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VK7 Amateur Radio News 07Apr24
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 7th April 2024
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Welcome to the standard time edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News and this was first broadcast on Sunday the 7th April 2024. At the mike of VK7WI this week is Rick, VK7RI.
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,
On 28.525 MHz by Tony, VK7VKT.
UHF CB Channel 24 in the Hobart area - Mark VK7FMAC.
You can hear this broadcast again on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in Northern VK7 and VK7RHT and UHFCB24 in Southern VK7.
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Welcome to the standard time edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio news broadcast. We hope you all studiously got up at 3am and put all the clocks in your establishment back one hour…HIHI!
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Another busy net night that saw the following participants, VK7s – ZGK, DMH, ZAB, EV, TW and KT all sharing forty photos.
The highlights were:
The tilt-over angle testing of a Double Decker bus and its dynamic testing on the race track
A vintage bus, a Trolley-bus powered from overhead wires and a new battery powered E-bus
Rock band drummers – Keith Moon, Ian Piace and Animal from the TV Muppets Show
Continuing on the Popular Science Monthly themes, this time “Monowheel racing” with lots of examples
Various cars including one stuck in the mud and wooden model trucks
Dick Tracys wireless phone watch
A portable long wire with matching unit and the inside of a small antenna matching unit
From the recent REAST presentation night the simple organisational chart showing all the various agencies involved with UTC
The eerie lighting from the computers of a data centre
From the state election coverage night, someone purporting to be “the son of” one of the veteran politicians
Siska the dog and a whisky surprise.
Remember Ken VK7KRJs and Steve VK7OOs fully automatic 24/7 monitoring sites 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.
Also if you missed the net there are archives of all SSTV nights. These photos can be seen on Kens and Steves SSTV websites or on NTARCs website under blogs and arranged as weekly nets.
There is no suggested theme for next weeks net.
https://vk7oo.tasme.com/vhfsstv
https://sstv.vk7krj.com/scrolling%20web%20gallery.html
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
73 from Andre VK7ZAB
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Tassie Ham Conference
Save the Date
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November 2024 are the dates for the next Tassie Ham Conference.
REAST will again be holding a social evening and BBQ at the REAST clubrooms located at the top of the Queens Domain on the Friday evening.
Saturday 2nd and 3rd of November 2024 will be an Amateur Radio Conference with a full program of presentations, activities and fun!
The location will again be the University of Tasmania Sandy Bay Campus.
Watch the conference website for details of the presentations and details as they come to hand.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
There will also be many wonderful and impressive raffle prizes that will be drawn across the weekend.
73 Tassie Ham Conference Organizing Committee
tassiehamconference(at)gmail.com
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Statewide News
QSL Update
Report - from Herman VK7HW Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
If you live near another Amateur and can collect and deliver their cards to their QTH that would be a big help. Let Herman know if you can help.
The updated list of QSL cards held as at 5 April 2024 is in the email version of the broadcast.
Thank you to those who have been in touch about leaving cards at REAST Club rooms and sending stamps for direct mailouts.
If you have any questions re QSL cards, please contact Herman by email. herman(at)ozemail.com.au
73, Herman, VK7HW, WIA Manager VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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Cards held at 5 April 2024 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign)
A, AAA, AAC, AAD, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, ACE, ACG, ACN, AD, ADE, AED, AG(2014), AGC, AHT, AIR, AJC, AKK, ALZ, AM, ANC, AO, AP, APZ, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY, AZ
BA, BB, BBW, BD, BPV, BT, BU, BYE
CA, CBK, CBR, CH/T, CEJ, CJ, CMV, CX
DD, DG, DIK, DN, DO, DP, DQ, DY, DZ
EA, EG, EI, EK, ER
FADZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FF, 75FFA, FG, FGGT, FLAR, FPRN, FRG, FRJG(RG), FTAS
VI75G, GA, GEL, GGZ, GM, GOP, GR, GS, GU, GW
HCH, HDM, HDX, HH, HL, HOB, HRS, HSA, HSD, HSJ, HVK, HZ
IAN, ID, IK, IR, IS
JA, JAB, JAZ, JCR, JOK, JP, JS, JW, JX
KAC, KBA, KD, KDO, KI, KJ, KKR, KL, KO, KRJ
LCW, LDH, L J, LL, LLL, LM, LT, LVH
MA, MAG, MBD, MBP, MC, MD, MEL, MET, MHZ, MJ, MRS, MS
NA, NC, ND, NEC, NET, NFI, NIK, NRF, NRT, NSE, NSS, NTE, NVH, NWT, NX
OB, OT
PAF, PBD, PM, PRN, PSH, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK
RG/FRJG, RN, ROY, RJ
SD, SN, STO, SV, SZ
TCE, TED, TK, TL, TO, TR, TS, TUX, TX, TZ
UT,
VA, VAC, VAO, VAZ, VDC, VEK, VH, VI75G, VK7/AG9A9Mark), VR, VTM, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WL, WO, WT, WUU
XDM, XV
Y, YN
ZE, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZR, ZT, ZX
VI7ALARA Cards for QSO's with VK7's
Note * - There are a few OSL cards amongst the ALARA cards for VK7's.
AAE, ALB
CMV
DG*, DHT, DI, DT
EK, EV
FKLW, FMI
IAN, ID
KAM, KT, KW
LA
NB, NET*
OT
PSJ
RG*
STO
TPE
VKT
WN, WUU
ZPE
Cards in QSL Card Box at REAST @ 3 April - AZ, DC, EA, HSD, HVK, JGD, SD, STO, WN, ZBX
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
Wednesday Night Net is Moving
Wednesday nights net is moving back to the 2m VK7RMD repeater.
Mt Duncan now has a refurbished 2m repeater operational, thanks to Dion VK7DB, the net will return to 2m VK7RMD next Wednesday 10th April
Input 146.025 output 146.625 tone 141.3
73, Eric, VK7NET, Net operator
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Reminder - Ceasing the Monthly SSTV net
Hi Tasmanian amateurs, just wanting to notify, Im canceling the Monthly SSTV net on the 4th Monday of the Month. Held on the 70cm Mt Duncan repeater
Numbers have dwindled down to only two participants.
Thanks to everyone that supported it since its inception, on the 26th July 2022
73, Eric, VK7EV
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North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club Meeting
The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on Saturday 6th April 2024 at our usual venue, the Scout hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone. 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 Tea, Coffee etc available 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, NWTARC
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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
We start this weeks broadcast item with a congratulation to Peter VK7KPC, for not one but two more certificates of participation. This time they were for the 2023 Oceania DX Contest held in October over two weekends, the first weekend being Phone QSOs and the second weekend being for CW QSOs.
Peter participated in two “Single Operator QRP All Band” sections and achieved third place in the Phone category and first place in the CW category.
I believe this is the third year running that Peter has been in the top three place holders, initially in the Low Power section but the last couple of years participating in the QRP section. Well done yet again Peter.
Last Wednesday evening saw the NTARC club rooms opening for the specific purpose of members getting together and partaking of a live presentation on the REAST YouTube channel, entitled “UTC and the Leap Second”.
The doors were opened well before seven and saw a healthy number of members arriving, getting a drink, a piece of cake or two and being seated by 7:30 for the start of the presentation.
And you guessed it, just as the presentation started we lost video! I cant blame it on a high tech failure though….. just fat fingers on small volume buttons, normal services were restored within ten seconds and all went smoothly for the rest of the evening.
The night proved to be yet another riveting presentation which certainly filled in quite a few historical and technical facts that were missing in our knowledge bases.
I am sure it will be covered later in this broadcast, so I will leave it to REAST, the host club, to give the full second by second by second in-depth run down of this excellent presentation.
The committee will continue to run these special live YouTube watchings to gauge our members enthusiasm towards the concept. So far the interest and attendance has continued to grow, hopefully we will see you at the next streaming.
As always, pictures will be available on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs” for this broadcast.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
UPCOMING EVENTS
TestNet and TechNet session - Every Wednesday, 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. So why not pop in and join us for a cuppa, there is endless tea and coffee along with biscuits available for a donation.
Club Room Technical night session - The next session will be on Wednesday the 10th April and will commence at the usual time of 6.30 pm, running through to about 10 pm, at the Club room Archer Street, Rocherlea.
Club General Meeting - Saturday 13th. April at 2.00pm. Held at the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea. If you have items you would like added to the agenda please email the secretary at: secretary(at)ntarc.net no later than Friday the 12th of April.
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 Inc.
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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/
April Presentation
UTC and the Leap Second
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qndtMxBLtDM
We thank Peter Pokorny VK2EMR who gave us a deep dive into the creation, care and maintenance of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) including the need for leap seconds and the issues relating to removing leap seconds.
There was an appreciation of the many organisations that are involved in the definition, standards, dissemination and improvements of time as we know it.
Peter took us through the history and development of UTC and the relatively recent involvement of the ITU and the World Radio Conferences.
There was also an appreciation of the fact the world runs on they time standards for many many applications like financial transactions, surveying, navigation and many other uses.
The adding of leap seconds is a relatively recent function that is an attempt to try and align the rotation of the earth and our time systems. The rotation of the earth is affected by many things like tides, gravity, climate change, etc and there is an august body in France that makes the determination of whether to add a leap second and when and Peter described the administrative process by which a leap second is added.
There are currently moves afoot that will remove leap seconds all together and manage using other methods but this affects many many systems throughout the world and so to reach agreement is understandably difficult.
We had about 30 people in the REAST Clubrooms, 40 people watching the stream including the NTARC clubrooms and many people in the Archer St Clubrooms in Launceston so a great roll-up for a very informative presentation.
A huge thank you to Peter and the presentation is available in the REAST YouTube Channel at the link on the email edition of this broadcast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qndtMxBLtDM
73, Justin, VK7TW
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April Special Forum
Radio Safety Communications - Equine Endurance Events
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2158
Ever wondered about going portable in the bush and helping out the WICEN crew with radio at Equine Endurance checkpoints?
We are holding a special forum this Wednesday the 10th April from 7:30pm on everything involved with providing Radio Safety Communications.
The format will be a short presentation from Roger VK7ARN on the basics and then we will be opening up the floor to anyone to tell us about their experience and ask any questions. If you have been involved with these events in the past, please come along and relate your experience and what you learned.
The event will be streamed with an open chat channel where we will take questions and go out on DVB-T RF.
Wednesday 10th April 2024 from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain clubrooms.
See you there
73, REAST and WICEN Committees
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May Presentation - Save the Date
“Pop” Medhurst A7AH - Tasmanian Wireless Pioneer
REASTs May presentation night will be a fascinating presentation on a true Tasmanian telegraphy, telephony and wireless pioneer - F.W. “Pop” Medhurst who started his wireless experimentation as A7AH.
It will be held on Wednesday night the 1st May 2024 from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms and it will also go out on DVB/T RF and via the REAST YouTube Channel streaming service.
This should be a great night, see you there.
73, REAST Committee
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May Special Forum
Field Day Operation
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2160
You have seen those operators out in the bush or on top of a mountain with their antennas, batteries and rigs making contacts around the world and thought, I really wish I could do that!
The format will be a forum getting everyone together to share their experience, tricks of the trade, epic or not so epic fails and hints and tips of operating portable and mobile.
If you have any experience operating outside your shack be it through a contest, SOTA, POTA, WWFF, VKFF or Silos or some other “OTA” then please come along and share your experience with the group.
Bring along your “tricks of the trade” and show them off.
It will happen on Wednesday 8th May from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms.
The event will be streamed with an open chat channel where we will take questions and go out on DVB-T RF.
See you there.
73, REAST Committee
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DATV Experimenter's Night
We get back on the air with our standard time DATV Experimenters Night on Wednesday 17th April from around 6pm with streaming starting 7:30pm.
See you in a fortnight.
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Training and Assessments
Our next REAST training and assessment day is Saturday 27th April 2024. If you would like to book for the next session 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
73, Reg, VK7KK
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Technology History News
NSW Police Radio turns 100
Illawarra Radio Operations Centre recently hosted celebrations, as part of 100 years of NSW Police Radio.
There was a fantastic display of historic radio equipment and cars, to mark a centenary of communications.
Illawarra is one of five Radio Operations Centres across the state (Penrith, Tamworth, Newcastle and Sydney), with operators who dispatch police, take triple zero calls and includes technicians who maintain operations behind the scenes.
The pictures included with the story included FM-900s, Vintage FORD patrol cars and interested historic equipment.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7175717134977630211/
Sourced from the Linked-In Website
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Technology News
Telstra and Ericsson provide connectivity boost to King Island
Telstra and Ericsson have completed a major upgrade to King Islands mobile network infrastructure, announcing a close to 10-fold capacity boost for the islands community thanks to an over-water microwave telecommunications link with a throughput capacity of 9.8 Gbps with 99.99% availability.
The upgrade sees a 116 km microwave link deployed across the Bass Strait from the Australian mainland to King Islands Cape Wickham believed to be the longest over-water link of its kind in Telstras national mobile network, and the longest 10 Gbps microwave link in the world. The project was funded through a $9.8 million investment by the Australian Government, Telstra, the Tasmanian Government and King Island Council, which was announced in 2021 to deliver valuable infrastructure to rural and regional communities.
The upgrade was made possible with the deployment of Ericssons MINI-LINK 6200 long-haul microwave technology, providing essential backhaul support for the deployment of Ericsson 5G mobile on the island, helping Telstra expand its network and deliver better connectivity for regional Australia. The King Island MINI-LINK 6200 microwave link operates using 16 channels in the 6 GHz band to achieve a peak throughput of 9.8 Gbps a significant upgrade from the previous link providing ~1 Gbps, making it ideal for delivering backhaul for high-performance 4G and 5G mobile broadband networks. Ericssons radio link bonding technology with quality of service meanwhile provides ongoing performance in all environmental conditions.
The deployment is set to transform connectivity on King Island, with local consumers and small business customers benefiting from increased mobile coverage, efficiency, capacity and data speeds, along with greater network resilience. This means King Island residents now have access to network capacity and reliability that is similar to that enjoyed by metro customers. Telstra now plans to use Ericssons MINI-LINK 6200 long-haul microwave solution to extend its mobile coverage in other remote areas.
https://www.criticalcomms.com.au/content/utilities/news/telstra-and-ericsson-provide-connectivity-boost-to-king-island-609622801
Sourced from the Critical Comms Web E-zine
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
Regular gatherings:
Sewing Circle Net – Daily on 3.640MHz commences at 6:30pm ADST.
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.
REAST - WAGs - Wednesday Afternoon Group from 12 noon in the REAST Clubrooms Queens Domain.
REAST - DATV Experimenters Night from around 6pm with show starting at 7:30pm in the REAST Clubrooms Queens Domain.
SOTA/WWFF Group – Meeting Mondays and Fridays 10.30-12.00 midday at Glebe Gardens Cafe, Henry St, Launceston.
NTARC - TestNet and TechNet sessions every Wednesday night. TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7pm till 7.30pm…. and a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30pm till about 8.30pm
NTARC - Coffee Morning this Friday at the NTARC Club rooms will be closed this coming Friday.
NTARC - Club Room Technical night session - Wednesday the 10th April from 6.30 pm Clubrooms, Archer Street, Rocherlea.
NW VK7 – Wednesday from 8:00pm local – NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net on 2m VK7RMD - Input 146.025 output 146.625 tone 141.3
NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 8:30pm local - N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net 144.190 USB
Events:
REAST - April 10 - Equine Endurance Events Forum Wednesday 10th April 2024 from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain clubrooms.
NTARC - April 13 - General Club Meeting from 2.00pm in the NTARC Club Rooms, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea.
REAST - May 1 - Pop Medhurst - Tasmanian Wireless Pioneer with VK7TW - from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain and streamed.
REAST - May 8 - Field Day Forum - Wednesday 8th May from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms.
VK - November 2-3 - Tassie Ham Conference - Sandy Bay Campus UTAS
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weeks 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, VK7JH and VK7DC
160m: Any Takers
80m: VK7ALH
40m: VK7TPE
20m: VK7TW
10m: VK7JGD
UHFCB24: 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 VK7RHT and UHFCB24 in the South.
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.
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 Rick, VK7RI.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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