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Text edition: VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 21 July 2019
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 21st of July 2019. This broadcast
This broadcast utilises repeaters around VK7 and the following HF rebroadcast s
On 3.670 MHz by Justin, VK7TW
On 7.140 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
On 14.130 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE
On 28.525 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD
On DMR Talk Group 3809, Clayton, VK7ZCR.
This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RTC in th
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QSL NEWS
Herman reports a small number of cards were received on Wednesday 5 July.
These have been sorted and added to those listed in the email version of the br
If you have any questions about QSL Cards being held, Herman can be contacted b
email vk7bureau @ wia.org.au
73 from Herman
 
AB, ABY, AC, CAN (FOR RT0C), AD, AG, AN(9N), AP
BBB, BO
CC
DD, DG, DW, DX (for E7/VK4DX), DZ
EE, EFA
FG, FLAR, FRJG
GK, GN, GM, GR, GZ
HAH, HCK, HDM, HRS, HVK
JB, JJ, JJJ
KH
LC, LH, LLJ
MA, MBD, MD, MHZ, MO
NC, NF, NRF, NSE, NWQ
PSJ
RN, ROY
TCE, TS (for VK9LS), TU
VH (VI7ANZAC), VIP, VR, VZ
WC, WLH
XDM, XX
YUM
ZA, ZGK, ZX
VI7COW, VI70HI, VI7JIS, VI7KCD, VI7LER, VI70MI
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ANOTHER 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Ross Broomhall VK7ALH and wife Merilyn have been celebrating their Golden Weddi
A huge congratulations to Ross and Merilyn.
We hope the family has been spoiling you two!
73, Justin, VK7TW
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WIA Annual Conference 2020
Call for Presentations
At the WIA Annual Conference in Sydney it was announced that the 2020 WIA Annua
The theme is Antarctic Gateway and so the tours and visits during the weekend a
This is a request for anyone who would be prepared to give a presentation on th
The presentations slots are 30 to 40 minutes in length with 5 to 10 minutes of
If you have a topic and or presentation or just an idea for one then please con
vk7tw @ wia.org.au to discuss.
Look forward to hearing from you.
(73, Justin, VK7TW)
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DIGITAL NEWS
Big news. We now have a new D-Star reflector located in Hobart, ref091
This is an Australia only working reflector at the time of this notice. The das
http://ref091.dstargateway.org
Clayton, VK7ZCR
Scott, VK7HSE says "I've linked VK7RAD (70cm) to it so those who have D-Star ca
DMR
The Tasmanian Sunday morning broadcast will be moving to the new talk group set
This will start on Sunday 28th July. If anyone needs a hand with a code plug, y
email clayton7008 @ gmail.com
Here is a link for code plugs for the GD77 and software for the mD380
http://vinaka.com.au/index_files/Page1343.htm
73 Clayton, VK7ZCR
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GIPPSTECH SUMMARY
Gippstech 2019 was held last weekend the 12th to the 14th of July and was atten
The weekend was cold and wet but the presentations were inspiring as usual!
Starting with David VK5KK, Iain VK5ZD and Tim VK5ZT and their 5800km Epic Micro
Then the Doug McArthur VK3UM (SK) award for last year's best presentation went
Microwave Enthusiasts Award went to Stefan VK4CSD.
Coffee break and some nice goodies from Brian VK3YNG - thanks Brian.
David Smith VK3HZ then gave us a presentation on his experiments on an Azimuth
Mark Spooner VK5AVQ gave a wonderful presentation on Non-Ionising / RF Radiatio
Peter Schrader, VK4EA, a first time presenter, gave a fascinating talk on the w
We then enjoyed a yummy lunch.
The first presentation after lunch was Dale Hughes VK1DSH with an automatic sat
Justin VK7TW then presented the next instalment of his 10GHz Microwave adventur
Peter Pokorny VK2EMR then gave a most humorous outline of how we end up with th
Peter then referred to his book of acronynms to decode and display some of the
A coffee break with more raffle tickets and goodies!
Rex Moncur VK7MO then presented how he and the ZL team extended the 10 GHz EME
Roger Harrison VK2ZRH took the audience through an interesting presentation on
We wrapped up the day and retired to a nice dinner at the Morwell Club.
On Sunday the first presentation was given by another first timer at Gippstech,
Our last coffee break and last chance for raffle tickets, goodies and books fro
Tim VK5ZT then gave a quick talk on the 3.4GHz panel documentation that he has
Glen English VK1XX then presented the issues with the ICOM IC-9700 and stabilit
Another Gippstech first timer presenter, Wayne Pearson, VK5APN, gave an enterta
Justin VK7TW finished up the presentations with a K3NG based AZ/EL GPS rotator
We then retired to the common room for the raffle draw before enjoying pizza an
73, Justin, VK7TW
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News from the North West
NWTR&TVG
Notice of General Meeting
The next meeting of NWTR&TVG will take place at the Scout Hall in Ulverstone on
It was announced to members present at the last meeting that Kevin VK7HKN was g
The usual small plate for afternoon tea will be most welcome and Shirl VK7HSC w
It will be the normal club meeting followed by afternoon tea and a socialising
Friends are welcome to attend if they would like to. Your presence is welcomed.
So, looking forward to seeing you there,
Shirl VK7HSC, President
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NWTR&TVG currently do not have an operational web site, but are developing a ne
Regards, VK7EV, News Officer, NWRTVG
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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
For more details contact Al on Mobile: 0417 354 410.
73, Al, VK7AN
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Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club Incorporated
www.ntarc.net
Not much to report on this week but we will open with a rundown of our July lun
The club room was opened up nice and early, with Skywarmer being lit to do his
To complete the overall look, LED candles were placed on each of the tables, se
Numbers attending the lunch were down, which was somewhat disappointing conside
The meeting commenced at 14:15 hours and once again the agenda was quickly work
A thank you to those members that donated soups and then backed up again with c
We now hand over to NTARC President Idris VK7ZIR for his report on the clubΓÇÖs
Round up of Wednesday 10 July technical ΓÇô ΓÇ£The night was again cold and Sky
We then moved onto other talk matters regarding electronics and the latest item
The last couple of sessions have been quiet so hereΓÇÖs hoping next Wednesday t
Thank you Idris and yes, with the weather the way it is, it tends to make many
Coming events
Technical sessions ΓÇô The next session will be on Wednesday 24 July and will c
Social non meeting dinner ΓÇô Wednesday 28 August. Venue The Commercial Hotel,
ypmaxwell @ bigpond.com or ntarc.emails @ gmail.comá
or let me know at coffee sessions. So far I have 13 acceptances, the table has
Coffee mornings ΓÇô A reminder that our twice-weekly coffee sessions are normal
Please remember that aside from the good company, freely offered philosophical
Please demonstrate your appreciation of all the effort that goes into operating
Finally
A reminder to all members that if you have any items of news you would like add
ntarc.emails @ gmail.com
However, it would be appreciated if any news could be sent no later than 17:00
That gives all a chance to get the NTARC segment together and off to Hobart in
As always, I look forward to seeing you at Rocherlea.
73, Yvonne VK7FYMX, Secretary NTARC Inc     
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
www.reast.asn.au
https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
VK7RAD DMR Update
Important information for those people using DMR in the south of the state - th
Updated Code Plugs will be available from the REAST Website, under information,
https://www.reast.asn.au/information/irlp-echolink-dmr/
Antenna Kits Available
Ben VK7BEN still have a number of End-Fed and Satellite Moxon kits available af
Ben Short ben @v k7ben.id.au |
http://www.vk7ben.id.au | Twitter: @bcshort
REAST August Presentation
Save the date
We are lucky to have Ian MacIntosh back for a fantastic presentation and demo o
The history of VR will be included from the 1960s and the players in this space
Ian will show the technology he has built up over his time experimenting with V
During the presentation and demonstration there will be many forays into the re
This looks to be a fantastic night and we hope to see you up on the Queen's Dom
73, Justin, VK7TW
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DATV Experimenter's Night Wrap-Up
A hardy bunch of experimenters braved the cold, wet and windy conditions to com
Steve took the audience through the technical aspects of the system architectur
Steve started off by describing the different components, the LIPD parking sens
Steve showed typical communications that go between the sensor and cloud-based
Steve also showed the typical records that they can interrogate to work out wha
Steve then took questions and wrapped up the presentation with a very funny com
This Wednesday 24th July from 7:30pm is a Grid Dip Oscillator night - bring alo
We go out on RF on 445.5MHz DVB-T 7MHz Standard Definition. So, if you have a T
https://www.reast.asn.au/special-interest-groups/amateur-tv/
See you there.
 73, Justin, VK7TW
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REAST Training
The next training session is scheduled for Saturday September 14th.
73 Reg VK7KK 
assessor@reast.asn.au
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TECHNICAL ARTICLE
Official report slams the UKΓÇÖs ESN project
The Home Office is ΓÇ£not on top ofΓÇ¥ the UKΓÇÖs long-awaited Emergency Servic
The UKΓÇÖs long-awaited Emergency Services Network (ESN) is now three years lat
The Committee said in a statement on 17 July that ΓÇ£despite repeated warnings
ΓÇ£The DepartmentΓÇÖs original approach was far too optimistic given the level
The aim of the ESN is to replace the extant narrowband voice communications sys
Although the Home Office announced in 2018 that it was to ΓÇÿresetΓÇÖ the progr
ΓÇ£The plan for delivering ESN is still not sufficiently robust and the Departm
ΓÇ£On current evidence it seems inevitable that there will be further delays an
The statement goes on to say that the Department has ΓÇ£put itself in a positio
ΓÇ£The Committee has examined this programme on eight occasions and we remain c
Chair of the Committee, Meg Hillier MP, said that ΓÇ£The endless delay in deliv
ΓÇ£The key technology behind the ESN is not yet fully proven and we were not co
Read more:
http://criticalcomms.com.au/content/public-safety/article/official-r
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
Regular gatherings:
SOTA Group ΓÇô Monday and Friday Coffee Sessions from 10:30am at Glebe Gardens
NTARC - Monday and Friday Coffee Sessions from 10am, Technical Sessions on Wedn
REAST ΓÇô Wednesday Afternoon Group meets from Noon and the Experimenters Night
REAST ΓÇô MICROWAVE QSO Party ΓÇô following after the Sunday broadcast on 1296.
Events:
NW Coast ΓÇô August 3rd - General Meeting from 2pm at the Scout Hall, Ulverston
REAST ΓÇô August 7 ΓÇô Oculus Rift and Virtual Reality Demonstrations with Ian
NTARC - Wednesday 28 August. Venue The Commercial Hotel, corner Cimitiere and G
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weekΓÇÖs broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7PD
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and NWTR&TVG
80m: VK7JGD
40m: VK7FB
20m: VK7ALH
10m: VK7TPE
DMR: Talk Group 3809 VK7ZCR
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This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RTC in th
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 just missed VK7WI, next week the National WIA new
Items for the broadcast can be emailed to vk7arnews @ gmail.com
Further information about the broadcast can be found at the VK7 Amateur Radio N
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. C
From the VK7 Amateur Radio News, it is 73 from Mike, VK7FB.
á (Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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