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From: "VK7 Regional News Coordinator" <vk7tw(AT)wia.org.au>
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:19:41 -0000
To: vk7regionalnews(AT)yahoogroups.com
VK7 REGIONAL NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 8TH MARCH 2009
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Meet the Voice and Sewing Circle BBQ
March 22nd is very near and the time when you will be able to join your
radio friends at a friendly get together and also put a face to those
with whom you have spoken to or may be had a CW contact with, but have
never met them face to face.
I am looking forward to meeting numbers of you again and making base
with some whom are to know only by voice.
Our own gas BBQ will be there for you , with a small part set aside for
the onion brigade, a privilege not extended to many on my BBQ.
(many will know what I am referring to. HIHI !!)
For those wanting hot water you will also be catered for.
Ross of course has some excellent take away food shops within close
proximity of the caravan park.
Ross Caravan Park, Sunday March 22, Come one, come all.
Any inquiries call in on the "Sewing Circle Net" 3.590MHz - 5PM every day.
See you there.
http://reast.asn.au/events.php#meetthevoice
(Don, VK7AY)
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"MEET THE VOICE BBQ"
Bargain Boot Bonanza
As you must be aware by now, the Annual Meet the Voice/Sewing Circle BBQ
is to be held on Sunday 22nd March at the Ross Caravan Park.
As part of the event,
there will be a Bargain Boot Bonanza where you are almost certain to pick
up that piece of equipment or part that you have been looking for.
I have received notice that there will be a wide variety of pre-loved radio,
electronics and computer equipment for sale on the day.
Amongst these treasures will be such things as: antennas, commercial hand
held radios, computer network routers, extension speakers, transceivers and
receivers of all descriptions including HF and VHF. FM and all mode,
commercial test gear, digital cameras, SWR meters, and much much more.
As in every sale of this kind there will be bargains that you are sure to
hear about afterwards and spent the rest of the week kicking yourself that
you missed out on. Don't miss out...See you at the MTV/SS BBQ and Bargain
Boot Bonanza."
Look forward to seeing you there.
http://reast.asn.au/events.php#meetthevoice
(Ray VK7VKV)
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New VK7 10M Beacon
Reminder - VK7RSC
A quick reminder that VK7RSC on 28.267MHz is being commissioned and tested.
Hopefully this will encourage some more activity on this band during openings.
(73, Hayden, VK7HAY)
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VK7 EVENTS CALENDAR
A summary of the events across VK7 in the next month:
REAST March 11th ATV Experimenter's Night Queens Domain Clubrooms
7:30pm.
http://reast.asn.au/events.php#ATVnights
WICEN South - March 14 & 15 John Moyle Memorial Field Day Conningham
http://tas.wicen.org.au/
REAST March 15th REAST AGM and BYO BBQ from 10:30am.
http://reast.asn.au/events.php#AGM
WICEN South March 21st Meeting Kingston Library Meeting Room 9:30am
http://tas.wicen.org.au/
SEWING CIRCLE NET - March 22nd Meet the Voice and Sewing Circle BBQ
Ross Caravan Park - Starts 10:00am
http://reast.asn.au/events.php#meetthevoice
WICEN South March 28 and 29th Endurance Ride - Woodstock
http://tas.wicen.org.au/
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NORTH WEST News
North West Tasmanian Amateur Radio Interest Group
Don't forget tomorrow - 9th March at Legion Park Ulverstone around 11AM
when NWTARIG is having a BBQ. The park is entered from West Ulverstone
via Maud or Alice St. Turn toward the river to find us. If all else fails
call in and say "I'm lost". BYO food and drink.
Phil VK7JJ will be coming to have a sausage or two but more important
to share his expertise on squid pole antennas. This promises to be a great
learning experience and David VK7ZDJ will provide a whiteboard so we can
see as well as hear.
The social morning at the Two Oaks Cafe Somerset was a great success with
10 members and several new faces. Great food and drink and a social
occasion enjoyed by all.
The next general meeting is on March 28th, at 2pm. the week after the Meet
the Voice weekend at Ross. We will be at our new venue, Lions Meeting rooms
corner of Ironcliffe Rd and King Edward St Penguin.
For those who know the place this is the old council chambers.
Ample off road parking available and a cuppa before, during or after will
be available.
(73 Anne VK7BYL President NWTARIG)
At a committee meeting held on Wednesday the 25th of February 2009 the
following resolution was passed. "The Management Committee would be standing
down at the next General Club Meeting so that new elections can be held,
enabling only financial members to vote."
The committee agreed that this would be the honourable thing to do in the
light of a complaint received from one of the Club Members who claimed that
the members who had submitted their resignations on the day of the AGM had
no right to vote at the AGM.
Further details will be made available to members at the next meeting.
(From the Treasurer Vernon French VK7VF on behalf of the Secretary
David Cleland VK7DC)
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NORTHERN NEWS
Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club
Sometimes it can be a little hard to keep track of who is who in a club.
Have you ever wondered who you would see if you wanted to introduce a
newcomer to the hobby to do their Foundation licence?
Or maybe you want to query your membership status with the treasurer?
Well wonder no more we thought it might be a good idea to go over our
office bearers within NTARC:
President and leader extraordinaire: Al Burke VK7AN
Vice President: Bill Maxwell VK7MX
Doesn't-he-look-pretty-in-a-dress Secretary: Jason Reilly VK7ZJA
Treasurer: Ann Eagling VK7FYBG
Repeater Officer: "tireless" Joe Gelston VK7JG and ably assisted by
Tony VK7YBG
Examination and Education Officer: Peter Dowde VK7PD
And our new QSL and passionate BPL Officer is Norm Deitch VK7AC.
The next NTARC meeting is at Hollybank with an open fire (or BYO gas) BBQ,
starting at 5.30pm this Wednesday the 11th of March
come and enjoy
the lovely autumn evening and some great company.
For those of you who have been busy building squid poles, this would be the
perfect opportunity to field-test them in a nice open area and low noise
location.
Speaking of the squid poles, NTARC still has some left over for $40 each.
For those who don't know, they're 9 metres long, lightweight telescopic
fibreglass poles that compact down to a tube about a metre long, and they're
perfect as a starting point for a great HF multiband antenna.
Interested? Get in touch with Ann VK7FYBG or Jason VK7ZJA.
http://www.wia.org.au/clubs/vk7/NorthernTasmaniaAmateurRadioClub/
Thanks from
(Jason, VK7ZJA, NTARC Secretary)
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Southern News
Sorell Men's Shed On the Air
Over the last few weeks we have heard VK7SMS on the air calling in the
broadcast callbacks. SMS standing for Sorell Men's Shed.
This is the recently registered callsign of the Sorell Men's Shed and Heritage
Museum Community Project
This is the brain-child of Ken Sulman VK7DY and by all account has been and
is a roaring success.
The common theme in all Sheds is about men feeling useful and contributing
again to their communities, learning or sharing their skills and making friends.
If you are in the vicinity of Sorell head straight across the main
intersection, turn left past the old Railway Station and keep going down
through the gates to where it all happens.
Ken will more than likely be about and willing to show you all the things
they get up to.
Take a look at their website that can be found on the email and internet
editions of this broadcast.
http://www.sorellmensshed.org/
(73, Justin, VK7TW)
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Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
Elevation Device Found!
Thanks to Harvey VK7HK for his donation of a first class elevation device
otherwise known as a ladder to REAST.
It's on a "borrow back basis" if he needs it. It's at the club in the back
shed room on top of the shelving if you need it for adjusting, maintaining
or installing antennas and other things around the clubrooms.
A big thank you to Harvey.
(Dave, VK7DM)
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Education and Training
Congratulation and apologies to Tony VK7FACC in last week's broadcast,
I got his last name wrong.
Congratulation again to all and we look forward to hearing you on air with
your new callsigns.
If you would like to participate in a future training and/or assessment and
the assessment could be for any licence (foundation, standard, advanced or
practical) then let Reg VK7KK know on mobile: 0417 391 607 or
email: regemm(AT)ozemail.com.au
(Reg, VK7KK, REAST Education Officer and Assessor)
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REAST AGM & Membership Reminder
Next week is the Association's annual general meeting which will be held on
Sunday 15th March at 10:30am at the REAST clubrooms following the broadcast.
Please note all positions are up for nomination so, please think about whom
you would like to nominate for any positions on the committee, or if you
would like to be nominated. Nomination forms are available on the REAST website.
After the AGM there will be a BYO barbecue lunch.
Subscriptions are due and will be accepted prior to the AGM.
This year if you are paying your subscription by direct deposit your receipt
number and transfer description must be written on your renewal form so that
payments can be easily identified. A new renewal form is available on the
REAST website and at the clubrooms that includes all the information required.
Furthermore, many members have changed their call signs in the last year with
the two letter call sign ballot and for other reasons so if your call sign has
changed in the last year please make sure this is clearly marked on your
renewal form.
Nomination Forms: http://reast.asn.au/2009/Nomination_REAST_Committee_2009.pdf
Renewal Forms: http://reast.asn.au/renewalform.pdf
(REAST Committee)
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ATV Experimenters Night
This week we get back underway with the ATV Experimenter's nights.
We will be playing the lastest AmateurLogic.TV episode 23 from the guys
in the deep South of the US. They cover a good range of subjects.
We will have a range of 1283MHz directional antennas and will be
transmitting the program again from both analog 70cm and digital 23cm.
Please note that the listing of the ATV Experimenter's videos is now
available on the REAST members page.
http://reast.asn.au/members/
We get back under way on Wednesday March 11th around 7:30pm.
How do you receive ATV on an ATV night well, ATV goes out on 444.25MHz
(Channel 16) just below SBS on the UHF TV Band.
You will need an antenna with some gain pointed toward the Domain to
receive our signal so, why not try tuning down the low end of the UHF
TV band and give us a call on what you are seeing and hearing.
See you there.
http://reast.asn.au/events.php#ATVnights
(73, Justin, VK7TW)
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Satellite NewS
March 3 is AMSAT's 40th Anniversary
March 3, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of AMSAT's incorporation.
AMSAT was incorporated in the District of Columbia on March 3, 1969.
Perry, W3PK who was AMSAT President from 1969 to mid-1980 said,
"We filed the application for incorporation 40 years ago on Feb. 27, 1969.
A copy of the filing can be viewed on line.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/AboutAmsat/documents/certificate.php
Perry is working with Dick Daniels, W4PUJ to preserve the original
AMSAT Newsletters, archived in paper format onto electronic media.
Additional AMSAT history can be found in the archives of the
"Amateur Satellite Report" Newsletters scanned and converted to PDF and
saved on Phil Karn's, KA9Q website.
http://www.ka9q.net/newsletters.html
Watch upcoming issues of The AMSAT Journal for articles of AMSAT's roots.
AMSAT will also feature 40 years of our accomplishments at the 2009
Dayton Hamvention.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
(Sourced from the AMSAT News Service)
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Paranoia/Humour News
Mistaken Antenna Identity!
Steve VK7OO passed on a link to an American News station KPTM Fox 42 in
Omaha Nebraska which reported that police had detonated a ham radio
antenna thinking it was a pipe bomb.
Police evacuated a midtown neighbourhood briefly on the morning of Thursday
26th February for what was originally thought to be a bomb, but in the end,
it turned out to be ham radio equipment.
The house caught fire last week and a cleaning company whilst cleaning up
found the equipment and called police, thinking it was a pipe bomb.
Police were called, and officers detonated the equipment.
The neighbourhood was evacuated during the investigation.
There is a 2m video available of the incident available on the email and
internet editions of this broadcast.
http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=9911221&nav=menu606_24_5_1#
(Sourced from the GQRP Mailing list and the KPTM website via Steve VK7OO)
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Satellite DXPEDITION News
Very Gentle DX-Pedition to the South Atlantic
Graham, G3VZV/MM lets us know that commencing March 7th 2009, I will be
onboard MV Minerva which is visiting the islands lying off Antarctica.
The schedule includes visits to South Georgia (VP8) on March 12 & 13th
and Tristan da Cunha (ZD9) on March 18 &19th before arriving in Cape Town
on March 24th.
Activity is planned via SO50, AO51 and the ISS (if available) from the
ship and, if licences can be obtained, from the islands themselves.
I intend to take FM handhelds and an Arrow antenna and hope to have at
least some limited internet access which can be used to arrange skeds.
73, Graham, G3VZV/MM
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/amsatvk/
(Sourced from the AMSAT & AMSAT-VK Mailing Lists)
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History News
Did You Know?
In 1843 Georg Ohm's proposed his "acoustic law".
Yes this is the same Georg Ohm who came up with the law that governs
most electrical and electronic devices.
Ohm's acoustic law is sometimes called the acoustic phase law and states
that a musical sound is perceived by the ear as a set of a number of
constituent pure harmonic tones.
Hermann von Helmholtz elaborated the law into what is often today known
as Ohm's acoustic law, by adding that the quality of a tone depends
solely on the number and relative strength of its partial simple tones,
and not on their relative phases.
Helmholtz championed the law in opposition to contrary evidence expounded
by August Seebeck.
The law has also been interpreted as "a pitch corresponding to a certain
frequency can only be heard if the acoustical wave contains power at that
frequency."
These laws are known to be not quite true. In modern times, the sensitivity
of human hearing to the phase of tone components has been extensively
investigated. Limitations have led to the following characterization:
For years musicians have been told that the ear is able to separate any
complex signal into a series of sinusoidal signals that is acts as a
Fourier analyzer. This quarter-truth, known as Ohm's Other Law, has served
to increase the distrust with which perceptive musicians regard scientists,
since it is readily apparent to them that the ear acts in this way only
under very restricted conditions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm%27s_acoustic_law
(Sourced from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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Web & Email Edition Extra Bits!!
How To Calculate Distances, Azimuths and Elevation Angles Of Peaks:
http://tchester.org/sgm/analysis/peaks/how_to_get_view_params.html
Earth's Radius:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_radius
How far away is the horizon for a given height?
http://newton.ex.ac.uk/research/qsystems/people/sque/physics/horizon/
Earth's Horizon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon
This image shows why the collision of Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 was
such a big deal (Courtesy of Steve VK7OO)
http://www.obsat.com/images/Ir33coll_top.gif
http://www.obsat.com/images/Ir33coll_side.gif
ISS Fan Club (Courtesy of Gavin VK7HGO)
http://www.issfanclub.com/
"Inventing" Various Resistive Circuits by Means of Voltage Diagram
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Circuit_Idea/Walking_along_the_Resistive_Film
Ohms Law Calculator
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-ohm.htm
Can a comedian take over the space station (Sourced to the AMSAT website):
http://www.space.com/entertainment/090305-colbert-space-station.html
Some excellent sites for info about collimating a Newtonian Reflector
Telescope (Sourced from Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews Web Forum):
Nils Olof Carlin's Collimation Page
Collimation Myths (Nils Olof Carlin)
Vic Menard's Collimation Page
http://www.fpi-protostar.com/bgreer/collim.htm
McCluney's "Treatise on Newtonian Collimation"
Thierry Legault - The Collimation
Andy's Shot Glass - Collimating Movie
Optical Astronomer's Magazine:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com
Do you have some interesting amateur related sites you have some across
in the last week send them in to justingc(AT)ozemail.com.au
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VK7 Virtual BPL Tours Update
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdcY0Eetvsw - Mt Nelson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gsxpya3CnQ - North Hobart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7DfdxjRkpU - RU ready for BPL?
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If you are interested in becoming an amateur radio operator or upgrading
your licence then we suggest you contact your local club for details
and/or take a look at what the Radio and Electronics School has to offer.
They have a range of courses that can be delivered through a variety of
methods.
They can be found at: www.radioelectronicschool.com
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Finally today, a reminder to those people rostered for next week's broadcasts:
Newsreader: VK7IR
160m: VK7DM
80m: VK7TW
40m: VK7RO
20m: VK7AR
10m: VK7ZGK
UHF CB: VK7ZCR
HF CB: VK7TED
Thanks to all people and organisations who assisted with this broadcast.
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THAT CONCLUDES OUR VK7 REGIONAL NEWS BROADCAST FOR THIS WEEK.
YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO OR JUST MISSED VK7WI. NEXT WEEK THE NATIONAL
WIA NEWS CAN BE HEARD AT 0900 FOLLOWED BY THE VK7 REGIONAL NEWS AT 0930 HOURS.
DETAILS TO SEND NEWS FOR THIS BROADCAST CAN BE FOUND AT REAST.ASN.AU
AND THE DEADLINE FOR ITEMS IS 21:00 ON FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE SUNDAY OF THE
BROADCAST.
VK7 Regional Broadcast & News Coordinator
Justin Giles-Clark, VK7TW
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