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VK7 Amateur Radio News 08Mar26
Text edition:
VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS
SUNDAY 8th March 2026
Welcome to the International Womenâ€Ös Day edition of the VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 8th day of March 2026, your gateway to whatâ€Ös happening across the airwaves in Tasmania and beyond.
Coming to you from the Tasmanian Amateur Radio News Desk is Idris, VK7ZIR 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 VK7GS
3.670 MHz – Ross, VK7ALH
7.140 MHz – Garry, VK7JGD
14.130 MHz – Justin, VK7TW
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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ALARA News
Let our Voices be Heard
As heard on the WIA here is a reminder that Sunday March 8th is International Womenâ€Ös Day. Around the world many YL groups are encouraging their members to be heard on the air. As such ALARA will be issuing a special International Womenâ€Ös Day certificate for YLs to make 5 contacts with other radio operators or for the OMs to contact 5 YLs. Names and locations need to be shared. A conversation is encouraged as well. All amateur radio bands and modes including EchoLink, repeaters and digital systems may be used. To gain the certificate logs need to be sent to publicity@alara.org.au before 31st March 2026.
OMs, please listen out for YLs. YLs, hope to hear you on the air.
73, Linda VK7QP
ALARA VK7 rep
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Contest News
Young Ladies World Wide Award
Another event happening this week is the YL-WWA 2026 international amateur radio event running from Monday 9 March through Sunday 15 March 2026, aimed at bringing together as many young women radio amateurs as possible from around the world. Itâ€Ös part of the broader World Wide Award family and is organised on the HamAward.cloud platform, which supports real-time logging and live score tracking for both activators and hunters. The event is free to enter for all licensed operators, whether taking part as a YL activator or as a hunter chasing contacts during the week.
To earn awards and rankings, participants make valid QSOs across the HF bands and favourite modes, with scoring and results managed through the HamAward system. The rules encourage worldwide participation and fair operating practice, and there are categories for different modes and achievements. Hunters compete to work as many activators as possible, while YL activators aim to get on air from their locations and rack up QSOs. Detailed rules, scoring, and live contact listings are available on the YL-WWA page of the site.
https://hamaward.cloud/wwayl
Sourced from the Interwebs.
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John Moyle Memorial Field Day
The John Moyle Memorial Field Day is approaching again, running from 01:00 UTC on Saturday 21 March 2026 to 00:59 UTC on Sunday 22 March 2026. The contest is structured into eight three-hour blocks, with stations able to be worked again in each block. Following rule changes introduced on 18 January 2026, the event now includes all amateur bands up to 241 GHz, excluding the WARC bands. Phone contacts are worth one point, CW contacts two points, and multipliers apply for each call area in every three-hour period. With distance-based scoring removed, only serial numbers are exchanged, starting at 001 and incrementing for each contact.
For logging, N1MM has effectively become the standard platform for VK contests, with configuration details and custom UDC files available from the website on the email edition of the broadcast. vk4sn.com
vklogchecker.com.
VKCL can also be used, although scoring and Cabrillo formatting may require manual correction. Accurate log formatting is essential, and the contest manager should be contacted if assistance is needed. There are multiple entry categories across bands, modes, and operating durations, whether single or multi-operator, home or portable. With favourable weather still on our side, itâ€Ös an ideal opportunity to head portable, boost VK7 participation, and make sure a few more Tasmanian callsigns appear in the logs.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/
73, Richard, VK7ZBX
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Thanks VK7
As heard on the WIA broadcast - the WIA Board Ballot results are out and the following message is from Justin VK7TW.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent WIA Board elections, and especially to those who placed their trust in me with their vote. I am genuinely humbled by the support and grateful for the opportunity to once again represent Australian amateurs at the national level.
As I outlined during the election period, my primary focus will be two fold: strengthening the relationship between the Wireless Institute of Australia and the Australian Communications and Media Authority, and developing a coordinated national education and training strategy for amateur radio across Australia.
These areas are critical to the long-term health of the hobby and to ensuring we continue to grow, modernise, and support the next generation of operators.
Thank you again to everyone who voted. I look forward to returning to the WIA Board following the WIA Annual General Meeting in Albury in May 2026.
73, Justin, VK7TW
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Tassie Statewide Events
Meet the Voice
The Meet the Voice, will be on Sunday 29th March 2026 commencing at 11am in Ross
The Meet the Voice trophy will be awarded.
Car boot sale, bring any items you want to sell
Itâ€Ös a BYO everything event, bring your barby, your food and drinks and socialise, meet the voices you talk to on the radio.
Any queries contact Al, VK7AN on 0417 354 410.
73, Al, VK7AN
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Tassie Ham-E-Con Radio Conference - Save the Date
Planning is already underway for Tassie Ham-E-Con 2026, and the theme team has settled on an ambitious banner:
Hack the Ether: Education, Ingenuity, Connection.
The theme celebrates the experimental spirit of amateur radio, where learning, invention, and community all come together. Over one and a half days the conference will feature keynotes, workshops, talks, poster sessions and hands-on activities designed to connect experimenters, educators and communicators. And yes, it will again be fully catered, so nobody has to survive on packet radio and optimism alone.
The program will explore four focus areas: Hack the Mind for education and learning, Hack the System for experimentation and innovation, Hack the Culture for engagement and community, and Hack the Future looking at leadership and the direction of the hobby.
Tassie Ham-E-Con 2026 will be held Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November at the UTAS Sandy Bay campus, with pre- and post-conference activities also being planned.
Keep an eye on the conference website as more details are released.
https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/
73 from the Conference Organising Group.
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Statewide SSTV Nights
A quiet night that saw the following participants, VK7s – EV, AX, OO, ZCF and ZAB all sharing over twenty photos.
The main themes were:
Duelling VNAs
A VNA component test jig
A selection of different types of toroid cores
Leads with common mode chokes
And other highlights were:
Tourist shots of the Hobart waterfront
Ulverstoneâ€Ös War Memorial Clock Tower
Wildlife visiting your QTH
Heckle and Jekyll - The Talking Magpies from 1946
And how to multitask
Again Tony VK7AX interconnected VK7RJG to his SSTV International Gateway but there were not photos exchanged.
Note - Ken VK7KRJâ€Ös and Steve VK7OOâ€Ös fully automatic 24/7 monitoring sites that allows anyone testing, to send a picture and the ability to check their transmission on these pages almost immediately, any time, both South and North Tasmania.
If you missed the net there are archives of these SSTV nights on Kenâ€Ös and Steveâ€Ös websites or on NTARCâ€Ös website under blogs.
https://vk7oo.tasme.com/vhfsstv/
https://sstv.vk7krj.com/scrolling%20web%20gallery.html
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
https://www.qsl.net/vk7ax/sstvgate/index.html
73 from Andreâ€Ö VK7ZAB
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WWFF, SOTA, POTA and IOTA Weekly Wrap Up
The spotting platform ParksnPeaks experienced an unexpected outage during the week. As of Thursday 5th, at the time of preparing this wrap up, restoration works were still underway to return the service to normal operation.
Operators are encouraged to check the platformâ€Ös status before heading out on an activation, to confirm that service has been restored and spotting functionality is available.
While ParksnPeaks remains a popular choice among operators for posting and monitoring spots, there are several reliable alternatives available. These include WWFF Spot Line, POTA.app and SOTAwatch, all of which continue to provide effective real time spotting and activation support.
Travis, VK7VXT, activated the 1254 metre Hartz Peak in Hartz Mountains National Park. Operating on 40 metres and 2 metres, he logged contacts across CW, SSB and FM, showcasing strong band versatility from the summit.
This activation marked Travisâ€Ös tenth SOTA outing for 2026. He has now accumulated 78 points for the year, lifting his overall total to 148 points and edging ever closer to the prestigious Mountain Goat award.
Keep safe, and I hope to catch you on the air soon.
73, Matt, VK7MAT
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QSL News
Inwards QSL Bureau Information
The current updated list of QSL Cards held by the VK7 Inwards Bureau as at 25 February 2026 is in the email version of the Broadcast.
Do you see your callsign in the list below? If you have taken up your callsign after 2019 would you please let Herman know so I can cull QSL cards from the list for QSO's that are dated prior to 2019.
Email to westyh(at)ozemail.com.au
73 Herman VK7HW
Manager WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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Sorted Cards held at 25 Feb 2026 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign)
A, AA, AAA, AAC, AAD, AAE, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, AC, ACE, ACG, ACN, AD, ADE, AED, AG(2014, 2016), AGC, AIJ, AIR, AJC, AKK, ALZ, AN, ANC, AO, APK, APZ, AQ, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY
BA, BB, BBB, BO, BPV, BT, BU, BYE
CA, CBK, CBR, CH/T, CJ, CK, CL, CMV, CTV, CV, CW, CWB, CX
DAN, DBX, DD, DHT, DI, DM, DN, DO, DQ, DT, DV, DW, DZ
EA, EE, EG, EI, EM, ER
FA, FAA, FADZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FKLW, FLAR, FMI, FPRN, FRJG, FTAS, FTR
G, GA, GC, GEL, GGZ, GK, GL, GOP, GR, GU, GZ
HCH, HCK, HDE, HDM, HDX, HL, HOB, HRS, HSA, HSD, HSE, HSJ, HSO, HZ
IAN, IK, IR, IS
JA, JAB, JAZ, JCR, JGD, JOK, JP, JS, JW, JX
KAC, KAJ, KAM, KBA, KD, KDO, KE, KJ, KKR, KL, KO, KPB, KRJ
LA, LDH, LJ, LL, LLL, LM, LT, LVH
M, MA, MAG, MBD, MC, MEL, MET, MHZ, MI, MJ, MK, MS, MV
NB, NC, ND, NEC, NFI, NG, NIK, NJB, NMH, NRF, NRT, NRX, NSE, NSS, NTE, NVH
OB, OO, OW
PAF, PBD, PDJ, PKJ, POL, PRN, PS, PSH, PSJ, PSZ, PW
QK
RA, RB, RG, RW, RY
SD, SG(vi7SG), SIX, SN, SV, SW, SZ
T, TA, TCE, TED, TK, TM, TO, TS, TUX, TX
UJ, UT
VA, VAC, VAO, VAZ, VDC, VEK, VH, VM, VR, VTM
WA, WC, WL, WO, WUU, W (VJ7W), WX, WZ
XTC, XV, XX, XY
Y, YN
ZA, ZJJ, ZK, ZR, ZT
Cards in the box at REAST On 25/2 - AZ, BEN, HH, HVK, ID, MAT, MRS, STO, WN, ZBX, ZMS, ZTA
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ACMA News
Licence Documents
The following comes from Gavin VK7HGO who needed to present his ACMA licence documents to confirm with the DMR providers that he was a licenced amateur radio operator.
Contact the ACMA Australian based help desk on 1300 350 115
Tell them you need proof of licence documentation.
They will give you a 4 digit number to add to your Call Sign and you email both to the email address: info@acma.gov.au
In about two hours you will receive a two page details of your licence.
You open up a support ticket on website - radioid.net and receive a support ticket number.
You will be asked to upload evidence of your licence and you can attach the document received from the ACMA.
I hope this helps other amateurs to get hold of licence evidence documents.
73, Gavin, VK7HGO
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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
Our last club room technical night was mainly devoted to the Vector Network Analyser or VNA, and concentrated on using them in the port 1 to port 2 or “through” testing mode.
Although the VNAs that Colin VK7ZCF and Lionel VK7ZLB brought in werenâ€Öt the original nano‑style units with their small 75 mm screens, the 175 mm displays they had were still compact as a field-units. In a group instructional situation an even larger display is advantageous.
This is where Andreâ€Ö VK7ZAB, made a big impression, had pre-installed the “nanoVNA Saver” software on a laptop specifically for the remote control of these VNAs via USB. This allowed access to all menu items that are normally available on the VNA and displayed all numerical and graphical results. The laptop intern was connected to the large screen wall monitor in the main club room. This allowed for easy visibility of the VNAâ€Ös display and its generated smith charts and attenuation graphs. Settings and changes made on the field device were also mimicked back onto the laptop and vice versa. The demonstrations took place with a pair of SYSJOINT, Handheld VNAs, one a SV4401A and the other a SV6301A, usable to 4.4 GHz and 6.3 GHz respectively.
Colin brought along his recently purchased test jigs from Halibut Electronics in California, used for the test and measurement of Common Mode Current Choke effectiveness.
Colin concentrated mainly on co-axial and screened cables and the effect on attenuation versus frequency of the cable passing once or multiple loops through toroidal and clip on ferrite cores.
Lionel VK7ZLB, used his self-designed and constructed test jig to measure parameters of various electronic components. The test jig was constructed in a small die cast enclosure about 50 mm square, with a BNC socket on opposite sides that allowed for external patching to port 1 and port 2 on the VNA for “through” measurements. On the top of the enclosure are two push down binder posts, each connected to one BNC socket internally. The item under test is inserted between the two binder posts.
After the initial obligatory VNA menu test calibration Lionel then went on to verify the calibration. This was achieved by individually testing a set of precision resistors, confirming that the measured impedance values matched those predicted by the relevant formula.
Also on the test jig, to improve isolation, was a detachable aluminium shield located between the component binder post clamps. Lionel included this to minimise any cross coupling between posts. At HF all looked fine without the shield but once you start testing towards the Gigahertz part of the spectrum it become very evident as to why he included the shield. The binder posts being about 30 mm tall, start to become significant radiating elements in their own right and progressively become part of the overall item under test.
After many, many, many toroids and turn combinations later the take home is:
In general, increasing the number of turns or adding more ferrite material improves the effectiveness of a common‑mode choke….. up to a point. However, the usual caveats apply: just as adding additional ferrites eventually reaches diminishing returns, increasing the number of turns introduces greater inter‑winding capacitance. This added capacitance can shift or create unwanted resonances, limiting the chokeâ€Ös performance and complicating the overall response.
The main take home is as always, “Test and Measurement” so you are not flying blind.
As usual pictures will be available on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs” for this broadcast.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
For more choke set-ups see the SSTV photos for Thursday.
UPCOMING EVENTS
On Air Test and Technical Net session - Every Wednesday night, 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 18th March 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(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/
March Presentation Night - Meshcore
https://www.youtube.com/live/1upUohSJ554?si=6L64JbDyZzyAAz8l
Last Wednesday night was a big one, with Heath VK3TWO/VK6TWO giving members a deep dive into the world of Meshcore. Heath walked through the fundamentals of LoRa operation, showing how reliable communication can be achieved at around –8 to –9 dB using just 150 mW on the 433 and 915 MHz ISM bands. The session covered hardware options, from off-the-shelf modules through to DIY builds using radios, solar powering and various integrations, along with configuration topics such as the LoRa protocol, APRS integration, online flasher tools and channel setup. Heath also compared Meshcore with Meshtastic and demonstrated node types including companion nodes, repeaters and room nodes with built-in BBS functionality.
The presentation went well beyond theory, exploring practical setup using devices like the beginner friendly L1 Pro, routing across multiple repeaters, and the use of band-pass filters where LoRa modules suffer from poor noise floors. Heath also demonstrated the Meshcore flasher site, private channels, region configurations, propagation and line-of-sight mapping tools, and the Meshcore heat-map capability that lets nodes act as mesh analysers.
Developed by hams for everyone, Meshcore offers a practical pathway into amateur radio techniques while also supporting licence-free family applications like messaging. A huge thank you again to Heath for an outstanding and highly informative presentation.
https://wiki.meshcoreaus.org/
https://www.youtube.com/live/1upUohSJ554?si=6L64JbDyZzyAAz8l
73, REAST Committee
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March Forum Night – 2m/70cm Transceiver Testing
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/march-forum-night-2m-70cm-transceiver-testing/
This Wednesday forum night will be a little different – we will have a HP Communication Service Monitor and Power Supply available for testing your 2m/70cm radios and Allstar/DMR nodes.
We are looking to cover the following tests (these may be subject to change) - Frequency, Power output, Deviation, SINAD, distortion, Receiver sensitivity, DTMF Level (if available) and Audio level. Have a suggestion for some other tests – let us know.
Due to time constraints – we will only be testing and letting you know where things might need some attention and it is the responsibility of the owner to make these adjustments.
We hope to see you along with your radios.
When - Wednesday March 11th from 7:30pm - QD Clubrooms
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/march-forum-night-2m-70cm-transceiver-testing/
73, REAST Committee
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April Forum Night - Club Members AR 3D Printing
April is 3D Printing and Amateur Radio Month at REAST.
Weâ€Öre flipping the usual order and swapping Presentation and Forum nights so members can actually show off their creations. Yes, this is your cue. Bring the brackets. Bring the enclosures. Bring the antenna mounts that only just survived the last SOTA activation. Bring the clever shack fix that solved a problem nobody else noticed but you absolutely could not ignore or live without!
And before you start getting suspicious, no, this is not an April Foolâ€Ös prank. We genuinely want to see your Amateur Radio-related 3D printing projects. From humble lumps of filament to beautifully engineered pieces of RF-adjacent brilliance, take us on the journey. Show us the experiments, the failures, the “Iâ€Öll just tweak the Z-offset one more time” moments, and the final masterpiece that somehow works better than it has any right to.
Wednesday 1st April 2026, from 7:30pm - in the clubrooms and streamed.
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/reast-forum-night-members-3d-printing-adventures/
See you there
REAST Committee
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April Presentation Night - Spectacular 3D Printing
Praj VK4MPB/7MPB has been building 3D printers since 2011, back when you didnâ€Öt “print a file,” you nervously injected raw G-code into what was essentially a heated toaster that had ambitions of becoming a Replicator. Slicers were cryptic and confrontational bits of software, firmware updates required emotional resilience, and bed levelling was practically a sacred ritual involving tiny hex keys, deep breathing, and intense philosophical debates about 0.2 millimetres of Z-offset. A good first layer wasnâ€Öt expected, it was negotiated – sometimes aggressively.
My printers still live in the garage, where theyâ€Öve evolved from temperamental science experiments that occasionally produced abstract art – or spectacular nests of plastic spaghetti – into surprisingly competent little manufacturing units. While I was chasing the mythical perfect first layer (and cleaning lumps of molten filament off nozzles), additive manufacturing quietly matured. The same core principles behind those early DIY machines now produce surgical implants with bone-growth lattices, aerospace components with internal cooling channels that canâ€Öt be machined, advanced engineering parts and some spectacular art – all in a mind boggling array of materials.
And yes, it turns out the same technology responsible for heroic prints and catastrophic spaghetti is also brilliant for us radio amateurs. From portable HF and SOTA/POTA gear, to clever shack fixes, to RF experiments that genuinely move a NanoVNA trace in ways that only makes me more curious, 3D printing has become a real engineering tool.
Praj will be sharing some of the practical, creative and genuinely cool things you can do with it today – in everyday life, in serious engineering, and in amateur radio – along with a few demonstrations to prove itâ€Ös not just enthusiasm for melting plastic.
Expect nostalgia, curiosity, a bit of garage-born instability… and the unshakeable belief that if I just level the print bed one more time, this time itâ€Öll absolutely be perfect. Truth!
When: 8th April 2026 from 7:30pm in the clubroom and streamed
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/reast-presentation-spectacular-3d-printing/
See you there
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!
Congratulations to our three Foundation candidates who all passed and have their callsigns already.
Key Dates:
Standard, Advanced, and Regulations Assessments: Held on alternate months, next is on 28th March 2026.
Foundation Training and Assessment Days: Held every two months with the next one is next Saturday the 21st April 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
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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 - 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 18th March 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:
ALARA - 8 March - International Womenâ€Ös Day
REAST - 11 March - Forum night - 2m/70cm Transceiver Testing in the clubrooms.
REAST - 18 March - Roast Rolls and Radio night - Queens Domain clubrooms from 6pm.
VK - 21-22 March - John Moyle Memorial Field Day Contest
VK7 - 28 March - Meet the Voice BBQ from 11am in Ross
REAST - 1 April - AR 3D Printing Forum night - Queens Domain Clubrooms and streamed from 7:30pm.
REAST - 8 April - Spectacular 3D Printing Preso with Praj VK7MPB - Queens Domain Clubrooms and streamed from 7:30pm.
WW - 18 April - IARU - World Amateur Radio Day
VK - 7-8 Nov - Tassie Ham-E-Con Amateur Radio Conference - UTAS Sandy Bay
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A reminder to those people rostered for next weekâ€Ös broadcast:
Newsreader: VK7PD
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and in the NW thanks to NWTARC, WCRG, NWCRRA, VK7AX, VK7JH and VK7DC
160m: VK7GS
80m: VK7DG
40m: VK7ALH
20m: VK7JGD
10m: VK7VKT
UHFCB24 & HFCB24: VK7FMAC
DMR: Talk Group 5 and D-Star Reflector 91C - Digital Group
2026 Roster -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iTod4MGlJRjXxi2vuDrHngoytZebSMph/view?usp=drive_link
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A big thank you to everyone who contributed to and supported this weekâ€Ös broadcast of the VK7 Amateur Radio News.
Thatâ€Ös it for this week! If you missed the live transmission, remember you can always catch the rebroadcast Tuesday at 8:00pm on VK7RAA in the North, VK7RHT, and UHFCB24/HFCB24 in the South.
Got news, stories, or updates to share? Weâ€Öd love to hear from you! Send them to vk7arnews(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 Idris, VK7ZIR, wishing you good DX, and a great week ahead!
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(Posted to the packet network courtesy Tony VK7AX)
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