| |
VK7AX > BCAST 23.10.19 10:46z 506 Lines 23684 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 22630_VK7AX
Read: GUEST
Subj: VK7 Amateur Radio News 20Oct19
Path: HB9ON<IK7NXU<IK6IHL<IZ3LSV<I3XTY<I0OJJ<I0OJJ<N6RME<CX2SA<VK7AX
Sent: 191023/1038Z @:VK7AX.#ULV.TAS.AUS.OC #:22630 [Ulverstone] $:22630_VK7AX
>From vk7ax%vk7ax.#ulv.tas.aus.oc@i0ojj.ampr.org Wed Oct 23 12:45:48 2019
Received: from i0ojj.ampr.org by i0ojj.ampr.org (JNOS2.0m) with SMTP
id AA30138 ; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:45:48 +0200
Message-Id: <22630_VK7AX@i0ojj.bbs>
>From: vk7ax@vk7ax.#ulv.tas.aus.oc
X-JNOS-User-Port: Telnet (i0ojj @ 44.134.32.240) -> Sending message
From: VK7AX@VK7AX.#ULV.TAS.AUS.OC
To : BCAST@WW
Text edition: VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 20th. October 2019
(Note.. please remove spaces in email addresses before using)
VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 20th OCTOBER 2019
-------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to the JOTA/JOTI edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 20th of October 2019. This broadcast is brought to you b
y VK7WI, and read today by Justin, VK7TW
This broadcast utilises repeaters around VK7 and the following HF rebroadcast stations:
On 3.670 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
On 7.140 MHz by Mike, VK7FB
On 14.130 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD
On 28.525 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE
On DMR Talk Group 3807 (for the JOTA Weekend) and D-Star Reflector 091 by Clayton, VK7ZCR
This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in the North and VK7RTC in the South.
--------------------------------------------------------------
JOTA/JOTI Weekend
JOTA-JOTI is the worldâ€Ös largest digital Scout event taking place online and over the air. The educational event brings toget
her more than 2 million Scouts every year in October for a weekend of Scouting and friendship. Young people can learn about com
munications technology and connect with fellow Scouts from over 170 countries.
There are JOTA/JOTI happening in the South, North and North West of VK7 supported by the amateur radio groups in each area.
We look forward to some great reports in next weekâ€Ös broadcast.
Please note that the VK7 Amateur News is going out on DMR on Talk Group 3807 for this week only to leave Talk Group 5 for the J
OTA contacts.
Full details are available at the link on the email edition of this broadcast.
https://www.jotajoti.info/
https://scouts.com.au/blog/2019/08/27/jota-joti-badge-2019/
https://www.girlguides.org.au/about/international-guiding/jota-joti/
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Contest News
VHF/UHF/Microwave Spring Field Day
The Spring VHF/UHF Field Day is coming up on the 23rd and 24th of November. I know itâ€Ös a little way off but why not take som
e time and think about dusting off the VHF/UHF gear and see who you can contact?
There will be quite a number of fellow VK7â€Ös out and about in a few locations and they would love to make a contact with you,
but you donâ€Öt have to go portable to participate.
Logging is easy as many of the logging programs will be aware of this contest and do all the point calculations. There will be
activity from 6M all the way up to 3cm.
Why not look at building a new antenna for one of the VHF bands and see how far you can reach. There are sections for 8 Hours,
for 24 Hours, Single or multiple operator stations so plenty of options.
Hope to hear you on the bands!
(73, Richard VK7ZBX)
------------------------------------------------------------------
Field Day Antenna Building DayS
We have set plans in motion for a antenna building and microwave tune up day on both the 24th (public holiday) and 26th of Octo
ber at the QTH of Rex VK7MO.Â
On the agenda is:
Building some of Rex's famous 1296 MHz yagis. Rex has the jig and some parts left over from previous builds, however some items
will need to be purchased in the meantime. The cost of a built 1296 MHz yagi is TBA, however if you'd like to get the opportun
ity to build one now is the time!! We have a few different variations of the yagi to choose from. Even if you don't have 1296 y
et, come along, build a yagi and get on the air!
In addition we will be tuning and testing various microwave transverters and systems, so if you have a transverter system you'd
like tested and make sure is running, bring it along!
The main reason for the day will be to encourage activity on the VHF and above bands for field day and the upcoming summer ahea
d. VHF and above is certainly alive in VK7!!!
Due to the fact we don't know exactly how many antennas we need to build, can you please register your interest in this event b
y emailing
Hayden VK7HH (haydenph91 @ gmail.com)
ASAP so we can estimate how much material is needed. We'd really like to see some participation from our friends in the North s
o why not come down for the day!
(73, Hayden, VK7HH)
------------------------------------------------------------------
WIA Conference Weekend 2020
Billeting & Keynotes
The organising committee of the WIA Conference Weekend 2020 is looking for expressions of interest from Southern amateurs and f
amilies who would be prepared to billet people during the weekend of 8-10 May 2020.
This is a great way to show Tasmanian hospitality for Conference attendees and help reduce the cost of their visit. It is also
a great way to meet people who you may only talk with on the radio.
If you would like to express interest in billeting one or more people then please
email wia2020conference @ gmail.com.
The WIA Annual Conference 2020 is being held in Hobart at the Best Western Hotel and the theme is Antarctic Gateway.
The weekend features many visits and tours of Antarctic related locations and museums.
The presentations on the Saturday afternoon are coming together with a great focus on Antarctica and radio and can be viewed on
the WIA website.
https://www.wia.org.au/joinwia/wia/2020agm/
The Saturday night conference dinner usually features a keynote speaker and we are interested if you have recently heard a spea
ker at an event or presentation who has talked about something related to Antarctica and or radio and you think they would be e
ntertaining and interesting for the conference attendees.
Please email through your ideas to wia2020conference@gmail.com.
(73, Justin, VK7TW on behalf of the Organising Committee)
------------------------------------------------------------------
QSL NEWS
Report - from Herman VK7HW  Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
Herman advises that he will deliver cards to Clubs and or QTH's on an opportunity basis. Feedback from Clubs as to which cards
they can receive on behalf of members would be appreciated. Also, unless requested otherwise by those who have mail out arrange
ments, If there are only 1 or 2 cards for a station, Herman intends to hold those cards until there are enough to make a mail o
ut more cost effective.
If any of you can confirm I am listing SK calls or if you have a new callsign please email me so I can update my records.,
If you have any questions about QSL Cards being held, Herman can be contacted by email vk7bureau(at)wia.org.au
(73, Herman, VK7HW)
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/Email Only\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
AB, ABY, AC, ACN(FOR RT0C), AD, AG, AM, AN(9N), AP
BBB, BH, BO, BX
CH
DD, DG, DW, DX (for E7/VK4DX), DZ
EE, EFA
FG, FLAR
GM, GR, GZ
HAH
JB, JJ , JJJ
KK, KPB, KRJ
LC, LH, LLJ
MAG, MBD, MHZ
NC, NF, NRF, NSE, NWQ
PRN, PSJ
RN, ROY
TCE, TS (for VK9LS), TU
VIP, VR, VZ
WC, WLH
XDM, XX
YUM
ZA
VI17AC, VI7COW, VI70HI, VI7JIS, VI7KCD, VI7LER, VI70MI
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Email Only/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West Tasmanian Radio & TV Group
VK7BY back on air
On Sunday the 13th October, Club Members Dave VK7DC, and Matthew VK7ML and Eric VK7EV, attended Bob VK7BYâ€Ös QTH, behind Wynya
rd, Bob who describes himself as 87 Years young, has been off air for at least 4yrs.
On the day Dave and Matt erected a dual band flowerpot, made by Dave, and with coax and connector donated by Shane VK7ABB, have
Bob back on air, Bob can access quite a few of the NW repeaters, and can utilize 70cm RAC to operate on the NTH/STH link.
Bob can also access the 2Ms repeaters - RAC to operate linked repeaterâ€Ös 2M Stowport, and 70CM Dazzler, as well as some simpl
ex channels, so if you hear Bob on air, please make him welcome, as he finds his feet again on the airwaves.
Photos of the activity, can be found on the VK7 Amateur Radio Face Book Page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472093859714691/
(73, Eric, VK7EV, News Officer North West Tasmania Radio & TV Group)
------------------------------
Shirley VK7HSCâ€Ös Chat N Show Bi monthly meeting Reminder
Hello listeners. It is time to let you know that the next Chat and Show Group will gather on 2nd November at the Penguin Sports
Centre, Ironcliffe Road, Penguin. It starts at 2pm and drop in is from 2pm until 5pm.
It is also important to note that any operator or radio enthusiast can join us from anywhere in the state, the mainland, or ove
rseas, if they are visiting Penguin on the right day. It is a non-club event for all to enjoy and the show part is open to anyo
ne with collectables, projects in progress or complete that they would like to show us..
A plate for afternoon tea is always accepted with thanks and enjoyed by everyone.
So, remember 2pm Saturday 2nd November.
Any enquiries to 0417 392 583 or franley40 @ bigpond.com
Look forward to seeing you there.
Shirl VK7HSC
------------------------------------------------------------------
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, VK7AN
------------------------------------------------------------------
Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club Incorporated
www.ntarc.net
Well, they all said, and I was sufficiently gullible to believe, that spring had arrived but the last few days at my QTH has se
en a very definite return to winter. The big slow combustion heater is running at full speed to try and keep the cold weather i
n abeyance inside the house but I have had to don an extra sweater and thicker tracky-dacks and the old ugg boots have been jol
ted out of seemingly premature seasonal retirement, after being again dug out from under the pile of shoes.
So, with frostbite averted at least for the moment, letâ€Ös turn to this weekâ€Ös northern club news segment. At the time of wr
iting on Friday evening, many amateur operators around the State and elsewhere will be gearing up to participate in JOTA/JOTI,
being conducted over this weekend. In the case of NTARC, planning has been well under way the past few months and after coffee
on Friday morning, we saw our JOTA Coordinator and others getting the equipment set up.
So I will now hand over to our JOTA Coordinator Peter VK7KPC to provide you with further information;
“While you are listening to this on Sunday morning, the team at Rocherlea will be waiting for the arrival of the dayâ€Ös firs
t groups of scouts and guides. Hopefully we will have had breakfast, and all the foxes have been returned to their various hidi
ng places with new or recharged batteries.
If all went to plan yesterday, we would have had about 50 youth members experiencing hf, vhf and uhf radio, foxhunting, robot p
rogramming, electronic kits, gps challenge and billy carts. Timber tower construction by a couple of scouts had been planned an
d we were due to have a team of Venturers to assist with the JOTI operation and any other help needed to run the weekend. They
were planning an overnight stay and late night internet and a movie.
We will be on air until 3pm as VK7TAZ this afternoon so if you hear some scouts or guides looking for a contact without having
much luck please give them a call.
Peter VK7KPC JOTA/JOTI Coordinator”
To our members that live relatively close by why not pop in and assist on the final day as any additional help would always be
greatly appreciated.
Now it is time to hand over to our President Idris VK7ZIR to give us a rundown of the technical session held last Wednesday 16
October - “The cold weather is still with us causing Skywarmer to be providing warmth for us on a nippy night.
Once everyone had arrived and settled with coffee and biscuits, the various groups got underway with their topics for the night
.
Trevor VK7TB and James VK7JAM were discussing the use of plotting software with Jamesâ€Ös AA-30 Zero analyser module.
Kevin VK7HKN was showing David VK7YY his Buddipole antenna setup with its various attachments for QRP operation.
Ross VK7ALH provided us with another excellent show and tell, this time it was a Uniden 2020 SSB transceiver from around the 70
â€Ös, in going condition. The covers came off for everyone to have a look, and Ross even had a blueprinted circuit diagram and
other information as well as some original colour sales brochures showing the radio and its accompanying VFO. Thanks again Ross
. Whatâ€Ös next I wonder?
Idris VK7ZIR and Andrew VK7DW were busy setting up a DMR radio with the various talk groups for JOTA this weekend.
Again for JOTA, Peter VK7KPC had lots of jobs on the go getting ready for the event.
In the main hall, André VK7ZAB and Stefan VK7ZSB gave the projector a fine tune ready for JOTI.
As per usual, the centre table became a hotbed of discussion ranging from some local history to interesting information about t
he murkier side of Tasmanian politics. Punctuated with some lighter entertainment, of course!
At the end of the evening, Bernie VK7BR showed his Domestic Goddess side by vacuuming the carpet ready for Friday coffee mornin
g. Well done Bernie.
Until next week,
73 Idris VK7ZIR”
Once again it sounds like a great night was had by all.
Coming events
Technical sessions – The next session will be on Wednesday 23 October 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 th
at you are currently building or just ask questions? You might also be able to answer some from other attendees. That is what t
he evenings are all about, anything of a technical or near-technical nature, however defined, is fair game. Endless tea and cof
fee along with biscuits is available for a small gold coin donation.
November general meeting - this will be held on Saturday 9 November and it will be a BBQ mtg. As usual the BBQ will commence at
noon and cost is $10.00 pp. The meeting will commence at 14:00 hours and a Show and Tell has been listed to follow so why not
bring something along to share with everyone. Of course, afternoon tea will then follow. As usual we ask for donations of salad
s to share at lunch and items for afternoon tea always appreciated. Remember for those that attend lunch your $10.00 charge cov
ers both lunch and afternoon tea. For those just attending the meeting and enjoying afternoon tea, a donation of gold or small
note would be appreciated.
Coffee mornings – A reminder that our twice-weekly coffee sessions are normally held every Monday and Friday commencing at 10
.00 am and running through till about noon or longer if members want to linger longer.
Please remember that aside from the good company, freely offered philosophical views, 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 bu
t currently we have no cards awaiting collection.
As I remind all every week, please demonstrate your appreciation of all the effort that goes into operating the club and its fa
cilities and the other services we provide, by joining us at these sessions, enjoying the company, coffee and the cake and leav
ing 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, inclu
ding frantically arranging other connections when our NBN fails, which is quite often. Your continued cooperation in this regar
d will be gratefully appreciated and do much to lower my blood pressure.
As always, I look forward to seeing you at Rocherlea.
73 Yvonne, VK7FYMX, Secretary, NTARC Inc
------------------------------------------------------------------
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
www.reast.asn.au
https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
REAST Learns about Milk!
Last Wednesday night 14 people visited the Lion Drinks & Milk Company at Lenah Valley.
Firstly a huge thank you to Dale Barnes VK7DG who is the chief engineer and David Goodrick VK7FABE who is a Dairy Technologis
t at the factory.
We all assembled in the lunch room and kitted up with personal protective equipment including glasses, dust coats hair and bear
d nets and shoe covers. A wash of the hands and we entered one of the cleanest factories you will ever see! The maze of food gr
ade stainless steel pipe work is a wonder to behold!
We started at the loading dock where the B-Double milk trucks back in and unload into the refrigerated holding tanks. We then w
ent into the valve matrix room where the milk is routed from the tanks into the various pasteurises. The valve matrix is fully
PLC controlled and Dale explained the Profibus system and how it is used to control valve, motors, etc.
We then headed into the pasteurising area where the milk is heat to 76 degrees for a certain period of time then chilled back d
own through heat exchangers. This was also the room that contained the Central Processing Unit for all the process control thro
ughout the factory. Many screens showed the processes going on throughout the factory.
It was then into the carton and bottle filling lines. These are highly automated processes where bottles are flying in from con
veyor systems into the fillers and capping processes and then moved out into milk crates where they are automatically packed an
d sent to the cold stores ready to be shipped out. The milk carton folding, filling and sealing machine was fascinating.
It was then up to the pasteurising room where there are 10 tanks and a valve matrix switching arrangement that takes four input
and 10 tanks or outputs and can switch any input to any output based on what the PLC is telling it via the touch screen - oper
ator control panels. The array of sensors in use is mind boggling, these all tell the PLC when different parts of the process a
re starting and finishing, radar units telling depth of liquid, interrupt sensors and many others.
We finished in the power and motors control room with and array of switch gear and PLC control panels for the various motors us
ed within the plant.
We looked at our watches and wondered where that two hours went! We thanked Dale and David and headed home and I am sure we wil
l not look at that litre of milk the same way again!
Pictures are available on the REAST website and facebook page.
www.reast.asn.au
https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
(73, Justin, VK7TW)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Save the Date - REAST November Presentation
We are privileged to have Dr. Conn O'Neil from General Practice Plus along for the night to give some insight into common (and
not so common) men's health issues and importantly how we can prevent or reduce the risks associated with these issues.
The presentation will take place on Wednesday 6th November at 7:30pm in the Queenâ€Ös Domain Clubrooms.
A huge thank you to Dr. Conn for coming along.
https://www.facebook.com/events/377580612873898/
(73, Justin, VK7TW)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
DATV Experimenter's Night Wrap-Up
We get back underway this Wednesday night with a DATV Experimenter's night from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms.
We welcome Rex VK7MO back and he will be taking us through the Microwave Update (MUD) conference he attended in Texas and there
will be a run an outline of the Lenah Valley Milk factory tour will many more photos. There will also be a many other interest
ing items.
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 to 445.5MHz, and do a scan for a DVB-T signal, 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/
See you there
73, Justin, VK7TW
-------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Afternoon Group meets from Noon and the Experimenters Nights from 1930 in the Queens Domain clubrooms.
REAST – MICROWAVE QSO Party – following after the Sunday broadcast on 1296.15 MHz FM.
Events:
JOTA/JOTI October 19th and 20th
NW – Saturday 2nd November – Chat and Show Group - Penguin Sports Centre, Ironcliffe Road, Penguin. Starting 2pm.
REAST Wednesday 6th November at 7:30pm – Menâ€Ös Health with Dr. Conn Oâ€ÖNeil – Queenâ€Ös Domain Clubrooms.
NTARC - Saturday 9th November - BBQ starts Noon followed by Show and Tell at 2:00pm – Rocherlea Clubrooms.
-------------------------------------------------------------
A reminder to those people rostered for next weekâ€Ös broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7TW
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and NWTR&TVG
80m: VK7ALH
40m: VK7TW
20m: Any Takers
10m: VK7VKT
DMR: Talk Group 5 and
D-Star: Reflector 091 VK7ZCR
-------------------------------------------------------------
This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RTC in the South and VK7RAA in the North.
Thanks to all people and organisations that assisted with this broadcast.
-------------------------------------------------------------
That concludes our VK7 Amateur Radio News Broadcast for this week.
You have been listening to VK7WI. Next week the National WIA news can be heard at 0900 followed by the VK7 Amateur Radio News a
t 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 Justin, VK7TW
(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| |
