Club News and Announcements

Club News, announcements and radio related news here.

Club News:

Bill Lyon VK3KBL Silent Key

WANSARC has lost a good friend, mentor, teacher and one of Melbourne’s original ATV operators. Bill was a man with a deep passion for Amateur Television and was always willing to give the newcomer advice on how to get involved. He was a passionate constructor of equipment and took great pride over the years in his equipment building efforts. Many will have seen his fine work broadcast on Amateur Television. Bill was also a cornerstone of the "4pm net" on the club frequency until his illness cut short his participation. Bill will be sadly missed and our sympathies are extended to Bill's wife Joan.

WANSARC's VK100WIA field operations, June 19 - 21, 2010

WANSARC members conducted field operations in support of the WIA Centenary celebrations from Saturday 19 June to Monday 21 June, 2010.

Saturday June 19, 2010- Location Pentland Hills, west of Melbourne. Very high location with operations on HF, VHF, UHF, D-star and Digital Amateur television.

Sunday June 20, 2010- Location Diamond Valley Market Latrobe University - a chance for the community to experience amateur radio. Operating on 2mx, 70cm, D-Star, Digital Amateur Television and limited HF.

Monday June 21, 2010- Location Mount Cooper, Bundoora Park, highest point in the metropolitan area. A combination community/club day near Mount Cooper. A very elevated site with the club operating on HF, VHF, UHF, D-Star and Digital Amateur Television.

WANSARC would like to thank everyone who made contact over the weekend and helped to make operating the VK100WIA callsign a most memorable experience.

John Moyle Memorial Field Day Contest March 20, 2010

A group of WANSARC members participated in this year's contest. Excellent weather and good operating conditions made it a most enjoyable day. Thank you to the members who helped organise the day, those who participated on the day and a big thank you to the members and other Amateurs who made contacts!

Watch out for an article about the day in the next edition of WANSARC News.

WANSARC Annual General Meeting: 7:30pm, Friday 5th March, 2010

A timely reminder to members the March meeting is our AGM, where office bearers and committee members are elected for the next 12 months. Please don't be backward in coming forward if you are available to assist in managing club affairs and representing members in 2010 - 2011.

Click here to download the Notice of AGM and click here to download a nomination form.

WANSARC Family Day: Sunday 17th January, 2010

The Club's annual Family Day was held at Bundoora Park this year. Mick VK3CH was able to broadcast live video during the day on ATV. Trevor VK3FTDXand Mark VK3PI attended to the barbie. Thank you to all those who attended for a great day! Full report will appear in a future edition of the Club Magazine.

The Club held its previous annual Family Day at the Club rooms on Sunday 18th January, 2009. Check the Gallery page for photos from the day!

General Radio News:

Changes to the 400MHz band, May 4, 2010.

ACMA have released the document "The Way Ahead - Decisions and Implementation Options for the 400MHz Band". Click here for futher information and to download the document. It outlines a number of final decisions for the future use of the band and invites comment on the proposed implementation of these plans. This paper does affect us as Amateurs.

The End of Passport to World Band Radios

Passport to World Band Radio has just announced on their web site that all
operations, including the web site, are to be shut down by the end of this
month. If you are interested in reading any of their past comments, which contain a lot of good information, you should visit their website soon:

http://www.passband.com/category/receivernews/       Source: Shortwave SWL Antenna Yahoo Group

Welcome to Television, Digital Amateur Television VK3RTV

The digital test transmission from Mt Dandenong east of Melbourne today (7 June 2009) went exceedingly well with at least eight stations receiving the VK3RTV repeater signal noise free. Click here for full story.                                        Source: Amateur Radio Victoria

ACMA publishes revisions to the Radio Frequency Spectrum Plan

On 2nd January 2009, "The Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan" was published on the ACMA website. Click here for full story. January 2009