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VK7 Amateur Radio News 22Jan23
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 22nd January 2023
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News and this was first broadcast on Sunday the 22nd of January 2023. 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 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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Silent Key
Jason Reilly VK7ZJA Silent Key
It is with heartfelt sadness that I inform you all, that Jason passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday the 18th January, with his mum and I by his side.
I would like to thank each and every one of you for your kindness and support throughout this journey.
Korina Reilly
Memorial services details, will be advised at a later date.
Vale Jason
Eric, VK7EV
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Contest News
Summer VHF/UHF and above Field Day
Donâ€Öt forget to check and submit your log using the VKLogChecker that can be accessed at the link on the email edition of this broadcast.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/upload/
The deadline for uploading your log is midnight on 30 January 2023.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/
73, Richard VK7ZBX
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Another great net night that saw the following participants, VK7s – FGGT, ZGK, ZBX, OO and PD all sharing fourteen photos.
There were various subjects like:
An amazing mural on the side of a multi-story building
Shack setups ranging from an analog console with VU meter and PMG type lever keys to one using a laptop and controlled digital transceiver
A Black and White shot of a Hamfest from the archives – do you recognize these faces?
A trek to Halls Falls
A setup for the resent Summer Field Day with long VHF and UHF Yagi antennas on a van mounted mast, along with a ground mounted microwave dish
And many birds for the keen Ornithologists
Remember Ken VK7KRJâ€Ös and Steve VK7OOâ€Ös fully automatic 24/7 monitoring site that allows anyone who has sent an SSTV picture the ability to check them on their pages almost immediately, any time, both South and North Tasmania.
A reminder in Southern Tasmania, VK7RAF (146.650 -600kHz) can be RF linked to VK7RJG by using a CTCSS tone of 141.3Hz. 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, Andreâ€Ö VK7ZAB
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News from the North West
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club next Meeting
NWTARC Annual General meeting
The Annual General Meeting of NWTARC will take place at 1330 hrs on Saturday 4th February 2023, at our usual venue, the Scout hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone.
The ordinary business of an annual general meeting will be to confirm the minutes of the last preceding annual general meeting.
To receive from the committee, auditor, employees and other persons acting on behalf of the Association, reports on the transactions of the Association during the last preceding financial year of the Association.
To elect the officers of the Association and the ordinary committee members.
To appoint the auditor and determine his or her remuneration.
To determine the remuneration of employees and other persons acting on behalf of the Association.
To appoint the Public Officer either from the committee or general membership.
All current office holder, committee, auditor and the Public Officer positions fall vacant at the AGM.
Nominations for each office bearer and the Committee members are invited, and should be made in writing to the Secretary, and delivered to the Secretary, at least 10 days before the day on which the annual general meeting is to be held.
The nomination is to be on the NWTARC nomination form, along with the signatures of the Nominator, Seconder and that of the member nominated.
Appointments will also be required for the positions of Auditor and Public Officer.
Members will need to have paid their 2023 membership subscription before the meeting commences at 1.30pm to be able to vote at the Annual General meeting. they will need to have paid their 2023 membership before they can be nominated or nominate or second someone for office, as only financial members can nominate or be nominated
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NWTARC Special general meeting
A special general meeting will be held after the AGM on Saturday the 4th February 2023, to allow members to vote on amendments to rules 13, 14 and 16 , following the special general meeting will be the February General meeting, after which afternoon tea will also be held, and members are encouraged to bring items for show & tell, and club rooms are open until 6pm for members to socialise.
A small plate of afternoon tea would be appreciated, and 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
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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
It is with great sadness that we have been advised that Jason Reilly, VK7ZJA has become a Silent Key. He had fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed away earlier this week. Itâ€Ös fortunate that Rodney, VK7HAM and Peter, VK7ZPE had a happy visit with him in the LGH last Sunday afternoon. Jason was Secretary of NTARC inc. from 2009 until early 2011. He also wrote and contributed many good articles for the state wide Sunday morning broadcasts as well as Web hosting technical pages on various communications radio modifications.
Idris VK7ZIR, and myself were lucky enough to have worked with Jason at various times throughout our careers in Telecom and Telstra mainly back in the 80s and 90s. When Optus started as the fledgling second telecommunications carrier in Australia, Jason took up a position with them. With his skills he soon became one of the two major “go to” contacts for all Optus telecommunications problems in Tasmania. During this period our discussions and site visits with Jason were mainly due to the many Opus interconnect data bearers being provided by Telstra.
News can travel fast within the amateur community, as the first I knew of his passing was an e-mail sent to NTARC from one of his overseas contacts, a French amateur named Guy, F1DMG passing on his condolences to us.
Vale Jason, you will be greatly missed.
The Club Technical night had its first get together for 2023 on Wednesday night. It was well attended but mainly a low key start to the year after hearing of the loss of one of our fellow amateurs.
Ross VK7ALH did however bring along a Vintage valve audio signal generator, made by Advance Components Ltd. of England, a Type J1, covering from 15Hz to 50 kHz, circa 1955. It had the standard balanced 600 Ohm output but interestingly it had the rare inclusion of a low impedance 5 Ohm output for testing speakers. It was not in Rossâ€Ös hands for restoration or repair, he just wanted the valves, so now he has acquired more old spare parts. HiHi
The one amazing thing about this unit was the comment when the back came off, “It has that British smell”. Well yes it did have that smell about it, probably could have come from the type of transformer lamination lacquer used in the 1950s? But yes we know what he means.
Finally on a congratulatory note it is nice to see some NTARC call signs in the recent edition of Lo-Key, “The Journal of the VK QRP Club”, magazine. It was in relation to the QRP Hours Contest October 2022 Results. Nic VK7WW came in equal Sixth in the SSB mode, Andrew VK7DW, came in Second in the Digital mode with both Nic and Peter VK7KPC featuring in the CW mode with a Second place and Eighth place respectively. Remember all contacts are QRP! and I do hope the places come with a certificate, as it is bound to “stoke” the Certificate envy! HiHi
2023 Membership fees - Itâ€Ös that time of the year again and a big thank you to all those members who have paid their 2023 subs. Remember NTARCâ€Ös 2023 membership fees are still just $40.00 for a Full voting member and $5 additional for each Family member that the voting member wishes to add to his or her primary membership.
Annual General Meeting - Members are reminded that the NTARC AGM will take place on Wednesday the 8th of February at the NTARC Club Rooms, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea, commencing at 7.30pm (19:30). All current office holder and committee positions fall vacant at the AGM. Nominations for each office bearer and the Committee Member are invited and should be made in writing to the Secretary, along with the signatures of the Nominator, Seconder and that of the member nominated. Nominations will also be required for the positions of Internal Auditor and Public Officer.
Please note for your convenience there is a nomination form available on the NTARC website,
www.ntarc.net
and printed forms are also available at the club room. Please ensure that the completed nomination form is returned by “Close of Business” on the 2nd of February 2023, either in person or at the following mail address: The Secretary, NTARC Inc. PO Box 275 Launceston Tas 7250.
As usual, the AGM will be followed by a General Meeting. More details on that meetingâ€Ös topic will be given closer to the date.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The TestNet and TechNet session - Wednesday 25th January. 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. 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.
The Club Technical night - Wednesday 1st of February. Held at the NTARC Club rooms, 7.30pm until late.
Annual General Meeting - Wednesday the 8th February. Members are reminded that the NTARC AGM will take place at the NTARC Club Rooms, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea, commencing at 7.30pm (19:30). February General Meeting to follow the AGM.
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.
Thatâ€Ös 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/
February Presentation Night - Q&A Conversation - My Time in Antarctica
Our first presentation night for 2023 will be a conversation with Warren VK0WN/VK7WN.
It will be a casual QandA conversation with Warren about his time wintering at Casey Base in Antarctica.
Warren's time down south over Winter is a unique experience that a small band of individuals experience at each Antarctic base each year.
Warren will cover his experiences - the spectacular, the challenging, the funny and the just plain mundane...HIHI!
This should be a great night and thank you to Warren for agreeing to share his experiences.
Wednesday 1st February 2023 from 7:30pm and we will be streaming on the REAST YouTube Channel and broadcasting on DVB-T 445.6MHz.
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, REAST Committee
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Annual General Meeting
The REAST AGM will be held on Saturday 18th February 2023 at 14:00 (1pm) in the Queen's Domain Clubrooms.
Before the AGM there will be a BBQ from 12 Noon.
The ordinary business of the annual general meeting is to be as follows:
to confirm the minutes of the last preceding annual general meeting and of any general meeting held since that meeting;
to receive from the committee, auditor and servants of the Association reports on the transactions of the Association during the last preceding financial year;
to elect the officers of the Association and the ordinary committee members;
to appoint the auditor;
The annual general meeting may transact special business of which notice is given in accordance with these rules.
A nomination form for officers of the Association is available from the REAST Website and is to be signed by financial members of the Association and returned to the Secretary by 8 February 2023.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=1928
See you there.
REAST Committee
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Kraken Direction Finding SDR
Save the date of 1st March 2023 from 7:30pm for Ollie VK7NFI who will be presenting and demonstrating the crowdfunded Kraken Software Defined Radio that is built specifically for direction finding.
The five antennas are placed into a circle and used to direction find using a notebook or the smart phone application which integrates nicely with Google Maps to let you know what the closest driven path to the radio source / fox is.
Ollie will be showing us the hardware and demonstrating the software and if we are luck their may be some Amateur Radio Direction Finding around the QD Clubrooms.
Thanks Ollie.
See you there from the REAST Committee.
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DATV Experimenter's Night
https://fb.me/e/2JoFedbKt
We started the night with Richard VK7ZBX & Justin VK7TW in the studio and Murray VK7ZMS online and we talked about our experiences with the VHF & Above Field Day that ran last weekend.
Richard and Murray were on top of Mt Wellington and worked many people around Tassie and Victoria on frequencies from 6m to 3cm. Justin was based at Goat Bluff Lookout and worked many around Hobart, Queensland and South Australia on 6m to 9cm. We had input from many others who operated in the contest and thanks to all who contributed.
Reminder was given to upload logs by midnight on the 30 January 2023 and we finished the segment with a reminder about Ross Hull contest that runs all through January and you can use your Field day log as an entry for the Ross Hull.
The studio then moved to an outside broadcast with the teardown of a Generation One Starlink dish and modem.
We described all the elements in the box and then disassembled the dish showing the azimuth and elevation mechanism and the active beam forming elements of the antenna. It is actually not a parabolic dish although it looks like one. The top of the dish surface is covered with many small patch antennas which are grouped into segments which each contribute into the system and are controlled in what we suspect is a beam forming antenna that tracks the satellites as they pass overhead.
What was not caught on DATV Experimenter's night camera was the judicious disassembly techniques that were undertaken in the carpark using primitive tools and methods...HIHI.
We finished the night with some pictures of the completed 15-40M Magnetic Loop mounted on the rotator and Justin outlined the K3NG QTHRemote Azimuth controller that he will be using with the rotator.
We are running throughout the holiday period and this week we have a look at the G7IYK Magnetic Loop Tuner, the latest Low-Key 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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Training and Assessments
REASTâ€Ös 2023 Foundation Licence training and all licence assessment days have been finalised and they occur every two months with the next one being on Saturday March 11th.
If you are thinking of coming along then please let Reg Emmett VK7KK REAST Learning Organiser know ASAP 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/2lrgEJgfd
73, Reg, VK7KK
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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 6:00pm 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 Mornings resume at the NTARC Club rooms.
NTARC - Wednesday 1st February - Club Technical nights from 7:30pm in the NTARC Club rooms.
NTARC - Wednesday 25th January - TestNet and TechNet - 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 Experimenterâ€Ös Nights from 7:30pm live in the club rooms also on DVBT RF and YouTube Streaming
CCARC - 28 January 2023 - SSTV nights from 7:30pm using VK7RMD 2m repeater on Mt Duncan on the 4th Monday in the Month.
Events:
VK - 1-31 January 2023 - Ross Hull Memorial VHF/UHF DX Contest (Marathon)
REAST - 1st February - Q&A conversation with Warren VK0WN / VK7WN from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain clubrooms.
NWTARC - 4 February 2023 - Annual General Meeting & Special General Meeting of NWTARC will take place from 1.30pm in the Scout Hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone.
NTARC - 8 February 2023 - Annual General Meeting of NTARC at the Club Rooms, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea from 7.30pm.
REAST - 18 February - Annual General Meeting of REAST at Queenâ€Ös Domain Clubrooms from 1pm with BBQ before from 12 noon.
REAST - 1 March - Kraken Direction Finding SDR presentation and demo with Ollie VK7NFI from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain clubrooms.
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 weekâ€Ös 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: 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, 73, stay safe from Mike, VK7FB.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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