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VK7 Amateur Radio News 23Aug26
Text edition:
VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS
SUNDAY 23rd August 2026
Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 23rd day of August 2026, your gateway to whatâ€Ös happening across the airwaves
in Tasmania and beyond.
Coming to you from the Tasmanian Amateur Radio News Desk is Justin, VK7TW with the latest updates, stories, and insights from o
ur amateur radio community.
Weâ€Öre broadcasting far and wide thanks to our dedicated team:
DMR Talk Group 5 & D-Star Reflector 91C via the Digital Group
MF & HF relays:
1.860 MHz – Graham, VK7GS
3.670 MHz – Ross, VK7ALH
7.140 MHz – Garry, VK7JGD
14.130 MHz – Any Takers
28.525 MHz – Dale, VK7DG
And locally in Hobart on UHF CB Ch.24 - VK7FMAC and HFCB24 with Luke.
Missed it live? Catch the replay Tuesday 8pm on repeaters VK7RAA (North), VK7RHT, and on UHFCB24/HFCB24 (South).
Stay tuned, and enjoy the news!
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WWFF, SOTA, POTA, LLOTA and IOTA Weekly Wrap Up
Registrations are open for the 2026 VKFF National Get Together, which will be held in Albury in late October. Two special event
callsigns have been created for the event, VI4VKFF and VI4WWFF. For further details and registration information, check out th
e WWFF Australia website.
www.wwffaustralia.com
Lisa, VK7SGZ, and Bruce, VK7SKY, set up for an activation in Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park, home to Australiaâ€
Ös deepest freshwater lake, Lake St Clair, which reaches a depth of 167 metres. Lisa and Bruce were spotted operating on 40m du
ring the activation.
Matt, VK7MAT, headed out for a 2-fer activation of the Lake Trevallyn Water Management Area and Trevallyn Nature Recreation Are
a. Matt made 93 contacts in 65 minutes, operating on the 40m band. During the activation, Matt also put the CatTouch7 through i
ts paces. The CatTouch7 is a 7-inch touchscreen with CAT control for the Yaesu FT-891. The touchscreen and CAT control make the
FT-891 more intuitive and easier to operate, and following the successful field test, it looks set to become a permanent fixtu
re in Mattâ€Ös parks setup.
Ian, VK7IAN, headed to Blackmans Bay Beach, located at Blackmans Bay, featuring rocky areas and a blowhole. Ian logged 22 conta
cts, making this his fourth activation of the reference, with a total of 124 QSOs across the four activations.
Peter, VK7ZPE, Al, VK7AN, and Rodney, VK7HAM, headed back to Prossers Regional Reserve, located just outside Launceston between
Underwood and Nunamara. The 1,112-hectare forest reserve is home to the threatened tailed spider-orchid. The team was spotted
calling on 40m and was heard in VK2.
Thatâ€Ös it for another week, hope to catch you on the air.
73, Matt, VK7MAT
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Statewide SSTV Nights
A quiet couple of net nights that saw the following participants, VK7s – AX, ZAB, EV, OO, TW and ZCF, all sharing over eighty
photos in the last two weeks.
The main themes were:
Cats galore
Ferry boats
Dutch wind mills
First cars and Formula 1 drivers
A 3D printed mounting frame for a portable transceiver and ATU. This featured adjustable arms to change the viewing angle
when used in a portable case
And other highlights were:
The Darth Fader and no bass
Fifty years since the Zilog Z80 microprocessor was first released
And 73 from sleeping cats
Again Tony VK7AX interconnected VK7RJG to his SSTV International Gateway and VK7s exchanged photos with PA3EKI, PD0OKP and PE1N
MM in the Netherlands. Please remember to leave a 30 second break between transmissions to allow the European countries a chanc
e to send photos.
Note - Ken VK7KRJâ€Ös and Steve VK7OOâ€Ös fully automatic 24/7 monitoring sites that allows anyone testing, to send a picture a
nd the ability to check their transmission on these pages almost immediately, any time, both South and North Tasmania.
If you missed the net there are archives of these SSTV nights on Kenâ€Ös and Steveâ€Ös websites or on NTARCâ€Ös website under b
logs.
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 Andreâ€Ö VK7ZAB
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WIA Contest News
2026 Remembrance Day Contest
Itâ€Ös time to get your logs in and electronics log submission is encouraged. The logs need to be in the Cabrillo V3.0 format a
nd upload them the to the vklogchecker.com website within 14 Days by 0300z. That is the 30 August 2026 by 0300z or 1:00pm AEST.
Please check vklogchecker.com to confirm your log is submitted. You can also email your log as an attachment with the file name
'callsign.log' and email to rdlogs@wia.org.au. The contest manager will acknowledge emailed logs via return email.
73 from Richard, VK7ZBX.
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QSL News
Inwards QSL Bureau Information
The current updated list of QSL Cards held by the VK7 Inwards Bureau as at 21 Aug 2026 is in the email version of the Broadcast
. If you would like your cards to be mailed to your local Radio Club please email Herman with the details.
Any Questions please Email to westyh@ozemail.com.au
73 Herman VK7HW
Manager WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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Sorted Cards held at 21 Aug 2026 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign)
AA, AAA, AAC, AAD, AAE, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, ACE, ACG, ACN, ADE, AED, AG(2014, 2016), AGC, AIJ, AIR, AJC, AJP, AKK, ALZ, A
NC, AO, AP, APK, APZ, AQ, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY
BA, BBB, BO, BPV, BT, BU, BYE
CA, CBK, CC, CBR, CH/T, CJ, CK, CMV, CTV, CV, CW, CX
DAN, DBX, DHT, DI, DIK, DN, DO, DON, DP, DQ, DV, DW, DZ
EA, EE, EG, EI, EKA, ER, EYL
FA, FAA, FADZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FKLW, FLAR, FMI, FPRN, FTAS, FTR
G, GA, GC, GEL, GGZ, GL, GOP, GP, GR, GS, GU, GZ
HCH, HCK, HDE, HDM, HDX, HL, HOB, HRS, HSA, HSD, HSE, HSJ, HSO, HZ
IAN, ID, IK, IR, IS
JA, JAB, JAZ, JCR, JGD, JOK, JP, JS, JW, JX
KAC, KAM, KBA, KD, KDO, KE, KO, KJ, KKR, KL
LA, LDH, LL, LLL, LM, LT, LTD, LVH, LW
M, MA, MAD, MAG, MBD, MD, MEL, MET, MHZ, MI, MJ, MS, MV
NB, NC, ND, NEC, NET, NFI, NG, NIK, NJB, NRF, NRT, NRX, NSE, NSS, NTE, NVH, NWX
OB, OO, OW
PAF, PAK, PBD, PDJ, PKA, PKJ, PLT, PM, POL, PRN, PS, PSH, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK, QQ
RA, RB, RG, RW, RY
SD, SG(vi7SG), SIX, SM, SN, STC, STO, SV, SW, SZ
T, TA, TCE, TED, TK, TM, TO, TUX, TW, TX
UJ
VA, VAC, VAO, VAZ, VDC, VEK, VH, VM, VR, VTM, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WL, WN, WO, WUU, W (VJ7W), WX, WZ
XTC, XV, XY, XYL
Y, YN
ZA, ZJJ, ZK, ZT
Cards in the box at REAST 0n 12 Aug - AZ, HVK, LW, MRS, SD, STO
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Tassie Ham-E-Con Radio Conference
Bookings are OPEN!!
The countdown is on for Tassie Ham-E-Con 2026, and bookings are officially open. This year's theme, Hack the Ether: Education,
Ingenuity, Connection, captures the spirit of amateur radio at its best, where experimentation, innovation and lifelong learnin
g come together. Humans have spent more than a century finding increasingly creative ways to throw signals through the air. Thi
s conference celebrates that tradition while looking firmly toward the future.
Join amateurs, makers, educators, communicators and technical explorers from across Australia and the world for a fully catered
weekend. The conference program is built around four major streams: Hack the Mind exploring education and learning futures, Ha
ck the System showcasing ingenuity and experimentation, Hack the Culture focusing on community engagement and connection, and H
ack the Future examining leadership, purpose and where amateur radio goes next.
Tassie Ham-E-Con 2026 takes place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2026 at the iconic Sir Stanley Burbury Theatre on the UTA
S Sandy Bay campus. Pre-conference and post-conference activities have also been planned, making it a full weekend of radio, le
arning and networking. The preliminary program is now available and registrations are open via the conference website: https://
www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
73 from the Conference Organising Group.
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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 – 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
Last technical night, Ian VK7IH, brought in some new accessories for his recently purchased Icom IC-705. He definitely seems to
be going portable as he had purchased the backpack designed specifically for it. Apart from the 705 in the backpack, Ian also
included a 12 volt 18 amp hour Lithium battery and constructed a very smooth looking “DC Control Panel”, incorporating swit
ching for Master, Radio, Tuner and Auxiliary power feeds. This black control panel is well made and looks the part with its whi
te labelling. Did I mention it also has a voltmeter included for good measure and not a 3D printed item in sight, Hi-Hi. To com
plete the ensemble, Ian also obtained a portable tripod to mount his vertical antenna. A multiband, calibrated, telescopic, Dia
mond antenna complete with ground radials. There is also space on the tripod, below the ground radial distribution hub, to hold
his Icom antenna tuner, the finishing touch to a fully portable set up. Thanks Ian for a look at your almost completed “work
in progress”.
Ross VK7ALH, arrived armed with three Kenwood TS-840 main processor boards, all for TS-840s but all a different version and in
this case all exhibiting different faults. His message was more of a “make sure you check your spare parts before you orderâ€
ť, as they may not be the ones you need, they could be the wrong version. These were the versions required, but it is a very go
od reminder and relevant to those, like Ross, that deep dive into repair work, and not just on transceivers. Ross took us throu
gh some of the interesting evolutions and modifications undertaken by the manufacturer, over the years, on these printed circui
t boards.
Throughout every version, one thing remained the same, hidden somewhere on each board was a ubiquitous Z80 microprocessor chip!
The Z80 was designed by Frederico Faggin and Masatoshi Shima and was publicly launched in July 1976. It stayed in production f
or 48 years, ending its run in 2024. Last month it turned 50! So Happy Birthday to the famous Zilog Z80 microprocessor.
As usual pictures will be available on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs” for this broadcast.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
UPCOMING EVENTS
CW course - Every Wednesday night, on 3.580 MHz from 7 to 7.30 pm. Your CW Coach for the evening is Nic, VK7WW.
On Air Test and Technical gathering - Wednesday nights, on 3.567 MHz from 7.30 pm.
Club Room Technical night - The next session will be Wednesday the 2nd September and will commence at the usual time of 6.30 pm
at the Club Room Archer Street, Rocherlea.
Coffee Morning - Held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10 am to noon.
Finally - If you have any items of news please email them to the Secretary at the following address news@ntarc.net all items to
be received no later than 5 pm on the Friday prior to the Broadcast.
73 from Stefan, VK7ZSB, Secretary NTARC Inc.
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West Coast Radio Repeater Association
The NWCRRA has once again integrated with the Tasmanian round of the Australian Rally Championship, held from the 14th to the 1
6th of August in forest reserves south of Burnie.
Association technicians applied their field expertise, equipment and high peak repeater 7RVP to the Subaru Wilderness Rally, wo
rking weeks ahead of the competition installing mobile radios for officials and building the rally's extensive communications n
etwork.
This year's rally saw the return of last year's twin 80 megahertz repeaters, built by the Association and installed at their St
Valentines Peak communications facility. At more than 1100 meters, the North West Coast's highest peak has been a repeater sit
e for over 70 years and the shack and tower on the summit houses the association's IP linked amateur repeater.
Dutiful preparations required the remote Peak to be climbed two weeks before the contest by four association members including
the president. Dion VK7DB was concerned about mountainous winter conditions affecting the battery system and the expedition ca
rried a petrol powered battery charger to the summit. The two kilometer climb with nearly five hundred meters of vertical and e
quipped with gear critical to make the site operational throughout the major motorsport event, made this expedition a substanti
al undertaking.
The battery was charged as the team installed both the repeaters and a voltage monitor on the power system, which showed flawle
ss performance over the entire deployment of the remote radio equipment.
Back at rally command and the service park, the association provided three communications nodes. Two were radioless nodes, conn
ected directly to the repeaters on the Peak via IP over Starlink. One accessed the primary 80 megahertz bush channel, while the
other connected to the separate safety channel. Two conventional radios were also installed at command to provide backup acces
s to both networks.
Field testing however, identified a critical issue. Portable radio coverage around rally command was found to be unsatisfactory
. Association technicians installed the third node using a low-powered simplex UHF frequency, linked in to the primary 80 megah
ertz bush network. Four mobile radios were supplied to officials, giving them reliable portable communications both at the serv
ice park and across the event. In the days leading up to the competition, approximately 20 mobile radios were installed into of
ficial vehicles.
NWCRRA members VK7ML and VK7DRE verified radio network operation in preparation for race day, field checking all radio points b
efore the triple zero car's launch of each stage.
Five members of the Association were directly involved during the rally, with three also working as radio operators at SOS and
road closure points. Operators used the repeater network to remain in contact during competition.
After considerable preparation and work by the NWCRRA, the result was faultless communications that performed exactly as intend
ed for the entire Subaru Wilderness Rally Tasmania.
>From the twin repeaters high on St Valentines Peak, through the IP-connected command equipment and the UHF service park node,
p
lus the mobile installations and operators positioned at the race, the Association's network drew high praise from event organi
zers and was a fine demonstration of what goes on backstage of a major motorsport event. Efforts to build, install, power, test
and maintain event critical radio gear - even on top of a remote mountain are simply whatâ€Ös required to make sure communicat
ions are reliable when itâ€Ös needed.
The Association is pleased to have once again assisted the North West Car Club and the Australian Rally Championship, and we th
ank all Association members and others who contributed their time and effort to making the communications operation a success.
73, John, VK7KKK, News Officer
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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/
Sisters Akousmatica at the State Library
Currently at the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts at the State Library in Hobart there is an interesting exhibition call
ed “All the fires come alive” which is kindled from a 1651 book of occult philosophy, this exhibition is an artistic explor
ation of magic, spells and discovery.
With some surprise the VK7 News Author came across and installation and recording from the Sisters Akousmatica called “In / B
etween”. The Sister are Philipa Stafford VK7SEA and Julia Drouhin VK7HAG and explores experimental themes with the radical p
ossibilities of radio. A recorded interview was undertaken during the Winter Solstice on their radio community vessel “the Se
aHag”
The exhibition runs from June 25th to October 25, 2026 and is free!
Well worth a look if you are in Hobart and have an hour to spare. Head to the State Library.
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/exhibitions/all-the-fires-come-alive/
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Lindisfarne School for Seniors & Pop Medhurst
On Friday 14th August, Justin VK7TW went along to the Lindisfarne School for Seniors and gave a presentation on the VK7 Radio P
ioneer - Frederick “Pop”Medhurst.
There were about 40 people who came along including someone who worked for Medhursts in the finance area and he had fond memori
es of the company.
There were a number of other attendees who also had stories about the Medhurst family including living next to Pop Medhurst and
fondly remembering his antics.
Thanks to the Lindisfarne School for Seniors who have invited Justin back twice and is looking forward to future presentations.
73, REAST Committee
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August Forum Night - Dialog with the WIA
https://www.youtube.com/live/yLYGQxpG0OA?si=OoNqFTLtWdWEjuB5
WIA Vice President & Director Peter Schrader VK4EA and Director Justin VK7TW the audience through a slightly humorous presentat
ion titled “What Did the WIA Ever Do For Us?”
The presentation start with a little about the WIA that has been over the last 115 years, represented Australian radio amateurs
, helping shape licensing, protecting access to spectrum, supporting clubs, developing education and assessment resources, publ
ishing Amateur Radio magazine and representing Australia internationally through the IARU.
But amateur radio and the expectations of its community are changing. The Directors then went through the WIA's new SHAPE prior
ities for 2026–27 focus on Support, Help through Education, Advocate, Promote and Engage. Behind each of those headings are e
ight practical priorities: completing RES/WIA integration and extending services to affiliated clubs, establishing the opt-in V
KCallbook, improving communications, refreshing the WIA website, renewing education and syllabuses, strengthening engagement wi
th ACMA, improving contest consultation and management, and continuing spectrum management and technical support.
Perhaps the most important point is that the WIA isn't some enormous organisation staffed by an army of paid employees. It is r
un by more than 100 volunteers delivering services and representing amateur radio nationally and internationally. The challenge
now is not simply to preserve what the WIA has done for generations, but to modernise it, strengthen its relationship with clu
bs and members, encourage new amateurs and make sure amateur radio has a strong national voice for the future.
Take a look at the video of the forum night that his available on the link in the email edition of this broadcast.
https://www.youtube.com/live/yLYGQxpG0OA?si=OoNqFTLtWdWEjuB5
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Wednesday Experimenterâ€Ös Group (WEGs)
https://www.youtube.com/live/xj7PO-Z1Exk?si=6FwCBmhsZ3gb6R9x
Last Wednesday Night saw another diverse night of content. We started with Warrick VK7WOZ who is a recent licencee and Warwick
participated in the Remembrance Day Contest as a “001”. Warrick related his experience, highlights, improvements and is pro
bably going to contest again! There was a sharing with the Chat participants about their experience in the RD Contest. We talke
d about logging and who used which logging program. Thanks Warrick, we then got Ron VK7ME into the studio with his very impress
ive 160m antenna and 3D printing. Ron related his experience operating many more bands now he has his advanced licence and show
ed his 160m 3D printed loading coil former. Ron has some great ideas around the 90m sleep patterns and is forming his strategy
for next year. Thanks Ron.
Justin and Ron then took the audience through some 3D printing failures and some explanation about what Justin and Ron thing is
going on.
Justin then showed the article about REAST Open Days that has appeared in the August Edition of the ARRL QST magazine.
We finished with space weather, training and future events.
The video of the night is available on the REAST YouTube channel at the link on the email edition of this broadcast.
https://www.youtube.com/live/xj7PO-Z1Exk?si=6FwCBmhsZ3gb6R9x
We go into recess for a few weeks - Wednesday 26th August will be an experimenterâ€Ös night with no streamed content and Wednes
day the 2nd September is our first NTP clock build nights at the clubrooms.
73, REAST Committee
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REAST Training and Assessment Update
https://www.reast.asn.au/information/amateur-licence-assessments/
Thinking about getting your Amateur Radio licence or upgrading to the next level? REAST continues to offer regular Training and
Assessment Days for all Australian amateur licence levels.
The next session is a Standard, Advanced and Regulations assessments that are held on alternate months, with the next session o
n Saturday 19th September 2026. Our next Foundation Training and Assessment Day will be held on Saturday 24th October 2026.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/
If you're planning to attend, please contact the Learning Organiser Justin VK7TW as soon as possible by emailing reast.assessor
@gmail.com.
You'll also find the full training schedule on the REAST Events page, along with a range of free learning resources, including
the popular Foundation Licence Training Video series on the REAST YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsnsP_zjw831mdC6sY4XqavRUY-53ZWUn
To help build your confidence before assessment day, don't forget to try the Wireless Institute of Australia's online Foundatio
n Trial Exams, with links available in the text edition of this broadcast.
https://www.wia.org.au/licenses/foundation/onlineexams/foundation.php
Whether you're taking your first step into amateur radio or upgrading your qualifications, the REAST training team is ready to
help you succeed.
73 from Justin VK7TW.
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Save the Date - ADSB Support
In September we have a very special presentation night that will be occurring a little later in the month than normal!
On Wednesday 23rd September from 7:30pm we will have Mogens Andersen in the clubrooms to give us a presentation on the ADSB Sup
port service.
For those who are in the know - Mogens is the Chief Operating Officer of the ADSB Support Organisation that is based in Denmark
and they supply ADSB receivers all over the world to amateurs, non-amateurs, and many other areas to receive the ADSB signals
from aircraft and feed it into the various aircraft tracking systems around the world.
Save the Date - September 23rd from 7:30pm.
https://www.adsbsupport.com
73, REAST Committee
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Technology News
How Short is a Zeptosecond?
We routinely talk about milliseconds, and radio amateurs working with high-speed digital systems might even encounter microseco
nds or nanoseconds, but a zeptosecond makes those numbers look positively leisurely. One zeptosecond is 10âü»Â˛Âą seconds, or 0
.000000000000000000001 seconds. Put another way, there are a billion trillion zeptoseconds in a single second.
In 2020, researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt, DESY and the Fritz Haber Institute measured a delay of just 247 zeptosec
onds as a photon travelled across a hydrogen molecule. Using X-rays from the PETRA III synchrotron at DESY, the researchers stu
died the resulting electron-wave interference and determined the tiny difference in the time at which electrons were emitted fr
om the molecule's two atomic centres. The result, published in Science, represented the shortest time interval directly measure
d at the time.
Why bother measuring something so absurdly short? These techniques allow scientists to investigate some of the most fundamental
interactions between light and matter, including photoionisation and the behaviour of electrons inside atoms and molecules. It
's a remarkable reminder that while radio amateurs routinely measure signals in milliseconds, microseconds and nanoseconds, mod
ern physics is now peering into events occurring another twelve orders of magnitude below a nanosecond.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33060359/
Sourced from the interwebs and summarised by Arthur Inglis
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
VK7 Regular gatherings:
REAST - 6m AM Net on 53.1MHz Everyday from 4:30pm
SOTA/WWFF Group – Meeting Mondays and Fridays 10.30-12.00 midday at Glebe Gardens Cafe, Henry St, Launceston.
NTARC CW course - Every Wednesday night, on 3.580 MHz from 7 to 7.30 pm. Your CW Coach for the evening is Nic, VK7WW.
On Air Test and Technical gathering - Wednesday nights, on 3.567 MHz from 7.30 pm.
NTARC Technical night session - Wednesday 2nd September from 6.30 pm at the Club Room Archer Street, Rocherlea.
NTARC Coffee Mornings are held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10am to noon in the Rocherlea Clubrooms.
NW VK7 – Wednesday from 8:00pm local – 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
Statewide SSTV Net - held every Thursday night via the North/South Link on VK7RAF/VK7RJG from 7:30pm. In the North and North We
st - VK7RJG on 438.55 -7MHz and in the South - VK7RAF (146.650 -600kHz) CTCSS tone 141.3Hz to link RAF North-South. Plus VK7AX
International SSTV Gateway connected to VK7RJG for the duration of the net.
State-wide – MICROWAVE QSO Party – following the Sunday broadcast call-back on 1296.15 MHz FM. One group in the greater Hob
art 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.
Sewing Circle Net – Daily on 3.640MHz commences at 6:30pm AEST.
VK7 Events:
REAST - 2 September - NTP/GPS Clock Build Night - Queens Domain Clubrooms
REAST - 23 September - ADSB Support Presentation from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms and Streamed
VK - 7-8 Nov - Tassie Ham-E-Con Amateur Radio Conference - UTAS Sandy Bay
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weekâ€Ös broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7ZIR
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and in the NW thanks to NWTARC, WCRG, NWCRRA, VK7AX, VK7JH and VK7DC
160m: VK7GS
80m: VK7DG
40m: VK7ALH
20m: VK7JGD
10m: Any Takers
UHFCB24 & HFCB24: VK7FMAC & Luke
DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C - Digital Group
2026 Roster -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iTod4MGlJRjXxi2vuDrHngoytZebSMph/view?usp=drive_link
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A big thank you to everyone who contributed to and supported this weekâ€Ös broadcast of the VK7 Amateur Radio News.
Thatâ€Ös it for this week! If you missed the live transmission, remember you can always catch the rebroadcast Tuesday at 8:00pm
on VK7RAA in the North, VK7RHT, and UHFCB24/HFCB24 in the South.
Got news, stories, or updates to share? Weâ€Öd love to hear from you! Send them to vk7arnews@gmail.com by Friday 9pm. You can a
lso join the conversation on our VK7 Amateur Radio News Groups.io page.
groups.io/g/vk7arnews
Stay tuned now for callbacks on this frequency, with each relay station using their own callsign.
On behalf of the VK7 News Team, this is Justin VK7TW, wishing you good DX, and a great week ahead!
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