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Text edition: VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 26 January 2020
(Note.. please remove spaces in email addresses before using)
VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 26TH JANUARY 2020
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Welcome to the Australia Day edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 26th January 2020. This broadcast is brought to you
by AX7WI, and read today by Mike, AX7FB.
This broadcast utilises repeaters around VK7 and the following HF rebroadcast stations:
On 3.670 MHz by Ross, AX7ALH
On 7.140 MHz by Peter, AX7TPE
On 14.130 MHz by Garry, AX7JGD
On 28.525 MHz by Tony, AX7VKT
On DMR Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 091 by Clayton, AX7ZCR
This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in the North and VK7RTC in the South.
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Contest News
Summer VHF/UHF Field Day
The Summer VHF/UHF Field Day was last weekend and thanks to all who participated. There was some great contacts with the mainla
nd on 6m during the day along with local contacts.
This is a reminder to please put your log in to the contest manager before midnight EADST, Monday 3 February 2020.
(73, Richard, AX7ZBX)
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QSL NEWS
Report from Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
As mentioned over several broadcasts, Herman AX7HW has last week delivered any long stored and unclaimed QSL Cards to the WIA H
ead Office for archiving.
The current list of Cards held is included in the email version of the broadcast.
Please contact Herman if you can assist in delivery of any of the cards in your area.
If you have any questions re QSL cards, please contact Herman by email vk7bureau(at)wia.org.au
(73, Herman, AX7HW, WIA Manager VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau)
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West Tasmania Radio & TV Group
NWTR&TVG Notices for AGM & General Meeting
It was the end of our membership year on December 31st so all members are not financial until they pay this year's membership.
I do hope you all choose to stay with us.
This also means the AGM is coming up on February 1st and all executive positions are declared vacant. So, give consideration in
the running of our club and use the nomination form that will be sent with your notice of meeting. If you would like to become
an active member in the running of the club or you know some-one you would like to nominate, please return a completed form to
arrive no later than 15 mins before commencement of the AGM.
The AGM will start at 2pm at the Scout Hall in Ulverstone and will be followed by the General meeting, as usual including a cup
pa and chat.
It would as usual be great to receive some small offering for afternoon tea, and tea and coffee will be supplied by VK7HSC.
Remember, this club is yours, the members club, so join us on February 1st for the AGM followed by the General meeting and have
your say in everything.
Shirl AX7HSC, President NWTR&TVG
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News from the North
SOTA and WWFF Parks and Reserves Group
Meeting times are from 10:30am on Monday and Friday At Glebe Gardens Cafe, 166 Henry St, Launceston.
For more details contact Al on Mobile: 0417 354 410.
(73, Al, AX7AN)
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Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club Incorporated
www.ntarc.net
My goodness, how the month has flown. Here we are at the last broadcast for the month of January.
Today we celebrate Australia Day. I imagine many will be celebrating with the traditional Australia Day BBQ but please stop and
remember those many Australians who have lost their homes and all possessions in the recent fires. As we are aware, fires are
still burning in a number of States and many fire fighters are still working very hard to contain these fires either by land or
air, so please spare a thought for them today. We have had more than enough tragedy for the year already, let's pray they keep
safe as they go about their vital tasks.
NTARC has 2 members that celebrate their birthday today. I wonâ€Öt name them but we wish you a Happy Birthday and ironically, m
y Labrador Hamish turns 6 today.
Well enough of that we now hand over to Idris VK7ZIR to provide a rundown of the Technical session held last Wednesday 22nd Jan
uary - another Tech Session with a good turnout. There may be an antenna building evening in the offing, judging by some of the
comments heard tonight. Watch this space.
Nic VK7BEE staggered in with a huge Heathkkit Marauder HX-10 transmitter, it took up the space on half the Show-&-Tell table. R
esplendent in a green metal case with white faceplate and sliver knobs this example was in superb condition. Built in the USA d
uring the mid 1960â€Ös and producing 180W SSB and 75W AM across 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters. I think it went home with Ross VK
7ALH!
Peter VK7KPC had another of his military collection in a small radio labelled “Radio Receiver/Transmitter RT-175A”. With th
e environmental sleeve removed, the internal layout revealed typical military precision construction, with a lovely five gang v
ariable capacitor in the prominent position. Peter also brought in an interesting, very old GDO. Thanks Peter.
We welcomed three visitors this evening; Pat VK8PLT an expat originally from the East Coast, Al VK7AN and another expat, Tim VK
7TIM/VK2ZTH.
Many topics ebbed and flowed across the main table with discussions on solar installations and experiences with installers, mar
ine radio licencing and history of local shipping and the prominent characters thereof. Many sausage rolls were consumed during
this time!
An enjoyable evening with good company.
73, Idris VK7ZIR
Coming events
Technical session - The next session will be on Wednesday 29th January and will commence at the usual time of 7.30 pm, running
through to 10.30 pm, at the Club room Archer Street, Rocherlea. Pop in catch up with fellow amateurs, bring along something tha
t you are currently building or just ask questions? You might also be able to answer some from other attendees. That is what th
e evenings are all about, anything of a technical or near-technical nature, however defined, is fair game. Endless tea and coff
ee along with biscuits is available for a small gold coin donation.
For all you techo night attendees, early warning that you need to note your diaries that there will be no Technical session on
Wednesday 12th February, due to our AGM being held that evening, but we do hope to see you at the AGM..
Working bee - Saturday 1st February from 10:00 at the Clubrooms. Jobs will be installing a watering system in the garden, gener
al clean up around the grounds and upgrading our security system. See you there.
February Annual General meeting - the Annual General Meeting of NTARC will take place on Wednesday 12th February 2020 at the NT
ARC Club Rooms, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street Rocherlea commencing at 19:30 hours (7.30 pm).
Business at the AGM will consist of confirmation of the Minutes of the 2019 AGM, then reception and consideration of reports fr
om the Committee, including the Treasurer's report and reports from our various managers and coordinators. This will be followe
d by the election of officer bearers and committee person for 2020. The meeting will then consider any item of special business
for which the requisite notice has been received by the closing date of 6th February.
All current office holder and committee positions fall vacant at the AGM. Nominations for each office bearer and the Committee
member are invited and should be made in writing to the Secretary, along with the signatures of the Nominator, Seconder and tha
t of the member nominated. Appointments will also be required to the positions of Internal Auditor and Public Officer.
Please note that for your convenience a nomination form is now available from the NTARC club room. Please ensure that the compl
eted nomination form is returned to the Secretary by COB 6th February 2020 at the following address: The Secretary, NTARC Inc.
PO Box 275 Launceston Tas 7250 or it can be handed to the Secretary in a sealed envelope at either coffee mornings.
Members are reminded that they will need to have paid their 2020 renewal subscription before the meeting commences at 19:30 hou
rs (7.30 pm) to be able to vote at the Annual General meeting. Similarly, they will need to have paid their 2020 subscription b
efore they can be nominated or nominate or second someone for office, as only financial members can exercise those privileges.
A reminder to all those that are required to write reports that time is marching on, so please start to think about it and put
pen to paper. It would be appreciated if a hard copy of your report could be sent to the following email;
ntarc.emails @ gmail.com
by Monday 10th February to assist in preparing the necessary paper work for the AGM.
The AGM will be followed by the February General meeting.
Coffee mornings - A reminder that our twice-weekly coffee sessions are now back in full swing and they are held every Monday an
d Friday commencing at 10.00 am and running through till about noon or longer if members want to linger longer. Tomorrow Monday
27th is a public holiday but we will be open. Please remember that aside from the good company, freely offered philosophical v
iews, maybe less than expert political analysis, tall tales and genuinely good fare on offer, these coffee events are normally
a good opportunity to collect your QSL cards. Currently we have no cards awaiting collection. As I remind all every week, pleas
e demonstrate your appreciation of all the effort that goes into operating the club and its facilities and the other services w
e provide, by joining us at these sessions, enjoying the company, coffee and the cake and leaving a gold coin or two, or even a
small bank note, in the jar to assist in our on-going operations. I donâ€Öt know of any other venue in Launceston, or further
afield for that matter, where you can get endless coffee, tea and eats for a donation of this miniscule amount.
Finally
A reminder to all members that if you have any items of news you would like added to our weekly roundup, then please email them
to the following address
ntarc.emails @ gmail.com
However, it would be appreciated if any news could be sent no later than 17:00 hours on the Friday prior to broadcast, to allow
its timely insertion into the NTARC segment.
That gives all a chance to get the NTARC segment together and off to Hobart in time for collation into the VK7 Broadcast. Your
continued cooperation in this regard will be gratefully appreciated.
As always, I look forward to seeing you at Rocherlea.
(73, Yvonne AX7FYMX, Secretary NTARC Inc)
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
REAST AGM
REAST AGM will be held on Sunday 16th at 11AM at the domain clubrooms. Please consider contributing to the running of the club
by nominating for a position on the committee or any one of the Ex Officio positions. In addition to the official committee pos
itions, there are a number of other very important roles to be filled, such as Clubroom officer, Events Co-Ordinator, repeater
officer and Auditor. Ex Officio positions are appointed at the AGM, so all that is required to nominate, is to let the Secretar
y know of your willingness to take on one of these roles prior to the AGM.
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Membership Reminder
REAST memberships subscriptions. Thank you to all who have already paid your renewals and returned renewal forms. 2020 membersh
ip cards for financial members will be available from the clubrooms at the AGM, or can be picked up from the clubrooms anytime
thereafter. This year member cards are being produced on standard business card size stock, so they will fit nicely in your wal
let. As usual, Membership cards will have our Active Electronics and Jaycar trade card discount numbers printed on them. A remi
nder to those who are yet to renew. Please try to do this prior to the AGM as unfinancial members are of course, ineligible to
vote.
(Murray Southwell, AX7ZMS, REAST Secretary)
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DATV Experimenter's Night Wrap-Up
Last week we had a wrap up of the Summer VHF/UHF Field Day with Hayden VK7HH and Richard VK7ZBX. We covered trials and tribulat
ions, learnings, scores and best contacts and funny stories. Thanks to Hayden and Richard.
We then moved on to the RF Demo PCB for the NanoVNA and went through what can be demonstrated with the PCB. Then a look at the
new RaspberryPi Model 4 and the differences with the previous models.
Justin finished off with a promo for the WIA Annual Conference and outlined the dinner keynote speaker - Professor Elizabeth Le
ane. We then followed this up with a couple of videos from Prof Leane.
Our videos included - 122GHz and Cassegrains Talk by VK5KK, ham radio crash course with a segment on RFI, a demo of why a good
VNA calibration kits is essential with Dr David Kirby and an interesting video about the the logistics of living in Antarctica.
Out in the Clubrooms - Ron was checking a selection of 900MHz and 5.8GHz antennas with the NanoVNA.
This week we focus on some projects that are on the move including a homebrew noise canceller of the VK5BR design, GPSDO's and
1296 amplifiers.
We go out on RF on 445.5MHz DVB-T 7MHz Standard Definition. So, if you have a TV, Set-top box or USB DTV Dongle that you can tu
ne 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. We also stream the nights on the REAST YouTube channel and Facebook.
https://www.reast.asn.au/special-interest-groups/amateur-tv/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC64To_tq1E7PfK1pqtX_vRw/
https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
We get underway with the DATV Experimenter's Night from 7:30pm. See you there.
(73, Justin, AX7TW)
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ISS / ARISS News
ARISS Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS is
happy to announce a proposal window which will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 2021 and
June 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities
, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-develop
ed education plan.
The proposal window for contacts between January 2021. and June 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31. 2020.
Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on two
different date and times. The first is at January 23 at 2100 ET and the second is at January 27 at 1800 ET. The same material w
ill be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is avai
lable on the email version of this broadcast.
https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2020.eventbrite.com
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts
are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session
.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astr
onauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will hav
e an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommod
ate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe pr
esent educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and
operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
For More Information
For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of I
nformation Webinars, go to the website on the email edition of this broadcast.
www.ariss.org
Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education @ gmail.com.
(Sourced from the AMSAT News)
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
Regular gatherings:
SOTA Group - Monday and Friday Coffee Sessions from 10:30am at Glebe Gardens Cafe 166 Henry St, Launceston
NTARC - Monday and Friday Coffee Sessions from 10am, Technical Sessions on Wednesdays from 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm in the clubrooms
Archer Street, Rocherlea, Launceston.
REAST - Wednesday Night Experimenters Group from 1930 in the Queens Domain clubrooms.
REAST - MICROWAVE QSO Party following after the Sunday broadcast on 1296.15 MHz FM.
Events:
NWTR&TVG - AGM 1st February Scout Hall Uverstone
NTARC - 12 February 2020 - NTARC AGM - Club Rooms, Archer Street Rocherlea commencing from 7.30 pm
REAST - 16 February AGM Domain Clubrooms, Queen's Domain from 11:00am.
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A reminder to those people rostered for next week's broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7PD
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and NWTR&TVG
80m: VK7TW
40m: VK7ALH
20m: VK7TPE
10m: VK7JGD
DMR: Talk Group 5 and
D-Star: Reflector 091 VK7ZCR
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This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in the North and VK7RTC in the South.
Thanks to all people and organisations that assisted with this broadcast.
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That concludes our VK7 Amateur Radio News Broadcast for this week.
You have been listening to or have just missed AX7WI. Next week the National WIA news can be heard at 0900 followed by the VK7
Amateur Radio News at 0930 hours.
Items for the broadcast can be emailed to vk7arnews @ 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.
VK7WI is now closing but will reopen shortly for callbacks and relay reports. Callbacks will be taken on the frequency to which
you are listening. Relay stations will use their own callsigns during the callback.
>From the VK7 Amateur Radio News, it is 73 from Mike, AX7FB.
(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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