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VK7 Amateur Radio News 16Nov25
Text edition:
VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS
SUNDAY 16th NOVEMBER 2025
Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News, your gateway to whatâ€Ös happening across the airwaves in Tasmania and beyond.
Coming to you from the Tasmanian Amateur Radio News Desk is Peter, VK7PD, with the latest updates, stories, and insights from our 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
HF relays:
1.862 MHz – Graham, VKL7GS
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 and HF CB Ch.24 (11m) with Mark VK7FMAC.
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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Silent Key
KEN CLARK VK7KKV (SK)
It was with great sadness that we were informed that Ken Clark VK7KKV had passed on the morning of the 11th November 2025.
Ken originally came from Winnaleah and later moved to Scottsdale where he obtained his amateur licence in the 1970s and has been a member of NTARC for over nineteen years.
He was a staunch volunteer in the State Emergency Service and manned the local ambulance as a stand in paramedic and driver for the greater Scottsdale area.
Ken was involved in Targa Tasmania in the 1990s when amateurs provided Safety Communication. He then moved into tracking and safety communications with the Equine Endurance sport. In fact Ken and Rick VK7RI set up the original Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for NTARC rider tracking. This spread sheet is still being used today as the Graphical User Interface for safety logging. He participated in two National Tom Quilty Gold Cup events when they were hosted in Tasmania in 2018 and 2025.
Ken was very good with his hands, and constructed, from scratch, a dual axel caravan which was a fifth wheeler on his flat tray vehicle. This combination could often be seen at Petal Point doing what he loved, camping. He even had a full size domestic, attachable, Aussat-BMac dish for receiving satellite television when out camping. Not to mention the six metre crank up mast attached to the rear of the caravan that he could place his amateur antennas onto.
Luckily for Ken his QTH had an excellent North facing radio path just right for an amateur. He even automated a Raspberry Pi system, using ADSB telemetry that notified him of any aeroplanes approaching Bridport airport, so he could duck out there and have a look if the type interested him.
Ken also became involved with the Scottsdale RSL. Later in life he took on the construction of a diorama of ‘The Forgotten Warâ€, a display which depicts the battle of Kapyong in the 1951 Korean War. This also involved an Arduino microcontroller to illuminate areas of the diorama and play the relevant voice over as the battle unfolded. Ken was very proud of his contribution to the memory of Australian soldiers who were involved. It is located at the Scottsdale RSL Military Museum and is well worth a visit.
The Diorama and other photos can be seen on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs†for this broadcast.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
I donâ€Öt think the irony of his death falling on Remembrance Day, the eleventh of the eleventh, would have been lost on Ken, I think he would have had a chuckle.
We have lost a fine man, a good friend and a gentle mentor. His knowledge and valuable contribution to our club was well recognised.
Vale Ken VK7KKV now Silent Key.
From the NTARC Committee.
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Miena Hamfest
The Miena Hamfest returns this Saturday, 15th November 2025 at the Miena Community Centre in the Central Highlands, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Come along for gear sales, radio displays, suppliers. On site we will be selling saveloys, sausages and burgers, as well a tea/coffee and soft drinks , they will also be selling cakes and slices, come and have a friendly catch-up.
There will be stands by ALARA, SOTA/POTA/WWFF and NTARC. Entry is just five dollars and there will be a lucky door prize and yes, the bar opens at 3 pm!
Donâ€Öt miss the return of the Miena Hamfest - mark it in your calendar now!
As the EFTPOS can be unreliable at Miena, please bring cash to purchase food etc.
73, Eric VK7EV & Dave VK7OB
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WWFF, SOTA, POTA and IOTA
Weekly Wrap-Up
Itâ€Ös been another active week across VK7, with operators taking advantage of Tasmaniaâ€Ös top-notch outdoor locations.
David, VK7ACE, headed out to Five Mile Bluff Conservation Area near Beechford in the stateâ€Ös north. This park stretches from the shoreline and winds inland along the Curries River, finishing just short of Stony Head. David is no stranger to this location, having activated it twice before.
Meanwhile, the northern Wednesday crew â€ö Peter, VK7ZPE, Al, VK7AN, and Rodney, VK7HAM, set up at the Tamar Conservation Area. This park stretches along the Tamar River and offers no shortage of excellent activation spots. The team has visited this park previously and returned for another enjoyable session on air.
In other news, it was announced at QTECH that POTA will soon include Historical Monuments as valid references for activation. VK7 has a collection of these sites, and they will be added to the POTA mapping database over the coming weeks by Hayden, VK7HH, and Matt, VK7MAT. Once the references are live, Matt will share more details to help activators plan their next outings.
And finally, some chasers may have been lucky enough to catch Bernard, VK3WMD, who has been touring around the stateâ€Ös North-West, activating several SOTA summits during the week.
73, Matt, VK7MAT
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Statewide SSTV Nights
A quiet net night that saw the following participants, VK7s – AX, ZAB, EV, OO, ZGK and TW all sharing nearly forty photos.
The main themes were:
The WIA 100 yearâ€Ös celebrations in Tasmania.
Echuca Paddle steamers on the Murry River.
The Echuca Thong Tree.
Railway locomotives both local and in the Netherlands.
The East Cliff Lift, a funicular railway at Bournemouth in England.
Images of the latest “Aurora Australisâ€.
Other highlights were:
Another passing of the Pico Balloon ZS1ERZ.
An RF directional coupler as seen at the last NTARC Wednesdayâ€Ös clubroom night.
A very new looking dual paddle automatic keyer.
One of the many bridges in the Loire Valley, France.
Some polite graffiti.
A very fast delivery van
What the cat dragged in and buried in the litter box!
Again Tony VK7AX interconnected VK7RJG to his SSTV International Gateway and VK7s exchanged photos with PC1K and PD1WGL in the Netherlands and DJ0ZK in Germany. Please remember to leave a 30 second break between transmissions to allow the European countries a chance to send photos. Tony will connect the gateway again next week between 5:30 pm and 11:30 pm.
Note - Ken VK7KRJâ€Ös and Steve VK7OOâ€Ös fully automatic 24/7 monitoring sites allow anyone who has sent SSTV pictures the ability to check them on their 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 blogs.
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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QSL News
Inwards QSL Bureau Information
The current list of QSL Cards held by the VK7 Inwards Bureau as at 24 Oct is in the email version of the Broadcast.
Do you see your callsign in the list of QSL cards held by the inwards bureau? Do you want these Cards? Please advise Herman either way by email so he can tidy up and remove cards that maybe for Silent Keys and have been held for some time. Send Herman your QTH address so he can either mail them out or deliver on an opportunity basis.
Email to westyh(at)ozemail.com.au
73 Herman VK7HW
Manager WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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Sorted Cards held at 24 Oct 2025 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign)
AA, AAC, AAD, AAE, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, ACE, ACG, ACN, ADE, AED, AG(2014, 2016), AGC, AHT, AIR, AJC, AJP, AKK, ALZ, AM, ANC, AO, APZ, AQ, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY
BA, BB, BD, BO, BPV, BT, BU, BYE
CA, CBK, CBR, CC, CH/T, CJ, CMV, CTV, CV, CW, CWB, CX
DAN, DBX, DC, DHT, DI, DIK, DM, DN, DO, DP, DQ, DR, DT, DV, DX, DY, DZ
EA, EG, EI, EK, EKA, ER
FAA, FADZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FKLW, FLAR, FMI, FPRN, FRJ, FRJG, FTAS, FTR
G, GA, GC, GEL, GGZ, GL, GM, GN, GOP, GR, GU, GZ
HCH, HCK, HDE, HDM, HDX, HL, HOB, HRS, HSA, HSC, HSD, HSE, HSJ, HSO
HZ
IAN, IK, IR, IS
JA, JAB, JAZ, JB, JCR, JOK, JON, JP, JS, JW, JX
KAC, KAM, KBA, KD, KDO, KJ, KKR, KL, KO, KRJ, KT
LA, LDH, LL, LLL, LM, LT, LVH
M, MA, MAG, MBD, MD, MEL, MET, MHZ, MI, MJ, MOO, MRS, MS, MV
NA, NB, NC, ND, NEC, NET, NFI, NG, NIK, NRF, NRX, NSE, NTE, NVH, NWT
OB, OR
PAF, PBD, PDJ, PKJ, PO, POL, PRN, PSH, PSJ, PSZ, PW
RA, RB, RG, RW
SD, SG(vi7SG), SIX, SN, SV, SW, SZ
TA, TCE, TED, TK, TM, TUX, TX, TZ
UT
VA, VAC, VAO, VAZ, VDC, VEK, VH, VIP, VM, VR, VTM
WA, WC, WL, WN, WO, WUU, W (VJ7W), WX
XTC, XV
Y, YN
ZA, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZT, ZX
Following cards were left/seen in the box at WAGS 8 Oct 25
- AZ, HH, HVK, ID, MAT, RR/4, STO, ZBX
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
NW Tassie, Amateur Repeater Group Net 5th year anniversary
Last Wednesday night was the 5th anniversary of the Net, held on Wednesday nights at 2000hrs , on the VK7RMD repeater at Penguin, and through Allstar node 56780.
The Net was initially started to help Amateurs to interact with others during the COVID period, in November 2020.
Mt Duncan was chosen, as it has a large radio footprint from far NW Tassie, back into the hills south of Mt Duncan, and able to be accessed in the Launceston area. and from many locations using a Handheld.
The Net has 5 to 10 regulars from a wide area, unfortunately a lot of our senior amateurs who enjoyed the net are now Silent Keys . We have regulars like Andy VK7MAD at West Montague, and Graeme VK7KT, Dean VK7DJH, Eric VK7EK and random amateurs in the area, and people from the North when able, pop upon Wednesday nights. Itâ€Ös also great to have those returning to amateur radio, like Peter VK7BP participate.
We also have a few listeners, amateurs who no longer transmit, or some who donâ€Öt have amateur licences, who enjoy the evenings banter. And may report in via social media or text.
When the propagation is running, we enjoy having VK3s join in, with Brodie VK3MAP a regular.
We run a round robin net, giving everyone a chance to have a say, comment, ask questions whether radio related or on any other topic.
A big thank you to those who support the net and each other, and we will continue to run the net every Wednesday night, while people join in.
73, Eric, VK7EV, Net Controller
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North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
Bi Monthly Meeting
The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on Saturday 6th December 2025 at our usual venue, the Scout Hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone. afternoon tea will also be held.
Members are encouraged to bring items for show & tell, and club rooms are open till 6pm for members to socialise.
A small plate of afternoon tea would be appreciated, we have Tea, Coffee etc available for members and guests. Visitors are most welcome to attend.
If you have any cold or flu symptoms , or are unwell , or been in contact with a confirmed COVID case, then please do not attend the meeting.
73, Eric VK7EV, News Officer
North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
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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 club room technical night we had the next instalment in a series of technical presentations by Lionel VK7ZLB. It continued on from his previous session on circulators, rat-race or hybrid ring couplers.
This session covered Directional Couplers. Lionel had an excellent example of a Chinese directional coupler good to about 800 MHz. The external enclosure has been cast from an aluminium alloy with the external “N†connector seat locations machined flat. Some other versions are machined using a Computer Numerical Control or CNC router from a block of aluminium. With the lid off and much finger pointing from Lionel, it was very intuitive as to how the unit would work. Main features were two aluminium bars running parallel the length of the enclosure, one terminating at each end onto an “N†type connector. This one is the pass-through for the Radio Frequency signal, in this model up to 300 Watts. The second bar was shorter than the first, one end terminated on the side of the case onto another “N†with its other end terminating onto a surface mount resistor. This one was used for the isolated coupling output of the RF signal, 20 dB reduced. All RF bars were suspended and held firmly between insulator rods. On the long side of the case is a threaded drilling, with a covered grub screw that applied pressure, through an insulator, to adjust the air gap between the coupler bars. This varies the amount of coupling and the level of the RF signal picked off, in this case calibrated to minus 20 dB on the output. This is clearly visible as the yellow insulator coming in from the side in the pictures.
As a picture is worth a thousand words, check out the pictures on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs†for this broadcast. NTARC Blogs
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
The take home information from this session was:
The most significant function of directional couplers are that they enable you to measure or monitor the signals without interfering with the main signal path too much.
This equates to good electrical isolation between ports but the common earthing may need to be taken into account.
Their passive characteristics mean that they do not need any power to operate, and most couplers have wide frequency ranges, which means that they can be used in a variety of different applications.
Directional couplers can be small-footprint, low-profile devices. Microstrip or Stripline types are particularly compact, so they can be incorporated into PCBs that go into RF modules.
Thank you Lionel for another informative and hands on presentation.
If you ordered a white mug for drinking out of, those that have our club logo on one side, personalised with your name and call sign on the other, well they have arrived. Currently being held at the Rocherlea club rooms and available for collection on a Wednesday club technical night or a Friday morning tea. For those unable to collect in person please email secretary@ntarc.net, I am sure we will be able to arrange something. Even in the current economic climate the final price came in, yet again, at $12.
A reminder for the NTARC Christmas dinner that is now less than a month away, it will be on Thursday the 4th of December. As we have received a number of requests we are trialling a change from the usual Wednesday to a Thursday evening as this may be more manageable for members. Due to popular requests it will be held at the Iron Horse Bar and Grill located at 468 Westbury Rd, Prospect Vale. Check your calendar! If you are free and wish to attend, now is the time to mark the date and RSVP to the secretary at: secretary@ntarc.net or jot your name and number of places required on the registration sheet next to the sign-in register at the club rooms.
UPCOMING EVENTS
On Air Test and Technical Net session - Every Wednesday, Test-Net and CW course on 3.580 MHz from 7 pm, then a Technical Net on 3.567 MHz from 7.30 pm till 8.30 pm. Your host for the evening is Nic VK7WW.
Club Room Technical night - The next session will be Wednesday the 26th of November 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.
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/
Microwave News
10 Years of the 23cm QSO Party
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/10-years-of-the-23cm-qso-party/
On 7 December we reach a VK7 microwave milestone with the 10th Anniversary of the 23 cm QSO party. We are trying to get as many stations as possible on to celebrate this milestone with hopefully record numbers. It is proposed that we write up an item for AR to record the history of the QSO party and the results of the 7 December event.
The QSO Party is conducted at 10 am each Sunday after the broadcast on 1296.15 MHz using FM, with one group in the greater Hobart area and a second group in the greater Launceston area. After this Hobart to Launceston contacts take place 1296.2 MHz using the digital mode Q65-60B. Hobart stations first period and Launceston stations second.
A brief History: Nearly ten years ago, a few Hobart stations started dusting off rigs and pointing quirky 23cm homebrew antennas toward Mt Wellington, just to see what might happen. At a REAST BBQ, between sausages and signal reports, someone tossed out a simple idea: run a 23 cm QSO party straight after the Sunday broadcast. Use it to test coverage, compare notes, and nudge everyone to lift their game on antennas and systems. Challenge accepted!
On Sunday 6 December 2015, Murray, VK7ZMS, hauled gear up to Kunanyi/Mt Wellington and took the helm as the first control station. Three days later at the DATV night on 9 December, the debrief was clear: it worked, it was fun, and it deserved to keep going. The plan formed: aim beams at the mountain each Sunday and make it a habit. Stations with 23 cm gear dragged it out of cupboards, warmed it up, and joined the net.
That inaugural report reads like a rollcall of early adopters: VK7ZMS, VK7MO, VK7BEN, VK7KAJ, VK7ZL, VK7OO, with a surprise cameo from the north, VK7JG. RX-only at first were VK7TW and VK7HRS. By the very next week there were nine stations up, plus a new voice, Danny VK7HDM. The only hiccup? Our control op, Murray, was off on essential duties: his daughterâ€Ös birthday took priority. Quite right too.
Fast-forward to today and the little post-broadcast experiment has grown into a community, with around 15 stations operating each Sunday. We now count forty-seven, 23 cm capable operators in the South, with more in the North. The QSO party has mapped paths, sparked antenna builds, and quietly raised the bar for whatâ€Ös possible on 23cm in VK7.
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/10-years-of-the-23cm-qso-party/
73, Rex, VK7MO
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November Presentation Night
November Forum Night
Forum Night – EMR Quiz Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C5jCInRZCo
Last Wednesday nightâ€Ös forum night was a bit of fun with a Kahoot online quiz about electromagnetic radiation safety. This used the process we outlined at the EMR Safety presentation night back in September thanks to Phil VK2ASD and Justin VK7TW. This process uses the wonderful process and templates that John Bews VK4JBE and the BDARS team came up with.
The basis for the Kahoot quiz was from John and we added a few more questions to round it out to 20 questions.
There were both online streaming participants as well as those in the clubrooms and there were choccy frogs and caramello koalas for prizes and surprisingly there were none left at the end…HIHI.
There were 21 participants and the scoring in Kahoot is not only whether you get the answer correct but how quickly you answer.
The podium consisted at number three was Lance VK7TO with 11968, in second position was Murray VK7ZMS with 12616 and in first place Hayden VK7HH with 14310 as character “RF Overloadâ€.
Thanks to all who took part and please donâ€Öt let your EMR Safety journey stop there. Please use the templates, flowchart and calculator to document your RF safety in your shack.
73, Justin, VK7TW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C5jCInRZCo
REAST Committee
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December Event
REAST End-of-Year Sausage Sizzle / BBQ
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/reast-end-of-year-bbq/
Itâ€Ös time to fire up our brand spanking new BBQ and celebrate another huge year for REAST!
Join us at the Queens Domain Clubrooms for a relaxed lunch and evening of food, laughter, and radio-infused storytelling as we wrap up 2025 in true REAST style.
There are two sessions to suit everyone:
WAGs (Wednesday Afternoon Group) – from 12 noon for lunch and early banter.
WEGs (Wednesday Evening Group) – from 6 pm for the twilight feast and tall tales.
Come along, grab a snag, and relive a year packed with projects, presentations, propagation, and plenty of good company.
Bring your appetite, your sense of humour, and maybe a story or two from the shack!
When - Wednesday 3 December 2025
See you there.
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/reast-end-of-year-bbq/
REAST Committee
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January 2026 - Huge Carboot Sale and BBQ
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/huge-carboot-sale-sausage-sizzle/
REAST will be holding a huge amateur radio carboot sale in the Queens Domain compound from 11am on Sunday 18th January 2025.
Want to sell something – it will cost you $10 to setup your carboot then you can sell as much as you want – all profit goes to you.
There will be a Sausage Sizzle on the day with Snags and Bread at $3 and Burgers and Bread at $5 – Soft drinks available $2 per can.
No need to book – just turn up.
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/huge-carboot-sale-sausage-sizzle/
73, REAST Committee
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REAST Training and Assessment Update
https://www.reast.asn.au/information/amateur-licence-assessments/
Are you looking to join the world of amateur radio or upgrade your license? REAST has you covered with regular Training and Assessment Days for all license levels!
Key Dates:
Standard, Advanced, and Regulations Assessments: Held on alternate months, next is on 29th November 2025.
Foundation Training and Assessment Days: Held every two months with the next one on 22nd February 2026.
We have added the 2026 Training and Assessment days so stay updated with the full schedule on the REAST Events Page.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/
Do you need to secure your spot or ask a question - email: reast.assessor(at)gmail.com and your inquiry will go directly to the Learning Organiser, who be in contact.
If you are wanting to come along to the next Assessment day and you havenâ€Öt let Reg know.
We have learning resources available including our Foundation Licence Training Videos that are a must-watch for beginners. Find them on the REAST YouTube Training and Assessment Playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsnsP_zjw831mdC6sY4XqavRUY-53ZWUn
Practice Makes Perfect so, prepare with the WIA Foundation Trial Exams and the link can be found on the email edition of the broadcast.
https://www.wia.org.au/licenses/foundation/onlineexams/foundation.php
Whether you're starting your journey or leveling up, REAST is here to guide you every step of the way.
73, Reg, VK7KK
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Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months:
VK7 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. 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 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 on the third, fourth & fifth Wednesday nights of the month from around 6pm in the REAST Clubrooms Queenâ€Ös Domain and streamed.
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 TestNet and TechNet session - Every Wednesday, TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7 pm, then a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30 pm till 8.30 pm. Your host for the evening is Nic VK7WW.
NTARC Technical night session - Wednesday 26th November 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
VK7 Events:
VK7 - 15th November - Miena Hamfest - Community Hall Miena from 10am
WICEN - 15/16 November - Scout Clark Trophy Event - Oatlands
REAST - 3rd December - End of Year BBQ from Noon for the WAGs and from 6pm for the WEGs in the Queens Domain Clubrooms - Not Streamed ;-)
NTARC - 4 December - Christmas Dinner at the Iron Horse Bar and Grill located at 468 Westbury Rd, Prospect Vale.
NWTARC - 6 December - Bimonthly club meeting from 1.30pm at Scout Hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone.
REAST - 7 December - 23CM QSO Party - 10 Year Birthday - on air from 10am.
REAST - 18 January 2026 - Huge Carboot Sale and BBQ from 11am after broadcast in the Queens Domain Compound.
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weekâ€Ös broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7TW
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and in the NW thanks to NWTARC, WCRG, NWCRRA, VK7AX, VK7JH and VK7DC
160m: VK7GS
80m: VK7ALH
40m: VK7JGD
20m: VK7DG
10m: VK7VKT
UHFCB24 & HFCB24: VK7FMAC
DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C - Digital Group
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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(at)gmail.com by Friday 9pm. You can also 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 Peter, VK7PD, wishing you 73, good DX, and a great week ahead!
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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