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VK7 Amateur Radio News 31Jan21
Text edition: VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR JANUARY 31 2021
VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 31ST JANUARY 2021
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This is the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 31st of January 2021.
At the mike of VK7WI this week is Peter, VK7PD.
This broadcast goes out on repeaters all over VK7 and on digital radio - DMR Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C by Clayton,
VK7ZCR.
We also go out on High Frequency courtesy of the following HF rebroadcast stations:
On 1.865 MHz by Graham, VK7GS
On 3.670 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE
On 7.140 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
On 14.130 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD and
On 28.525 MHz by Dale, VK7DG
You can hear this broadcast again on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in Northern VK7, VK7RTC in Southern VK7 and at
8:30pm in NW VK7 on VK7RTV and VK7RDR.
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RAOTC
Broadcast for February
This is a reminder about the RAOTC broadcast for the 1st of February 2021; thatâ€Ös tomorrow night for those listening on Sunda
y.
As forecast in the December reminder, this will be in the new timeslot starting at 8pm.
As mentioned in the National News there are 4 major items this month; the first is:
In 1946 a South African amateur had the misfortune to break a quartz crystal into several pieces, despite this he discovered th
at each fragment still worked as a crystal; this led to the manufacturing of smaller crystals thus saving thousands of tons of
precious quartz.
The second article brings several items from ‘Ohmite Newsâ€Ö; these include: measurement of power in crosstalk, a ‘newâ€Ö e
lectronic term called ‘Ohm Powerâ€Ö and a description of the transistor as ‘the fastest fuse on three legsâ€Ö.
Popular Australian science writer Dr Phil Dooley reports that battery technology may see potassium as a rival to the more expen
sive lithium. Not where compactness is required but for use in conjunction with intermittent power generation.
Those listeners interested in sound and radio may be familiar with the name William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971). Australian born
, he was the youngest ever Nobel Laureate in physics. Bragg headed a group of Royal Engineers in the development of an apparatu
s that used sound ranging to determine the position of enemy artillery.
This year Bragg is to be honoured by the US Acoustical Society of America (ASA).
Another reminder of the new time: 8 pm local time over the VK7RAA/RTC state-wide network and again at about 8:30pm as a telecas
t on VK7AX ‘Spectrum Tasmaniaâ€Ö via the BATC membersâ€Ö stream and in the Ulverstone area on 445.50MHz DATV.
The date is February 1st. Call backs will follow on both networks. Please call in if you are able. Callback statistics are sent
to RAOTC broadcast committee.
If you miss the off-air broadcasts you can listen to the audio file on the RAOTC website.
73, Peter VK7PD
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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 29 January 2021, is in the email version of the broadcast.
There are some Amateurs who do not want to collect cards via the Bureau or not at all. If you are one of those would you please
advise Herman so he can add your call sign to the list.
Herman will be attending the REAST AGM today (Sunday 31st) and will have current cards listed with him for collection if you ar
e also attending.
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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VK7 Inwards QSL Cards held as at 29 January 2021
AAA, AB, ACN, AIR, AL, AM, AO, AP, AS, ATH, AU, AV
BA, BB, BBW, BEN, BM, BO, BPV
CEJ, CH, CJ, CL, CMV, CV, CX
DG, DN, DO, DQ, DT, DX, DZ
EG
FALX, FAZZ, FG, FGGT, FJFJ, FLAR, FOTR, FRJG, FTAS
GA, GC, GG, GM, GZ
HA, HCH, HDM, HPD, HRS, HRW, HSJ, HVK, HZ
IK, IS
JA, JB, JGD, JP, JW
KBA, KD, KI, KJ, KL, KO, KRJ, KX
LAZ, LCW, LDH, LM, LW
MAG, MAT, MBD, MBP, MC, ME, MHZ, MI, MK, ML, MO, MS
NA, NC, NMH, NRF, NSB, NSE, NTE, NWQ
OK, OR
PBD, PSJ, PW
RG, ROY, RR/4
SN, SV
TCE, TED, TK, TS
VAC, VAZ, VH, VKV, VR, VZ
WA, WC, WT, WX
XDM
YN
ZA, ZM, ZT, ZZ
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Contest News
Ross Hull Memorial VHF UHF Contest
Today is the last day of the Ross Hull memorial contest which has run for the entire month of January. From previous years VK7
has not had a huge number of log submissions for this contest. This is the year we want to make a difference. The Ross Hull mem
orial VHF-UHF contest runs for the whole of January and is a good chance to make some contacts on the higher bands.
Rules are on the WIA website and there are Sections for Best 7 days Digital and Analog, and Best 2 days Digital and Analog so s
omething for everybody.
Remember to put in your log after the contest finishes.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rosshull/
73, Richard, VK7ZBX
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NEWS FROM THE NORTHWEST
NWTR&TVG News Announcements
We have a big day coming up on the next meeting day as it is our AGM, a Special Meeting, and General Meeting.
We will be commencing at 2pm on February 6th at our usual venue, the Scout hall, 73 Alexander Road, Ulverstone. With afternoon
tea following all three.
A small plate of afternoon tea that has been commercially produced would be appreciated, this being a government suggested COVI
D thing, as producers have strict COVID regulations.
I have single packaged Tea, Coffee and Sugar and disposable cups for members, so it can be kept as safe as possible, and adhere
to regulations
As usual if you have any unwell symptoms, or been about with anyone that has been overseas recently, or have any other situatio
n that could be covid related please don't turn up.
Make a note of the date of 6th February 2021 at the Scout Hall in Ulverstone at 2pm.
Best wishes look forward to seeing you
Shirl VK7HSC, President
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH
SOTA/WWFF PARKS GROUP
The Summits On The Air/World Wide Flora and Fauna parks group is now meeting 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
My goodness, how the month has flown. Here we are at the last broadcast for the month of January.
News is again somewhat limited this week, so it will basically be a rehash of coming events but before that, we hand over to Id
ris VK7ZIR to give you a run-down of events at last Wednesdayâ€Ös Tech Night;
â€Arrivals at the NTARC Clubrooms for the Tech Session were greeted with a mystery object on the table, brought in by Idris VK7
ZIR. It was definitely of the vacuum tube persuasion with a gold plated electrode at one end of the glass envelope, and valve-t
ype pins at the other. It was about 300mm long. There were some interesting guesses from the attendees and when a picture was p
osted on Discord, someone suggested it was a medical probe of some sort! Others thought it had something to do with radar. All
was finally revealed when Ian walked through the door, saw the object on the table and said â€thatâ€Ös an RW42 TWT, Iâ€Öve work
ed with those for years!â€ular example was removed working at the Launceston Radio Terminal in Juliana St. during an upgrade pr
ogram, replaced with a solid state amplifier. It had been part of a 4GHz system with an output of 16 watts. This started a disc
ussion between those members who had experience with these devices from past careers with some funny stories coming out.
r counterpoise†? VK7PAK/P Kerry, this time Portable from Black River near Stanley.
Thanks Paul VK7KPA for hosting Discord and Phil VK7ZPD - with 10 stations logged-in
On line topics and photos included:
• Photos of Nicâ€Ös latest QRP AM rig and circuit - still working on the modulation; along with pics of his modified dril
l bit to make a quick prototype board.
• Mystery object from Idris at the Clubrooms!
• Congratulations to John VK7FJFD on his upgrade and possible new callsign VK7JFD - great to see an octogenarian with suc
h an achievement! Well done ohn!
• Peter VK7PD notes the new time for the RAOTC broadcast this Monday 1st Feb at 8pm. Callback at 8:30pm...please!
• Phil VK7ZPD posted a pic of a Kenwood linear that is soon to arrive.and how he is trying to KEEP IT QUIET from his XYL.
So please join the line to receive gratuities from Phil to keep quiet. Ha ha!....and finally
• A pic of Philâ€Ös grandson on his bike at Derby, about to run over a black snake. The grandson is now showing great pro
mise as an exceedingly fast cyclist, and runner, for the next Olympics!
Greetings to those who also listen in, but canâ€Öt transmit; and, those who listen to us on SDRs around the world via the Inter
net, wherever you may be!
This is Nic VK7 Whisky Whisky (Double Scotch), on behalf of the Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club, now Signing Clear.â€2021
Membership fees – to all those members who have not yet paid their 2021 subs, a reminder that you officially became listed a
s unfinancial on the register on the 1st January. If you are in that boat, then this might be an appropriate time to remedy tha
t situation.
In case you have forgotten, NTARCâ€Ös 2021 membership fees are $35.00 for a Full voting member and $5 additional for each Famil
y member that the voting member wishes to add to his or her primary membership.
If you are not a member of NTARC please consider joining. If you have been a member in the past but have let that membership la
pse for any reason, please consider rejoining. Why not pop into the clubroom on a Friday, during coffee hours and collect an ap
plication. You will be made most welcome.
If club membership is not your cup of tea, we fully understand. In those circumstances, perhaps you might care to make a direct
donation to our repeater fund, rather than pay a yearly subscription. If so, we would be happy to receive your contribution, e
ither in person at a club meeting or coffee morning, or by post to PO BOX 275 Launceston 7250. Any donation will gladly be acce
pted. All donations will be officially receipted and noted accordingly against the repeater projects.
Future events
TechNet session – Wednesday 3rd February, at 1930 hrs, (7.30 pm) hosted by Nic VK7WW on 3.580 MHz. The TechNet is preceded by
a TestNet, also hosted by Nic, at 1900 hrs (7.00) on 3.567 MHz.
February Annual General meeting – the Annual General Meeting of NTARC will take place on Wednesday 10th February 2021 at the
NTARC 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 2020 AGM, then reception and consideration of reports fr
om the Committee, including the Treasurerâ€Ös report and reports from our various managers and coordinators. This will be follo
wed by the election of officer bearers and committee person for 2021. The meeting will then consider any item of special busine
ss for which the requisite notice has been received by the closing date of 4th February 2021.
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 available from the NTARC club room. Completed nominations for all of
the positions must be returned to the NTARC Secretary by COB 4th February 2021.
Members are reminded that they will need to have paid their 2021 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 2021 subscription b
efore they can be nominated or nominate or second someone for office, as only financial members can exercise those privileges.
The AGM will be followed by the February General meeting.
Early warning for all you tech night attendees and listeners of the unofficial TechNet session that you need to note your diari
es that there will be no Technical session or unofficial TechNet on Wednesday 10th February, due to our AGM being held that eve
ning. We do hope to see you at the AGM.
TechNet session – Wednesday 17th February, at 1930 hrs, (7.30 pm) hosted by Nic VK7WW on 3.580 MHz. The TechNet is preceded b
y a TestNet, also hosted by Nic, at 1900 hrs (7.00) on 3.567 MHz for any stations wishing to test their homebrew transmitters,
repaired equipment, new acquisitions etc. Nic is able to accommodate SSB, AM and CW transmissions and is always happy to hear f
rom any station wishing to utilise the net.
Tech Night – Wednesday 24th February at the NTARC Club rooms 19:30 hours until whenever. Continuous tea and coffee will be av
ailable, although a gold coin donation for the evening would be appreciated. The Discord on-line session that normally accompan
ies the TechNet 80 meter event will also be alive, Murphy permitting, to allow members who cannot be present in person to conti
nue their participation via that medium.
Equine event – Saturday 27th February. This will be our first ride for the year. It is the Jill Sheean Memorial ride and is b
eing held at Sassafras. This is a day ride consisting of three rides, they being an 80km, 40km and 20 km event. NTARC will be s
etting up two checkpoints plus Comms base. If you can assist on the day then please contact our Safety Comms Coordinator Norm V
K7KTN by email: safetycomms.ntarc(at)gmail.com or catch up with him at coffee on a Friday. Sassafras is a pleasant 1 hour drive
from Launceston and a great way to support a community activity utilising your amateur radio skills.
Coffee mornings – currently held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Catch up time is from 10.00 am to noon and we look for
ward to seeing you all.
These coffee events in the past have been normally a good opportunity to collect your QSL cards. Currently we have a few cards
awaiting collection from past deliveries.
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 me at the following address ntarc.emails(at)gmail.com , all items to be received no later than 1
7:00 on the Friday prior to the Broadcast.
Your continued cooperation in this regard will be greatly appreciated.
We will bring you all such contributions next Sunday morning.
73, Yvonne VK7FYMX, 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/
Annual General Meeting
The REAST AGM is being held today - Sunday 31st January 2021 at 11am. The AGM will be followed by an informal discussion about
the future of the 6m repeater VK7RAD. That will be followed by a quick-fire auction of equipment from the deceased estate of VK
7MC and then a BYO BBQ.
See you there.
REAST Committee.
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VK7RAD Digital Voice Repeater Update
With increasing popularity of digital voice modes the VK7RAD Digital Voice Repeater has had a slight configuration change with
DMR Talk Group 505 (Australia-Wide) now requiring "user keying" to activate rather than being permanently linked. All this mean
s is that before you put a call out on TG 505 that you key it using your PTT for a couple of seconds, release, and then PTT to
talk.
The reason for this change is to stop the repeater from being tied up by inter-state TG505 traffic, which locks people out of u
sing other modes on the repeater while active. Please note other talk groups such as 3807 remain permanently linked.
73 Ben, VK7BEN & Scott, VK7HSE
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Training and Assessments
Yesterday we held our first 2021 Foundation training and assessment day and had four candidates.
REASTâ€Ös next Foundation Training and all licence assessment day on Saturday 27th March 2021 from 9am to 3pm.
If you are thinking of coming along then grab your copy of the Foundation Licence Manual from the Caltex Service Station on the
corner of Amy St and Main Rd, Moonah for $35 cash and please let Reg Emmett VK7KK REAST Learning Organiser know ASAP that you
will be coming along by phoning 0417 391 607 or email assessor(at)reast.asn.au.
Checkout the REAST Facebook page events for further details.
https://www.facebook.com/events/718404075716863/
73, Reg, VK7KK
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DATV Experimenter's Night
The presentation last Wednesday night started with Richard VK7ZBX taking the audience through his 10GHz rainscatter contact wit
h Rhett VK3WE.
Rex VK7MO then took the audience through his analysis of his contacts with Rhett using both Rain Scatter and Troposcatter on 10
GHz over the 500km path to Gippsland.
These contacts were using Q65 the new WSJTX mode and Rex took the audience through the advantages that this mode has due to imp
roved sync methodology.
Rex made the comment that he can make contact with Rhett most of the time on either rainscatter or troposcatter. Rex showed one
notable time when he did not make contacts and analysis of the ionosonde data at Melbourne airport showed an extremely strong
duct at 1000 ft which would have been stopped by mountains in Tasmaniaâ€Ös highlands. Thanks to Rex and Richard.
Justin VK7TW then took the audience through the new 3D printed box and alignment templates for the Waverley ARS Powerpole kits
and compared the old design and the new.
Justin then showed some SWR Bridges that he ordered and received from the internet that he will be using in some annual antenna
tuning units he is building with roller inductors.
Justin then finished off with a review of the latest VK QRP Club - Lo-Key Magazine. The videos for our RF viewers included usin
g a COmmodore 64 to communicate with the ISS, a teardown of a 80's Missile Target Display, The NIMO Tube: Rarest And Most Dange
rous Digital Display Of All Time and finished with AT&T Archives: A Modern Aladdin's Lamp, about vacuum tubes from 1940
Apologies that we did not stream on the night due to issues we were havig with REAST google logins. We did record the night and
the video of the evening will become available on the REAST YouTube Channel in the next few days.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReastHobart/videos
This coming Wednesday will continue our DATV Experimenterâ€Ös Night with antennas, satellites, magazine reviews, projects and m
uch much more. We get underway from 7:30pm in the Queenâ€Ös Domain clubrooms.
We will be providing DATV Experimenterâ€Ös Night throughout the holiday period so keep an eye on the REAST Facebook Events for
more details. Why not come up to the Queens Domain COVID-safe clubrooms and see what we get up to.
And a reminder that 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 Do
ngle 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 E
xperimenter's Night Signal.
Look out for VK7OTC. We also 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/
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
Regular gatherings:
SOTA/WWFF Group – Meeting Mondays and Fridays 10.30-12.00 midday at Glebe Gardens Cafe, Henry St, Launceston.
NTARC – Friday coffee session – Rocherlea clubrooms Launceston from 10:00am
NTARC - Tech Night sessions Wednesday 24 February - Rocherlea clubrooms Launceston
NTARC - TechNet session - Wednesday 3 February.
NW VK7 – Wednesday from 2000 local – NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net on VK7RMD - 146.625, 141.3 tone.
NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 09:30 UTC (20:30 local) - N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net 144.120 USB (upper sideband).
REAST – MICROWAVE QSO Party – following after the Sunday broadcast on 1296.15 MHz FM.
REAST – WAGS – Wednesday Afternoon Group meet in the Queens Domain Clubrooms from 12 noon.
REAST – DATV Experimenterâ€Ös Nights from 7:30pm live in the club rooms also on DVBT RF and YouTube Streaming
Sewing Circle Net – Daily commences at 18:00 on 3.640 MHz.
Events:
REAST – 31 January 2021 – Annual General Meeting and then BYO BBQ from 11:00am in Queens Domain Clubrooms
NWTR&TVG – 6 February 2021 – Annual General Meeting. Special Meeting and General Meeting from 2pm in the Scout Hall, 73 Ale
xander Road, Ulverstone.
NTARC - 10 February 2021 – Annual General Meeting from 7.30 pm Rocherlea Clubrooms.
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weekâ€Ös broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7RI
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and in the NW thanks to NWTR&TVG, West Coast Radio Group, Cradle Coast Radio Amateur Radio Club, VK7AX,
and VK7DC
160m: VK7GS
80m: VK7ALH
40m: VK7JGD
20m: VK7DG
10m: VK7VKT
DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star: Reflector 91C VK7ZCR
Please note we are now on the 2021 Roster which can be downloaded from the vk7arnews groups.io group files area.
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You can hear this broadcast again on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in Northern VK7 and VK7RTC in Southern VK7. In
the NW it can be heard at 8:30pm on repeaters VK7RTV and VK7RDR, Digital ATV on 445.5MHz in the Ulverstone area, and via the B
ATC VK7AX Video Stream.
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.
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 Team we wish everyone a safe and happy 2021 and itâ€Ös 73 from Peter, VK7PD.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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