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Text edition: VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST

FOR SUNDAY 25 August 2019

(Note.. please remove spaces in email addresses before using)

VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------

Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 25th of August 2019. This broadca

This broadcast utilises repeaters around VK7 and the following HF rebroadcast s

On 3.670 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH

On 7.140 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE

On 14.130 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD

On 28.525 MHz by Tony, VK7VKT

On DMR Talk Group 5 by Clayton, VK7ZCR

On D-Star Reflector 091 by Roger VK7HRW

This broadcast is repeated on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RTC in th -----------------------------------------------------------

QSL NEWS
Report - from Herman VK7HW Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau

Herman has advised that the recently arrived QSL cards have been sorted and the

As usual, Herman will deliver cards to Clubs and or QTH's on an opportunity bas

When Herman took on the role of Inwards QSL Manager he was given a list of Call

The callsigns are - VK7's GK, OK, KO, CH, LO, NGW and OC. Any updates would be

If you have any questions about QSL Cards being held, Herman can be contacted b

(73, Herman, VK7 QSL Guru)

AB, ABY, AC, ACN(FOR RT0C), AD, AG, AN(9N), AP

BBB, BC, BH, BO, BX

CC, CH, CW

DD, DG, DW, DX (for E7/VK4DX), DZ

EE, EFA

FG, FLAR, FRJG

GK, GM, GN, GR, GZ

HAH, HCK, HRS

JB, JJ , JJJ, JON

KPB, KRJ

LC, LH, LLJ

MAG, MBD, MHZ

NC, NET, NF, NRF, NSE, NWQ

PRN, PSJ

QP

RB, RN, ROY

SM

TCE, TS (for VK9LS), TU

VIP, VR, VZ

WC, WLH, WX

XDM, XX

YUM

ZA, ZE, ZGK, ZX

VI17AC, VI7COW, VI70HI, VI7JIS, VI7KCD, VI7LER,  VI70MI

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RD contest 2019
Have you put in your log?

Last weekend was the RD Contest for 2019 and there was a huge VK7 contingent on

Thanks to Warren VK7WN who took a look at the logs submitted on Friday night an

If you havenΓÇ╓t put your log in then please do it soon, do not put it off. Log

VK7 have won it the last two years thanks to a concerted effort to get amateurs

Please please please put in your log ΓÇô donΓÇ╓t delay.

Last day for log submission is Sunday 1 October 2019.

Details at: http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------

News from the North West
Chat And Show Group Gathering

The next gathering is on September 7th at the Penguin Sports Centre, Ironcliffe

I always ask for a small plate for afternoon tea and do appreciate the past con

If you have anything to show us that is old or something new that you have buil

Everyone welcome

(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

For more details contact Al on Mobile: 0417 354 410.

73, Al, VK7AN

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This is VK7WI and You are listening to the VK7 Amateur Radio Broadcast ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club Incorporated

www.ntarc.net

Here we are, back again. We hope everyone had fun last weekend, being involved

As the broadcast goes to air many NTARC members who take part in our Equine eve

As promised in the news of 11 August, here is a quick rundown on the working be

What a brilliant roll up of members, ready to tackle a number of jobs that need






The chainsaw was busy cutting up wood which was then nicely stacked away and th

All the workers enjoyed the BBQ lunch and numerous cups of coffee and tea along

We now hand over to NTARC President Idris VK7ZIR for his report on the clubΓÇ╓s

Round up of Wednesday 21 August technical session ΓÇô ΓÇ£Again it was standing

Simon VK7FSRM was beavering away at some Advanced level practice exams, getting

Ebenezer VK7AT had refurbished a Morse electronic keyer which was originally an

Peter VK2MPK arrived advising that he was given the day off as the weather at t

David VK7YY brought in some antenna traps he wanted to weather proof and was so

Trevor VK7TB is continuing his dual magnetic loop project. He had compiled VNA

Finally, a donation from one of our members of a considerable number of radio b

ThatΓÇ╓s all for now, until next week,

73, Idris VK7ZIRΓÇ¥

Thank you Idris, great to see another good roll up. Please note there will be n

An item of interest, courtesy of member Michael VK7MRS. Michael, who is our Ass

ΓÇ£Its official, VK7HSD now has a shack!

Huon Scout District club station, VK7HSD along with the Q store, was officially

We had a big rollup of some 50 JoeyΓÇ╓s, CubΓÇ╓s, ScoutΓÇ╓s and Venture youth,

The Q store was rightly named ΓÇ£THE KAAPORTΓÇ¥ in recognition of Mark Norris 25 years of scouting in the Huon Valley. ΓÇ£CARΓÇ¥ as it is pronounced, is his

The motto "ENSPIRING OTHERS TO ACHIEVE A LIFE TIME HOBBY" has been adopted by V

Huonville scout troop already boasts 1 youth member and 2 leaders currently hol

Currently radios include an Icom 706Mk2G with an AH4 tuner for HF operations as

VK7HSDΓÇ╓s echo link node number 913668 and DMR id 5057118 will be active for s

We look forward to making contact from the southernmost Scouting District of Au

73 from Michael, VK7MRS Huon District JOTA coordinator.

Thank you Michael for that exciting news. Your fellow NTARC members and Committ Coming events

Social non meeting dinner ΓÇô last reminder that this event takes place on Wedn

addresses ypmaxwell @ bigpond.com or ntarc.emails @ gmail.com

or let me know at coffee session on Monday, as I need to confirm the numbers la

Technical sessions ΓÇô The next session will be on Wednesday 4 September and wi

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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This is VK7WI and You are listening to the VK7 Amateur Radio Broadcast ----------------------------------------------------------------------

NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania

www.reast.asn.au

https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
Antenna Kits Available

Ben VK7BEN still have a number of End-Fed and Satellite Moxon kits available af

Ben Short ben @ vk7ben.id.au | http://www.vk7ben.id.au | Twitter: @bcshort --------------------------
REAST September Visit
Behind the Scenes - ABC TV & Radio

A huge thank you to Damien VK7SD and Alan VK7KAD who have agreed to give us a B

This is be a fascinating tour by the some of the Technical Staff who have been

This will be happening on the 25th September 2019. Please note the first Wednes

More details closer to the event.
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DATV Experimenter's Night Wrap-Up

Even though it was literally pouring with rain and cold there was a big group o

We started on air with Justin VK7TW and Hayden VK7HH in the DATV studio with a

We then went into the clubrooms where Kim Briggs VK7KB had brought along a fant

We then went to an older 1950s HP frequency generator - 606 HF version to 65MHz

The final piece of VK7KB test equipment was a microwave 0.8 to 2.3GHz signal ge

We get back underway next Wednesday night with a DATV Experimenter's night from

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/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC64To_tq1E7PfK1pqtX_vRw/

https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/

See you there.

(73, Justin, VK7TW) ------------------------------------------------------------------

REAST Training

The next training session is scheduled for Saturday September 14th. If you want

email assessor @ reast.asn.au

(73, Reg, VK7KK) --------------------------------------------------------------------

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:

NTARC - Wednesday 28 August. Social Dinner at The Commercial Hotel, corner Cimi

NW CHAT & SHOW ΓÇô Saturday September 7th. Penguin Sports Centre, Ironcliffe Ro

REAST ΓÇô September 25 ΓÇô Behind the scenes visit to the ABC Hobart TV and Rad -------------------------------------------------------------

A reminder to those people rostered for next weekΓÇ╓s broadcast:

Newsreader: VK7PD

Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and NWTR&TVG

80m: VK7TW

40m: VK7ALH

20m: VK7TPE

10m: VK7JGD

DMR: Talk Group 5 VK7ZCR

D-Star: Reflector 091 VK7HRW

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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.


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