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VK7 Amateur Radio News 22Oct23
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 22nd October 2023
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Welcome to the JOTA Weekend edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News and this was first broadcast on Sunday the 22nd October 2023. 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 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 24 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 VK7RHT in Southern VK7.
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ALARA NEWS
ALARAMeet 2023 only two weeks away!
We will soon be welcoming many ALARA members and their partners into VK7 for the national meeting of ALARA that occurs every three years. The last time it was in VK7 was in 2008 in Ulverstone.
It is centred on the Woolstore Motel in downtown Hobart and starts on Friday the 3rd of November with some optional activities including a pre-conference cruise to Peppermint Bay for lunch and the opportunity to attend the Tasmanian Symphony concert in the evening.
On Saturday the 4th of November there is a welcome and trip to Salamanca Market. In the afternoon there is a afternoon of sharing and meeting for the Ladies and the OMs head off on a Mystery History Radio tour. There is a dinner with a wonderful guest speaker on the Saturday night.
On Sunday the 5th of November there is a visit to the Female Factory in the morning then a visit to REAST, along with an Echolink net, fox (or native animal) hunt, operating the club station with the special event callsign and BBQ. In the afternoon there is a visit to historic Richmond and finishing with a Dinner and another great guest speaker and awards.
There are also a range of optional post conference tours on the Monday.
A huge weekend of activities for ALARA participants.
https://alara.org.au/alarameet/index.html
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Another great net night that saw the following participants, VK7s – TW, PAK, EV, ZGK and KT all sharing nearly thirty photos.
The various subjects, some revisited, were:
TV shows: Super-Thunder-Sting-Car, Thunderbirds, The Young Ones and Kenny Everett
Marvin the Paranoid Android meets a Dalek from Dr Who
Chooks and turkeys
Spirit of Tasmania, farm tractor, rural fire truck and a squad of new look Tasmanian Police highway patrol cars
Appreciation of traffic lights on a foggy night and light projections on the Opera House
Micro Wave dishes and equipment van for contesting
Railways: TasRail DQ and TR class diesel–electric locomotives, Tourist train at Regatta Point Station, Strahan and platform 9¾ for the Express to Hogwarts
A Marilyn Munroe style statue
The ornate fountain in Launcestons Princess Square that was first exhibited in 1855 at the Paris Industrial Exhibition and another fountain in Europe
And a goodnight from Dave Allen, Derek and Clive
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 2m SSTV website as an infinitely-scrolling web page or on NTARCs website under blogs and arranged as weekly nets.
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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QSL NEWS
Report - from Herman VK7HW Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
The current list of cards held as at 13 October is in the email version of the broadcast.
Herman has been out of action a bit in the last 3 weeks but is getting back to sorting and delivering cards. If Herman is holding card(s) for you and you would like them mailed to you rather than being delivered on an opportunity basis please send Herman some stamps. Thanks to those who have sent stamps. While SAE's are OK, Herman prefers stamps as he can then provide an appropriate envelope to suit the number of cards.
Herman has also found it handy when ops put the operators name of the station worked on the card.
Try it yourself, it may help an inwards QSL manager somewhere else. hihi.
If you have any questions re QSL cards, please contact Herman by email vk7bureau(at)wia.org.au
Thank you to those Amateurs who have been in contact with Herman about their QSL card(s) listing.
73, Herman, VK7HW, WIA Manager VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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The following cards were delivered to REAST Club Rooms last Wednesday - TU (per 7RO), DG, HH, JGD, WN, ZTA
Cards held at 13 October 2023 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign)
A, AAA, AAD, AAE, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, AC, ACE, ACG, ACN, AD, ADE, AED, AG(2014), AGC, AHT, AIR, AJC, AKK, AL, ALZ, AM, ANC, AO, AP, APZ, AR, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY, AZ
BA, BB, BBB, BO, BPV, BT, BYE
CA, CBK, CBR, CC, CEJ, CJ, CL, CMV, CV, CX
DC, DD, DG, DIK, DM, DN, DO, DON, DP, DQ, DW, DY, DZ
EA, EG, EI, ER, EV
FADZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCDW, FCIA, FLAR, FF, FG, FGGT, FPRN, FRJG(RG), FTAS
GA, GC, GGZ, GM, GOP, GR, GS, GZ
HCH, HCK, HDM, HDX, HOB, HL, HPD, HRS, HSA, HSD, HSJ, HVK, HZ
IAN, ID, IK, IS
JA, JAZ, JB, JCR, JGD, JJ, JOK, JP, JW
KA, KAC, KBA, KD, KDO, KI, KJ, KKR, KL, KO, KRJ, KT, KW
LCW, LDH, LL, LLL, LM, LT, LVH, LW
MAG,MAT, MBD, MC, MD, MEL, MET, MHZ, MJ, MOO, MR, MRS, MS
NA, NC, ND, NEC, NET, NFI, NIK, NRF, NRT, NSE, NSS, NTE, NVH, NW, NWQ, NWT
OB, OR, OT
PAF, PBD, PD, PM, PRN, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK, OT
RC, RG/FRJG, RJ, ROY
SN, STO, SV, SZ
TCE, TED, TK, TO, TS, TU, TUX, TX, TZ
UJ
VA, VAC, VAZ, VDC, VEK, VH, VR, VTM
WA, WC, WH, WL, WN(0), WO, WT, WUU
XDM, XTC, XV, XX
YN, YUM
ZE, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZR, ZT, ZTA, ZX
VI70MI [2018], VI70HI(op DIANE[2018]), VI75G [2023], VK75FAA
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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
Last technical night – As we had hoped, Lionel VK7ZLB, did indeed bring along his Icom 9700 transceiver. It was set up as a working rig, the antenna was replaced with suitable dummy loads, one incorporating an attenuated output to provide a “sniffer” level drive suitable for a frequency counter.
The frequency counter effectively demonstrate the drift of the rig as it heated up during transmit. The frequency incremented until the effect of the cooling fans activation eventually stabilized the temperature.
After transmitting the oscillator would cool down and was closer to the original frequency. When transmitting again this cycle repeated. Although the drift was technically only in the tens of Hertz which isnt really a problem for voice it can present a problem when operating in digit modes.
The next step was to demonstrate the effect of using a GPS locked 10 MHz reference that was designed by George McLucas VK4AMG, connected to the external reference input of the 9700. This unit generates a reference output frequency when it acquires sufficient Global Positioning Satellites. However it soon became apparent we could not acquire any satellites from within the club room and consequently were unable to obtain a GPS lock. So the demonstration table was picked up and moved to an openable window. Within seconds of the GPS antenna being passed through the windows security mesh we had lock. With lock the frequency came back to within a Hertz or so of the desired frequency and was independent of transmit duration. Just as a side if you are using the GPS you also get the added nicety of having your Grid Locator displayed on the 9700.
This certainly proved to be an excellent visual example of the drift effect of crystal oscillators from heating and the advantage of using an external reference frequency for stability.
Lionel then took us through the theoretical process of a firmware upgrade. From the ICOM website through to the rigs SD card and the importance of backing up your rigs configuration data.
Firmware upgrading while certainly not hard, it is not for the faint hearted as an interruption could possibly result in a bricked rig. Lionel recommends the use of an Uninterruptible Power Supply or UPS so there is no chance of a power interruption. Like any software upgrades, during the final process “dont touch anything, not just the touch screen but also physical knobs and controls as so many controls are now digitally interpreted by software and no longer directly varying the actual real life signal or parameter. Even when the screen stays blank, for that period that seems a little too long and you start to get edgy, remember patience, in reality it is only takes a couple of minutes.
The other external add-on, other than the frequency reference, that Lionel included in the demonstration was a PTT Extender. A PTT Extender relies on an Arduino decoding the rigs external control data stream to extract band information. The extender can then provide an active “Low” on one of its three outputs for designated 2m, 70cm and 23cm bands. The addition of this unit could allow, for example, the automatic switching between linear amplifiers depending on the rigs selected band. Lionel has already modified his kit to include optically isolated outputs rather than the original transistor coupled and also the increase in limit resistor value on the Tx and Rx front panel LEDs to decrease the brightness to a usable non blinding level. Rather than fully explaining the PTT Extender, Richard VK7ZBX and Justin VK7TW covered the unit and its use in depth during a REAST DATV night broadcast on the 12th of April this year. This is available on the REAST YouTube channel, search for “IC-9700 Breakout”, or the following link in the text version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWlD0OZSzyQ
Both the 10 MHz external reference and the PTT Extender are available from the “City Of Brisbane Amateur Radio Society”, the link is also included in the text version.
https://brisbaneradiosociety.net/vk4amg-ref/
Friday Coffee Morning had a special treat this week. Nic VK7WW brought along his latest prototype he has been working on. This time it was a 40 Metre AM half watt transmitter and once again constructed in a repurposed video switcher case. The design is based on the original CW “Cent” transmitter but this time for voice as an AM transmitter. Nic soon had it set up and transmitting, the NTARC SDR soon confirmed the excellent off air quality. Evidently Nic has successful made mainland contacts with it. Thanks Nic and watch this space.
JOTA/JOTI for 2023 volunteers to assist still have time!
By the time you hear this on Sunday we will be half way through the two day event. If you would like to assist and volunteer some of your time you still have until 3pm. Just drop down to the Venue at the NTARC Club rooms, at the Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer St, Rocherlea.
Or if you prefer, listen out and respond to any CQ JOTA calls as we may need local contacts to chat with the participants on air in case we cant link up to other Scout venues.
NTARC Auction Hosting - Well, we have all had five weeks to think about a “Shack Clear-out” auction and the possible items we want to re-home. Remember, this auction will be open to all amateurs not just NTARC members! Last broadcast we proposed Saturday the 25th November to work with. So now its up to you. By that I mean you have two weeks to send in your expressions of interest with a rough guess as to what you would like to auction and the number of items or boxes.
Please let Idris, VK7ZIR or the club Secretary know by e-mailing secretary(at)ntarc.net. It only needs to be a quick note stating your name, call-sign and proposed number of items. Unless a reasonable number of sellers and items come forward to make it viable then the event will be postpone to next year and we will try again.
NTARC QSL Cards - Andrew VK7DW, our QSL manager has advised me that the following QSL cards are available for collection. VK7s AT, BO, AU, GC, JFD, KPA, WW and ZR. If you just heard your call-sign then there are cards waiting at the NTARC club rooms for collection on the next Coffee morning or Technical Night. Thank you Herman for your continued support regarding QSL deliveries and thank you Andrew for the update.
As always equipment pictures and links are available on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs” for this broadcast. Now back to the house keeping.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The TestNet and TechNet session – Every Wednesday.
Coffee Morning - held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms.
The Club Technical night - The next session will be on Wednesday the 1st of November, Club Rooms.
Thats all folks,
73 from Stefan, VK7ZSB, Secretary NTARC Inc.
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
WICEN Tas (South) Inc.
Notice of Special General Meeting
Sunday 26 November 2023 at 14:00
REAST Domain Clubrooms or via Zoom for those who have pre-notified.
In accordance with sub-section 12(1) of the associations constitution of rules, the committee of WICEN Tasmania (South) Incorporated, do hereby give notice of a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be held on Sunday 26 November 2023 at 14:00 hours at the REAST Domain Clubrooms.
The object of the SGM is to allow the committee to present its report to the membership, on the proposed merger / amalgamation discussion with the committee of REAST held at a joint committee meeting of both WICEN and REAST on 9 October 2023 at 18:30 hours at the REAST Domain Clubrooms in pursuance to the motion passed at the WICEN General Meeting (GM) on 20 August 2023 at 14:48 hours at the property of Peter Henry VK7TPE.
After presentation of said report and discussion regarding its contents, the membership present to vote on a motion to proceed with a merger / amalgamation with REAST Inc.
To proceed 75% of the membership present must support a proposed motion to proceed with a merger.
To be eligible to vote members must be:
1. Financially paid up.
2. Present at the meeting (proxy voting will not be accepted).
3. Members joining via Zoom or Teams, will be counted as present provided, they are financially paid up and prior notice of their intention to do so is received by the Secretary no later than 14:00 hours of Sunday 26 November 2023.
There will be no other business discussed at the meeting.
For further information and to provide notice of intention to attend the meeting by Zoom or Teams please forward all communication to the Secretary at:
dmgoodrick_nbn(at)iinet.net.au
David Goodrick VK7DMG
Secretary
WICEN Tas (South) Inc.
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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/
November Activities Update
A huge thank you to the REAST Members who have volunteered to help with the various ALARAMeet activities. REAST is very proud to help ALARA over the weekend to make it the best ALARAMeet yet and showcase what VK7 can do!
REAST is participating in ALARAMeet with a Mystery History Radio Tour of Hobart on Saturday the 4th November and a BBQ and fox hunt for the ALARAMeet attendees on Sunday 5th of November and so there will be no presentation night on the first of November. It will be a normal DATV night and preparing for the ALARAMeet activities on the following weekend.
There are still bus seats available for the Mystery History Radio Tour of Hobart on the afternoon of 4th November 2023 from 2-4:30pm so, if you are interested please let Justin VK7TW know at vk7tw(at)wia.org.au
73 REAST Committee
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December End of Year Activities
REAST will be celebrating the end of a very successful 2023 with a free BBQ, car boot sale and fox hunts on the Queens Domain.
This will be taking place on Sunday December 3rd from 11am at the Queens Domain clubrooms.
Bring along any car boots that you would like to sell and as a bonus for attendees you might possibly put some some radio equipment within the boots and sell that as well….HIHI!
We are looking to run some fox hunts around the top of the Queens Domain and will have some prizes for those lucky enough to find those pesky little foxes.
If you are intending to come along please let our Secretary know so we can have some idea of the number of snags, patties and special food requirements that we will need to cater for - just drop and email to: secretary(at)reast.asn.au.
The fee for carboot sellers is the enormous amount of $5 into the donations box or tap at the square.
See you there.
73 REAST Committee
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DATV Experimenter's Night
https://fb.me/e/39VVdqDCq
The DATV Experimenters night started with a new HD intro and we finished the night with a new HD Outro. We then went into an interview with Harry VK7HXTs who let listeners know about his first SOTA Activation of Abbotts Lookout VK7/WC-040 8 pointer. There are shuttle services to the lookout every 30m. Harry related the weather conditions and the snow, ice and wind was flying upwards! The weather conditions were challenging and Harry showed some photos and movies. Harry talked about the contacts he made and equipment used.
Justin VK7TW then took a look at a Marconi 610 "Survivor" Lifeboat Radio. Justin went through the functions that could transmit and receive on 2182kcs, 500kcs and transmit on 8291kcs.
The unit contains a clockwork CW keyer that was demonstrated. Justin showed the headphones for the phone transmit and receive audio. Justin then described and demonstrated the hand cranking to generate the low tension and high tension supply for the valve transmitter.
We then showed the inside of the lifeboat radio starting with the hand cranked generator and then the electronics which is hybrid and consists of a 3.7W valve transmitter and germanium transistor receiver and transmitter driver. All is crystal locked.
Justin then showed and described his recent auction success he picked up. It was an early 1950/60s Morse Practice Set called a Buzza. The other item Justin picked up was called a Deflector - which is a Ship's Magnetic Compass deflector to compensate for the effects of the ships and other items magnetic effects. The Kelvin deflector has opposing magnets that fold out to null out magnetic effects.
This week's show we will be interviewing the Sisters Akousmatica who are in America on Wave Farm and we will be finding out what they have been getting up to. If we get time we will be taking a look at some special and historic equipment that we will be demonstrating.
See you there or on the stream.
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/
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReastHobart/
We also 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.
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Training and Assessments
PLEASE NOTE - The next REAST Foundation Licence training and all licence assessment day has moved to Saturday November 25th from 9:00am.
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/1565NKnuu
73, Reg, VK7KK
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Space Weather News
A pure sine wave in the magnetosphere!
In a quiet room, you can hear a pin drop. Norwegian citizen scientist Rob Stammes just heard a pin drop on Earth's magnetic field.
"It was very quiet when it happened," says Stammes, who runs a space weather observatory in Lofoten, Norway. On Oct. 17th, his magnetometer was monitoring Earth's magnetic field as it does every night, and the instrument's needle had settled itself into a straight line, indicating very low geomagnetic activity. Suddenly, Earth's magnetic field began to ring.
"A very stable ~25 second magnetic oscillation appeared in my recordings, and lasted for more than 20 minutes," he says. "It was fantastic to see the magnetic field swing back and forth by about 0.1 degrees, peak to peak."
This kind of pure tone is rare, but it has happened before. Researchers call it a "pulsation continuous" -- or "Pc" for short. Pc waves are classified into 5 types depending on their period. The waves Stammes caught fall into category Pc3.
The "pin dropping" was a gentle gust of solar wind. Imagine blowing across a piece of paper, making it flutter with your breath. The solar wind can have a similar effect Earth's magnetic field. Pc3 waves are essentially flutters propagating down the flanks of our planet's magnetosphere excited by the breath of the sun.
Stammes is a longtime observer of Pc waves. Usually he catches them during Solar Minimum when "the room is quiet" for months at a time. "Recording one now so close to Solar Max is unexpected," he says. "Lately, my magnetometer traces have been too noisy for such delicate waves--so it came a surprise!"
Pc3 waves, which can only be heard in moments of quiet, can also bring the quiet to an end. The oscillations sometimes flow all the way around Earth's magnetic field and cause a "tearing instability" in our planet's magnetic tail. This, in turn, sets the stage for magnetic reconnection and geomagnetic storms.
That didn't happen on Oct. 17th, though. The pin dropped, the magnetosphere rang, and quiet resumed. Stammes is already listening for more. Stay tuned!
https://spaceweather.com/
Sourced from Spaceweather.com on 20 Oct 2023.
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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 AEST.
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.
The 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.
The Club Technical night - The next session will be on Wednesday the 1st of November and will commence at 6.30 pm through to about 10.00 pm, at the Club room Archer Street, Rocherlea.
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
NW SSTV Nights - 23 October - hosted by Eric VK7EV from 7:30pm using VK7RMD 70cm repeater on Mt Duncan on the 4th Monday in the Month.
Events:
JOTA - October 20-22 - Statewide event
ALARA - November 3-6 - ALARAMeet 2023 - Hobart Tasmania
NTARC - November 25 - NTARC Shack Clear-out Auction Hosting
WICEN TAS (Sth) - November 26 - Special General Meeting at Queens Domain from 2pm (Zoom & In-Person)
REAST - December 3 - EOY BBQ, Car Boot Sale and Fox Hunt - Queens Domain Clubooms from 11am after broadcast.
NTARC - December 6 - End Of Year Celebration - details to be announced.
NTARC - December 13 - Club General meeting will be held in the Rocherlea club rooms from 7:30pm.
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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: VK7TPE
40m: VK7ALH
20m: VK7JGD
10m: VK7DG
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 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, stay safe from Idris, VK7ZIR.
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