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VK7AX > BCAST 30.11.25 12:30l 492 Lines 28289 Bytes #200 (0) @ WW BID : 6371_VK7AX Subj: VK7 Amateur Radio News 30Nov25 Path: ED1ZAC<ED1ZAC<CX2SA<VK7AX Sent: 251130/1318Z 6371@VK7AX.#ULV.TAS.AUS.AUNZ LinBPQ6.0.24 VK7 Amateur Radio News 30Nov25 Text edition: VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS SUNDAY 30th 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 â€“ Any Takers 3.670 MHz â€“ Garry, VK7JGD 7.140 MHz â€“ Ross, VK7ALH 14.130 MHz â€“ Any Takers 28.525 MHz â€“ Any Takers 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). This broadcast has been compiled at Sassafras in the NW at the Equine Endurance State Championships where amateur radio is supporting this community event with safety communications. Stay tuned, and enjoy the news! -------------------------------- RAOTC December Broadcast Further to that mentioned on the WIA National News, this is another reminder about the RAOTC broadcast for Monday the 1st of December 2025 at 8 pm local time; thatâ€Ös tomorrow night for those listening on Sunday. The first item is introduced by John, VK3MK; he refers to an earlier article by Bill Roper, VK3BR urging amateurs to have a plan in place for disposal of amateur radio equipment should they become SK. The second item is based on an article by Mike Smith regarding the ubiquitous AVO Multimeter. The first AVO appeared in 1923. The popular Mk 7 model was in production from 1936 to 1986. Eventually moving coil multimeters were eclipsed by digital meters; this led to the demise of the AVO company in 2008. The main article in titled: â€˜The Worldâ€Ös First Telegraphâ€Ö. This was the Semaphore system invented by Claude Chappe in the early 1790s; it was greatly extended by Napoleon across France and into neighbouring countries under French occupation. There are currently efforts being made to restore some parts of this network. Listen at 8 pm Monday, local time, over the VK7RAA/VK7RHT state-wide network. The broadcast date again is Monday December 1st. Call backs will follow. Please call in if you are able; this provides the RAOTC broadcast committee with an idea of how many are listening to these broadcasts. Please be reminded that the next RAOTC broadcast will be on Monday February 2, 2026 If you miss the off-air broadcasts you can listen to audio files on the RAOTC website: https://www.raotc.org.au/ 73, Peter VK7PD -------------------------------- WWFF, SOTA, POTA and IOTA Weekly Wrap Up Miena Ham Fest has wrapped up, and it was great to meet so many of you who stopped by for a chat with Andrew, VK7DW, and Myself. A common topic that came up was the interest in getting out for an activation, however many operators were unsure where to start or felt they might not have the right equipment. If you are thinking about giving it a try, I encourage you to visit the program websites where you will find practical guidance on preparing and completing an activation. Watching a few YouTube videos can also help, and even better, team up with someone who has activated before and head out together. When it comes to equipment, it does not need to be complex or expensive. As long as you can access the HF bands, have a suitable antenna and can power your rig in a portable setting, you have everything needed to get on the air. Many operators took advantage of their trip to Miena and stopped for an activation on the way home. Phil, VK7ID, headed to Morass Bay Conservation Area with his son where they made 11 QSOs. Their tally included 5 park to park contacts and a SOTA summit which made for a productive outing. Phil had planned to test a new HF mag mount on his vehicle, however a connector incompatibility issue caused a small hiccup. Fortunately, Phil had his SOTA kit in the car and was able to set up a dipole which had them on the air in no time. A great example of making the most of what you have and keeping an activation rolling. Jim, VK7JZ, and David, VK7DBX, were short on time but still managed to fit in a quick activation at Steppes State Reserve on their way back to Hobart. The reserve protects an important part of Tasmaniaâ€Ös high country sheep grazing heritage, with links going back to 1863. Dave, VK7ACE, has also been active with several recent outings. He completed two activations at Low Head Conservation Area and another at the Low Head Historic Site, making a total of 53 voice QSOs across the three sessions. It was great to meet so many of you at Miena. Andrew, VK7DW, and I are looking forward to hearing new operators on the air and catching up to talk radio at the next event. 73, Matt, VK7MAT -------------------------------- QSL News Inwards QSL Bureau Information The current list of QSL Cards held by the VK7 Inwards Bureau as at 21 November 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 Herman has had questions about how to use the outwards QSL Bureau. The first prerequisite for using the outwards bureau is that you must be a financial member of the WIA. The peak body representing all Australian Amateurs at the National and International level with regards to things related to our hobby. If you are not a WIA member you will have to send your cards direct to the station worked or use another method for confirming your QSO. 73 Herman VK7HW Manager WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau -------------------------------- Sorted Cards held at 27 Nov 2025 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign) AA, AAC, AAD, AAE, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, AC, ACE, ACG, ACN, ADE, AED, AG(2014, 2016), AGC, AHT, AIJ, AIR, AJC, AJP, AKK, ALZ, AM, AN, ANC, AO, AP, APZ, AQ, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY BA, BB, BBB, BD, BEN, BO, BPV, BT, BU, BYE CA, CBK, CBR, C/GH, CC, CH/T, CJ, CK, CL, CMV, CTV, CV, CW, CWB, CX DAN, DBX, DC, DD, DG, DHT, DI, DIK, DM, DN, DO, DP, DQ, DR, DT, DV, DW, DX, DY, DZ EA, EE, EG, EI, EK, EKA, EM, ER FAA, FADZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FKLW, FLAR, FMI, FPRN, FRJ, FRJG, FTAS, FTR G, GA, GC, GEL, GGZ, GH/C, GL, GM, GOP, GR, GS, GU, GZ HBR, HCH, HCK, HDE, HDM, HDX, HH, HL, HOB, HPD, HRS, HSA, HSC, HSD, HSE, HSJ, HSO HZ IAN, ID, IK, IR, IS JA, JAB, JAZ, JB, JCR, JGD, JOK, JON, JP, JS, JW, JX KAC, KAM, KBA, KD, KE, KDO, KJ, KK, KKR, KL, KO, KR, KRJ, KT LA, LDH, LL, LLL, LM, LT, LVH, LW M, MA, MAD, MAG, MBD, MD, MEL, MET, MHZ, MI, MJ, MOO, MR, MRS, MS, MV NA, NB, NC, ND, NEC, NET, NFI, NG, NIK, NJB, NRF, NRT, NRX, NSE, NSS, NTE, NVH, NW, NWT OB, OO, OR, OW PAF, PBD, PD, PDJ, PKJ, PO, POL, PRN, PSH, PSJ, PSZ, PW RA, RB, RG, ROY, RW SD, SG(vi7SG), SIX, SN, STO, SV, SW, SZ TA, TCE, TED, TK, TM, TO, .TUX, TX, TZ UJ, UK, UT VA, VAC, VAO, VAZ, VDC, VEK, VH, VIP, VM, VR, VTM WA, WC, WL, WN, WO, WUU, W (VJ7W), WX, WZ XTC, XV, XX Y, YN, YUM ZA, ZBX, ZE, ZJJ, ZK, ZM, ZR, ZT, ZTA, ZX -------------------------------- Statewide SSTV Nights A quiet net night that saw the following participants, VK7s â€“ AX, TW, ZAB, EV and OO all sharing thirty photos. The main themes were: The â€œOld Hobart Townâ€ model village at Richmond A compact digital mode HF transceiver and Tiny antenna matching unit that were presented at the last NTARC club night Which Whiskies young adults prefer A poem about the ideal working day and Whisky Other highlights were: A squelch control in the animal kingdom A comparison of the size of Mercury to the Sun Touring Tassie in a protest van A rotatable HF loop A tribute to a Silent Key How to save money on Black Friday specials And 73 from an over-reacting t-shirt Again Tony VK7AX interconnected VK7RJG to his SSTV International Gateway and VK7s exchanged photos with OE6JFG in Austria, FM4TI in France and DL8QB 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 -------------------------------- NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST 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 -------------------------------- NEWS FROM THE NORTH SOTA/WWFF PARKS GROUP The Summits On The Air/World Wide Flora and Fauna parks group meets twice weekly â€“ 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 -------------------------------- Northern Tasmanian Amateur Radio Club Incorporated www.ntarc.net Last club room technical night Bill VK7MX, brought in and talked us through three items designed and built by BluQRP. As the last part of the name implies they are all designed for QRP operation and as for the blue, the only thing I can think of is that all the printed circuit boards used are very blue in colour. Firstly Bill had a device going by the name â€œTiny Tunerâ€, and it is an incredibly cute little antenna matcher, it is about the length of a credit card, possibly two thirds the width and about 15 mm thick! This is the newer and smaller version of the previous â€œPocket Tunerâ€ by BluQRP that was almost as large as a credit card, which really isnâ€Öt very big anyway. These are specifically designed for QRPp use, the second lower case â€œpâ€ denoting that it is meant to be operated at less than 1 watt of RF through put. Just for information QRP followed by lower case â€œppâ€ denotes less than 100 milli-watt throughput! It uses two BCD encoder rotary switches for Load and Antenna capacitance selection and a four position slider switch to select the inductor value giving the T-Matcher good coverage of popular HF bands. The matcher front panel has a Light Emitting Diode to denote power on, with another showing a relative SWR indication. There is also the inclusion of a slider switch for unit bypass. Small lengths of rubberised tubing are provided to push over the BCD encoder shafts so you can obtain a proper grip on them when turn rather than having to rely on a screw driver. The main printed circuit board is sandwiched between a front and rear PCB for protection. Check out the NTARC website pictures for size and remember that the connectors are indeed SMA. This tiny antenna matcher would be ideally suited for Portable, SOTA and POTA operations. The second BluQRP device Bill had with him was a TDX Digital Modes HF Transceiver, once again very small as it would be close to the size of a deck of cards. Think of this one being the RF outboard module that plugs into your Smart Phone via USB connection. The Smart Phone hosts the software app and provides all the processing power required to decode and encode the FT8 and FT4. The output power of the module is about an eighth of a watt. The module has a SMA antenna socket, a slider switch to select one of its four HF bands, an FT8 or FT4 mode selector switch, a tune switch and a transmit indication LED. And yes the module is also very blue. The third BluQRP device Bill had with him was the stand alone DX FT8, which is an abbreviation for Digital Xceiver for FT8. The DX FT8 Transceiver project is the result of an open source collaboration between Charley Hill, W5BAA and Barb Asuroglu, WB2CBA to create a standalone FT8 Tablet Transceiver. The heart of their design is a transceiver RF board which in turn piggy backs onto an industry available ST Micro Evaluation board based on the ARM Cortex STM32F746 microcontroller and is called the â€œDISCOâ€. The evaluation micro provides processing power for the GUI or Graphical User Interface which is presented to the user on a 109 mm RGB 480Ã—272 pixel colour LCD-TFT capacitive touch screen. With the inclusion of a front and back panel you have a stack of four boards, this method of fast and cost effective presentation is proving to be a very common construction system nowadays. There is a 5 or 7 band HF version available depending on your requirements. The unit comes with an internal battery charger regardless of the internal battery option being taken up. The transceiver has a Low or High RF power output slide switch on the side of the unit. This selects between 231mW or 445mW on the 10m band progressively increasing in power up to 372mW or 844mW on the 40m band. Antenna connections are once again via SMA connectors. The DX FT8 Transceiver can operate either from 5V USB power bank or any 1000mA capacity USB power source or by using the DC barrel connector can be powered from 7V to 15V external power supply. A power supply source can be selected with DC Power Select slide switch located on the side of the Transceiver. The result is a very portable stand-alone transceiver for working multiple bands in FT8 digital mode all packed into one small unit. No longer do you need to carry a PC or a laptop or tablet for GUI interface operation for FT8 with a classic transceiver. I would imagine this alone would make it appealing for smaller and lighter setups when backpacking for SOTA or POTA activations or as a travel transceiver with FT8. According to Bill, donâ€˜t order any BluQRP units at the moment as the new American tariffs have made things somewhat prohibitive, luckily his order was squeezed through before the implementation. Thanks for sharing these three very blue pieces of QRPp equipment with us as well as the tip to save money. This is the final reminder for the NTARC Christmas dinner that is now only a few days away, this Thursday the 4th of December, 6 pm for a 6:30 order placement. This year we are trialling a change from the usual Wednesday to the 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. There is still time to register, just notify one of the committee members or the secretary at: secretary(at)ntarc.net before midday Thursday. As always pictures will be available on the NTARC Web site under â€œBlogsâ€ for this broadcast. NTARC Blogs https://www.ntarc.net/blogs 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. NTARC General Meeting - Wednesday the 10th December at 7:30 pm, NTARC club rooms. Coffee Morning - Held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10 am to noon. Finally â€“ If you have any items of news 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. -------------------------------- 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/ NEXT Sunday the 7th December, VK7 marks a significant microwave milestone: the 10th Anniversary of the 23 cm QSO Party. To celebrate, weâ€Öre encouraging as many stations as possible to get on air and help deliver record participation. Following the event, a historical and results-based article is planned for Amateur Radio magazine to capture a decade of progress, experimentation and community building. The QSO Party takes place each Sunday at 10 am, immediately after the VK7WI broadcast, on 1296.15 MHz FM. Two groups participate: one in the greater Hobart area and another in the greater Launceston area. Once the FM activity concludes, Hobart and Launceston stations attempt contacts using Q65-60B on 1296.2 MHz, with Hobart transmitting first period and Launceston second. The idea began almost ten years ago when a handful of Hobart operators dusted off dormant 23 cm gear and aimed homebrew antennas toward kunanyi/Mt Wellington. During a REAST BBQ, between sizzling sausages and signal-strength debates, someone suggested a simple post-broadcast 23 cm QSO get-together to test coverage and spark improvements. The challenge was accepted. On 6 December 2015, Murray VK7ZMS set up on the summit as the inaugural control station. A follow-up discussion at the DATV night three days later confirmed the verdict: it worked, it was enjoyable, and it should become a weekly habit. The first report listed VK7ZMS, VK7MO, VK7BEN, VK7KAJ, VK7ZL, VK7OO and VK7JG, with VK7TW and VK7HRS listening in. By the following week there were nine stations active and Danny VK7HDM joined the growing group, though the control station was missing due to a far higher-priority commitment: Murrayâ€Ös daughterâ€Ös birthday. A decade on, the small Sunday experiment has grown into a vibrant community. Around fifteen stations now take part each week, and there are forty-seven 23 cm-capable amateur operators in Southern Tasmania alone, with more active in the North. The QSO Party has mapped countless microwave paths, inspired new antenna builds, strengthened operating skills and quietly lifted 23 cm capability across VK7. https://www.reast.asn.au/event/10-years-of-the-23cm-qso-party/ 73, Rex, VK7MO -------------------------------- December Event REAST End-of-Year Sausage Sizzle / BBQ https://www.reast.asn.au/event/reast-end-of-year-bbq/ This Wednesday itâ€Ös time to fire up our brand spanking new 6 burner 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) â€“ from 12 noon for lunch and early banter. WEGs (Wednesday Evening Group) â€“ 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 -------------------------------- 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 â€“ it will cost you $10 to setup your carboot then you can sell as much as you want â€“ 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 â€“ Soft drinks available $2 per can. No need to book â€“ just turn up. https://www.reast.asn.au/event/huge-carboot-sale-sausage-sizzle/ 73, REAST Committee -------------------------------- February 2026 - Interpreting Propagation Tools and Space Weather Reports https://www.reast.asn.au/event/february-presentation-interpreting-propagation-tools-and-space-weather-reports/ Is space weather and propagation a bit of a mystery to you? Our February 2026 presentation night brings us Roger Harrison VK2ZRH who promises to enlighten us about Fe, Ï†, foE, MUF â€“ all that ionospheric stuff. With decades of experience, including his time at the Ionospheric Prediction Service (IPS), now Space Weather Services, Roger brings significant expertise in this space (pun intended). This presentation will unpack the mysteries behind ionograms, TEC maps, Es, GRAFEX, PCAs, solar indices and more, plus online tools and data sources you can use. Whether youâ€Öre chasing DX, planning portable operations, experimenting with digital modes or trying to understand why your favourite band just vanished, this session may give you the skills to read the sky like a geek bro. This session will be in person and streamed from 7:30pm in Queens Domain clubrooms. https://www.reast.asn.au/event/february-presentation-interpreting-propagation-tools-and-space-weather-reports/ 73, REAST Committee -------------------------------- 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: Foundation Training and Assessment Days: Held every two months with the next one on 22nd February 2026. Standard, Advanced, and Regulations Assessments: Held on alternate months, next is on 28th March 2026. Check out 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. 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 -------------------------------- Technology News Itâ€Ös Miracle Month! The Transistor was born At Bell Labs In 1947, during the so-called â€œMiracle Monthâ€ of November 17 to December 23, Brattain and Bardeen performed experiments to determine what was preventing Shockleyâ€Ös device from amplifying. American physicists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain of Bell Laboratories carried out various experiments and observed that when two point-contact gold leads were applied to a germanium crystal, they produced a signal with an output power greater than the input. William Shockley, leader of the Solid-State Physics Group, saw the potential of this discovery and, in the following months, worked to greatly expand the understanding of semiconductors and improve the junction transistor. In recognition of this achievement, Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain were jointly awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on semiconductors and their discovery of the "Transistor Effect." https://www.linkedin.com/posts/two-communications_the-transistor-is-born-at-bell-labs-in-1947-activity-7397613687659941888-TojM Sourced from Two Communications Web E-zine -------------------------------- Regular VK7 gatherings and events over the coming months: VK7 Regular gatherings: Sewing Circle Net â€“ 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 â€“ MICROWAVE QSO Party â€“ 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 â€“ 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 Coffee Mornings are held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10am to noon in the Rocherlea Clubrooms. NW VK7 â€“ Wednesday from 8:00pm local â€“ 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: REAST - 3rd December - End of Year BBQ from Noon for the WAGs and from 6pm for the WEGs in the Queens Domain Clubrooms. 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. NTARC - 10 December - General Meeting from 7:30 pm, NTARC club rooms. REAST - 18 January 2026 - Huge Carboot Sale and BBQ from 11am after broadcast in the Queens Domain Compound. REAST - 4 February 2026 - Interpreting Propagation Tools and Space Weather Reports with VK2ZRH from 7:30pm in QD clubrooms and streamed. -------------------------------- 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: VK7ALH 40m: VK7JGD 20m: Any Takers 10m: VK7VKT UHFCB24 & HFCB24: VK7FMAC DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C - Digital Group -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- (Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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