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VK7 Amateur Radio News 27Nov22
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 27th November 2022
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News and this was first broadcast on Sunday the 27th November 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 Peter, VK7TPE,
On 7.140 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH,
On 14.130 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD 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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Contest News
WIA Spring VHF/UHF Field Day
This weekend is the WIA Spring VHF/UHF field day. Starting from 01:00 UTC Saturday 26 through till 00:59 UTC Sunday 27 November 2022.
There are a huge number of sections and then sub sections so there is something for everybody.
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
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 support the contest and you will need to determine your 6 digit maidenhead square locator from your operating location and there are many smartphone apps to help obtain this.
Checkout the WIA website for all the rules and other information.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/
Here's hoping for a great Spring Day, hear you on the bands.
73, Richard, VK7ZBX
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Contest News
2021 WIA Contest Champion Results
The WIA Contest Champion is awarded annually for the best combined effort in WIA sponsored contests. It recognises those who have participated in multiple WIA contests and submitted logs throughout the year. There were a total of 294 contestants during 2021.
It's been a long wait for some of the 2021 contest results due to unfortunate circumstances, but the 2021 WIA Contest Champion results are now finalised.
The winner of the Peter Brown VK4PJ trophy for 2021 is Lawrie Mew VK5LJ with a score of 520 points. Lawrie acquired WIA Contest Champion points in 7 of the 9 eligible contests. Congratulations to Lawrie, he has now won the WIA Contest Champion trophy 4 years in a row.
In 2nd place went to Gerard Hill VK2IO with a score of 400 points.
In 3rd place went to Paul Simmonds VK5PAS with a score of 340 points.
In 4th place went to Diane Main VK4DI with a score of 336 points.
In 5th place went to Richard Howlett VK7ZBX with a score of 300 points and
7th place went to Andrew De Water VK7DW with a score of 240 points.
For more information take a look at the WIA website address on the email edition of the broadcast.
https://wia.org.au/members/contests/contestchampion
(WIA)
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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 11 Nov 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. The year you started using your callsign would be handy for Herman as some cards received are occasionally from more than a decade ago.
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 11 Nov 2022
AAA, AAB, AB, AG(2014), AIR, AL, AM, AP, AS, AV
BA, BB
(ch)T, CJ, CL, CV, CX
DD, DM, DX, DZ
EE, ER
FALX (alx), FG, FGGT, FRJG(RG),
GA, GG, GM, GZ
HCH, HDM, HOB, HL, HRS, HVK, HZ
IAN, IK, IS
JA, JJ, JON, JP, JW
KBA, KD, KJ, KL(KI ?), KO
LAZ, LDH, LVH
MAG, MBD, MEL, MHZ
NA, NET, NFI, NRF, NSE, NTE, NWT
OB, OT
PSJ, PW
RG(FRJG)
SA, SD, STO, SV
T (ch), TCE, TED, TK, TU
VAC, VAZ, VDC, VH, VR, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WN, WT, WX
XDM, XTC
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
VK7 Centenary Celebration
As announced a few weeks ago we have confirmed that the centenary of organised Amateur Radio in Tasmania will be celebrated in June 2023.
We are putting out a call for anyone who would like to be involved in a group to plan, organise and deliver the Centenary activities.
If you are interested then please email vk7tw(at)wia.org.au.
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Another great net night that saw the following participants VK7s – ZAB, ZSB, PD, WP, ZIR, ZCF and ZBX all sharing twenty four photos.
There were varies subjects like:
• Launceston tourist icons
• WWFF activation and an example of “tree bracket fungus”
• Vintage automobiles
• An old trick of eating a TV
• A talkie toaster and wise words from Holly, the spaceships computer on Red Dwarf
• Space travel and galaxy projections
• Fluid stop valves using creative lighting
Remember Kens, VK7KRJs fully automatic 24/7 monitoring site allows anyone who has sent an SSTV picture the ability to check them on his page almost immediately, any time, both South and North Tasmania.
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).
We get underway from around 7:30pm.
https://vk7oo.tasme.com/vhfsstv
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
https://sstv.vk7krj.com/scrolling%20web%20gallery.html
73 Andre VK7ZAB
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club Meeting
Please note venue change for the day only.
On the 3rd December the club meeting will be held at Legion Park, which is off The Esplanade behind the Showgrounds at West Ulverstone.
Before the meeting, we will be having a Bar B Que commencing at Midday at Legion Park.
The park is accessed by turning East into Maud Street off Queen Street, following the road to the river and BBQ facilities. This is a BYO food & drinks event. Onsite there are two electric Bar B Ques, toilets, running water and some seating and tables under cover.
The club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm.
At the meeting, members must vote on whether they wish to adjust the yearly membership fees, and what the fee will be.
Members are encouraged to bring items for show & tell. A small plate of afternoon tea would be appreciated and 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.
The alternate Bar B Que venue will be Air Force Park off Tasma Parade West Ulverstone, it is south of the Rec Centre, which has no Toilets, but has two electric Bar B Ques, no running water and some seating and tables under cover.
If the weather conditions dont allow an outside Bar B Que and meeting then we will hold the meeting only at our usual venue, the Scout hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone.
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 promised last broadcast, we have an updated report from Roger VK7ARN, on last weekends Safety Communications Crews “Horsing about”, so over to Roger for some words.
“The 160km endurance ride, the “100 Miler” is a feature of major endurance events, especially the annual nationally run “Tom Quilty Gold Cup” and of the various State Championships. The Tasmanian championships were held at Scottsdale on the 18th to 20th November. There were three events – 160km starting at midnight on Friday night, the 95km starting at 05:30 and a 55km at 08:30.
NTARC provided safety communications and rider tracking with a base at Santarena Park, Jetsonville, between Scottsdale and Bridport. Two checkpoints, at Rodeo Road crossroads and Rexs Race, provided on track monitoring and the ability to report progress.
A relatively large crew was needed given the 24 hour time span of the 160km ride and the number of passes through each checkpoint. In Rodeo Roads case, the total number of horse and rider passes recorded was around 340 over almost the full 24 hours. Rexs Race was relatively short lived with only 124 passes over about 12 hours. Most of the Rexs Race crew dispersed to other duties when they became free.
The NTARC crew were VK7s ZAB, ZSB, KPC, RC, ZTT and ARN. From the South were WICENs VK7s TW and VWK plus Richard, son of ARN.
Last minute apologies were received from VK7RI, who was struck down with a positive COVID test, and from VK7ES who grabbed a surgery opportunity arisen due to a late cancellation.
The being continually improved NTARC RFID System, now widely known of due to its exposure at the recent Tasmanian Expo, was successfully deployed. This left checkpoint operators minimally inconvenienced with radio operation and better able to focus on system monitoring via the local built in system Wi-Fi. Rider numbers and times of passing were noted manually in case of a rare glitch in the system. This left time to be generally sociable with riders (and occasionally horses).
NTARC member Peter SP, who is in Switzerland, occasionally phoned in and took over control of the main computer to check on the system during the event. We did have an issue when loading the rider list for the 55km event as the system flagged there was a duplicate RFID card. It turned out the card from a rider in the 160km event that was vetted out had been re-issued to the late entry in the 55km event. Thanks Peter.
The weather storm continued through much of the night but had cleared to a fine day on Sunday morning to enable a pleasant pack up and the presentation of awards to the horses and riders so deserving. The drives home were unremarkable (or not reported as otherwise), if in some cases long, due to enroute visitations, distance, and Midland Highway roadworks.
Reports from the client organisation were, once again, of a high degree of satisfaction with the services rendered. As usual, NTARC set up dual monitors in the public area to display the riders progress through the three events. Andre noticed no one had used them for the first couple of hours. Having a look at the Webserver for the public Wi-Fi revealed the secret. All the strappers were sensible and using their phones to display the pages! Advertising of the service and instructions in its use had obviously paid off.”
Thank you Roger for the update, I know I was expecting this update, but I still get excited when people actually send items in to be included in the broadcast.
I can only reiterate NTARCs thanks to Justin, Randal and Richard for the assistance provided and the considerable time involved in traveling from Hobart and Huonville especially at the moment while the Midlands Highway is still undergoing an upgrade.
As this is the last Equine event for the year it seems a logical time to thank Roger for his contribution in his role as Safety Communications Coordinator, he takes event preparations very seriously and produces a veritable dossier of meticulously prepared information covering the various aspects of a multiple ride course, including maps and RF path propagation calculations. Trust me, without this you wouldnt even be able to find some of the Check Point locations, let alone know when to expect riders and from which direction! It all comes together and helps make an enjoyable event and a social occasion to get together with the knowledge you are also helping the community by providing safety communications.
A more detailed account of the event including photos is available on the NTARC web site under “Blogs”.
End of Year Celebration This years event will be on Tuesday the 13th of December. 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 soon to be provided at the club rooms. Registration is imperative as there will not be the ability to cater for “Late Walk-ins” on the night. It will be at 6pm for a 6:30 meal.
Its that time of the year again - All club members will soon receive e-mailed instructions on renewing your membership for 2023, which scarily is just around the corner!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Club Technical night - Wednesday 30th November. Held at the NTARC Club rooms, 7.30pm until late.
TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 7th December. 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.
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 a couple of QSL cards awaiting collection, so why not pop in, check the QSL box and join us for a cuppa and chat.
End of Year Celebration - will be held on Tuesday the 13th of December at the Mowbray Hotel.
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
Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
https://www.reast.asn.au/
https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
https://www.youtube.com/reasthobart/
End of Year BBQ
The Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania will be holding its annual End Of Year BBQ on Wednesday the 7th December 2022 from 5pm at the clubrooms on the Domain.
All member should have received an email this week inviting them to the free catered event with a link to reserve your spot by grabbing your free tickets. This is to give us an idea of numbers so we can cater accordingly. If you didn't receive an email it could be that your email address is not recorded correctly, in which case please contact Tony, VK7VKT with your current email address so he can resend the invitation. Email toneman@bigpond.com with your details.
Friends of the club are also warmly invited to join us. Simply jump on to the REAST Facebook page and click on the event to grab your free tickets.
All members will receive more information in the coming weeks about membership renewals and the easiest, most convenient way of renewing your membership yet! Watch this space.
We hope to see you along.
73 Tony VK7VKT on behalf of the membership group and the REAST Committee
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DATV Experimenter's Night
https://fb.me/e/1MughsG2V
We started the night with guests - Bob Stephenson VK7BS and Peter Allford VK7AO from the Channel Mens Shed (CMS). Bob and Peter let the audience all about the Mens Shed and the many activities they get up to. They have a full metal and woodworking workshop along with many other activities.
The CMS is known as they make a huge range of things including penguin boxes, nesting boxes for parrots and supplying meals for the Louie's van for Kingborough Helping hands.
These activities now include electronics, microcontrollers and amateur radio. Bob, Peter, Garry VK7JGD and Brian VK7BW have setup an amateur radio station that includes a TS-480, long wire antenna and ATU.
Bob and Peter outlined how men can become involved in the Mens Shed on many level. Thanks to Bob, Peter and Garry for coming along.
https://www.channelmenshed.org.au/
Richard VK7ZBX and Justin VK7TW then outlined the VHF/UHF Spring Field Day that happens this weekend from 01:00 UTC Saturday 26 through till 00:59 UTC Sunday 27 November 2022. There are many sections that can be entered including - Portable, Home, Rover,
Single or Multiple Operator, 8 or 24 hour and all bands or Four bands or single band.
You can rework stations after 2 hours and you can still use the logging program - VKCL and you will need to know your 6 digit maidenhead square locator.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/
Richard and Justin then went through the 2021 - Spring VH/UHF Field Day results that were recently posted
Justin then went through a recent museum he visited in St Helens called the Mainly Maritime Museum in 13 Pendrigh Place. It includes - Models, Historical documents, Paintings, Photos and amazing history back 6 centuries. There is a huge library of information on current and old warships from many navies. Well worth a look when in St Helens
We finished with a reminder that the Tassie Ham Radio Conference and Expo Videos are Available
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference-and-expo/
Ham Radio DX playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSuX83ay4OujogylrO6FQRw6c2vM5JeFa
This coming Wednesday night we will have something very special to hopefully show you. We will also be demonstrating the Portsdown 4 project transmitting a DVB-T signal and looking at the latest AR Magazine and much more.
We 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/
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 AEDST.
Statewide 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.
State-wide – MICROWAVE QSO Party – following the Sunday broadcast call-back on 1296.15 MHz FM. One group in the greater Hobart area and another in the greater Launceston area.
Then North-south digital contacts on 1296.2MHz using Q65-60B.
Stations in the Launceston area transmitting on the odd minute. Southern stations on the even minute.
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 30th November from 7:30pm in NTARC clubrooms
NTARC TestNet and TechNet – Wednesday 7th December - 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 – 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
CCARC - 28 November - SSTV nights from 7:30pm using VK7RMD 2m repeater on Mt Duncan on the 4th Monday in the Month.
Events:
NWTARC - 3 December - BBQ & Club meeting and Show & Tell - Legion Park, which is off The Esplanade behind the Showgrounds at West Ulverstone from Noon.
REAST - 7 December - Club End Of Year BBQ for members from 5pm at the Queens Domain Clubrooms
NTARC - 13 December - End of Year Celebration at the family friendly Mowbray Hotel. It will be at 6pm for a 6:30 meal and let the Secretary know if you are coming.
VK7 - June 2023 - VK7 Amateur Radio Centenary
ALARA - November 2023 - ALARAMeet 2023 - Hobart Tasmania
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weeks broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7FB
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: Any Takers
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 Idris, VK7ZIR.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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