VK2JDS will be operating as VK0DS from Davis Station, Antartica across 2024.
Dave will operate on 23cm EME digital, 2metre EME digital and HF across 2024
Watch for activity on HB9Q EME cluster.
Sunday, October 22, 2023
update on 23cm repeater systems centered around Sydney and NSW as of 22nd Oct 2023
update on 23cm repeater systems centered around Sydney and NSW as of 22nd Oct 2023
OUTPUT / INPUT Callsign Location
1273.100 / 1293.100 VK2RTZ Mt. Sugarloaf - working, it idents every hour, requires 91.5Hz CTCSS tone to access
1273.200 / 1293.200 VK2RWC Chatswood - working
1273.400 / 1293.400 VK2RAG Somersby - working, now linked to VK2RAG 6metre repeater, requires 91.5Hz CTCSS tone to access
1273.500 / 1293.500 VK2RWI Dural - working, carries Sunday WIA broadcast.
1296.850 VK2RMP FM Simplex analogue parrot repeater at Maddens Plains - working, it idents every 10 minutes with a CW message
All the above are Vertical polarised.
1294.000 FM Simplex, not heard anyone since July 2022.
Saturday, October 7, 2023
WIA VHF UHF Field Day Contests for remainder of 2023
Upcoming Contest Date & Time
Spring 2023 - 0100 UTC Saturday 25 November through 0059 UTC Sunday 26 November (0400 / 0359 in VK6). Summer 2024 - 0100 UTC Saturday 13 January through 0059 UTC Sunday 14 January (0400 / 0359 in VK6).
Monday, October 2, 2023
upgrading Linux Mint 20.3 to 21.2
I recently upgraded my ASUS N550J laptop 's Linux Mint from 20.3 to 21.2, this was done in two steps, as I was getting regular pokes from the upgrade manager to upgrade to 21.0, so I eventually got around to reading the online Upgrade Release Notes, simply following the steps precisely got me upgraded to 21.0 in very short time, then a day or so later, I was prompted to upgrade to 21.2, again simply following the instructions to complete the 21.2 update. I consider the task of upgrading Linux Mint a much easier task than that of upgrading MS Windows from 10 to 11. Note that Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu Linux, which in turn is built of Debian Linux.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
VK2RBT 70cm DMR-analogue FM repeater
I overheard some hams talking about a repeater covering Cowra area. That got my attention as I wandered through Cowra a few times in recent trips out west.
I know of existing repeaters VK2RKG 146.900 at Kelso, linked with VK2RCW 147.200 at Gowan, plus I know of the repeater network for WARC, (Wagga ARC) Repeaters - Wagga Amateur Radio Club (warc.org.au) and their most northern repeater in their network is VK2RYL 146.875 MHz near Young.
Anyway, I did some searching and discovered there is VK2RBT out at near Wyangala that covers that Cowra area. I had sort of wondered if there might be someone else put up a 2metre repeater and link it with the WARC network. Maybe one day.
Anyway, looking up repeaters gave me VK2RBT and the WACRS group.wacrs.org – Wyangala Amateur and Citizens Radio Society. This yielded good info, glad to see some hams out that way getting a repeater network up and running. VK2RBT is currently a 70cm repeater, dual mode, DMR on the VK-DMR network, plus FM analogue requiring 91.5Hz CTCSS tone on input. The Output is 438.825 MHz and input is 431.825 MHz (-7.0Mhz)
Here is hoping they can get some more repeaters up and running.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Silent Key - David VK2AYD
David VK2AYD passed away this week, in his mid 90's,
top CW Contester, sadly missed by all.
Originally from England, lived in US for some time, then Sydney and later retired to Wauchope.
Held management jobs here in Utiliux, Ferguson Transformers and Huber and Suner
23 on 23 Microwave Activity Day - 23rd September, 2023
good showing today and tonight for 23 on 23, silly me got my day wrong, thougtht 23rd was Sunday, but it was today.
extract courteousy of VKSPOTTER.COM
Monday, September 11, 2023
VK Microwave groups
some VK Microwave SHF groups :
VK3-Microwave@groups.io
https://groups.io/g/VK2-Microwave-Users-Group/topics
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
29MHz / 10 Metre FM activity
29 MHz / 10 metre FM Simplex channels :
29.200 used by JA
29.300 JA National Call channel
29.400 used by UK
29.450 used by UK
29.500 JA secondary Call Channel and used by UK
29.600 International Call Channel
29 MHz / 10 metre FM repeaters :
Output Input
29.610 29.510
29.620 29.520
29.630 29.530
29.640 29.540
29.650 29.550
29.660 29.560
29.670 29.570
29.680 29.580
29.690 29.590
VK2RAG 1273.400 repeater back on air 2nd Sept 2023
The VK2RAG 1273.400 repeater is back on air as of 2nd Sept 2023, after some refurbishment by Don VK2ZCZ,
the 23cm repeater is now linked to the VK2RAG 53.725 repeater. This is to encourage more activity tieing 23cm users with 6metre users, both the 23cm rptr and 6metre rptr require 91.5Hz CTCSS to activate the repeaters and simultaneous linking.
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