VK Trans-Tasman Contest is on 16th July 2022
RD Contest is on 13th August 2022
These are the remaining two WIA VHF/UHF/SHF Field Day Contests for 2022.
Winter 2022 - 0200 UTC Saturday 25 through 0159 UTC Sunday 26 June (0400 / 0359 in VK6). Spring 2022 - 0100 UTC Saturday 26 through 0059 UTC Sunday 27 November (0400 / 0359 in VK6).
the full WIA 2022 Contest Calendar is here :
today, I decided to update my GD77 handheld, as I noticed that Brandmeister TG 50526 (VK2GWY-CCARC) had sprung into life yesterday, presumably a new gateway had been added by the CCARC club (aka VK2RAG), first I had to setup the GD77 Programming Software on my laptop, as when I last updated it, I was then using a WINXP PC. I installed the latest version 3.1.9, which is the same I had used on the old PC.
Checking the Radioddity website I noticed there had been some firmware updates since last time, my GD77 was currently using ver 4.02.08, and the latest is 4.03.09, so I downloaded the firmware, ran the firmware installer and updated the firmware (without bricking the device) successfully to ver 4.03.09, which was confirmed when I did a Read of the device using the Radioddity GD77 Programming Software. DSP version remains the same at HRC6000 ver 1.2
I made my changes doing a shuffle of some TG's and adding TG50526 (VK2GWY-CCARC) for my Brandmeister Group.
The updated GD77 codeplug is now installed and operational.
I also updated my Motorola XTS3000 today as well, to remove some repeater channels that have been redeployed as VK-DMR repeaters and shuffle a couple P25 channels around and uploaded that new codeplug into the XTS3000.
I been auditing which P25 repeaters are still working on the 70cm band here, looks like 7 are now gone.
as of 3rd May 2022,
Operational :
VK2RMB Terrey Hills but is standalone, waiting to be configured and linked to P25 network
VK2RNS Asquith, currently standalone, as it not linked due to recent lightning strike
VK2RWK Kurrajong, standalone
VK2ROT Paddington, standalone
VK2RCG Sydney city (GPT) - linked into P25 network
VK2RHP Horsley Park, linked into P25 network
VK2RGN Goulburn - not sure if linked
Non-operational or redeployed :
VK2RWI Dural - now a VK-DMR rptr
VK2RHT Chatswood - now a VK-DMR rptr
VK2RAG Somersby - gone maybe redeployed
VK2RHR High Range - failed, getting fixed
VK2RCF Carlingford - gone
VK2RLE Heathcote - nothing
VK2RWS Berowra - gone
and possibly a P25 repeater for central west NSW (Bathurst-Orange region) being configured.
Talkgroups for these linked ones are typically TG10700 or TG10400
