operation Sandraâ€Ö.
The second article takes a more light hearted look at the same area in the form of anecdotal information penned by Ron VK5RN (SK); it is titled ‘Woomera Rocket Range: Amusing happenings in early days of the long-range weapons establishmentâ€Ö.
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 Tasmaniaâ€Ö via the BATC membersâ€Ö stream or in the Ulverstone area on 445.50MHz DATV. Audio feed is available on VK7RDR, 439.775MHz, Dazzler Range.
The date again is October 3rd. Call backs will follow on all 3 networks. Please call in if you are able; this provides the RAOTC broadcast committee with an idea of how many are listening to these broadcasts.
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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ACMA News
Draft Class Licence Consultation
The following is a short summary of the key elements of the proposal for the TLDR crew out there!
ACMA last week released its draft Radiocommunications (Amateur Stations) Class Licence 2022 for final consultation before its proposed implementation from 1 July 2023. The ACMA have also included a range of other things affecting the amateur service.
https://www.acma.gov.au/consultations/2022-09/proposed-amateur-class-licensing-arrangements-and-higher-power-operation-consultation-312022
Electromagnetic Energy (EME) proposed arrangements
Under the proposed class licence, the key elements of the current EME framework under Part 3 of the Apparatus LCD would largely be replicated. Level 1 - <=100W and Level 2 - >100W.
Reciprocal arrangements for overseas amateurs
The proposal is to extend the period of time that overseas amateurs are authorised to operate a station – from up to 90 days to up to 365 days and this will be put in place before the class licence implementation.
Radiocommunications Standards and amateur equipment
The Equipment Rules prohibit the possession, supply, and operation of equipment that does not comply with an applicable standard, unless the person has a permit from the ACMA or is otherwise exempt. These prohibitions are not intended to prevent amateur radio operators from modifying equipment originally supplied for another service. However, if there is an applicable standard for a device (including for an amateur station), that applies to the device before or after it was modified, the prohibitions in the Equipment Rules require that the device must be compliant with that standard.
There are no general standards specific to devices used for amateur services only.
There is EMC labelling legislation that still applies to amateur equipment and accordingly, such devices need to comply with a standard in the list of ACMA mandated EMC standards. For amateur stations that are manufactured in, or imported into, Australia for supply, Part 1 of the list of Mandated EMC standards applies.
The EME standard in Schedule 4 to the Equipment Rules applies to a device that has a fixed antenna ie. handheld. EME compliance is currently regulated under the Apparatus LCD – going forward it will be regulated through the Equipment Rules.
Other matters
2200m & 630m will have the input power restrictions removed due to the inefficiency of the antennas for these bands.
Standard licence holders will gain secondary access 50-52MHz before the class licence implementation.
Callsign Admin
The key features of our proposal for call sign management are:
the proposed class licence will include certain conditions relating to the use of call signs and allow a call sign entity to allocate call signs to qualified amateurs under an arrangement with the ACMA
the ACMA will publish a call sign assignment policy that includes information on call sign templates, ‘reservedâ€Ö call signs and other matters relating to the syntax and allocation of call signs
the call sign entity would use the call sign assignment policy when assigning call signs to qualified amateurs under an arrangement with the ACMA
other matters relating to call signs would be more appropriately managed by the amateur community, potentially through the proposed amateur operating procedures document.
With the implementation of a Class licence – amateur callsigns disappear off the ACMA RADCOM database.
Given a callsign register is not a requirement under the Spectrum Management function of the ACMA – the ACMA are wanting the amateur community to maintain the register on an opt-in basis.
Amateur operating procedures
The ACMA want the amateur community to create and maintain operating procedures and processes.
Club Callsigns
Under class-licensing arrangements, there would no longer be individual apparatus licences issued to club stations.
The proposed class licence will authorise the operation of a station owned and operated by or on behalf of a club, provided that the operator of the station is a qualified operator or is supervised by a qualified operator, and the operation of the station complies with conditions set out in the class licence. A club may be issued a call sign for the purpose of ‘section 7â€Ö of the proposed class licence.
Club log books will no longer be a requirement.
High Power Operation
This area of the proposal is split into three sections – EME, medium term and long term approach.
The ACMA is proposing that Earth Moon Earth high power operators use the existing assigned scientific licencing regime. The ACMA will develop operational policy to provide guidance to applicants and clarify EME safety considerations.
The ACMA in the medium term is seeking to establish a mechanism (potentially through apparatus licensing arrangements) by which higher power use-cases (that are not enabled under scientific licensing) can be authorised. The ACMA before considering higher power authorisation, must be confident that the risk of interference to other spectrum users can be appropriately managed, and that adherence to EME compliance methodology and record-keeping requirements is assured.
The ACMA in the longer term will consider revised arrangements for Advanced amateurs to apply for higher powers permits considering the data available.
Submissions
Submissions can be made by following the instructions on the consultation website. Please note there are 15 consultation questions that provides the structure for responses.
https://www.acma.gov.au/consultations/2022-09/proposed-amateur-class-licensing-arrangements-and-higher-power-operation-consultation-312022
We will be running through the consultation paper and proposed legislation at the DATV Experimenterâ€Ös night this Wednesday night.
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Contest News
WIA Spring VHF/UHF Field Day
Well it's time to clear the dust and spiders from the portable VHF and above equipment and get ready for the WIA Spring VHF/UHF field day. This year it will be on from 01:00 UTC Saturday 26 through till 00:59 UTC Sunday 27 November 2022. There are a number of sections and then sub sections so there is something for everybody. Broadly speaking there are two main streams of participants, those that are happy to pack up a fair bit of their shack, associated bits and bobs, then reassemble it in some remote spot, discover they have forgot to pack "something", brave or enjoy the weather and conditions, supply power, make some contacts then do the reverse and pack it all up take it home, and those that are not quite that mad and operate from the comfort of their shack. Then there are the Rovers. They are special individuals as they move about and repeat the portable things all over the place.
There are sub sections that are aimed at the new licensees as well, like the single band section, or the 4 band section that covers up to 4 of the traditional VHF/UHF bands. There is the option to work either 8 hours, or the full 24 hours.
It's a great day of fun and there will be many people out and about so why not allocate some time to come on and exchange some numbers that weekend. You can rework stations after 2 hours. The usual logging programs like VKCL, YACL and others will keep your contacts logged just don't forget to check the time is correct and that you check all details before hitting the "log" key as a small error will cost you a contact. You will need to determine your 6 digit maidenhead square locator from your operating location, there are many smartphone apps to help obtain this.
The places to look for contacts are the following.
6M - 52.525 FM, 2M - 146.500 FM, 70cm - 439.000 FM, 23cm - 1296.150 FM, 13cm - 2403.150 FM, 9cm - 3398.150 FM and on 3cm - 10,368.150 FM
Checkout the WIA website for all the rules and other information.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/
If anyone would like some help with any aspect of the field day I am happy to offer assistance, along with the wealth of knowledge and experience of other members, just reach out and weâ€Öll do what we can to assist.
Here's hoping for a great Spring Day, hear you on the bands.
73, Richard, VK7ZBX
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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/
Only one month to go until the premiere event of the Amateur Radio season gets underway with the Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo!
We've had a fantastic response to the event from our mainland VK and ZL friends, with more than half of the attendees making the trip down to attend - some for the very first time.
Now it's time for VK7 to step up! Have you booked your tickets yet? If not, why not? We can guarantee this event is not to be missed - there are more surprises and news in the pipeline, so stay tuned!
Please take a moment to reflect on the considerable effort that has gone into planning, arranging and coordinating this event and to make it an enjoyable experience for all who attend. We have some awesome raffle prizes to be won - and you're in the running just for attending!
REAST will have a table available for members to sell the odds and ends you may have lying around the shack at the expo on Sunday. You will need to attend the expo in person to utilize this. Please label your equipment appropriately and see Larry VK7WLH who is arranging this on the day.
Many have taken a lot of time to dedicate toward making the event a success, but the only way we can make that happen is if VK7's turn out in droves!!!
So... what are you waiting for? Register Now!
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference-and-expo/
We look forward to seeing you all in Hobart in November!
73, Hayden, VK7HH
on behalf of the 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 30 Sep 2022 is in the email version of the broadcast.
If you have recently changed your callsign or have received your first callsign please let Herman know.
Herman has completed a current licence check by searching the ACMA Database and also a sample of the AMC available Callsigns list.
Callsigns without current licence (ACMA) or callsigns available (AMC)are listed at the end of the list of current QSL Cards held.
If you believe that any of the callsigns listed should not be listed please contact Herman.
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 23 Sep 2022
AAA, AAB, AB, AG(2014), AIR, AL, AM, AP, AS, AV
BA, BB, BM
(ch)T, CJ, CL, CV, CX
DD, DG, DM, DX, DZ
EA, EE, ER
FALX (alx), FG, FGGT, FRJG(RG),
GA, GG, GM, GZ
HCH, HDM, HOB, HL, HRS, HSD, HVK, HZ
IAN, IK, IS
JA, JB, JJ, JON, JP, JW
KBA, KD, KJ, KL(KI ?), KO, KRJ
LAZ, LDH, LTD, LVH
MAG, MBD, MEL, MHZ, MR
NA, NET, NFI, NRF, NSE, NTE, NWT
OB, OO, OT
PSJ, PW
RG(FRJG)
SA, SD, STO, SV
T (ch), TCE, TED, TK, TU
VAC, VAZ, VDC, VH, VR, VTM, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WN, WT, WX
XDM, XTC
ZBX, ZJJ, ZM, ZT, ZZ
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NO CURRENT LICENCE SHOWN ON ACMA Database on 24 September 2022
Also Checked samples on database at AMC on 26 September 2022
A, ACN, AO, APZ, ATH, BPV, BT, BYE, DN, DO, DQ, EG, FAZZ, FCIA, FLAR, FTAS, GR, HA, HSA, HSJ, JCR, JJJ, JOK, KDO, KKR,
LDK, LLL, LM, LT, MAT, MET, MS, NC, NIK, NSB, NWQ, PAF, PBD, PRN, PSZ, QK, SN, TO, UT, VA, WO, YN, ZK, ZX.
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Another great night that saw the following participants VK7s – ZAB, ZSB, DG, TED, ZBX, PAK and ZCF all sharing over forty photos.
At times it was the quick and the dead with a few doubling and nearly getting to Utopia.
The evening started with scenes of some local landmarks and sunsets. It then progressed to the main theme of vehicles with many motor bikes and sports cars.
There was the occasional animal including pet dogs, a working dog from Gundagai and a friendly sheep call Shaun.
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.
A reminder to send your call-sign, on the TX tab by enabling the “Encode FSKID†option.
Also to prevent repeater time outs I recommend say Scottie 1 and not the longer duration DX version that are designed for the HF band.
And another thanks to Ken VK7KRJ for further development on his site. The system will now be listening on the repeater 24/7 so will be good for testing anytime.
We get underway from around 7:30pm.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
https://sstv.vk7krj.com/
73 Andreâ€Ö VK7ZAB
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
Bar B Que and Fox Hunt
A Bar-B-Que and Fox Hunt is to be held on Saturday the 22nd October 2022.
We plan to start with a Bar B Que commencing at Midday at Legion Park, which is off The Esplanade behind the Showgrounds at West Ulverstone.
Legion Park is accessed by turning East into Maud Street off Queen Street, taking the road to the river and BBQ facilities.
This is a BYO food & drinks event and there are two electric BBQ, toilets, running water and some seating and tables under cover on site.
At 2pm, if there are sufficient numbers, we will commence the Fox Hunt, which will be along the style of the old-fashioned CB Fox hunts, where the Foxâ€Ös hides, and then the chasers using signal strengthâ€Ös and clues, attempt to locate the Fox.
The person who finds the Fox, then goes and hides, and we start the chase again. To assist any amateur to participate, it will be run on Channel 50, 146.500 MHz and operate in the Ulverstone Township.
We will continue while there are chasers for the Fox. If the weather is inclement, Eric VK7EV will be on 2m VK7RMD in the morning, to advise if event is still proceeding. If canceled we may reschedule to the following Saturday.
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
After last monthâ€Ös run of certificate achievements for Nic VK7WW and Peter VK7KPC, I feel I should start of by announcing another certificate, but alas no, the run of good things, “coming in threes†has been exhausted, at least only for the moment, fingers crossed. This is going to be a bit of a general collection of items and information that have missed the previous monthâ€Ös broadcasts.
Peter VK7KPC, has successfully been checking out the propagation of the new dipole with WSPR over the last couple of months with pleasing results considering it is multiband.
Andreâ€Ö VK7ZAB, has taken on the task of checking out the Hustler 5BTV multi-band vertical antenna. This time instead of using a PC controlling a HF rig Andreâ€Ö is using a SDR, that is a Software Defined Radio and in this case a self-contained model KiwiSDR.
On connecting the antenna we were greeted with patterns of interference across the HF spectrum and a very high spike from a Launceston AM broadcast transmitter. I remember it easily powering my crystal set when I was quite a bit younger.
At the Fridayâ€Ös coffee session Lionel, VK7ZLB brought in his trusty portable Grundig Satellit 650 receiver to track down the radio interference we were experiencing. He started well away from the clubroom building only to find that it embarrassingly seemed to be coming from our own building! We turned all the power off to the building and found it was still there. The only thing left on was the UPS in the radio room running the KiwiSDR, PC and VKlink. Bypassing the UPS fixed the noise problem, it has now been removed from circuit. Next Lionel fitted a MW broadcast notch filter that dropped the level of 7TAB nearly 30dB, without losing many other stations, can still hear 936kHz ABC Hobart. Well tracked down Lionel, even if it was a bit embarrassing to us, hihi. It shows that superb craftsmanship and design in vintage equipment like the Grundig still give a good account of themselves. These type of receivers would also make an excellent and interesting presentation, hint hint Lionel.
We have now fitted a lightning suppressor to the antenna and we will soon be putting in extra protection with a MFJ-1708B-sdr, which can be controlled from the PTT line out of our transceivers.
WSPR has been running across five of the Amateur bands and with good results on most bands. The receive only decodes can be seen on the propagation map on the NTARC website under Blogs at Broadcast news for 2nd October. The link in the text version.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
There has been many interesting stations including a Russian R0AGL and KC4USV from Antarctica. KC4USV is at the McMurdo Station on Ross Island and is IOTA AN-011.
The site is transmitting on 20 meters with 200mW and is at maidenhead grid location RB32id.
From the WSPRnet.org database for last 2 weeks there were only two other VK7 stations that have decoded this call-sign.
For more information on the station the link is in the text version.
https://dxnews.com/kc4usv_mcmurdo_antarctica/
One notable interest over the previous month has been in the NOAA weather satellites. More correctly trying to work out when and where the satellites will be RF visible above the horizon, then receive the RF down link and finally decoding the weather images from the audio. Phil VK7ZPD, Peter VK7KPC and Daryl VK3AWA, have been enthusiastically venturing in this direction, with much antenna experimentation and positioning happening. Like most things nowadays there is always the steep learning curve on the software implementation and usage that is required to decode the incoming audio. They certainly have had excellent success, with some very impressive images of Australia decoded from the downlink of the satellites. It certainly has come a long way from what I tried decoding using a Commodore 64!
As all three, NOAA 15, 18 and 19 are exhibiting loss or degradation of some on-board systems and considering the ages, NOAA 15 was launched last century in 1998 they are still going well but the next generation is in the planning and construction phase at the moment.
Do we take things for granted like decoding the downlinks, will we still be able to do the same on the next generation that replace them? These could be the last we can eavesdrop on!
Some decoded images are available on the NTARC website under Blogs at Broadcast news for 2nd October. The link in the text version.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
Tassie Ham Expo in November - The club has decided to combine the Coffee Morning and Technical Night donations for the month of October. Our aim is to purchase some new items that can be donated to the Tassie Ham Conference / Expo in November, they will be added to the pool of raffle prizes. So next Coffee Morning or Tech Night feel free to bring along any old change or notes that you no longer have a use for and pass them on to a good amateur cause.
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 otherâ€Ös 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 canâ€Öt 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
Last but certainly not least, good to have Nic, VK7WW back on deck and at the helm of the TestNet and TechNet sessions, with his usual accompanying reports of 20 over 9 into Melbourne! Top marks to Phil, VK7ZPD and Rick, VK7HBR for stepping into the rather large boots of Nic as Net controller and holding the fort together over the previous few weeks, thanks fellows.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Club Technical night - Wednesday 5th October. Held at the NTARC Club rooms, 7.30pm until late.
Club General Meeting – Wednesday 12th October. Held at the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea. Meeting commences at 7:30pm. For those not going to the meeting there is the:
TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 12th October. 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 about 7.30pm. These SSTV images will be available on the NTARC website under ‘Blogsâ€Ö.
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. We currently have QSL cards awaiting collection, so why not pop in, check the QSL box and join us for a cuppa and chat. Remember, door proceeds will go to the November Ham Expo!
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@ntarc.net all items to be received no later than 5pm on the Friday prior to the Broadcast.
Thatâ€Ös 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@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 Queenâ€Ös 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 Queenâ€Ös Domain clubrooms.
See you there.
https://fb.me/e/29oQoU7oP
73, REAST Committee
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Training and Assessments
REASTâ€Ös next Foundation Licence training and all licence assessment day is Saturday the 26th November 2022.
If you are thinking of coming along then please let Reg Emmett VK7KK REAST Learning Organiser know by phoning 0417 391 607 or via the REAST Website Contact Form.
https://www.reast.asn.au/contact/online-contact-form/
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
We started with Rex VK7MO and Justin VK7TW talking about the recent AR Magazine article on Ron Wilkinson and his achievement award. Rex showed his 1964 letter about the 432MHz 119.7mile record and also his Ron Wilkinson Achievement award. Justin then showed his Ron Wilkinson Achievement Award.
We then looked at an interesting Portable 2 element Triband Yagi that Con Kley VK7HCK put Justin onto.
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/0111035.pdf
This design is by Markus Hansen VE7CA and covers 20/15 & 10m. Justin built this yagi and mixed-up the measurements by a factor of 10 which was ironic given the book Justin was reading - Humble Pi - by Matt Parker which is about mathematical errors! Justin rebuilt to the right size and after a bit of tuning and it performs well and he has made contacts Lord Howe Island, Bosnia, Latvia, France with consistent 5/6 5/7 reports and also made a contact with VK0WN at Casey Station.
We then looked at the Proppy Propagation Tool.
https://soundbytes.asia/proppy/
and Alan VK7KAJ joined Justin in the studio and we looked at the various configurations of the area and the point to point functions.
Justin and Alan then looked at the article by Dale VK1DSH on a uniselector and Arduino home telephone exchange from the latest AR Magazine and demonstrated a uniselector and decadic phone.
We did a quick promotion of the Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference-and-expo/
and finished with reminders of future events.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrLcSM30qls
This coming Wednesday night is a DATV Experimenterâ€Ös night as our October presentation is on Sunday the 9th October. Wednesday we will be taking a look at the ACMA Consultation Paper and the Legislation, we will also look at the popular VOACAP online propagation prediction tool, revisiting the magnetic loop construction, reviewing some more of the latest AR, DUBUS and Low-Key magazine and much more.
We 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 5th October from 7:30pm in NTARC clubrooms
NTARC TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 12th October - 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 Experimenterâ€Ös 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:
REAST - 9 October - Military Radios & Antennas with Kim VK7KB starting with BYO BBQ from 12noon and presentation starts at 1pm.
NTARC - 12 October - General Club Meeting from 7:30pm at the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea
JOTA/JOTI - 15/16 October - Statewide activities.
NWTARC - 22 October - BYO BBQ and Fox Hunt from Noon at Legion Park West Ulverstone.
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 weekâ€Ös 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: VK7ALH
40m: VK7JGD
20m: VK7DG
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, 73 and stay safe from Mike, VK7FB.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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