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VK7 Amateur Radio News 19May24
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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 19th May 2024
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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News!
This was first broadcast on Sunday, May 19, 2024 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 Peter, VK7PD.
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 Clayton, VK7ZCR.
On Medium and high frequency rebroadcasts thanks to our dedicated operators:
1.862 MHz by Graham, VK7GS
3.670 MHz by Peter, VK7TPE
7.140 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH
14.130 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD
28.525 MHz by Justin, VK7TW and
UHF CB Channel 24 in the Hobart area, hosted by Mark, VK7FMAC
If you missed todayâ€Ös 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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TassieHamECon
Innovation in Amateur Radio
The Tassie Ham Conference is locked in for the 1-3 November 2024 and is being held at the Sandy Bay Campus of UTAS.
The Friday night is a social BBQ held at the REAST Clubrooms and then Saturday and the first half of Sunday is a fun-filled conference of presentations and activities centred around the theme of “Innovation in Amateur Radio”.
We have locked in a huge number of overseas, interstate and local presenters and bookings will be open this coming week.
Watch the Tassie HamECon web pages for more details.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
73, TassieHamECon Organising Committee
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Islands On The Air - IOTA
Activation of VI60IOTA from VK7
https://www.iota-world.org/
The following is from Grant VK5GR who is coordinating the activation of a special event callsign celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Islands on the Air program this year in Australia. The callsign is VI60IOTA.
As part of the activation, Grant is looking to have the callsign be active from as many different VK IOTAs as we can manage. So far that includes OC-171, OC-001 and OC-261, with plans for OC-139, OC-136 and hopefully others in the works.
One of the biggest islands (second only to the mainland of course) is Tasmania. It would be great to also get some VK7 amateurs involved periodically over the next 9 months activating VI60IOTA from VK7.
Each activation window can be as long or short as the respective operators can offer. If they want to book the callsign for windows of 6 hours over a weekend or an afternoon that's fine. To book, they just need to email me at iotacheckpoint(at)gmail.com. They can then put the callsign on air - making sure to broadcast which IOTA they are located in (in VK7's case it will be one of OC-006, or potentially the Flinders Island group of OC-195 or the King/Bruny Island group of OC-233).
The only requirements are that all contacts are logged in an ADIF format, and the log is sent by email to iotacheckpoint(at)gmail.com within 24hrs of the conclusion of the activation.
Grant is hoping you can find some VK7 amateurs who would like to get involved with this project. Each planned activation is added to the VI60IOTA QRZ page (along with its IOTA designator) so that people know where the call is coming from at any given time. QSL cards are being handled through Charles M0OXO as the event QSL manager so nothing to do there for the operators either.
73 and regards,
Grant VK5GR, VK/Oceania IOTA Awards Checkpoint for the
Islands on the Air Awards Program
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Statewide News
QSL Update
Report - from Herman VK7HW Manager of the WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
The updated list of QSL cards held as at 10 May 2024 is in the email version of the broadcast.
REAST members if you would like your cards left at the REAST Club Rooms please let me know.
If you have any questions re QSL cards, please contact Herman by email. herman(at)ozemail.com.au
73, Herman, VK7HW, WIA Manager VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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Cards held at 10 May 2024 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign)
A, AAA, 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, APZ, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY
BA, BB, BBW, BD, BPV, BT, BU, BYE
CA, CBK, CBR, CH/T, CJ, CMV, CV, CX
DD, DHT, DI, DIK, DN, DO, DP, DQ, DT, DY, DZ
EA, EG, EI, EK, ER, EV
FADZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FF, FG, FGGT, FKLW, FLAR, FMI, FPRN, FRJG(RG), FTAS
GA, GEL, GGZ, GM, GOP, GR, GS, GU
HCH, HDM, HDX, HL, HOB, HRS, HSA, HSD, HSJ, HVK, HZ
IAN, ID, IK, IR, IS
JA, JAB, JAZ, JB, JCR, JOK, JP, JS, JW, JX
KAC, KAM, KBA, KD, KDO, KI, KJ, KKR, KL, KO, KQ, KRJ, KT, KW
LA, LCW, LDH, LJ, LL, LLL, LM, LT, LVH
MA, MAG, MAT, MBD, MBP, MD, MEL, MET, MJ, MRS, MS
NA, NB, NC, ND, NEC, NET, NFI, NIK, NRF, NRT, NSE, NSS, NTE, NVH, NWT, NX
OB, OT
PAF, PBD, PM, PRN, PSH, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK
RG/FRJG, RJ, RN, ROY,
SN, SV, SZ
TCE, TED, TK, TL, TO, TPE, TR, TS, TUX, TX, TZ
UT
VA, VAC, VAO, VAZ, VDC, VEK, VH, VI75G, VK7/AG9A9Mark), VR, VTM, VZ
WA, WC, WIA, WL, WO, WT, WUU
XV, XX
Y, YN
ZE, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZPE, ZR, ZT, ZX
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Cards in QSL Card Box at REAST WAGS @ 1 May - AZ, DC, EA, HSD, HVK, JGD, SD, STO, VKT, WN, ZBX
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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets
Another busy net night that saw the following participants, VK7s – TW, FGGT, EKA, ZAB, ZGK, HW, DMH and ZSB all sharing forty five photos.
The highlights were:
A Turnigy Accucell 6 intelligent battery charger
A current solar and radio propagation update from the BOM SWS website
A series of construction stages of a Tasmanian observatory, from ground works to completion
Not surprisingly the recent Aurora Australis or southern lights
From Wednesday nightâ€Ös Auroral Propagation Extravaganza a Kaus Index graph and WSJT-X Q65 waterfall
The 150 year anniversary of the Waverley Woollen Mill in Launceston, the longest operating textile mill in Australia
The Harold Gatty Memorial at Campbell Town. Harold was born in Campbell Town and was navigator to Wiley Post when in 1931 they flew “Around the World in Eight Days”, shattering the previous record. They used new technologies like artificial horizon and directional gyros
A photo of Harold and Wiley with their aircraft
A series of artworks from M.C. Escher, famous for the so-called impossible constructions
A series of vintage mantel piece and portable broadcast radios
A reminder not to forget floppy disks, cassettes and VCR tapes
A leech the length of a finger
Interesting porcelain sculptures in France
Graffiti for bush rangers
A poster for the Royston Vasie bandâ€Ös concert in Hobart for the 12th July
A wall of picture monitors from a TV studio control room
A Hi-Fi amplifier with an externally fitted motor drive for the volume control
Remember Ken VK7KRJâ€Ös and Steve VK7OOâ€Ös fully automatic 24/7 monitoring sites that allow anyone who has sent an SSTV picture the ability to check them on their pages almost immediately, any time, both South and North Tasmania.
Also if you missed the net there are archives of all SSTV nights. These photos can be seen on Kenâ€Ös and Steveâ€Ös SSTV websites or on NTARCâ€Ös website under blogs and arranged as weekly nets.
A suggested theme for next weekâ€Ös net is “islands and peaks”.
https://vk7oo.tasme.com/vhfsstv
https://sstv.vk7krj.com/scrolling%20web%20gallery.html
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
73 from Andreâ€Ö VK7ZAB
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
NWTARC Car Boot / Table Sale
This event is today at the Leven District Scout HQs, 73 Alexandra Road Ulverstone from 9am to 4pm, tables are $10 each, with proceeds going to the Leven Scout District. You can also set up a table, trailer, car boot on the day $10 each. Tables are first in best dressed, email ericvdneut1(at)bigpond.com.
Andrew VK7XR will be providing EFTPOS on the day.
This may help you sell an item, if people havenâ€Öt brought along sufficient funds, you can use his portable EFTPOS, there will be a 1.9% bank fee.
The money will be reimbursed from Andrew in the ensuing days.
Andrew will have the necessary paperwork required if you want to use the EFTPOS,
The system will text receipts to the people in real time.
The proposed sausage sizzle is not going ahead,
73, Eric, VK7EV,
NWTARC News Officer
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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 Fridayâ€Ös morning tea saw some interesting technical items brought in;
Peter VK7KPC, his latest acquisition is a very nice version of an “SDR Transmit/Receive Switch”. It is placed in line between the transmitter and the antenna feed. If transmit RF is detected passing through the unit it will automatically protect and provide 38dB isolation to the receiver or SDR feed socket. It exhibits a RF sense switching threshold of less than 10mW from 1.8 MHz to 30MHz and also incorporates audio monitoring switching. This is a well manufactured unit, with both the black anodised diecast enclosure and the internal printed circuit board and wiring of a good standard. I believe his intention is to utilise his separate receiver or SDR to become the off air receiver for an HF transmitter only unit. I am sure there will be some on air testing soon.
Peter has also been making progress with his WS62 ex-military HF transceiver. This time making a successful contact using AM mode with Jordan VK3ACU in Victoria this week.
Stuart VK7ES brought in a couple bottles to add to the clubâ€Ös collection, definitely non-alcoholic and of the vacuum tube type. They were left over spares from a couple of mainland AM broadcast transmitter sites.
The first valve was a 4-1000A, a conventional looking anode cap, glass envelope vacuum tube, even if substantially larger dimensions. After a bit of research as to the naming convention it appears the first number identifies the number of elements contained within the tube; in this case the "4" identifies the tube as a tetrode which contains filament, control grid, screen grid, and anode, with the second number indicating the maximum continuous power dissipation of the anode as 1000 Watts! Interestingly there is a specially designed base that integrates with the valve pin assembly to redirect air flow over the filament and grid connections for cooling. Needless to say this type of device would be mounted within a chimney allowing pressurised air to provide a continuous cooling stream.
Stuartâ€Ös second valve a 4CX3000A was made by Eimac in the USA. This one was a Tetrode and once again is air cooled. This little 2.5 KG baby has a 3500 W max plate dissipation with a typical power output of 5 KW! This one is not a conventional glass envelope vacuum tube but of the ceramic construction type. Apart from the usually magnificently constructed circular heatsink on the top there was one other feature that appeared quite strange. There were no pins on the base of the valve! The internal connections appeared on stacked circular disks with protruding fingers or pads on the valve base. The valve is inserted into the socket and then partially turned to engage the fingers with contacts. It was effectively a breechblock assembly to engage the valve contacts. As this valve was released in the 1970s I donâ€Öt think this base engagement method is a new invention, it's far more likely I have just been ignorant of this technology.
Thank you Stuart for the donation and the revelation of new technology that was actually old.
As always, pictures including the breechblock valve base will be available on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs” for this broadcast.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
UPCOMING EVENTS
TestNet and TechNet session - Every Wednesday, TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7 pm till 7.30 pm, then a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30 pm till about 8.30 pm. Your host for the evening will be Nic VK7WW.
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 and join us for a cuppa, there is endless tea and coffee along with biscuits available for a donation.
Club Room Technical night session - The next session will be on Wednesday the 22nd May and will commence at the usual time of 6.30 pm, running through to about 9 pm, at the Club Room Archer Street, Rocherlea.
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.
Thatâ€Ös 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/
June Presentation
Glitching Pulsars - the sequel we have all been waiting for!
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2163
Just after the discovery of pulsars by Jocelyn Bell in the late 60s, we have known about pulsars glitching. For 50 years astronomers have been trying to catch a glitch live with a large radio telescope. All failed.
Until in 2018 an unknown Tasmanian did what no one else in the world had. And it got him published in the worldâ€Ös most prestigious journal.
What is a glitch? What is a pulsar? And what happened that made Nature publish his paper?
Dr Jim Palfreyman will present the sequel to his 2012 REAST talk. And like Godfather 2 and The Empire Strikes Back, it will be better than the original.
See you at the Queen's Domain Clubrooms on 5 June 2024 from 7:30pm. Presentation will be live and streamed via the REAST YouTube Channel.
73, REAST Committee
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June Forum Night
APRS and Meshtastic
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2224
Join us for an exciting evening at the REAST June Forum Night on 3rd July 2024, starting at 7:30 pm at the Queens Domain Clubrooms and streamed.
This event is all about APRS and Meshtastic networks, and weâ€Öre inviting enthusiasts to come along and share their experiences and projects.
Whether youâ€Öre a seasoned expert or just curious about these technologies, bring your gear for a show-and-tell session and connect with fellow amateur radio aficionados.
Donâ€Öt miss this opportunity to learn, share, and explore the fascinating world of APRS and Meshtastic!
73, REAST Committee
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July Fun Activity
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2219
Save the Date - Amateur Radio Quiz Night
Get ready for a night of fun and brain-teasing excitement!
Do you think you know those propagation modes, radios, antennas or novel communications methods?
Join us at the REAST Amateur Radio Quiz Night on 3rd July 2024, starting at 7:30pm at the Queens Domain Clubrooms.
Test your knowledge, meet fellow members, and wthere may even be some fantastic prizes.
Donâ€Öt miss outâ€ömark your calendar and bring your A-game!
73, REAST Committee
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August Presentation
My Life in the Lighthouse Service with Mike VK7FB
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2204
To coincide with the International Lighthouse and LightShip Weekend (ILLW) - REAST's August Presentation night will be a wonderful wander through the life of Mike Jenner VK7FB and focus on his time with the Lighthouse Service.
Mike was lighthouse keeper on four of Tasmania's Lighthouses and Mike will take us through his experience in words, pictures and video.
A huge thank you to Mike and this should be a fascinating insight into life when lighthouses had people stationed at the actual lighthouses to looking after and maintaining the lights.
See you there on 7th August 2024 from 7:30pm in the Queen's Domain clubrooms and the presentation will also be streamed via the REAST YouTube Streaming channel.
73, REAST Committee
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Wednesday Experimenter's Group
Last Wednesday night was an Auroral Propagation Spectacular with Rex VK7MO, Dr. Andrew Klekocuik and Richard VK7ZBX.
We started with Rex introducing the significant space weather event with some very nice photos then he went into the NOAA predictions of such events and a comparison with the 1859 Carrington Event which was of similar size!
Rex and Richard worked a number of 2 and 6m stations and Rex worked ZL stations on 6m with very little doppler indicating a propagation mode called Auroral-Es. This is where the ionised atmosphere creates patches of an “E” layer which scatters signal with very little doppler shift.
We then took a look at Dr. Andrew's All-Sky camera keograms and charts and the All-Sky Camera movie. We took a look at the Auroral Oval and the movies of the Auroral Oval moving closer to Tasmania.
There were audio recordings of the audio effects on the WSJT signals.
BOM SWS Documents - https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Category/About%20SWS/Australian%20Space%20Weather%20Alert%20System/BoM%20Australian%20Space%20Weather%20Alert%20System.pdf
https://sws.bom.gov.au/vid/Space%20Weather%20Impacts%20and%20Extremes.mp4
We finished with a Space Weather Summary and future REAST events.
https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Space_Weather
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/
This Wednesday night will be a social night in the Queenâ€Ös Domain clubrooms so, there will be no stream this coming Wednesday night. As something different - bring along the projects you are working on and share them with the crowd.
People start arriving at the night around 6pm and many bring their dinner to enjoy and then there is much discussion, experimenting, playing, talking, drinking coffee and tea, serious cunning plan development and general amateur radio shenanigans and world problem solving!!
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/live-stream/
https://www.reast.asn.au/special-interest-groups/amateur-tv/
https://www.youtube.com/c/ReastHobart/
73, Justin, VK7TW
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REAST Training and Assessments
As a gentle reminder - the REAST Training and Assessment Team has decided to split the assessments to streamline the training and assessment days.
Foundation Training and Assessment days will be every two months like they are now and will only be for Foundation Training and Assessments.
All the other Assessments (Standard, Advanced or Regulations) will be on the other months and will only be Assessment sessions.
The dates can be found on the REAST Events Pages.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/
The Foundation Training and Assessment Day remain on Saturdays:
29 June 2024
24 August 2024
26 October 2024
The Other Licence Assessment Days are on Saturdays:
25 May 2024
27 July 2024
28 September 2024
30 November 2024
We also have a new Training and Assessment email address for ALL bookings, queries and questions.
reast.assessor(at)gmail.com
This email address is forwarded to the Training and Assessment Team and they will respond to any requests.
So, our next REAST Standard/Advanced Licence and Regulations assessment day is Saturday 25th May 2024 from 10am then please let the Team know ASAP on email reast.assessor(at)gmail.com or by ringing Reg Emmett VK7KK REAST Learning Organiser on 0417 391 607.
PLEASE NOTE - The REAST Foundation Licence Training Videos have been updated to reflect the new Class Licence arrangements, They can be found on the REAST YouTube Training and Assessment playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsnsP_zjw831mdC6sY4XqavRUY-53ZWUn
Check them out along with the WIA Foundation Trial Exams.
https://www.wia.org.au/licenses/foundation/onlineexams/foundation.php
73, Reg, VK7KK
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
Regular gatherings:
Sewing Circle Net – 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 – MICROWAVE QSO Party – 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 Queenâ€Ös Domain.
REAST - WEGs - Wednesday Experimenterâ€Ös Group from around 6pm with DATV show starting at 7:30pm in the REAST Clubrooms Queenâ€Ös Domain.
SOTA/WWFF Group – Meeting Mondays and Fridays 10.30-12.00 midday at Glebe Gardens Cafe, Henry St, Launceston.
NTARC - TestNet and TechNet sessions every Wednesday night. TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7pm till 7.30pm and a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30pm till about 8.30pm
NTARC Coffee Mornings held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10am to noon in the Rocherlea Clubrooms.
NTARC - Club Room Technical night session - Wednesday the 22nd May from 6.30 pm Clubrooms, Archer Street, Rocherlea.
NW VK7 – Wednesday from 8:00pm local – NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net on 2m VK7RMD - Input 146.025 output 146.625 tone 141.3
NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 8:30pm local - N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net 144.190 USB
Events:
NWTARC - May 19 - Today! - Car boot sale from 9am to 4pm, at the Leven Districts Scout Headquarters, 73 Alexandra Road Ulverstone.
REAST & NTARC - June 5 - Glitching Pulsars - the sequel we have all been waiting for with Dr Jim Palfreyman from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms and streamed.
REAST - June 12 - Forum on APRS and MeshTastic networks from 7:30pm in Queens Domain clubrooms and streamed.
NWTARC - June 15 - Club meeting - Scout Hall, Alexandra Rd, Ulverstone.
REAST - July 3 - Amateur Radio Quiz Night from 7:30pm in the Queens Domain Clubrooms and streamed.
REAST - August 7 - My life as a Lighthouse Keeper with Mike VK7FB from 7:30pm in the Queen's Domain clubrooms and via the REAST YouTube streaming channel.
VK - November 2-3 - Tassie Ham Conference - Innovation in Amateur Radio - Sandy Bay Campus UTAS
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weekâ€Ös broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7RI
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and in the NW thanks to N W T A R C, West Coast Radio Group, Cradle Coast Radio Amateur Radio Club, VK7AX, VK7JH and VK7DC
160m: VK7GS
80m: VK7ALH
40m: VK7JGD
20m: Any Takers
10m: VK7VKT
UHFCB24: VK7FMAC
DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star: Reflector 91C VK7ZCR
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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 youâ€Öve just tuned in, you've just missed our live broadcast. But donâ€Öt worry! 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 youâ€Öre 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 Peter. VK7PD, wishing you 73. Stay safe and have a fantastic week!
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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