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VK7 Amateur Radio News 05Apr26
Text edition:
VK7 AMATEUR RADIO NEWS
SUNDAY 5th April 2026
Welcome to the Easter edition of VK7 Amateur Radio News for the 5th day of April 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:
1.860 MHz – Graham, VK7GS - Please note change of frequency
3.670 MHz – Dale, VK7DG
7.140 MHz – Ross, VK7ALH
14.130 MHz – Justin, VK7TW
28.525 MHz – Garry, VK7JGD
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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RAOTC News
Broadcast for April 2026
Further to that mentioned on the WIA National News, this is another reminder about the RAOTC broadcast for Monday the 6 th of April 2026 at 8 pm local time; thatâ€Ös tomorrow night for those
listening on Sunday.
The main article is read by Clive VK6CSW; it was penned by Alan Crewther VK3SM (SK) some years ago, titled: ‘A Couple of Reminiscences From a Long Life in Radioâ€Ö. Alan said that he was
inspired to write it after being acquainted with the book by Winston VK7EM: ‘The Green Houseâ€Ö.
Winstonâ€Ös story relates a history of Bass Straight communications at the southern end, Alan tells of adventures maintaining such services at 3 locations at the northern end.
Andrew, VK3CAH gives a history of the national broadcaster that later became ABC, their beginning in Sydney in 1923, their gradual expansion to a national network, then their evolutionary
increase to 24 hour broadcasting.
Listen at 8 pm Monday, local time, over the VK7RAA/VK7RHT state-wide network or at about
8:30pm as a telecast on VK7AX ‘Spectrum Tasmaniaâ€Ö via the BATC membersâ€Ö stream or in the Ulverstone area on 445.50MHz DATV. Audio feed is available on VK7RDR, 439.775MHz, Dazzler
Range.
The broadcast date again is Monday April 6 th . 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.
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
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Contest News
John Moyle Memorial Field Day
Midnight on Saturday 4th April is the deadline for submitting your JMMFD logs through the vklogchecker dot com website.
https://www.vklogchecker.com/
Please note that only Cabrillo Ver 3 logs or the new Excel Cabrillo spreadsheet format is allowed and you can upload or copy and paste the Cabrillo Ver3 log.
If you cannot do the above then you can send a spreadsheet or Cabrillo log to the manager but this is not the preferred method.
https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/
Lance VK7TO has come up with a great log checker web app at the URL on the email version of the broadcast. Thanks Lance.
https://conryclan.com/projects/art/
73, Richard, VK7ZBX
[Ed] if you use the Cabrillo exporter in N1MM it pays to check the exported file - I found some issues that needed correction with the signal reports - last two columns.
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Statewide SSTV Nights
A busy and late net night that saw the following participants, VK7s – TW, ZAB, AX, KT, ZGK and OO, all sharing an impressive seventy five photos.
The main themes were:
Tasmanian trains and iconic scenery
A Pico CW Decoder in action
The radio checkpoints and base at the recent endurance horse ride near Sheffield
Organizing your Whisky shelf and the rest of your life
Interpreting bible passages and the Mandalorian religion
And other highlights were:
April Foolâ€Ös Day was cancelled as the real world was more unbelievable
A thank you message from the new WIA board member
Telemetry data from Artemis 2â€Ös recent launch
Windmills and the engine stage of a rocket in the Netherlands
Before it was carved, Mount Rushmoreâ€Ös natural beauty was un-president-ed
The Monday morning feeling
Drinking coffee to thread a running sewing machine
Having to win the Lottery to fill the fuel tank
The new expensive after shave
Phone etiquette guidelines and Gen Xâ€Ös empathy
Birds being wary of traps
And 73 from an Easter Bunny
Again Tony VK7AX interconnected VK7RJG to his SSTV International Gateway and VK7s exchanged photos with PC1K in the Netherlands. Please remember to leave a 30 second break between transmissions to allow the European countries a chance to send photos.
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
Phill, VK7ID, has returned to Tasmanian soil following his road trip throughout VK3. During his time on the road, Phill activated an impressive 22 summits and 16 parks, logging a total of 269 QSOs. His efforts also saw him add 66 points to his SOTA activator tally, a fantastic result! Weâ€Öre all keen to see where Phillâ€Ös next radio road trip will take him.
Jim, VK7JZ, activated the Abbotts Lookout summit near Maydena, logging five SSB contacts, including a ZL station. Jim operated across the 40m and 20m bands. Jim plans to head back to the area to activate another nearby summit.
Nic, VK7WW, activated the Ross Female Convict Station Historic Site, a location dating back to the 1800s. Operating both CW and SSB, Nic logged a total of 12 contacts and, notably, completed the first activation of this site.
Harry, VK7HXT, set up at the Clifton Beach Conservation Area, calling CQ on 2m and 70cm. While contacts were scarce on this occasion, Harry is planning a return visit with an HF rig in the near future.
Al, VK7AN, Peter, VK7ZPE, and Rodney, VK7HAM, made a return to the Tamar Conservation Area for another activation, running an Icom IC-7300.
Wishing everyone a great Easter.
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 3 April 2026 is in the email version of the Broadcast.
Do you see your callsign in the list below? If you have moved QTH after the 2019 Callbook was published would you please let Herman know so He can send out QSL cards to your new QTh unless you have already made other arrangements to obtain your cards.
Email to westyh(at)ozemail.com.au
73 Herman VK7HW
Manager WIA VK7 Inwards QSL Bureau
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Sorted Cards held at 3 April 2026 ( Any errors in the listing are mine, I sometimes miss culling a call sign)
AA, AAA, AAC, AAD, AAE, AAH, AAP, AAR, AB, ACG, ACN, AD, ADE, AED, AG(2014, 2016), AGC, AIJ, AIR, AJC, AKK, ALZ, ANC, AO, APK, APZ, AQ, AS, ATH, AXZ, AY
BA, BB, BPV, BT, BU, BYE
CA, CBK, CBR, CH/T, CJ, CK, CL, CMV, CTV, CV, CW, CWB, CX
DAN, DBX, DHT, DI, DN, DO, DQ, DT, DV, DZ
EG, EI, ER
FA, FAA, FADZ, FALX (alx), FAZZ, FCIA, FG, FGGT, FKLW, FLAR, FMI, FPRN, FTAS, FTR
G, GA, GC, GEL, GGZ, GK, GL, GOP, GR, GU, GZ
HCH, HDE, HDX, HL, HOB, HRS, HSA, HSD, HSE, HSJ, HSO, HZ
IAN, IK, IR, IS
JA, JAB, JAZ, JCR, JOK, JP, JS, JW, JX
KAC, KAM, KBA, KD, KDO, KE, KO, KJ, KKR, KL, 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, RW, RY
SG(vi7SG), SIX, SN, SV, SW, SZ
T, TA, TCE, TED, TK, TM, TO, TS, TUX, TX
UJ
VA, VAC, VAO, VAZ qa, VDC, VEK, VH, VM, VR, VTM
WA, WC, WL, WO, WUU, W (VJ7W), WZ
XTC, XV, XY
Y, YN
ZA, ZJJ, ZK, ZT
Cards in the box at REAST 0n 1/4 - AZ, BEN, HVK, ID, MAT, MRS, OO, SD, STO, WN, ZMS
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NEWS FROM THE NORTH WEST
VK7RTV shutdown
This is the last weekly broadcast on VK7RTV for the foreseeable future.
The repeater will be shut down after Easter to allow the tower to be lowered for essential maintenance. When or if the tower is raised again is uncertain.
Apart from the weekly broadcasts there has been very limited activity on the repeater.
For the first 3 weeks of March, there was a total of 1.4 minutes of local activity. That is normal.
The number of callbacks to the broadcasts can be counted on one finger. Yes, thatâ€Ös finger, not hand.
There are other repeaters in the North West so it is unlikely that RTV will be missed.
Jim VK7JH
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North West Tasmania Amateur Radio Club
NWTARC Safety Comms for Sheffield Endurance Ride
On Saturday 31st March, Club members provider safety comms for The Kentish Equine Endurance Riders event in the bushland to the South East of Sheffield
10 Club Members Brenton VK7HP, Idris VK7ZIR, Mark VK7MAR, Jim VK7JDO, Andre VK7ZAB, Eric VK7EV, Stefan VK7ZSB, Roger VK7ARN, Rob VK7ARG and Graham VK7GS manned the Ride base and 4 checkpoints.
The early start saw a crisp 4 degrees at the checkpoints as members set up at 6am.
During the event 4 horses were vetted out, and two horses required floats. Rider numbers were down from last yearâ€Ös event of 77 riders , to 51 this year, probably related to the fuel costs.
The weather was absolutely glorious, and everyone enjoyed the event. We packed up about 4:30pm, a long day but enjoyable.
Due to the increase in fuel costs, the club offered to subsidise memberâ€Ös fuel costs that attended.
Photos of the event, will be posted to the VK7 Amateur Radio Facebook page
73, Eric, VK7EV
News Officer, NWTARC
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Bi Monthly Meeting
The next club meeting will be commencing at 1.30pm on Saturday 11th April 2026, 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.
Brenton VK7HP is planning to show his HF Linear amplifier and associated power supply he built back in the late Seventies/ Early Eighties when he was an apprentice.
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
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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 weekâ€Ös Technical Night on MeshCore drew a very health crowd, with plenty of members attending and even a few broadcast listeners dropping in to see what was happening.
We covered a lot of ground:
There was hands‑on work programming a Seeed Studio device, along with a look at some of the quirks, after programming, of using the interface on a T‑Deck.
We demonstrated sending messages, setting up private channels, and routing messages through repeaters to show how user‑configured paths actually work.
And of course, there was plenty of fun posting to and reading from the clubâ€Ös Bulletin Board Message Room server node.
One of the real highlights of the night was the deep dive into the MeshCore tools. These are genuinely impressive. The interactive line‑of‑sight contour slice between two points drew a lot of attention, as did the predicted repeater coverage displayed in a multi‑layer heat‑map format. And as always, everything looks even better on the big monitor when everyone crowds around for a closer look.
I know from seeing the large monitor displaying the current MeshCore nodes being tested, a dozen nodes doesnâ€Öt look like much compared to the current greater Launceston Meshtastic network. But thatâ€Ös perfectly normal at this stage. MeshCore will need to prove itself in real‑world use before features like remote repeater programming and the excellent tool suite tempt people across. For now, reliability and coverage remain the key drivers.
Time got away from us, the clock slipped well past ten before anyone noticed, so we will definitely be running a Part Two session.
Unfortunately the presentation on the clubâ€Ös new user‑pays repeater usage billing system didnâ€Öt stand a chance of getting a look‑in and will have to be postponed...... perhaps until next April! Hi-Hi
We will end on a held over Technical Night item, this time from Colin VK7ZCF, he recently obtained a pair of Cardwell remote control variable capacitors, rated up to 1.5 and 3.5 thousand Volts respectively and naturally wanted to show these lovely and still in excellent condition examples to members. This brand is famous for its high capacity per cubic area and extremely low capacitance to chassis specifications. These are both twin ganged units incorporating interlinking gears and electric motor for adjustment. They are not Differential Variable Capacitor but are a Tracking Pair. Additionally the higher voltage unit also incorporated a variable resistor to provide positional feedback on exact plate position for repeatable operation. The other unit can easily have this facility retro fitted.
One wonders if Colin has a remote antenna matching unit on the horizon suitable for balanced feeder?
If the name Cardwell rings a bell or sounder in this case, Dr. G. A. Cardwell manufactured telegraph keys and sounders for the Western Union Company in the mid-1890s. After forming his company the American Telegraph Typewriter Company in 1907 he continued manufacturing telegraph sets. His stepson, Allen D. Caldwell joined soon after this company was formed and they branched out, developing and manufactured variable air capacitors. Along with this they found time to design, manufacture, and install the first automatic stock quotation system at the New York Stock Exchange. The rest is long and quite convoluted, suffice to say, eventually Cardwell Condenser becomes a member of the Viking Group of Companies and changed their name to Viking Technologies, Ltd in 2004 and they are still manufacturing today!
If youâ€Öve seen a telegraph or Morse key but arenâ€Öt quite sure what a sounder is, youâ€Öre in for a treat. Justin VK7TW, brought together a collection of memorabilia to brilliantly recreate an authentic Telegraphic Station which features a sounder. Check out REASTâ€Ös Wednesday night presentation titled “Blast from the Pastâ€, which aired on 23 July 2025.
The YouTube link is included in the text version of this broadcast, Blast from the Past
Unfortunately, there are no photos of MeshCore night on our website under “Blogs†this week, as my camera had a bit of a hissy fit and managed to lose everything I took on the night, but luckily Colinâ€Ös pictures were from the previous tech night.
https://www.ntarc.net/blogs
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 15th April and will commence at the usual time of 6.30 pm at the Club Room Archer Street, Rocherlea.
Club General Meeting - Saturday 18th. April at 2:30pm. Held at the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea. If you have items you would like added to the agenda please email the secretary at: secretary@ntarc.net .
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
TAS MARITIME RADIO seeks volunteer radio operators.
Over the past months Tas Maritime Radio has had a number of retirements due to ill health and operators moving interstate.
Operators usually do one or two shifts per week. There are three shifts per day, 7 - 11am, 11 – 3pm and 3 – 7pm.
Tas Maritime trains the operators over a period of around three weeks, with two shifts per week, and pays the cost of the required Long Range Operators Certificate of Proficiency.
Operators come from all walks of life and find it interesting and rewarding and in a lot of cases it enables them to ‘give something backâ€Ö for all the years they enjoyed boating.
Tas Maritime is regarded as an essential service and has dealt with many distress situations over the last forty nine years of operation. Just in the last eleven years it has dealt with 1,060 incidents, 193 of which were urgent PAN PAN situations while a further 90 of which were Mayday situations. Log entries since 2015 total 142,258 and last month 1,279 calls were logged.
If you are interested and would like further information give Barry McCann a call on 0417 581 789 or ring Tas Maritime Radio and leave your name and number.
Kind regards
Barry
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Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania
https://www.reast.asn.au/
https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/
https://www.youtube.com/reasthobart/
April Forum Night - Club Members AR 3D Printing
https://www.youtube.com/live/WYkUuGH8Or4?si=YV7aTBCiOmc1W-Br
April is 3D Printing and Amateur Radio Month at REAST. We had a great roll-up and we had a great cross section of experience. Ron VK7ME started with his Flowerpot 2m/70cm aluminium pole topper, Bama Key case, RC Plane improvement and QMX case holder. Ron uses the Artillery Sidewinder and Prusa Slicer. Steve VK7OO bought along a Lilygo tracker case that Ron printed for him and explained how he extended the case. Ronâ€Ös material is PETG and PLA and uses Fusion360 to design.
Warwick VK7WOZ showed his yagi element holder in ABS and designed in FreeCAD. Recommendation is that a camera is setup to monitor the print before it goes wrong.
Ron explained the need to convert the STL to Slicer to Print file for most printers, some can take a STL file.
Dave VK7AAE with his Antenna launcher, Anderson Connector holder, callsign sign from on Thingaverse where people share the 3D files.
Harry VK7HXT had a coin holders he made for his bus trips and a CB microphone holder.
There was some great information and questions from our online viewers.
Richard VK7LCS - uses FreeCAD - export to STL then through the Slicer and to the printer. Richard showed some gaming models and plates with Resin printing for very fine detailed printing. Richard showed his 3D printing arrangement in his Garage. Resin comes in any colour. The message is resin in messy! Richard uses a 3D scanner to copy items and the resin print them. He went through partner management techniques with 3D printers. Richard printed magazine box that were custom made for the size. Richard showed many items and his spaghetti issues.
Recommendation to use the latest version of FreeCAD. The latest printers are getting easier to use and building many troubleshooting elements into their printers.
There was a good Q&A to wrap things up.
Thanks to all who came along with items and online people and shared their successes and failures.
https://www.youtube.com/live/WYkUuGH8Or4?si=YV7aTBCiOmc1W-Br
73, Justin, VK7TW
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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!
As a bonus Praj will be doing a print live on the night and has also asked for people to bring along their 3D printing disasters so, he can diagnose what went wrong and offer some sage advice on how to improve the print.
This Wednesday night the 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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May Presentation
Tecnorama and Tour
What is Tecnorama I hear you ask?
https://technorama.org.au/
The vision for Technorama is that it becomes the focal point which brings technologists together, and supports their efforts. The objects for Technorama is to further the education and development of technologists within community broadcasting, and to provide opportunities for interaction like conferences, seminars and events in support of these aims.
What does this have to do with amateur radio? Iâ€Öm glad you asked! The skill set of technologists in the Community Radio Sector is a mix of IT and RF engineering. Guess what it matches the skill set of amateur radio operators really well.
We are gathering for the night at the Howrah Community Centre for a short presentation on Tecnorama by John Maizels VK4APM via zoom then we will be taken on a guided tour through the brand spanking new Hobart FM radio community radio station by Community Radio Engineering Guru - Jim Parish.
This should be a fascinating night showcasing Community Radio technology and support.
Wednesday the 6th May at the Howrah Community Centre at 11 Howrah Rd, Howrah and park in the Southern Carpark - closest the river from 7pm. There is nothing at the Queens Domain clubrooms that night.
See you there for a fascinating night.
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/tecnorama-and-tour/
73, REAST Committee
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May Forum Night - Our New Band Plans
Wednesday May 13th from 7:30pm, itâ€Ös REAST Forum Night, and this time weâ€Öre diving into the new band plans. With recent changes affecting where and how we operate, this is your chance to get across whatâ€Ös shifted, whatâ€Ös new, and what it all actually means on the air. Whether youâ€Öre into digital modes, voice, or CW, understanding the band plan is key to staying effective, compliant, and not accidentally annoying half the band.
Join us in person at the Queenâ€Ös Domain clubrooms or catch the session streamed live as we walk through the major updates, highlight where different modes now sit, and help you make sense of the changes. If youâ€Öve been wondering where to operate or just want to avoid becoming “that stationâ€, this is one night worth showing up for.
https://www.reast.asn.au/event/may-forum-night-new-band-plans/
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:
Foundation Training and Assessment Days: Held every two months with the next one on Saturday the 21st April 2026.
Standard, Advanced, and Regulations Assessments: Held on alternate months, next is on 30th May 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 15th April 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:
REAST - 8 April - Spectacular 3D Printing Preso with Praj VK7MPB - Queens Domain Clubrooms and streamed from 7:30pm.
NWTARC - 11 April - Club Meeting from 1.30pm at Scout Hall, 73 Alexandra Road, Ulverstone
NTARC - 18 April - Club General Meeting from 2:30pm in the NTARC Club Room, Rocherlea Scout Hall, Archer Street, Rocherlea.
WW - 18 April - IARU - World Amateur Radio Day
REAST - 6 May - Tecnorama Presentation and Tour of HobartFM Community Radio Station - Howrah Community Centre
REAST - 13 May - Forum Night - New Band Plans - Queens Domain clubroom from 7:30pm and streamed
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: VK7WW
Repeaters: REAST, NTARC and in the NW thanks to NWTARC, WCRG, NWCRRA, VK7AX, VK7JH and VK7DC
160m: VK7GS
80m: VKJGD
40m: VK7DG
20m: VK7ALH
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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