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Text edition: VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 30 June 2019
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Welcome to the end of financial year edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News for
This broadcast utilises repeaters around VK7 and the following HF rebroadcast s
On 3.670 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD
On 7.140 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
On 14.130 MHz by Mike, VK7FB
On 28.525 MHz by Tony, VK7VKT
On DMR Talk Group 3809, Clayton, VK7ZCR.
This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RTC in th -------------------------------------------------------------
Congratulations
VK7OB and VK7FMAZ
At the sad occasion of Jack Jordan VK7ILΓÇÖs (SK) funeral Dave OΓÇÖBrien VK7OB
Then Marilyn mentioned that later in the week also was Dave and MarilynΓÇÖs 50t
A huge congratulations to Dave and Marilyn on these .
(73, Justin, VK7TW) -------------------------------------------------------------
Broadcast News
RAOTC Broadcast for July 2019
As mentioned in the National News, the July bulletin of RAOTC News will go to a
This edition records a silent key and 3 new members; it also makes a correction
Major items include archived material, one of which deals with the evolution of
The other deals with the square kilometre array (SKA), a radio telescope expect
The final item deals with the evolution of telecommunications and how the land
The assertion is made that in order to understand the possible effects of today
In VK7 this broadcast can be heard on the VK7RAA/RTC state wide network at 7:30
(73, Peter VK7PD)
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WIA Annual Conference 2020
Call for Presentations
At the WIA Annual Conference in Sydney it was announced that the 2020 WIA Annua
The theme is Antarctic Gateway and so the tours and visits during the weekend a
This is a request for anyone who would be prepared to give a presentation on th
The presentations slots are 30 to 40 minutes in length with 5 to 10 minutes of
If you have a topic and or presentation or just an idea for one then please con
Look forward to hearing from you.
(73, Justin, VK7TW) ------------------------------------------------------------------
Contest News
VHF/UHF Winter Field Day 2019 ΓÇô VK7 participation
On the weekend of June 22 and 23 the Australia-wide field day for all amateur f
The basic idea is to set up in places that allow maximum communication distance
For VK7 participation it was planned that Richard VK7ZBX and Murray VK7ZMS woul
So with a maximum temperature of 1 degree forecast Richard made the assent and
In the north Peter VK7ZPE and Allen VK7AN set up a station at White Hills near
At the Mt Barrow Interpretation Centre, Peter VK7KPC maintained a lonely vigil
James VK7JAM and partner Jasmin climbed Mt Direction (the northern one) equippe
Thanks to the keenness of amateurs in the Launceston area the other 2 field sta
The northern stations were next able to have voice contacts with Hayden via his
At 0320 UTC up came signals from Richard VK7ZBX from a snow dusted Mt Wellingto
Richard had planned to be QRV on a total of 7 bands but some technical difficul
It is hoped to have greater VK7 participation in the VHF/UHF Spring Field Day s
See you there,
(Peter, VK7PD) ------------------------------------------------------------------
News from the North West
Chat and Show Group
The next gathering of the Chat and Show group will be next Saturday July 6th at
It is a not club event and is open to all radio enthusiasts from anywhere. The
If you have anything you would like to show us that you have built or building
Hope to see you there.
(Shirl, VK7HSC)
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News from the North
SOTA and WWFF Parks and Reserves Group
Meeting times are from 10:30am on Monday and Friday At Glebe Gardens Cafe, 166
For more details contact Al on Mobile: 0417 354 410.
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Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club Incorporated
www.ntarc.net
Well here it is, the end of the financial year and for those of us who are requ
If you are one in this category then your attention to this matter is now a pri
Roundup of Winter Field Day ΓÇô It appears no matter how cold it gets some of u
Parking to make best use of the outside bench seat at the front of the building set-up commenced. The travel case-mounted IC-706 was connected to a battery and
Problem traced to one of the inline fuse holders not making good contact with c
Following some liaison via VK7RAA, contact was made with Messrs. VK7PD Peter, V
Armstrong rotator activated and yagi pointed in appropriate direction to enable
As it was starting to get a bit cool by this time, and the White Hills expediti
Thanks Peter for that update and yes it was a cold morning to venture outside,
We now hand over to NTARC President Idris VK7ZIR for his report on the clubΓÇÖs
Round up of Wednesday 26 June technical ΓÇô ΓÇ£Ross VK7ALH was assisted with br
It was an AR7 receiver rack in very good condition. There were three modules in
Simon VK7FSRM used his computer skills to resurrect two retro desktop computers
Colin VK7ZCF brought in his new Ukrainian antenna analyser to show. It has a ra
And speaking of bees, Nick VK7BEE will be adding the aforementioned AR7 rack to
Peter VK2MPK has recovered from the Tassy Lurgy and was there for the night wit
Peter VK7KPC and Andrew VK7DW were beavering away over a laptop entering data i
Peter also showed us on his laptop, plots of real-time aircraft movements recei
Idris VK7ZIR brought some more free books, and Simon was seen staggering out wi
Many other discussions were going on with everyone keeping warm and lubricated
ThatΓÇÖs all folks, see you next week.
73 Idris VK7ZIRΓÇ¥
Thank you Idris and it sounds like all had a very enjoyable evening and talking Coming events
Technical sessions ΓÇô The next session will be on Wednesday 3 July and will co
July BBQ meeting ΓÇô Saturday 13 July. But it will be a non BBQ event. Instead
ypmaxwell @ bigpond.com or ntarc.emails @ gmail.com
or let me know at coffee sessions as to what you will be bringing. Otherwise we
Social non meeting dinner ΓÇô Wednesday 28 August. Venue The Commercial Hotel,
Coffee mornings ΓÇô A reminder that our twice-weekly coffee sessions are normal
Please remember that aside from the good company, freely offered philosophical
Please demonstrate your appreciation of all the effort that goes into operating Finally
A reminder to all members that if you have any items of news you would like add
ntarc.emails @ gmail.com
However, it would be appreciated if any news could be sent no later than 17:00
Residing as we do in a rural location and despite what the company or Governmen
As always I look forward to seeing you at Rocherlea.
73, Yvonne VK7FYMX
Secretary NTARC Inc
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
www.reast.asn.au
https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
July Presentation
This Wednesday night - July 3rd REAST will be holding a GPS Disciplined Oscilla
This forum will be led by Rex VK7MO and Justin VK7TW who will be bringing along
A broad agenda for the forum will include -
┬╖ What is a GPSDO and how does it work?
┬╖ When is a GPSDO used and what benefits does it bring?
┬╖ Not all GPSDOs are the same.
┬╖ Where can you get more information about GPSDOs?
┬╖ Who are those Time Nuts?
If you have a GPSDO then bring it along and tell people about what you use it f
We will have some interesting research around the very topical locking of the I
The session will be streamed on the REAST Facebook and YouTube Channels and wil
We look forward to seeing you along.
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REAST August Presentation
Save the date
We are fortunate to have Ian Macintosh along again to give us a presentation an
Last time Ian gave us a presentation he had build his own Notebook computer and
Ian is back on August 7th from 7:30pm with a presentation and demonstration of
See you or should I say your virtual presence would be appreciated….HIHI!
(73, Justin, VK7TW) ------------------------------------------------------------------
REAST Foundation Training Day
The next Foundation Training day is scheduled for Saturday 13 July. Assessments
Training days are scheduled every 2 months.
Contact Reg VK7KK at assessor @ reast.asn.au, 0417 391 607 if you wish to regis
(73, Reg, VK7KK) ------------------------------------------------------------------
DATV Experimenter's Night Wrap-Up
It was cold outside but toasty warm in the clubrooms.
There was a hardy band of experimenterΓÇÖs who braved the cold to come along an
We cranked up the DATV Studio with streaming and RF pumping out. We ran our new
The first guest in the studio was Ben VK7BEN who gave us a promo of the antenna
We moved to the final closing of Dark Mofo with pictures from Justin on the par
Justin then did a quick announcement and review of the newly released Raspberry
Warren VK7WN then bought along an interesting arduino snake kit that is sold at
The videos on the night included SDR Academy - John Melton, G0ORX/N6LYT: An upd
And now for an announcement of a special DATV ExperimenterΓÇÖs Night presentati
Please note we have been asked not to broadcast or streaming this presentation
We get back underway in a fortnightΓÇÖs time from 7:30pm in the Queen's Domain
https://www.reast.asn.au/special-interest-groups/amateur-tv/
Hope to see you there.
(73, Justin, VK7TW) ---------------------------------------------------------------
Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
Regular gatherings:
SOTA Group ΓÇô Monday and Friday Coffee Sessions from 10:30am at Glebe Gardens
NTARC - Monday and Friday Coffee Sessions from 10am, Technical Sessions on Wedn
REAST ΓÇô Wednesday Afternoon Group meets from Noon and the Experimenters Night
REAST ΓÇô MICROWAVE QSO Party ΓÇô following after the Sunday broadcast on 1296. Events:
REAST- July 3rd - GPS Disciplined Oscillator Forum Queens Domain Clubrooms from
NW Coast ΓÇô July 6 - Chat and Show group from 2pm at the Penguin Sport Centre
NTARC ΓÇô July 13 ΓÇô BBQ Meeting from Noon and meeting from 2pm ΓÇô Clubrooms
REAST ΓÇô August 7 ΓÇô Oculus Rift and Virtual Reality Demonstrations with Ian -------------------------------------------------------------
A reminder to those people rostered for next weekΓÇÖs broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7TW
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and NWTR&TVG
80m: VK7TPE
40m: VK7JGD
20m: VK7ALH
10m: VK7VKT
DMR: Talk Group 3809 VK7ZCR
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This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RTC in th
Thanks 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 just missed VK7WI, next week the National WIA new
Items for the broadcast can be emailed to vk7arnews @ gmail.com
Further information about the broadcast can be found at the VK7 Amateur Radio N
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. C
From the VK7 Amateur Radio News, it is 73 from Mike, VK7FB.
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