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VK7 Amateur Radio News 21Jul24
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 21st July 2024
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News.
This was first broadcast on Sunday, July 21st, 2024 and we bring you the latest from the world of amateur radio in VK7.
This week, joining you from the Tasmanian Amateur Radio News desk is Justin VK7TW.
Tune in as we share updates and insights across VK7, broadcast through an array of platforms and frequencies:
On DMR Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C, managed by Clayton, VK7ZCR.
On Medium and high frequency rebroadcasts thanks to our dedicated operators:
1.862 MHz by Graham, VK7GS
3.670 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
7.140 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD
14.130 MHz by Dale, VK7DG
28.525 MHz by Tony, VK7VKT and
UHF CB Channel 24 in the Hobart area, hosted by Mark, VK7FMAC
If you missed todayâ€Ös broadcast then you can catch the replay on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in Northern VK7 and VK7RHT and UHFCB24 in Southern VK7.
Thank you for tuning in and enjoy the broadcast!
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VK7 Amateur Radio News
Welcome VK7WW
The VK7 Amateur Radio news team welcomes Nic VK7WW.
Nic has volunteered to become a News Reader and replaces Rick VK7RI who is heading to VK6.
Nic is the well known host of NTARCâ€Ös Wednesday night TestNet and TechNet sessions and is the creator of the Centenary “CENT†QRP (1W) 80m transmitter that was created to celebrate the VK7 Centenary of Amateur Radio in VK7. The Cent was also featured in the VK QRP Clubâ€Ös magazine Low-Key edition #158.
Welcome Nic and we look forward to hearing ready the broadcast.
https://groups.io/g/vk7arnews
73, VK7 ARN News Team
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Tassie Ham-E-Con
Innovation in Amateur Radio - Bookings Now Open
The Tassie Ham Conference is being held on the 2nd and 3rd of November 2024 and is being held at the Sir Stanley Burbury Theatre on the Sandy Bay Campus of UTAS.
The big news is that the 2024 event is fully catered - there will be endless tea, coffee and other beverages, morning and afternoon tea and lunch on Saturday and morning tea and lunch on Sunday provided as part of the conference fee.
On the Friday night we are holding a pre-conference social gathering BBQ at the REAST Clubrooms and then Saturday and the first half of Sunday is a fun-filled conference of presentations and activities centred around the theme of “Innovation in Amateur Radioâ€.
The presentations are almost fully filled with oversea, interstate and local presenters on many innovations in Amateur Radio. Take a look at the conference website for more information.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
We have also locked in some great sponsors and some VERY impressive raffle prizes. Watch the Tassie HamECon web pages for more details as they come to hand.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
73, TassieHamECon Organising Committee
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Non Commercial For Sales, Wanted & Giveaways
For Sale - Deceased Estate
From the Estate of the late Robert Reid VK7RD/VK7RF (SK).
Please contact Herman Westerhof VK7HW by email herman(at)ozemail.com.au
Expressions of interest are called for the following equipment listed below.
Photos of some of the equipment are available.
Item - NOTE ALL equipment UNTESTED.
Transformer ARLEC Type 2166 - input 50Hz/240V/1.14A/270W - Output 115V/2.17A/250W.
Morse Key Marconi Marine Type Type 365FZ
Morse 'Key' bug?
Bird Wattmeter Model 43 s/n 294727 Plug ins 500W/2-30MHz, 300W/50-125 MHz, 250W/2-30MHz (untested)
Yaesu FT-747, s/n OK 390256 (untested)
Yaesu FT-747, s/n OK 390310 (untested)
Kenwood TS-430S s/n (1?)3050374 (untested)
Kenwood TS-2000 All Mode Multi Bander s/n 70900083 (untested) Was main rig used.
Powertech Slide Regulator Output 0-260V (untested)
Home Brew SWR Meter/Antenna Tuner (untested)
An almost completed Linear Amplifier - This item is bulky and heavy and only suitable for experienced amateurs.
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Statewide News
QSL Update
Report - from Herman VK7HW Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
The updated list of QSL cards held as at 12 July 2024 is in the email version of the broadcast.
If you are a member of a radio club and there are QSL cards for you listed in the email version please let Herman know and he will send the cards via your club. This saves postage especially if there are only one or two QSL cards cards for you.
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 12 July 2024 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign)
AAA, AAC, AAD, AAE, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, ACE, ACG, ACN, ADE, AED, AG(2014), AGC, AHT, AIR, AJC, AKK, ALZ, AM, ANC, AO, APZ, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY
BA, BB, BBW, BD, BPV, BT, BU, BYE
CA, CBK, CBR, CH/T, CJ, CMV, CV, CX
DD, DHT, DI, DN, DO, DQ, DT, DY, DZ
EA, EG, EI, EK, ER, EV
FADZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FF, FG, FGGT, FKLW, FLAR, FMI, FPRN, FTAS
GA, GEL, GGZ, GM, GR, GU
HCH, HDM, HL, HOB, HRS, HSA, HSD, HSJ, HVK, HZ
IR, IS
JA, JAB, JAZ, JB, JCR, JOK, JP, JS, JW, JX
KAC, KAM, KBA, KD, KDO, KJ, KKR, KL, KQ, KRJ, KT, KW
LA, LCW, LDH, LJ, LL, LLL, LM, LT, LVH
MA, MAG, MAT, MBD, MBP, MD, MEL, MET, MJ, MRS, MS
NA, NB, NC, ND, NEC, NET, NIK, NRF, NSE, NSS, NTE, NVH, NWT, NX
OB, OT
PAF, PBD, PM, PRN, PSH, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK
RJ, RN
SN, SV, SZ
TCE, TED, TK, TL, TO, TPE, TR, TS, TUX, TX, TZ
UT
VA, VAC, VAO, VAZ, VDC, VEK, VH, VI75G, VK7/AG9A9Mark), VR, VTM
WA, WC, WIA, WL, WO, WT, WUU
XV
Y, YN
ZE, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZT, ZX
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Cards in QSL Card Box at REAST WAGS @ 3 July - AZ, DC, HSD, SD, STO, VKT, WN
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Another busy net night that saw the following participants, VK7s – DBX, ZGK, ZAB, OO, TW, EV, ZSB and KT all sharing over forty photos.
The main theme was “pets and wild life†and the highlights were:
pet cats soaking up energy from a heater and laptop keyboard
An inquisitive emu
Majestic eagles circling
AI generated ancient forests with a Tassie Devil, Thylacine, bat, small marsupials, dinosaurs and Jesus with a tiger and kangaroo
On the sea bed with a Trilobite
Murals of Muscovy and Mallard ducks in Launceston and the actual subjects wondering around
Murals lining the Leake Street Tunnel in London
An outdoor reflective sphere
A “pee curl†or street-side urinal
HQ, EH Holdens, police cars and a laundry delivery bike
Analog cellular phones and a 40 year old HF rig
A few dad jokes
And 73 from an octopus with a flag
Remember Ken VK7KRJâ€Ös and Steve VK7OOâ€Ös fully automatic 24/7 monitoring sites that allow 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 Kenâ€Ös and Steveâ€Ös SSTV websites or on NTARCâ€Ös website under blogs and arranged as weekly nets.
There is no suggested theme for next weekâ€Ös net.
SSTV VK7OO Tasmania Australia (tasme.com)
VK7KRJ's 2m SSTV scrolling web gallery
Blog 3 â€ö NTARC Inc.
73 from Andreâ€Ö VK7ZAB
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club Meeting
The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at our usual venue, the Scout hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone and 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
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
Last Wednesdayâ€Ös Technical Night certainly brought with it an eclectic selection of equipment.
Ross VK7ALH, brought in a valve tester model TVT made by University Graham Instruments Pty Ltd Sydney. Much smaller and more portable than the AVO 2 style of tester. In fact fairly similar in size to the Paton Electric VCT-V valve tester which was part of Lionel VK7ZLBâ€Ös AVO and Valve Tester presentation a couple of weeks ago. Rossâ€Ö unit covers a wide variety of valves and is in excellent condition with no signs of corrosion on the case or front panel. One thing that is annoying is that even the companyâ€Ös operational instruction booklet or circuit diagrams do not specify any dates! So the nearest I can assume is circa 1960. This was another excellent example of equipment to compliment Lionelâ€Ös earlier presentation. It is amazing what you find when digging for information, for example: according to Electronics Today International, September 1986 edition, University Graham Instruments and Paton Electric combined 1986 and became University Paton Instruments (UPI). I wonder if thatâ€Ös why I thought there was a similarity between these two testers.
Lionel VK7ZLB brought in a three position co-axial antenna switch sold under the name of “Workman CX-3â€. As an added feature apart from three possible antenna switch positions it also came with an “OFF†or open circuit position! The specifications rate it to 1000 Watts and good to 30 MHz, have a look at the pictures and we will let you be the judge, HiHi. On a positive note it did have pretty good grade panel mount SO239 connectors, a solid machined aluminium knob for antenna selection, and a case that had no sharp edges to cut yourself on, what more could one ask for. Thank you Lionel for a glimpse into the “cost-effective-worldâ€.
Peter VK7KPC brought in an antique cell and battery tester……. Destined to eventually bolster Lionelâ€Ös collection, this little handheld tester was manufactured by Master Instruments Sydney, circa 1960.
This model MBT-11 has a full metal enclosure that is finished in the classic black crinkle finish of its time.
With its ten position rotary selector it can measure cells and batteries up to 150 Volts. But more importantly you also have the ability to select an internal load, an external load or no load to apply to the cells and batteries when making a voltage measurement, this is a very neat and functional feature. It is certainly going to a good home.
Thanks also to Peter for bringing along his Raspberry Pi 400, installing it and managing to download a suitable Linux version of Discord and getting everything working on the clubs large monitor. We can now retire the laptop that had its Liquid Crystal Display completely destroyed courtesy of the club room break in a while ago. This will certainly simplify accessing Discord and YouTube streams.
There have been quite a few requests as to whether the club rooms would be opening up to watch the REAST presentation on “My Life in the Lighthouse Service†with Mike VK7FB. The 7th of August is not a normal Wednesday Technical Night but seeing who the presenter is going to be and the topic to be covered, itâ€Ös a no brainer! Club room doors will be open by 7:00 pm and at 7:30 mobile phones will be put on silent and we will cross to the live presentation on the REAST YouTube channel. So rather than sit at home watching, feel free to come along and watch it on a large screen TV, in a distraction and stress free environment. See you there.
Now for a quick “Stop Press†that came in via snail mail.
On a congratulatory note, it is nice to see a VK7 call sign in the recent edition of Lo-Key, “The Journal of the VK QRP Clubâ€. It was in relation to the QRP Hours 80 metre contest held in April this year. Peter VK7KPC featured in the CW mode and obtained an equal second place, with contacts being made into VK3 and VK5. Evidently conditions were very poor with background noise floors of S7 to S9 in some areas. Peter used his “in the process of being refurbished†Racal Syncal on low power into an MFJ 80m end-fed antenna for the competition. Considering all contacts were QRP, well done Peter. Unfortunately I believe this one doesnâ€Öt come with a certificate.
As always, pictures will be available on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs†for this broadcast. NTARC Blogs
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
UPCOMING EVENTS
TestNet and TechNet session - Every Wednesday, TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7 pm till 7.30 pm, then a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30 pm till about 8.30 pm. Your host for the evening will be Nic VK7WW.
Coffee Morning - held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10 am to noon and we look forward to seeing you all there. So why not pop in check the QSL cards 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 31st July and will commence at the usual time of 6.30 pm at the Club Room Archer Street, Rocherlea.
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 5 pm on the Friday prior to the Broadcast.
Thatâ€Ös 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/
August Presentation
My Life in the Lighthouse Service with Mike VK7FB
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2204
To coincide with the International Lighthouse and LightShip Weekend (ILLW) - REAST's August Presentation night will be a wonderful wander through the life of Mike Jenner VK7FB and focus on his time with the Lighthouse Service.
Mike was lighthouse keeper on four of Tasmania's Lighthouses and Mike will take us through his experience in words, pictures and video.
A huge thank you to Mike and this should be a fascinating insight into life when lighthouses had people stationed at the actual lighthouses to looking after and maintaining the lights.
See you there on 7th August 2024 from 7:30pm in the Queen's Domain clubrooms and the presentation will also be streamed via the REAST YouTube Streaming channel.
73, REAST Committee
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August Forum Night - DX Chasing
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2337
This forum night will focus on chasing that DX contact - rare, not-rare or just extending your signalâ€Ös distance.
Did you know DX literally means “Long Distance†and so bring your experiences, skills and equipment that you use to get your signal even further around the globe.
It will be held in the Queen's Domain clubrooms from 7:30pm and will be streamed.
Come along with your stories of “that†DX contact, bring along your award certificates, special DX hardware and software and show them to the eager forum crowd.
Be prepared to share your experiences, special tricks of the trade and DX mythology.
7:30pm, Wednesday 14th August, 2024 in the Queen's Domain Clubrooms and Streamed.
See you there.
73, REAST Committee
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September Presentation Night - Visit to CMS
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2341
REAST members have been invited to visit the Channel Men's Shed (CMS) at.
The CMS is a huge facility filled with metal, wood, plastics, electronics and amateur radio tools. They even have a huge commercial kitchen where they prepare meals for Kingston Helping Hands.
https://www.channelmenshed.org.au/
We have have been invited for a guided tour of the shed and a sausage sizzle ($2 a snag).
There are many of their members who are also a member of REAST and they are keen to show off their impressive facilities.
See you there from 6:30pm on Wednesday 4th September 2024 at 24 Van Morey Road Margate.
If you need a ride let a committee member know and we will organise a lift down to Margate.
73, REAST Committee.
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September Forum Night - Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2348
This forum night will focus on the role of amateur radio when the apocalypse hits!
How prepared are we as amateur radio operators for when that Extreme Space Weather event - like the 1859 Carrington Event hits, power off for extended periods, HF propagation is poor, EFTPOS doesn't work, internet not available, mobile phones and communications systems fail.
It will be held in the Queen's Domain clubrooms from 7:30pm and will be streamed.
Come along with your show and tell, batteries, solar panels/charging systems, generators, emergency radios, emergency power solutions. Bring your stories of fighting off the zombie apocalypse - Cargo Style! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3860916/
Be prepared to share your experiences, special tricks of the trade and zombie folklore.
7:30pm, Wednesday 11th September, 2024 in the Queen's Domain Clubrooms and Streamed.
See you there.
73, REAST Committee
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Wednesday Experimenter's Group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2rbftJJojg
Last Wednesday night we started the DATV broadcast with a big congratulations to our first VK7 Mountain Goat - Stuart VK7FADZ
https://www.sotadata.org.uk/en/honourrolls/activator
Stuart got to the 1000 points with 106 Summits for a total of 1009 point made from 925 summit points and 84 bonus winter points. We then took a look at an ATU Controller for the Kenwood MAT-100 ATU with built in Pwr/SWR meter. Justin VK7TW showed the timing of tuning sequence and the circuit using a 555 to create a monostable oscillator to provide the tuning sequence to the ATU.
We then demonstrated a CW Academy Tool called VBand. https://hamradio.solutions/vband/
Justin gave an on screen demo with a straight key and a keyer with the VBand interface.
We took a look at the latest VK QRP club Magazine - Low-Key review
https://vkqrpclub.org/
We finished of with a Tassie Ham-E-Con Promo, space weather report and future presentations and forums.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/
This Wednesday night people start arriving at the night around 6pm and many bring their dinner to enjoy. Please note there will be no DATV stream or broadcast this week but we will get back streaming next week. There will still be much discussion, experimenting, playing, talking, drinking coffee and tea, serious cunning plan development and general amateur radio shenanigans and world problem solving in the clubrooms!!
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 stream the nights on the REAST YouTube streaming channel and 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.
See you there or on the stream.
73, Justin, VK7TW
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REAST Training and Assessments Update
Foundation Training and Assessment Days are held every two months.
Standard, Advanced, and Regulations licence assessments held on the alternate months. Dates can be found on the REAST Events Page.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/
The upcoming assessment dates for Standard, Advanced, and Regulations Licence Assessment Days (Saturdays):
27 July 2024
28 September 2024
30 November 2024
Foundation Training and Assessment Days (Saturdays):
24 August 2024
26 October 2024
For Bookings, Queries, and Questions:
Email: reast.assessor(at)gmail.com
This email is forwarded to the Learning Organiser, who will respond to all requests.
Next Standard, Advanced, or Regulations Licence Assessment Day:
Saturday, 27th July 2024, from 10 am.
Please inform the team ASAP via email at reast.assessor(at)gmail.com or by calling Reg Emmett (VK7KK), REAST Learning Organiser, at 0417 391 607.
Foundation Licence Training Videos:
These have been updated to reflect the new Class Licence arrangements. Available on the REAST YouTube Training and Assessment Playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiSE6GEhcXU&list=PLsnsP_zjw831mdC6sY4XqavRUY-53ZWUn
Additional Resources:
Check out the WIA Foundation Trial Exams.
https://www.wia.org.au/licenses/foundation/onlineexams/foundation.php
73, Reg, VK7KK
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Technical News
Milestone as UWA's TeraNet captures laser signals from satellite
The University of Western Australiaâ€Ös (UWA) network of optical ground stations specialising in high-speed space communications, dubbed ‘TeraNetâ€Ö, has successfully received laser signals from a German satellite in low Earth orbit, paving the way for a 1000-fold increase in communication bandwidth between space and Earth. The TeraNet ground stations use lasers, instead of traditional wireless radio signals, to transfer data between satellites in space and users on Earth.
Wireless radio technology has been used to communicate from space since the launch of the first satellite nearly 70 years ago â€ö so as the number of satellites in space has grown, with each new satellite capable of generating more data, there is now a critical space bottleneck in getting data back to Earth. Laser communication is well suited to solving this problem as lasers operate at much higher frequencies than radio, so much more data (thousands of gigabits) can be packed into every second â€ö but the downside is that laser signals can be interrupted by clouds and rain.
The TeraNet team is mitigating this downside by establishing a network of three ground stations spread across Western Australia â€ö one at UWA, one at the Mingenew Space Precinct and one mobile ground station at the European Space Agencyâ€Ös New Norcia facility â€ö which means that if itâ€Ös cloudy at one ground station site, the satellite can download its data to another site with clear skies. In addition, the mobile ground station is built on the back of a custom-built Jeep truck. This means it can be rapidly deployed to sites that need ultrafast space communications, such as remote communities where traditional communications links have been cut off due to natural disasters.
The TeraNet team has now successfully received laser signals from OSIRISv1, a laser communication payload from the German Aerospace Center that is installed on the Flying Laptop satellite. The signals were detected by two of the TeraNet ground stations during flybys of the satellite on 11 July.
“This demonstration is the critical first step in establishing a next-generation space communications network across Western Australia,†said TeraNet team leader Associate Professor Sascha Schediwy, from the UWA node at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR). “The next steps include joining this network to other optical ground stations currently being developed in Australia and across the world.â€
TeraNet will support multiple international space missions operating between low Earth orbit and the Moon, using both conventional optical communications standards and more advanced optical technologies, including deep-space communication, ultrahigh-speed coherent communications, quantum-secured communications, and optical positioning and timing. High-speed laser communication from space is meanwhile expected to revolutionise data transfer for Earth observation satellites, enhance and secure military communication networks, and bolster secure remote operations for sectors such as autonomous mining operations and disaster response.
https://www.criticalcomms.com.au/content/radio-systems/news/milestone-as-uwa-s-teranet-captures-laser-signals-from-satellite-1265695993
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 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.
REAST - WAGs - Wednesday Afternoon Group from 12 noon in the REAST Clubrooms Queenâ€Ös Domain.
REAST - WEGs - Wednesday Experimenterâ€Ös Group from around 6pm in the REAST Clubrooms Queenâ€Ös Domain.
SOTA/WWFF Group – Meeting Mondays and Fridays 10.30-12.00 midday at Glebe Gardens Cafe, Henry St, Launceston.
NTARC - Club Room Technical night session - Wednesday the 17th July from 6.30 pm in the NTARC Rocherlea Clubrooms.
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 Mornings held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10am to noon in the Rocherlea Clubrooms.
NW VK7 – Wednesday from 8:00pm local – NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net on 2m VK7RMD and Node 56780
NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 8:30pm local - N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net 144.190 USB
Events:
NWTARC - August 3 - Club meeting from 1.30pm at the Scout Hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone.
Members are encouraged to bring items for show & tell, and club rooms are open till 6pm for members to socialise.
REAST - August 7 - My life as a Lighthouse Keeper with Mike VK7FB from 7:30pm in the Queen's Domain clubrooms and via the REAST YouTube streaming channel.
REAST - August 14 - DX Chasing Forum from 7:30pm - Queenâ€Ös Domain clubrooms and streamed.
REAST - September 4 - REAST visits the Channel Menâ€Ös Shed and Sausage Sizzle - 24 Van Morey Road Margate from 6:30pm
REAST - September 11 - Surviving the Apocalypse - Radio Prepper / EmComm Forum from 7:30pm - Queens Domain clubrooms and streamed
VK - November 2-3 - Tassie Ham Conference - Innovation in Amateur Radio - Sandy Bay Campus UTAS
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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, VK7JH and VK7DC
160m: VK7GS
80m: VK7JGD
40m: VK7DG
20m: VK7TPE
10m: VK7VKT
UHFCB24: VK7FMAC
DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star: Reflector 91C VK3ZCR
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A huge thank you to all people and organisations that assisted with this broadcast.
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That wraps up this week's edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News. We hope you found it informative and enjoyable?
You've been listening to VK7WI, or if youâ€Öve just tuned in, you've just missed our live broadcast. But donâ€Öt worry! You can catch the
rebroadcast on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in Northern VK7 and VK7RHT and UHFCB24 in the South.
We encourage you to share your news, stories, and updates with us. Email your contributions to vk7arnews(at)gmail.com.
For more information about the broadcast and to join the discussion, visit our VK7 Amateur Radio News Groups.IO Group.
groups.io/g/vk7arnews.
Remember, the deadline for submissions is 21:00 on the Friday before the Sunday broadcast.
Stay tuned for callbacks on the frequency youâ€Öre currently listening to. Relay stations will use their own callsigns during this time.
On behalf of the entire VK7 Amateur Radio News Team, this is Justin, VK7TW, wishing you 73. Stay safe and have a fantastic week!
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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