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VK7 Amateur Radio News 24Nov24

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VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS BROADCAST
FOR SUNDAY 24th November 2024

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Welcome to the VK7 Amateur Radio News.

This was first broadcast on Sunday, November 24th, 2024 and we bring you the la

This week, joining you from the Tasmanian Amateur Radio News desk is Justin, VK

Tune in as we share updates and insights across VK7, broadcast through an arra

On DMR Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C, managed by Gavin, VK7HGO.

On Medium and high frequency rebroadcasts thanks to our dedicated operators:

1.862 MHz by Graham, VK7GS

3.670 MHz by Garry, VK7JGD

7.140 MHz by Ross, VK7ALH

14.130 MHz by Any Takers

28.525 MHz by Tony, VK7VKT and

UHF CB Channel 24 in the Hobart area, hosted by Mark, VK7FMAC

If you missed today’s broadcast then you can catch the replay on Tuesday nigh

Thank you for tuning in and enjoy the broadcast!

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Contesting News
WIA Spring VHF/UHF field day on Now!

This weekend is the WIA Spring VHF/UHF field day the 23rd and 24th of November,

It's a great day of fun and there will be many people out and about so why not

The places to look for contacts are the following.

6M - 52.525 FM, 2M - 146.500 FM, 70cm - 439.000 FM, 23cm - 1296.150 FM, 13cm -

Checkout the WIA website for all the rules and other information.

https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/

If anyone would like some help with any aspect of the field day I am happy to o

Here's hoping for a great Spring Day, hear you on the bands.

73, Richard, VK7ZBX

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Statewide News
Thursday Night SSTV Nets

Due to VK7RAF being off the air it was a quiet net night that saw the following

The highlights were:

A multiband antenna mast

Kite flying

Family Go-Kart racing

Tulip farms in Tasmania

The 2024 National Veteran Vehicle Rally at the Automobile Museum of Tasmani

including the car that held the Australian Record for 85 Miles Per Hour

An Echidna looking wheel chock

“Fatso” the Wombat

And that’s “Your Lot” in Dutch

Note - If you missed the net there are archives of these SSTV nights. These pho

Don’t forget to use your own photos or those that are copyright free.

SSTV VK7OO Tasmania Australia (tasme.com)

VK7KRJ's 2m SSTV scrolling web gallery

Blog 3 — NTARC Inc.

73 from Andre’ VK7ZAB

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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
VK7RVP back on air

The North West Coast Radio Repeater Association has put VK7RVP back on the air

Australia's top gravel rally championships was hosted in Tasmania by the North

Two weekends ago, a combined car club and radio repeater association expedition

Steady work from the NWCRRA has put a new roof on the historic summit radio sha

The 70cm channel is on 438.775 Megahertz with a negative 7 split and is already

Many radio amateurs across the state have keenly missed the punchy coverage of

73, North West Coast Radio Repeater Association

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North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
North West Amateur Radio Club Meeting

The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on Saturday 7th December 20

Members are encouraged to bring items for show & tell, and club rooms are open

A small plate of afternoon tea would be appreciated, We have Tea, Coffee etc av

If you have any cold or flu symptoms , or are unwell , or been in contact with Christmas Bar B Que

On Saturday the 14th December, the club will hold a Christmas Bar B Que commenc

The park is accessed by turning East into Maud Street off Queen Street, followi

We welcome other amateurs from around the state attending, and socialising with

If you have any cold or flu symptoms, or are unwell, or been in contact with a

The alternate Bar B Que venue will be Air Force Park off Tasma Parade West Ulve

The Club will monitor the Mt Duncan 2 metre repeater the morning of the Bar B Q

If you have camping chairs it may pay to bring your own.

73, Eric, VK7EV,

News Officer, NWTARC

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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 weekl

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

As mentioned a couple of broadcasts ago, in the Club Room Technical night sessi

Since then he had been able to read the manual, acquaint himself with the menu

A quick reminder that the end of year NTARC celebration is only just over a wee

As always, pictures will be available on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs” f

https://www.ntarc.net/blogs

UPCOMING EVENTS

TestNet and TechNet session - Every Wednesday, TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz fr

Coffee Morning - held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10 am

End of year NTARC celebration – locked in for Wednesday the 4th of December.

Finally - A reminder to all members that if you have any items of news you woul

That’s 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/

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End Of Year Celebration BBQ and Working Bee

https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2562

We will be holding a free BBQ for club members to celebrate a fantastic year at

This will be held after the broadcast on Sunday December 8th, 2024 from 1100 -

BRING YOUR SHOVELS - after lunch we will be holding a working bee to clean up t

Please let us know if you are coming along (secretary(at)reast.asn.au) so, we c

See you there.

REAST Committee

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HUMONGOUS Amateur Radio Car Boot Sale

https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/?event_id1=2565

REAST will be holding a huge amateur radio carboot sale in the Queens Domain co

Want to sell something - it will cost you $10 to setup your carboot then you ca

There will be a Sausage Sizzle on the day with Snags and Bread at $3 and Burger

The REAST club will be selling 5.4m and 8.1m portable Aluminium masts for very

No need to book - just turn up.

73, REAST Committee

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Wednesday Experimenter’s Nights

Last Wednesday night we saw the return of the WEG’s night and took a retrospe

The following tribute is from Brian VK7RR via VK7ARNews

Tom was born in the United States of America. His father had contact with Austr

He initially worked in Victoria, as Chief of Staff for GTV-9, moving to Tasmani

Tom was involved with the first amateur television broadcast of the Weekly news

https://www.armag.vk6uu.id.au/1975-december-AR.html

Tom soon became one of the best known names in Australian amateur circles throu

Tom was a highly intelligent person who had an instinct for new technologies an

He also built an experimental robot known as the Tasman Turtle as I remember it

Tom passed away August 2 2007

Tom died peacefully on Tuesday evening, leaving Gael, his former wife, who cont

Farewell old friend. Brian VK7RR

Justin VK7TW then showed some examples of the Electronics Australia column - Mo

https://archive.org/details/1993.06-electronics-australia/page/n31/mode/2up

https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/sch/misc/phreak.pdf

Justin then went through Tom’s projects and kits starting with his RTTY proje

Justin built-up one of these kits and showed it on the night. Packet radio is c

We then review the latest DUBUS & LowKey magazine

This week we continue on our packet and APRS journey along with some great hyst

On a Wednesday night people start arriving at the night around 6pm and many bri

There is always much discussion, experimenting, playing, talking, drinking coff

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/

We stream the nights on the REAST YouTube streaming channel and we also go out

See you there or on the stream.

73, Justin, VK7TW

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REAST Training and Assessments Update

Foundation Training and Assessment Days are held every two months.

Standard, Advanced, and Regulations licence assessments held on the alternate m

https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/upcoming-events/

The final 2024 Standard, Advanced, and Regulations licence assessments will be

Our 2025 training calendar has been drafted and looks like Foundation Training

22/02/25, 12/04/25, 28/06/25, 30/08/25 and 25/10/25

Standard, Advanced & Regulations Assessment Days will be on:

29/03/25, 31/05/25, 26/07/25, 20/09/25 and 29/11/25.

For Bookings, Queries, and Questions:

Email: reast.assessor(at)gmail.com

This email is forwarded to the Learning Organiser, who will respond to all requ

Foundation Licence Training Videos:

These have been updated to reflect the new Class Licence arrangements. Availabl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiSE6GEhcXU&list=PLsnsP_zjw831mdC6sY4XqavRUY-53

Additional Resources:

Check out the WIA Foundation Trial Exams.

https://www.wia.org.au/licenses/foundation/onlineexams/foundation.php

73, Reg, VK7KK

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Satellite News
AMSAT OSCAR-7 50th Anniversary – A Testbed for Saving Lives

As we observe AMSAT OSCAR-7’s 50th anniversary as the oldest operating satell

OSCAR-7 was used to investigate the possibility of locating downed aircraft and

As envisioned by spacecraft engineers from the United States and Russia, the co

The signals could also be Doppler tracked, one-way, by processing the beacon up

Scientists from the Russian COSPAS (Russian acronym for “Space System for the

The tests were highly successful. The COSPAS/SARSAT program went ahead and has

Sourced from the AMSAT News Service via Jan King, W3GEY, AMSAT AO-7 Project Man

Sourced from the AMSAT News Service

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Technology News
Remembering John B. Goodenough, Inventor of the Lithium-Ion Battery

Dr. Goodenough received a Nobel Prize at the age of 97 for his contributions to

In 2019, at the age of 97, Dr. John B. Goodenough became the oldest person awar

Goodenough shared the prize with M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino, who

Overcoming Childhood Challenges

John B. Goodenough was born to American parents in Jena, Germany, on July 25, 1

Goodenough entered Yale in 1940 without a clear purpose or career ambition. He

When the U.S. was drawn into World War II, he felt a great calling to serve his

After the war, he entered graduate school while still a commissioned army offic

Pioneering Work in Memory, Renewables, and Magnetism

After his service with the U.S. Army Air Corps, Goodenough embarked on a life-l

His later work in materials physics contributed to the discovery of high-temper

Goodenough Makes the Li-ion Breakthrough

After his time at MIT Lincoln Labs, Goodenough moved to Oxford University, wher

Goodenough’s technology was not, however, exploited immediately. Oxford decli

Dr. Goodenough left Oxford and finished the final 37 years of his career at the

The Significance of the Li-ion Battery Today

Much of the modern mobile world depends on the humble battery cell, from Blueto

In the 1980s, common rechargeable battery technologies included lead acid for l

The Li-ion class of batteries has been called one of the great inventions of hu

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/remembering-john-b-goodenough-inventor-of

Sourced from the All About Circuits Web E-Zine.

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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 VK7R

State-wide – MICROWAVE QSO Party – following the Sunday broadcast call-back

Then North-south digital contacts on 1296.2MHz using Q65-60B.

Stations in the Launceston area transmitting on the odd minute. Southern statio

REAST - WAGs - Wednesday Afternoon Group from 12 noon in the REAST Clubrooms Qu

REAST - WEGs - Wednesday Experimenter’s Group from around 6pm in the REAST Cl

SOTA/WWFF Group – Meeting Mondays and Fridays 10.30-12.00 midday at Glebe Gar

NTARC - Club Room Technical night session on Wednesday 20th November from 6.30

NTARC - TestNet and TechNet sessions every Wednesday night. TestNet/CW course o

NTARC Coffee Mornings are held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is fr

NW VK7 – Wednesday from 8:00pm local – NW Tassie Amateur Repeater Group Net

NW VK7 - Thursday commencing at 8:30pm local - N.W. Tassie 2m DX Net 144.190 US Events:

NTARC - December 4 - End of Year Celebration at the Iron Horse Bar and Grill lo

NWTARC - December 7 - Club meeting and show and tell - Scout Hall 73 Alexandra

REAST - December 8 - End of Year Free BBQ and Spring Cleaning workshop from 11a

NWTARC - December 14 - Christmas BYO BBQ - Legion Park West Ulverstone from 1pm

REAST - January 19, 2025 - CarBoot Sale of the Century and Sausage Sizzle - Que

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A reminder to those people rostered for next week’s broadcast:

Newsreader: VK7ZIR

Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and in the NW thanks to N W T A R C, West Coast Radio G

160m: VK7GS

80m: VK7ALH

40m: VK7JGD

20m: Any Takers

10m: VK7TW

UHFCB24: VK7FMAC

DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star: Reflector 91C VK7HGO

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A huge thank you to all people and organisations that assisted with this broadc

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That wraps up this week's edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News. We hope you fo

You've been listening to VK7WI, or if you’ve just tuned in, you've just misse

rebroadcast on Tuesday night at 8:00pm on repeaters VK7RAA in Northern VK7 and

We encourage you to share your news, stories, and updates with us. Email your c

For more information about the broadcast and to join the discussion, visit our

groups.io/g/vk7arnews.

Remember, the deadline for submissions is 21:00 on the Friday before the Sunday

Stay tuned for callbacks on the frequency you’re currently listening to. Rela

On behalf of the entire VK7 Amateur Radio News Team, this is Justin, VK7TW wish





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