WIA VHF UHF SHF Field Day Contest 2023

 

Upcoming WIA  VHF UHF SHF Contest Date & Time for 2023

  Summer 2023 - 0100 UTC Saturday 14 through 0059 UTC Sunday 15 January(0400 / 0359 in VK6). - COMPLETED

  Winter 2023 - 0100 UTC Saturday 24 June through 0059 UTC Sunday 25 June (0300 / 0259 in VK6).

The Wireless Institute of Australia (wia.org.au)

23cm updates for 2nd August, 2022

I had 23cm transceiver scanning, I kept hearing a very weak female voice, looks to be a automated ident, kept trying to catch which frequency but eventually got it, so this good news, confirmed VK2RTZ is alive and still working. This is Peter VK2ZTV's baby.

 VK2RTZ in QF57SC                                  1273.100000 REP 51

Spotter: VK2KFJ in QF56OG @19° 97.5 Kmfrom Sugarloaf Range, near Newcastle, s0 weak, has a female voice for ident

I also in recent days seeing some weak signal digital activity,some guys doing JT65 on 1296.215 MHz between VK4'sand some WSPR on 1296.500 MHz between VK1 and VK3 stations
This is exciting, I need to get some more 23cm antennas up in the air.

update on WIA Contests for remainder of 2022

 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 :

New release of VK 2022 Contest Calendar (wia.org.au)

WIA VHF/UHF/SHF Field Day Contests for 2022

 as mentioned earlier this year, the Summer VHF/UHF/SHF Field Day Contest has come and gone already

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 Wireless Institute of Australia (wia.org.au)

P25 Repeaters, VK1 and VK2

extract from latest WIA Repeater Database

I appending YES to ones tested in last few days

A.C.T. and New South Wales
438.1375 432.7375 VK2RHP Horsley Park Sydney (L) O - - - NME -        YES, LINKED TG10400
438.175 433.175 VK2RMB Terrey Hills Sydney O 5 150 3 2MB 91.5 1     YES, soon to be linked
438.200 432.800 VK2RCG Sydney Sydney City O - - - NME -                   YES, LINKED TG10400
438.275 432.875 VK2RWS Berowra North Sydney O - - - NWN 91.5 80
438.425 433.425 VK2RLE Engadine Sydney O 50 110 3 2LE -                   YES
438.450 433.450 VK2RCF Carlingford Sydney O - - - NME 91.5                YES
438.575 433.575 VK2ROT Paddington Sydney O 50 90 3 2BV 91.5 23       YES
438.675 433.675 VK2RPL Mt Nardi Lismore O 50 850 3 2SRC 123
439.600 434.600 VK2RRR Razorback SW Sydney 1/19 U - - - 2VVV 91.5
439.825 434.825 VK2RWK Kurrajong NW Sydney O - - - NWN 91.5 80
439.950 434.950 VK2RAG Somersby Central Coast O - 300 3 2EH 91.5     YES, LINKED TG10400
439.975 434.975 VK2RNS Hornsby Northern Sydney O 50 225 3.5 2MA - YES, LINKED TG10400

You can see they predominantly in and around Sydney

TG10400 Pacific P25 Reflector activity - 9th August 2020

another busy day for activity on TG10400, I now have a third  MMDVM hotspot setup just for P25,  this is much better than trying to monitor VK2RCG, as it has dropout issues from the network side, as when people talk directly on that repeater it is clear of dropouts, but people  coming in from network do have dropouts.

Anyway, here is  users from on TG10400 for Sunday 9th August 2020

WD6AWP, VA3POQ, KB9LCL, K6JPS, WB6ZSU, KG6DTL, VK4VTK, VK2FJAY, VK2PCH, VK3AS, VK3FKEN, VK3JMA, VK2FAEU, K5TRA, VK4CWL, VK2DEK, DK6PX, VK3FJAW, VK3FJBM - 19 users.

Interesting, just spotted activity on TG10401 I thought with WICEN  rampup last night, they might be using it,   but just  KB5XE, VK3JMA, BG2JHD

WICEN P25 Reflector TG10401