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,

tropo ducting along VK2 coastline and inland today 24th November, 2024

 William Hepburns's Tropo website showing  good tropo on the coast and out to sea, 
VKSpotter.com  showing lots of good activity, 2m WSPR   and I see the VK4's doing some 24GHz DX.

29 MHz / 10metre FM DX frequencies

as we approach Summer for southern hemisphere, here is a reminder to those in Oceania and South Pacific of 10metre FM frequencies to monitor if you are chase 10metre DX

 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 channels :

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 

VK3 MAD (Microwave Activity Day) 2nd November, 2024

 

VK3 MAD (Microwave Activity Day) 2nd November, 2024

VK3's having some fun for the MAD, plus some VK4 activity.

as per extract from vkspotter.com

VK0DS APRS reports as of 12th September, 2024

 last APRS reports of VK0DS APRS reports as of 12th September, 2024