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 AHRDF - Australian Ham Radio Discussion Forum closed down - now only an archive

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WIA Contest schedule 2025

 starting to look at what WIA Contests that I am interested in that are coming up for 2025,

https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/   VHF/UHF Field Day Summer Contest 18th/19th January, 2025

https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/australiaday/  25th January, 2025

https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/     16th/17th March, 2025

https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/   VHF/UHF Field Day Winter Contest 21st/22nd June, 2025

https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/ RD Contest  18th/19th August, 2025

ttps://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/   VHF/UHF Field Day Spring Contest  Nov 2025 ???

6metre Repeater Update - 5th January, 2025

 open from sydney  to adelaide today, VK5RSB 43.750 MHz, with VK5KKU and VK2ATU having a chat

6metre Repeater Update - 3rd January, 2025

 

today we had some good 6metre openings from Sydney to Tasmania, its been quiet for past few weeks, but today yielded several hours of solid opening.

I  heard/worked these VK7  6metre repeaters today :

53.700  VK7RCH Roberts Bluff 

53.775  VK7RTV Stowport, Central NW Coast

53.800  VK7RMD Mt Duncan, NW Tasmania

53.825  VK7RAD Queens Domain, Hobart

53.875  VK7RAA Mt Arthur, Nth Tasmania

53.950  VK7RVP St Valentines Peak, NW Tasmania, this requires 91.5Hz CTCSS

I heard both Ian VK7QF and  Brian VK7BW at first, then worked VK7QF on VK7RAD Hobart Repeater,

later I had a long chat with Glen VK2FC from near Maitland via VK7RVP.

Whilst on subject of 6metre repeaters, the status of repeaters in and around Sydney,

53.625 VK2RSN, Mt.Sugarloaf, Newcastle, off-air, but is currently in rebuild status ###

53.650  VK2RMP, Maddens Plain, Illawarra,  operational, requires 123Hz

53.675  VK2RMB, Terrey Hills, off-air

53.700  VK2RGN, Goulburn, off-air

53.725  VK2RAG, Somersby, Central Coast, operational, requires 91.5Hz tone, linked to 23cm rptr

53.850  VK2RWI, Dural, operational

53.875  VK2RBM, Blue Mtns, operational, requires 91.5Hz tone

### Note: confirmed with Glen VK2FC today

Central West NSW Repeater Update - December 2024

 Central West NSW Repeater Update - December 2024

NSW Central West FM Analogue Repeaters:

VK2RCW repeater 147.200 MHz with +600kHz input, no CTCSS tone required. Recently repaired.

VK2RDX repeater 146.650 MHz with -600kHz input, 91.5Hz CTCSS tone is required.

VK2RKG repeater 146.900 MHz with -600kHz input, no CTCSS tone required.

VK2ROA repeater 147.100 MHz with +600kHz input, no CTCSS tone required.

VK2RCW repeater 439.300 MHz with -5MHz input. Off Air.

NSW Central West DMR repeaters :

VK2RAO Orange 438.725 MHz with -5.0 MHz input VK2RBT Wyangala Dam/Cowra area 438.825 MHz multimode DMR & analogue FM, 9.1.5HZ required

VK2RDD Dubbo 439.950 MHz with -5.0 MHz input

VK2RDX Mt.Bindo/Oberon area 438.150 MHz with -7.0 MHz input

local DX update 14th December 2024

 during last week,  several openings  for 28.680 MHz FM repeaters, hearing activity on Hobart VK7RHF and Perth VK6RHF,  I heard other people reporting they working the VK4RHF 29.680 MHz repeater

noted from VK2EK that VK2RCZ western Sydney, 29.530 MHz FM repeater is alive and well, it does need 91.5Hz CTCSS tone to open the squelch.

6m repeaters, only  heard/worked the Hobart repeaters  VK7RAD, VK7RCH

on 53.700 and 53.825 MHz.

Meanwhile on 6metre FT8, it been wide open all way round the Pacific Rim.

As for 2metres and above,  not had any further ducting like we had a few weeks back, only very mild lifts opening path to Newcastle/Port Stephens 2m and 70cm repeaters.

v73we Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean, DX Expedition 2024

 v73we Marshall Islands, Majura Atoll, Pacific Ocean, DX Expedition

https://www.dx-world.net/v73we-marshall-islands/

FK8KA / FK8SIX blog

 a reminder of the blog for the New Caledonia Amateur Radio Club blog  FK8KA / FK8SIX

for details on their repeaters and 6m beacon.
It would great if they were able to operate a 2metre and 70cm beacons to compliment their 6metre beacon to allow for tropo propagation studies between  VK & ZL to FK8

FK8KA

Update on Tony 3D2AG on Rotuma Expedition and recent illness

 D2AG/P short update on illness from DX World Facebook page:

https://www.dx-world.net/3d2ag-p-rotuma/

tropo ducting along VK2 coastline 25th November, 2024

 checked at 7am,  plenty distant 2m and 70cm rptrs this morning, it faded out at 11am (24:00utc)

VK2RFS 146.750,  20/9  , VK1RGI 146.950, 147.100 ???? weak,  could be south coast and VK2RDX 146.650 20/9, 

and other people working DX,