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VK7 Amateur Radio News 16Jul23
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 16th July 2023
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News and this was first broadcast on Sunday the 16th July 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 Ross, VK7ALH,
On 7.140 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD,
On 14.130 MHz by Dale, VK7DG and
On 28.525 MHz by Tony, VKVKT.
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 VK7RHT in Southern VK7.
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ALARAmeet
Hobart is on 3-6 November 2023
Registrations close on 26 July, so that we know who is coming and we can finalise our bookings. The registration form is on the ALARA website ALARA.
Partial registration is available for ALARA members in Hobart who may be able to attend only part of the event. Contact Linda VK7QP luther8(at)bigpond.com or Catherine VK7GH vk7gh(at)wia.org.au.
ALARA and REAST committees will be meeting in August to plan for REAST members to join us, including the OM tour of historic sites on Saturday and the BBQ on Sunday.
Make sure you register by 26 July.
Linda VK7QP
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VK7 Centennial Celebrations
Southern Centennial Lunch
We have confirmed about 28 coming along to the Centennial Lunch.
It happens on Saturday 22nd July from Noon at the Shoreline Hotel, at the end of Kilowatt Alley (aka Clarence St) Howrah.
We hope to see you there.
Remember that the cost per person is entirely up to your choice from the menu.
https://www.shorelinehotel.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dining-menu-May-2023.pdf
We will have a birthday cake, or two, with dietary considerations in mind. We will also have a photographic display of Tasmanian radio history thanks to Linda VK7QP.
73, Mike VK7FB and Rod, VK7TRF
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AR Magazine
In the next edition of AR Magazine there will be a wonderful article on ALARA in VK7 and VK7 Women throughout history by Linda VK7QP.
We also have queued up for future AR Magazines a couple of interesting VK7 focused articles on Our Broadcast History from the 1920s through to the current day with lots of great photos of those involved in putting the WIA & VK7 broadcasts together and putting them to air each Sunday.
It is amazing to think that there has been a WIA VK7 broadcast in Tasmania since the 1920s!
Another article is about VK7 Wireless Pioneer Frederick “Pop” Medhurst by Justin VK7TW. This is a fascinating history of a true VK7 Pioneer of radio from the late 1800s through to the late 1940s.
Keep your eyes open for those articles over the coming months.
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Special Callsign - VK7WIA
The special thank you to all who activated VK7WIA - You will all be getting a special VK7WIA Award Certificate.
We are currently working through the final uploading with activators to make sure we have all the contacts into the log.
If any of the activators need some help then please contact Reg Emmett VK7KK on email: VK7KK(at)wia.org.au or phone 0417 391 607.
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Special Centennial QSL Card and Award Certificate
A huge thank you to Reuben VK7FREU who designed and created our special QSL card and award certificate.
You can see a sample copy on the REAST Website - link in the email edition of the broadcast.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/centenary-of-organised-amateur-radio-in-tasmania/
The QSL card is currently being printed in the Ukraine courtesy of UX5UO. Gennady has offered a 10% discount to other VK7s who want QSL cards printed and he will batch them all up. Just let him know its part of the VK7WIA Batch.
There will be printed and electronic versions of the QSL card available. LOTW is the preferred platform and we will be uploading all the contacts to LOTW.
Our special QSL cards and Award certificates feature a travel through time with amateur field days, events spanning from the 1930s through to current time.
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VK7 Centennial Award Certificate
The special award certificate for contacting the centennial callsign has been finalised and looks fantastic. You can see a sample copy on the REAST Website - link in the email edition of the broadcast.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/centenary-of-organised-amateur-radio-in-tasmania/
A great addition to any shack wall. Station in VK and ZL that have made 10 or more contacts with at least one being phone and outside VK amateurs that have made contacts at least 5 times with VK7WIA are eligible for a beautiful certificate.
We are currently finalising and streamlining details on how to apply. Given we have the complete log of contacts we can see who is eligible.
Keep an eye on the website for more details.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/centenary-of-organised-amateur-radio-in-tasmania/
73, Justin, VK7TW for the VK7 Centenary Committee
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QSL NEWS
Report - from Herman VK7HW Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
The attached list is a partial update from cards sorted as at Thursday 13 July.
Some have been delivered to the REAST Club Room (DG, HH, JGD, SD, TW, WN(&0WN), ZBX, ZTA) and to QTH (GN, JGD, SM, ZGK) on an opportunity basis - ,
Herman would like to remind those who are sending cards to stations based in Tasmania should mail them to Herman based at South Arm (QTHR) instead of to the VK Outwards Bureau.
If you have any questions re QSL cards, please contact Herman by email vk7bureau(at)wia.org.au
73, Herman, VK7HW, WIA Manager VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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Cards held at 13 July 2023
A, AAA, AAD, AAE, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, AC, AD, ACE, ACG, ACN, ADE, AED, AG(2014), AGC, AHT, AIR, AJC, AKK, AL, ALZ, AM, AN, ANC, AO, AP, APZ, AR, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY, AZ
BA, BB, BBB, BO, BPV, BT, BYE
CJ, CL, CMV, CV, CW, CX
DD, DM, DN, DO, DQ, DW, DX, DZ
EA, EG, ER
FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FLAR, FF, FG, FGGT, FPRN, FRJG(RG)
GA, GC, GGZ, GH, GM, GR, GS, GZ
HCH, HOB, HL, HPD, HRS, HSA, HSJ, HVK, HWW, HZ
IAN, IK, IS
JA, JAZ, JCR, JJ, JOK, JON, JP, JW
KAC, KBA, KD, KDO, KI, KJ, KKR, KL, KO
LDH, LJ, LLL, LM, LT, LVH,LW
MAG, MAT, MBD, MBP, MC, MD, MEL, MET, MHZ, MR, MRS, MS
NA, NC, NET, NFI, NIK, NRF, NRT, NSE, NTE, NVH, NWQ
OB, OR
PAF, PBD, PM, PRN, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK
RB, RG/FRJG
SN, STO, SV
TCE, TED, TK, TL, TO, TS, TU, TX
VA, VAC, VDC, VEK, VR, VTM, VZ
WA, WC, WH, WL, WO, WT, WX
XDM, XV, XX
YN, YUM
ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZT, ZX
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Due to a low battery voltage on Mt. Arthur there was no operational Northern repeater VK7RJG to be able to link to the Southern VK7RAF. However there was a northern photo received and transmitted directly through VK7RAF.
The net night that saw the following participants, VK7s –
ZGK, FGGT and ZAB all sharing seven photos.
There were various subjects like:
Ornithology
Optical Illusion artworks. The three prong figure and the couple looking at each other or are they sitting on the floor
Harry Potters Platform 9¾ at Kings Crossing Station in London
A reminder that Ken VK7KRJs and Steve VK7OOs fully automatic 24/7 monitoring sites 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 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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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club Meeting
The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on Saturday 5th August 2023 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 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 do not attend the meeting,
73, Eric VK7EV, News Officer
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NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net
Due to issues with the 2m repeater on Mt Duncan, till further notice, the weekly Mt Duncan net on Wednesday nights, will be run on VK7RMD Mt Duncans 70cm repeater, 438.600 5 Mhz offset tone 141.3.
Regards & 73, Eric, VK7EV
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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
Firstly, if you are listening to this broadcast via repeater VK7RAA and its Sunday morning then this is indeed a good sign, looks like the mercy dash up Mt. Arthur by Tony VK7YBG, Peter VK7ZPE and Andre VK7ZAB on Friday payed off and the batteries are once again at an acceptable charge level to hold the repeater. NTARC werent the only ones deploying technicians on the mountain on Friday as there were two more working on the other side of the plateau with similar problems caused by the previous battering of gale force winds. They suffered similar problems, failed wind generator and insufficient solar reserves to maintain their commercial site. Thanks fellows for volunteering and band aiding the system on such an utterly abysmal Friday.
Hopefully no one turned up at the NTARC Club Rooms last Wednesday night because we had all relocated to Tramms Bistro located in “The Park on Invermay” - for the clubs yearly mid-winter social get together. We all gathered before six thirty and claimed our reserved table. There was much chattering and cheerful banter going on as we all discussed the menu before ordering. There was an excellent selection of dishes on the menu, everything from the ever popular chicken parmigiana through to Japanese Salmon Swirl, even good old scrambled eggs, something for everyone. hi-hi. Orders were taken and service was fast. The served up dishes were excellent, everyone seemed happy. For those of us that had left a bit of space for “later”, we finished off with Rocky Road or Sticky Date Pudding for desert. It may have been a social evening but much of the conversation, you guessed it….. was interspersed with radio and electronics, as always. A great time was had by all and we made our way home thoroughly satiated.
Now looking forwards towards the end of the month, specifically Saturday the 29th of July. NTARC has again been asked to provide Safety Communications for an Equine Endurance Ride, this time to be held at Lebrina. We will be providing voice communications for Ride Base and hopefully two checkpoints. Due to the events early start on Saturday, NTARC will be setting up Base and testing checkpoints for voice communications on the Friday afternoon.
As the location is a pleasant forty minute drive from Launceston why not consider coming along and putting your radio skills to good use assisting a community event. If this is your first event then you will be paired with an experienced operator so that you can quickly grasp the procedures involved and NTARCs regular general approach to these events.
If anyone would like to assist at this event then our Safety Communications Coordinator Roger, VK7ARN would appreciate hearing from you. Roger can be contacted by email at safetycomms.ntarc(at)gmail.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
The TestNet and TechNet session - Wednesday the 19th of July. 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. 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 26th of July and will commence at the new winter time of 6.30 pm. Thats a one hour earlier start and running through to about 10.00 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 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/
August Presentation Night - WIA Q&A with VK4EA
Our August presentation night will see a casual information and question & answer session with WIA Director, Peter Schrader VK4EA.
Are you a WIA member or have considered becoming a WIA member and wanted to ask questions of someone “in the know” to clarify those last points? This is the evening for you!
Peter has agreed to take us through and outline the WIA - structure, current directors, governance, involvement with the IARU and ITU.
Also outline the services that the WIA provides to members and affiliated clubs including Public Liability Insurance - attendance at the World Radio Conferences, AR Magazine and much more.
Peter will also run through current consultations with ACMA including the move to the Class Licence, Assessments changes (August Consult Paper), Repeaters RALI, and more.
We will be opening it up for questions, comments, etc
We will be going out on RF and Streaming on the REAST YouTube channel.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/live-stream/
A huge thank you to Peter for agreeing to make himself available.
73, REAST Committee
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DATV Experimenter's Night
https://fb.me/e/1diaArgKS
Our DATV Experimenters Night over the month of July will return to some degree of normality. Last week we installed the new/old video distribution amplifiers that were donated to the club.
We still have some tweaking and this Wednesday will see the DATV nights back on air with improved quality and capability.
We have rebuilt using hybrid SDI/Composite technology along with a new video and audio mixer and enhanced usage of Open Broadcaster Studio.
A huge thank you to Sean VK7WTF and Damien VK7SD for their assistance.
We look forward to seeing you at the clubrooms on a Wednesday night from around 6:30pm.
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Training and Assessments
The next REAST Foundation Licence training and all licence assessment day is on Saturday July 29th.
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/17zEAMy5T
73, Reg, VK7KK
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Technical News
White Rabbit devices to support Square Kilometre Array
Safran Electronics & Defense has announced it will provide more than 200 White Rabbit (WR) devices for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO). The SKAO is building two next-generation radio telescopes that are set to revolutionise our understanding of the universe by observing the sky in unprecedented detail.
White Rabbit is a collaborative project including CERN, the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research and other partners to develop a fully deterministic Ethernet-based network for general-purpose data transfer and sub-nanosecond accuracy time transfer. It provides sub-nanosecond synchronisation accuracy, which formerly required dedicated hardwired timing systems, with the flexibility and modularity of real-time Ethernet networks.
The SKA telescopes will meanwhile allow astronomers to observe the universe over a broad range of frequencies, from low-frequency radio waves at 50 MHz up to mid-frequency waves of 15.4 GHz. The data generated by the telescopes will be used to study a wide range of astrophysical phenomena, from the formation of the first stars and galaxies to dark matter and signatures of life beyond Earth.
“The integration of White Rabbit technology with the SKA telescopes represents a crucial step in ensuring the success of this pioneering project,” said Carlos Valenzuela, Navigation & Timing, Product Manager with Safran Electronic & Defense. “White Rabbit allows users to synchronise remote devices within one billionth of a second (1 nanosecond). It will enable the telescopes to achieve the level of precision and accuracy required to generate groundbreaking scientific insights into the mysteries of the universe.”
Australia will host the SKA-Low telescope, which will have 131,072 antennas receiving low-frequency radio waves. South Africa will host the SKA-Mid telescope, comprising 197 dish antennas receiving mid-frequency radio waves.
“The SKA project has a strict timing requirement for its operation with a performance below two nanoseconds, which is not achievable by Network Time Protocol (NTP) or Precise Time Protocol (PTP) technology,” Valenzuela said. “The WR-Z [White Rabbit Z] platform is a critical solution developed through Safrans Navigation & Timing portfolio for the SKA telescopes pulse per second (PPS) distribution system. It is a new design integrating WR technology, thus enabling sub-nanosecond accuracy.”
Carlos Frias, EMEA Technical Sales Market Manager for Safran Trusted 4D, said WR-Z had been evaluated in different scenarios to demonstrate its timing performance in dynamic environment conditions fulfilling the SKA telescopes requirements for PPS distribution. It will thus enable the SKA PPS distribution system to synchronise the thousands of antennas and dishes spread across Australia and South Africa.
https://www.criticalcomms.com.au/content/industry/news/white-rabbit-devices-to-support-square-kilometre-array-259638302
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 3.640 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.
NTARC - Fridays - Coffee mornings in the NTARC Club rooms from 10am to noon.
NTARC - Wednesday 19th July - 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.
NTARC - Wednesday 26th July - Club Technical night - from 7.30 to 10.30 pm in 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 - 24 July 2023 - hosted by Eric VK7EV from 7:30pm using VK7RMD 2m repeater on Mt Duncan on the 4th Monday in the Month.
Events:
REAST - July 22 - Southern VK7 Centenary Lunch - Shoreline Hotel from 12 Noon
REAST - August 2 - WIA Q&A Session with WIA Director Peter VK4EA - Queens Domain Clubrooms from 7:30pm
NWTARC - August 5 - Club meeting at Scout hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone from 1:30pm.
ALARA - November 3-6 - ALARAMeet 2023 - Hobart Tasmania
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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, and VK7DC
160m: VK7GS
80m: VK7JGD
40m: VK7DG
20m: VK7TPE
10m: VK7VKT
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 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 Centenary 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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