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VK7 Amateur Radio News 01Jun25
Text edition:
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 1st June 2025
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Welcome to the first day of Winter edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News.
This was first broadcast on Sunday, June 1st, 2025 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 Fran, VK7FRN.
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 the digital group.
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 Justin, VK7TW - No callbacks
28.525 MHz by Dale, VK7DG and
UHF CB Channel 24 in the Hobart area, hosted by Mark, VK7FMAC
If you missed todayâÖs 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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Silent Key
Michael Hyland â VK7NMH
It is with great sadness that I report to you the passing of Michael VK7NMH who went silent on 29th May 2025.
Michael started his journey into the hobby through CB radio. Mike, VK7FB recalls many a chat with Michael while he was on his boat within Prince of Wales Bay on CB radio. I am led to believe he was quite active on this band through the 80âÖs and 90âÖs.
Michael was a true experimenter and loved to dabble with many modes, especially SSTV. He would get great delight in seeing some captured images from interesting parts of the world that came through overnight.
He loved to home brew antennas and had one mounted for almost every band. He frequently changed equipment, I believe this was the experimenter in him that had a burning desire to be challenged with something new. It wasnâÖt unusual for him to re-purchase a radio he previously owned, some over and over again.
Michael lived around 2km from my home QTH and was a regular on the callbacks after the 10 meter rebroadcast each Sunday. It was a running joke between the group of friends that Michael spent time with on simplex frequencies that he would report that I was a good 40 over. I truly appreciated his feedback on how the MP3 audio file was received at his QTH and often assisted me with minor tweaks.
I know many will miss his presence on the airwaves. In recent times while working from home, I would hear Michael and Rob, VK7MAG chatting away, they were great company for each other.
An operator with a heart of gold and will be greatly missed
Vale Michael â VK7NMH
Tony VK7VKT
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RAOTC
June Broadcast
Further to that mentioned on the WIA National News, this is another reminder about the RAOTC broadcast for Monday the 2nd of June 2025 at 8 pm local time; thatâÖs tomorrow night for those listening on Sunday.
In addition to club news, the June bulletin includes two technical articles:
The first is read by John, VK3MK based on information taken from the Web Platform âHow-to GeekâÖ. It is entitled âWhy the CD Failed the Test of TimeâÖ.
In 2002 the CD captured 90% of the audio recording market, having eclipsed vinyl and cassette, then digital streaming took hold and CD sales plummeted.
A surprising development was that by 2019, vinyl sales again outnumbered CD sales. John gives details of why these events occurred and ends with the question: âWill CDs make a comeback?âÖ
The other article is read by Ron, VK3AFW entitled: âOn Air EtiquetteâÖ. In the examples given he suggests that lapses are not confined to any one class of licence. Ron recommends changing frequency rather than participating in abusive behaviour.
Listen at 8 pm Monday, local time, over the VK7RAA/VK7RHT state-wide network or at about 8:30pm as a telecast on VK7AX âSpectrum TasmaniaâÖ via the BATC membersâÖ stream or in the Ulverstone area on 445.50MHz DATV. Audio feed is available on VK7RDR, 439.775MHz, Dazzler Range.
The broadcast date again is Monday June 2nd. Call backs will follow on both networks. Please call in if you are able; this provides the RAOTC broadcast committee with an idea of how many are listening to these broadcasts.
If you miss the off-air broadcasts you can listen to audio files on the RAOTC website:
https://www.raotc.org.au/
73, Peter VK7PD
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QTECH 2025
QTECH is the premier VK VHF and above Technical Conference that is looking to be held every two years on the in-between years of the Tassie Ham-E-Con Conference.
Planning for QTech 2025 (November 1st and 2nd) at the Kedron Wavell RSL in BrisbaneâÖs Chermside precinct is proceeding in earnest.
We are reaching out to potential presenters at the moment to firm up the program.
The event will be catered by the RSL (Saturday morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, Sunday morning tea). We will be making a group booking for one of the RSL restaurants for Saturday night.
In this preliminary stage of planning, we have secured the venue and setup the Humantix ticketing facility. https://events.humanitix.com/qtech-2025
A dedicated website will be up shortly and advertising in AR magazine will proceed when we have more confirmed presenters.
So far we have secured a school ARISS contact happening late Saturday in conjunction with the Wavell State High School, YOTA and Rex Moncur (VK7MO).
Spread the word!
73, QTECH Organising Committee
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QSL News
Inwards QSL Bureau Information
From a recent delivery, the current list of QSL Cards held by the VK7 Inwards Bureau as at 30 May is in the email version of the Broadcast.
If you have recently moved or if you have recently received or changed your callsign please advise your new details to Herman[at]ozemail.com.au
73 Herman VK7HW
Manager WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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Sorted Cards held at 30 May 2025 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign)
AAC, AAD, AAE, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, AC, ACE, ACG, ACN, AD, ADE, AED, AG(2014), AGC, AHT, AIR, AJC, AKK, ALB, ALZ, AM, ANC, AO, AP, APZ, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY
BA, BB, BBB, BD, BO, BPV, BT, BU, BYE
CA, CBK, CBR, CH/T, CJ, CMV, CTV, CV, CW, CWB, CX
DAN, DBX, DD, DHT, DI, DIK, DN, DO, DP, DQ, DR, DT, DV, DW, DY, DZ
EE, EG, EI, ER
FDAZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FKLW, FLAR, FMI, FPRN, FTAS, FTR
G, GA, GC, GEL, GGZ, GH/C, GL, GM, GOP, GR, GS, GU, GW
HCH, HCK, HDE, HDM, HL, HOB, HRS, HSA, HSC, HSD, HSE, HSJ, HSO, HVK, HXT, HZ
IAN, ID, IR, IS
JA, JAB, JAZ, JCR, JGD, JOK, JP, JS, JW, JX
KAC, KAM, KBA, KD, KDO, KJ, KKR, KL, KO, KQ, KRJ
LA, LDH, LJ, LL, LLL, LM, LT, LVH
M, MA, MAG, MAT, MBD, MD, MEL, MET, MHZ, MI, MJ, MOO, MRS, MV
NA, NB, NC, ND, NEC, NFI, NET, NIK, NMH, NRF, NRT, NRX, NSE, NTE, NVH
OB
PAF, PBD, PM, POL, PRN, PSH, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK
RA, RG, RJ, ROY, RW
SG(vi7SG), SIX, SN, STO, SV, SZ
TA, TCE, TED, TK, TL, TM, TO, TPE, TR, TUX, TX, TZ
UT
VA, VAC, VAO, VAZ, VDC, VEK, VH, VK7/AG9A9Mark), VM, VR, VTM
WA, WC, WIA, WL, WN, WO, WT, WUU, WX
XTC, XV, XX
Y, YN, YUM
ZA, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZR, ZT
Following were left at WAGS 28/5 - HH, LW, MR, ZBX, ZMS, ZTA
Special Callsign Cards delivered to VK7 Bureau - VI7POL, VI75G, VI90IARU, VK75FAA
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WWFF, SOTA, POTA and IOTA
Weekly Wrap-Up
Congratulations to David, VK7DBX, on completing his first-ever SOTA activation on Thursday! David and Jim, VK7JZ, made their way to the summit of Mount Wellington, where they each logged 12 QSOs on the 40-meter band. David earned four activator badges for his first activation, the SSB, HF, Activated OC, and Kilometer Up badges. With his first activation now ticked off the bucket list, thereâÖll be no stopping him!
Earlier in the week Mount Wellington summit was the destination for Jim, VK7JZ, Harry, VK7HXT, and Xavier, VK7XHJ, for a SOTA activation. The Mount Wellington summit is a popular location for SOTA activations, having been activated over 93 times. Jim and Xavier each made four contacts, and Harry making 5 on the 2 meter band, earning them each 10 SOTA points for the activation. Jim earned his Kilopisa badge, the badge is awarded to any activator that activates summits with a total combined height equal to 1000 times the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Great work Jim!
Entally House Historic Site was activated for the first time by Al, VK7AN, Rodney, VK7HAM, and Peter, VK7ZPE. Located in Hadspen, Entally House is a notable heritage site established in 1819 by Thomas Haydock Reibey II, the eldest son of Thomas and Mary Reibey. Mary Reibey, once a convict who rose to prominence as a successful businesswoman, is featured on the Australian $20 note.
As VK7 transitions from autumn to winter, with a noticeable drop in temperatures, itâÖs great to see so many operators still getting out there and activating. DonâÖt forget that between 15 June to 14 October it is SOTA Winter bonus and all summit activations over 1200m receives another 3 bonus points.
73, Matt, VK7MAT
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Statewide SSTV Nights
A busy net night that saw the following participants, VK7s â ZGK, ZAB, FGGT, AX, TW, ZCF, KT, OO, EV, ZSB and ZBX all sharing over fifty photos.
The main themes were:
The London Underground with a train on fire and part of the train network control equipment
Stage entertainment including Andrew Hansen who performs the famous âEulogy Songâ
Sunsets and harbour views
Tasmanian and Victorian tourist icons
German animal cartoons
Other highlights were:
A tribute to Mick VK7NMH, Silent Key
A possible Mobile Phone in 1938 using the 1G Network
An old telephone exchange uni-selector as a display piece
An experimental Hat on a Raspberry Pi
Confusing street directions
The convenience of Rosin cored solder and the older separate Flux Paste that had to be added to joints
The repeater site of VK7RWC on Mt. Read
A VHF and UHF antenna setups on a tower
A portable VHF and UHF antenna on photographic tripod
And the How and Why book series on âA new Field for an old ARTâ, Hi-Hi
Again Tony VK7AX interconnected VK7RJG to his SSTV International Gateway and locals exchanged photos with PD5JTB in the Netherlands and DJ0ZK and DH1BM in Germany.
Tony will connect the gateway again next week at 6:30 pm.
Note - Ken VK7KRJâÖs and Steve VK7OOâÖs fully automatic 24/7 monitoring sites allow anyone who has sent SSTV pictures the ability to check them on their pages almost immediately, any time, both South and North Tasmania.
If you missed the net there are archives of these SSTV nights on KenâÖs and SteveâÖs SSTV websites or on NTARCâÖs website under blogs. Please remember to use your own photos or those that are copyright free.
https://vk7oo.tasme.com/vhfsstv/
https://sstv.vk7krj.com/scrolling%20web%20gallery.html
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
https://www.qsl.net/vk7ax/sstvgate3/index.html
73 from AndreâÖ VK7ZAB
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
West Coast GPS tracker is back on the air.
The North West Regional Radio Repeater Association is quietly clearing the backlog of downed repeaters, with the Rosebery A.P.R.S. digipeater now back in service and putting licensed Amateurs back on the map.
The isolated G.P.S. tracking station fizzled out last summer and left the remote and wild west coast without a GPS beacon. The digi, originally sponsored by V.K.7.D.I.K. is housed in a brick, commercial radio station shack, in amongst the powerful industrial comms installations on Mt. Read, Rosebery. Access and Keys were generously granted to the association, and the Reliable Microsat P.L.X. Digi as well as the broken transceiver were brought in, and onto the test bench of Association president Dion V.K.7.D.B., who swiftly got it working with a rebuilt Philips P.R.M. 80 transceiver.
On the first properly cold, snowy weekend of winter, the digi was reinstalled using the same antenna and link to the coast. Packet analysis showed the range was under five kilometers. Front end overload was suspected. The poor little A.P.R.S. transceiver just hear through the noise floor with its tiny dipole.
The association returned to the mountain-top antenna farm with a pair of tuned cavity filters, to band-pass the A.P.R.S. frequency and squash the V.K.7.R.W.C. voice repeater by over 40 Decibels. Dion boosted power on the P.R.M. 80 and the digi was back in action, but still needs a better antenna and fiber optic connection to an i-gate, when the freezing sleet is gone, perhaps.
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Ace association amateurs recently had to troubleshoot R.F. feedback loops which suddenly caused problems on the V.K.link between the North West and the South. It appears these gremlins in the system, originate from the northern repeater, V.K.7.R.A.A., which was quarantined from the state network until Launceston Amateurs can isolate the source. The Association found an un-authorised V.K.link node had accessed R.A.C, and re-connected R.A.A to the state, breaking the network. The bad node also caused both repeaters on Table Cape V.K.7.R.A.C to transmit into a single defective antenna, until it was identified and terminated.
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N.W.C.R.R.A. is now A.B.N registered and incorporated, and is collecting memberships. For only ten dollars a year, association members can support upcoming projects like the Mt. Balfour C.B. and 2 meter repeaters and re-installing the flagship six meter repeater on Saint Valentines Peak. Right across the state, radio operators are connected by the efforts of the N.W.C.R.R.A. so keep your rig's turned on and tuned in for more action, and support the achievements of the North West Coast Radio Repeater Association.
73, John, NWCRRA News Officer
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North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
NWTARC Bi-Monthly Meeting
The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on Saturday 7th June 2025 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.
Brenton VK7HP and Andrew VK7XR are bringing along a IFR 1200S Comms service monitor, and an Aeroflex 2459B Comms Service Monitor, as well as a Nano VNA. Members can bring their radios along to have a performance test done on them, as well Benton will be showing how to sweep Filters, and bring along the 2m Notch Filter he built for VK7RMD.
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
NWTARC
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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 â 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 a carry-over from last WednesdayâÖs technical night, Ross VK7ALH brought in a very newly acquired FT-7 Transceiver. It was manufactured by Yaesu Musen of Japan, circa mid 1970âÖs and was still in surprisingly good condition. This solid state transceiver was considered very small for its time, it even has âslidesâ mounted on the side of its case for vehicle installation. But measuring in at 230 by 80 by 290 mm and weighing 5 kg it would nowadays be classed as a large very ruggedly constructed mobile.
It has five switchable HF amateur-bands namely: 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 Metre bands, all usable with SSB and CW. It is considered a low-power or QRP transceiver as its transmitting power is about 10 Watts PEP. Amplitude Modulation and a higher transmitting power didnâÖt come along until the later version the FT-7B which was released in1980.
With the cover removed, the internal condition was also found to be in excellent condition. With its multiple vertical plug in printed circuit board modules this certainly heralded in the newer solid state construction techniques.
Needless to say, because of its vintage, the visual interface was via a moving coil signal strength meter and an analogue frequency display with dial calibration achieved via a slider under the main tuning knob. However, Ross also had the later released YC-7B Digital Readout accessory from Yaesu with him. This is a seven segment, red, Light Emitting Diode, digital readout display which comes mounted in its own little enclosure and normally sits on top of the rig. It is connected via a multi pin connector to the rear panel of the FT-7. Thanks for the comparison of what we consider as mobile rigs Ross.
This a bit âlast minuteâ, but there has been quite a bit of interest as to whether the NTARC club rooms would be opening up to watch the REAST âshort presentation and Question and Answer session on Class Licensesâ. Well the 4th of June doesnâÖt coincide with a normal Wednesday Club Room Technical Night, however this a very important subject to amateur radio operators. So doors will be open by 7:00 pm, mobile phones will be put on silent and we will cross to the live REAST YouTube channel by 7:30 pm. Hopefully it will be in the all new high definition, HiHi. Normal services will be resumed after the session and you might even get a drink and a piece of cake. So rather than sit at home watching, feel free to come along and watch this information session on a large screen TV, in a distraction and stress free environment. See you next Wednesday.
As always pictures will be available on the NTARC Web site under âBlogsâ for this broadcast. NTARC Blogs
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
UPCOMING EVENTS
TestNet and TechNet session - Every Wednesday, TestNet/CW course on 3.580 MHz from 7 pm, then a TechNet on 3.567 MHz from 7.30 pm till 8.30 pm. Your host for the evening is Nic VK7WW.
Special Club Room night session- This Wednesday the 4th. June, live stream of REAST âShort presentation and Question and Answer session on Class Licensesâ. Doors open at 7:00 pm.
Club Room Technical night presentation - By Trevor VK7TB and Eric on restoration of an R1155 communications receiver. Wednesday night the 11th. June at the Archer Street Club Rooms, Rocherlea.
Club General Meeting - Saturday 14th. June at 2:00 pm. Held at the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea. If you have items you would like added to the agenda please email the secretary at: secretary@ntarc.net no later than Friday the 13th June.
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.
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.
ThatâÖs 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/
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REAST Presentation / Q&A
The Class Licence Q&A
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/class-licence-qa/
This Wednesday night is our June presentation night and will be a little different and be driven by those that come along and online.
Justin VK7TW and Peter VK3MV will be doing a short presentation on the history of radio licencing in VK with a focus on the Class Licence.
Then we will open it up for questions and we will attempt to answer them.
There is still much mythology out there about the Class Licence and we will attempt to do some myth busting along the way.
Bring along your questions - curly or not and we will attempt to answer them.
When - Wednesday June 4th 2025 from 7:30pm AEST.
Where - Queens Domain Clubrooms and Streamed
See you there.
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/class-licence-qa/
73, REAST Committee
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Clubrooms Closure
Please note:
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/clubrooms-closed/
The clubrooms at the top of the Queens Domain will be closed from Monday 9th June 2025 to the following Monday 16th June 2025. This is due to the Hobart City Council replacing the internal ceiling in the clubrooms.
As such the clubrooms for the Wednesday Afternoon Group (WAGs) and Wednesday Experimenters Group (WEGs) will not be available on Wednesday 11th of June 2025.
73, REAST Committee
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Wednesday ExperimenterâÖs Group (WEGs)
https://youtube.com/live/Uep1AktU9iI
Last Wednesday night was the second fully high definition broadcast (stream) from the revised DATV studio. We took a look inside our GPS locked - Digital Beacons. We then took a look at Equine Endurance safety communications at the recent Tom Quilty 2025 event at Sassafras and then took a look at AR Magazine 2025 No.2 and the article on 5MHz The Truth and took a look at the EMR Flowchart & EMR Calculator.
Flowchart.
https://www.wia-education.com.au/s/Notes-to-EMR-Flowchart-rev2-ns6r.pdf
Calculator - https://rsgb.services/public/software/emccalculator/
We then cross to the clubrooms and took a look at the 6m Beacon Transmitter from Mawson Base in Antarctica and finished off with a hysteric look at Rosin Cored Solder.
We go into recess for three weeks and will be back in the studio on June 25th
See you there or on the stream.
https://youtube.com/live/Uep1AktU9iI
73, Justin, VK7TW
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June Forum night
Essential Shack Test Equipment
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/reast-forum-night-essential-shack-test-equipment/
Join us for a hands-on and highly practical REAST Forum Night as we dive into the world of Essential Shack Test Equipment! Whether youâÖre just starting out or running a fully equipped home lab, every shack can benefit from the right tools. From NanoVNAs and multimeters to signal generators, power meters, and clever DIY solutions â this session is all about what helps you get on air and keep your station humming.
Bring along your favourite piece of test gear to show and tell, or come along to see what others are using, whatâÖs worth the investment, and what might just change the way you troubleshoot and experiment. Perfect for the curious builder, the active experimenter, and anyone keen to sharpen their technical toolkit. DonâÖt forget â if you canâÖt make it in person, you can still tune in live on the REAST YouTube Channel.
Wednesday 18 June 2025 â From 7:30pm AEST in the REAST Clubrooms & Streaming live.
See you there!
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/reast-forum-night-essential-shack-test-equipment/
73, REAST Committee
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REAST Training and Assessment Update
https://www.reast.asn.au/information/amateur-licence-assessments/
Are you looking to join the world of amateur radio or upgrade your license? REAST has you covered with regular Training and Assessment Days for all license levels!
Key Dates:
Foundation Training and Assessment Days: Held every two months with the next one on 28th June 2025.
Standard, Advanced, and Regulations Assessments: Held on alternate months, next is 26th July 2025.
Stay updated with the full schedule on the REAST Events Page.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/
Do you need to secure your spot or ask a question - email: reast.assessor(at)gmail.com and your inquiry will go directly to the Learning Organiser, who be in contact.
We have learning resources available including our Foundation Licence Training Videos that are a must-watch for beginners. Find them on the REAST YouTube Training and Assessment Playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsnsP_zjw831mdC6sY4XqavRUY-53ZWUn
Practice Makes Perfect so, prepare with the WIA Foundation Trial Exams and the link can be found on the email edition of the broadcast.
https://www.wia.org.au/licenses/foundation/onlineexams/foundation.php
Whether you're starting your journey or leveling up, REAST is here to guide you every step of the way.
73, Reg, VK7KK
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
VK7 Regular gatherings:
Sewing Circle Net â 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 â MICROWAVE QSO Party â 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 QueenâÖs Domain.
REAST - WEGs - Wednesday ExperimenterâÖs Group on the third, fourth & fifth Wednesday nights of the month from around 6pm in the REAST Clubrooms QueenâÖs Domain and streamed.
REAST - 6m AM Net on 53.1MHz Everyday from 4:30pm
SOTA/WWFF Group â Meeting Mondays and Fridays 10.30-12.00 midday at Glebe Gardens Cafe, Henry St, Launceston.
NTARC TestNet and TechNet session - Every Wednesday, TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7 pm, then a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30 pm till 8.30 pm. Your host for the evening is Nic VK7WW.
NTARC Coffee Mornings are held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10am to noon in the Rocherlea Clubrooms.
NW VK7 â Wednesday from 8:00pm local â NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net on 2M VK7RMD and Allstar Node 56780
NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 8:30pm local - N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net 144.190 USB
VK7 Events:
REAST - 4th June - Class Licence Q&A from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms and streamed.
NWTARC - 7 June - Club Bi-monthly Meeting from 1.30pm in Scout Hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone
REAST 9th to 16th June - Queens Domain Clubrooms are closed.
NTARC - 11 June - Technical night presentation with Trevor VK7TB and Eric on restoration of an R1155 communications receiver in the Rocherlea Clubrooms
REAST - 18th June - Essential Shack Test Equipment Forum Night from 7:30pm in QD Clubrooms and Streamed
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weekâÖs broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7ZIR
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and in the NW thanks to NWTARC, WCRG, NWCRRA, VK7AX, VK7JH and VK7DC
160m: Any Takers
80m: VK7DG
40m: VK7ALH
20m: VK7JGD
10m: VK7VKT
UHFCB24: VK7FMAC
DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C - Digital Group
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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 youâÖve just tuned in, you've just missed our live broadcast. But donâÖt worry if itâÖs not Tuesday night then 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 youâÖre 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 Fran, VK7FRN wishing you 73 and good DX to all.
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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