20181021 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 21 October 2018 - New Amateurs Edition.Welcome to the Newswest Bulletin for Sunday 21st October 2018. This edition is aimed at new hams. That of course isn’t just Foundation Licencees but also those who have gained increased privileges and responsibilities or who are returning to the hobby after an absence.
If you have been or are taking part in Jota, thanks from the AR community for your volunteering and commitment. We regularly hear of hams whose interest in our hobby was sparked by engagement with the “wireless” during the Jamboree.
We have an interesting mix of material to educate and inform you, including a couple of interesting interviews with Amateurs. Some tips and hints for new Amateurs, news from the VHF Group and HARG, and ...
Posted Oct 19, 2018, 8:10 PM by Bob Bristow
20181007 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 7 October 2018In today’s broadcast, we bring you:News from the NZART, along with Promotion of the November VKFF Activation Weekend.Onno brings us the impending death of FT8 Call - with the introduction on JS8, while Bob re-boots the FreeDV net.How long is random length of wire - listen out for Foundations of Amateur Radio. For club focus - Bob discusses planning.If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address is newswest@vk6.net.You'll find links to resources on the vk6.net website where you'll also find information on where to hear the news, where to download it, how to rebroadcast this news and how to register your callbacks.If you want to join ...
Posted Oct 6, 2018, 1:59 AM by Glynn Davies
20181007 - Unrestricted Radios and the Amateur ServiceLast week we told you about the Federal Communications Commission in the United States who appear to be in the process of banning all uncertified radios capable of transmitting outside amateur bands for all users including radio amateurs.The ARRL states that:"The Advisory broadly prohibits the 'use' of such radios, but our view is that there is no such prohibition relative to licensed Amateur Radio use - entirely within amateur allocations - of a radio that may be capable of operation in non-amateur spectrum, as long as it is not actually used to transmit in non-amateur spectrum."The ARRL is in ongoing discussion with the FCC.On 28 September, the Radio Spectrum Management, that is, the regulator in New ...
Posted Oct 5, 2018, 7:48 PM by News Team
20180930 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 30 September 2018 - Amateur Radio News EditionIn the news this week, the FCC appears to ban the operation by amateurs of all unlicensed radios that are capable of being used outside amateur bands, closer to home we have an update from the Ham Feast, the Platinum VKFF Hunter Award, an update on the Golden Globe Yacht Race where radio amateurs are providing weather and net control services to sailors traversing the globe.Foundations of Amateur Radio looks at the idea of man-made noise being vertical, the Oceania DX contest, an update from the WA VHF group, the Radio Amateur Society of Australia, the Helpline, the Radio Amateur Old Timers Club of Australia, Bob looks at privacy and we sneak in some other news and updates ...
Posted Sep 28, 2018, 10:01 PM by News Team
20180929 - Golden Globe Yacht RaceThe lead yacht, Matmut, skippered by “Jean-Luc van den Heede”, is currently south of Perth in the Southern Ocean. The main amateur stations in contact with the fleet for their current position are ZS3Y / ZS3V (Volker and Bridgette) in South Africa, VK3MO (Ian) in Kyneton N/W of Melbourne and myself VK6JI. Christian Balois, CT7ANH, in Portugal, also has regular communication with the fleet and his friend “Jean-Luc van den Heede”, via remote hams using my IC-7300 remote station. Currently the regular skeds are on 20 meters and 40 meters. Most of the traffic is being handled by the two stations each side of Southern Ocean, ZS3Y /ZS3V on the Western side and VK3MO on the Eastern ...
Posted Sep 28, 2018, 9:54 PM by News Team
20180923 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 23 September 2018 - Contesting EditionIn this week’s Contesting edition of NewsWest, we promote contests that are coming up next month, including the non-contest JOTA. We talk a bit about the ins and outs of contesting, and of course we tell you about what’s coming up next week in the VK6 Amateur Radio scene.
This one’s important - we remind you about next week’s proposed club promo episode. We've invited Australian clubs to tell us about something they got up to, or are planning to get up to. Write up your story, and if you can, record it, and send to newswest@vk6.net by 12 noon Friday.
If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address ...
Posted Sep 21, 2018, 10:06 PM by Bob Bristow
20180916 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 16 September 2018 - New Amateurs EditionIn this broadcast - we have news and reminders for the amateur radio community - starting with results from the manager of the 2018 Remembrance Day Contest, and Bob celebrates the result for one of our F-calls.Andrew brings us some recent satellite news - and how you can get involved.Have you played much with NVIS signals - listen out for Onno.And along with other new hams flavours in the pot, Andrew asks “What’s next?” now that you’ve got your licence.Lastly, we'll put it over to Roy with Helpline.If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address is newswest@vk6.net.You'll find links to resources on the vk6.net website where ...
Posted Sep 14, 2018, 10:54 PM by Glynn Davies
20180912 - September 30 - NewsWest Special - Club Activities around AustraliaNewsWest is the VK6 news which has been produced since 1931. We broadcast our programme to people across the globe and from time to time we cast our net beyond the VK6 borders.On September 30 we have a special bulletin which will be titled:Club Activities around AustraliaIf your club has been building things, learning, activating, or generally getting up to mischief, now is your chance to brag about it. We'd love to hear your stories, tall or true, either in writing or in audio and we'd like to share them with our audience.We prefer to hear your voice, but understand that this might not suit everyone. If you do share audio, 256 kbit, 44 ...
Posted Sep 11, 2018, 8:54 PM by News Team
20180909 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 9 September 2018 - History of AR EditionIn the news this week we look at some of the history of our hobby with stories from 1927, 1936 and closer to home, the 1970's. We also check out the Radio Amateur Old Timers Club of Australia and look at some of the upcoming activities this month.If you have questions or comments, feedback, good or bad, the address is newswest@vk6.net.You'll find links to resources on the vk6.net website where you'll also find information on where to hear the news, where to download it, how to rebroadcast this news and how to register your callbacks.If you want to join in, you can. Send an email to newswest@vk6.net and we ...
Posted Sep 8, 2018, 3:24 AM by News Team
20180902 - VK6WIA NewsWest for Sunday, 2 September 2018 - Club Focus EditionIn this broadcast - it’s CLUB FOCUS week.
We hear from Steve with a wrap-up of the 2018 NCRG Hamfest,
Bob brings us news and results from the NewsWest dinner and associated chook band raffle.
Andrew brings us updates from Ham College, the Southern Electronics Group, and well as a shameless cross-promotion of the NewsHound 101 training day.
In foundations of Amateur Radio, Onno discusses learning morse, and also how you can get involved in the Golden Globe Yacht Race whilst still remaining high and dry.
There’s a few other important AR notices and reminders, and well put it over to Roy with Helpline as it enters its 33rd year. Producer: Glynn VK6PAWDuration 32:08If ...
Posted Sep 1, 2018, 2:35 AM by Glynn Davies
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