Fun with QRP

This Wednesday night we have guest presenter Peter Parker VK3YE coming along to the clubrooms to give an impromptu presentation entitled "Fun with QRP - Equipment, Antennas & Operating".

Peter is a prolific experimenter, broadcaster, videographer and author.

His latest book - The Australian Ham Radio Handbook is now available in Jaycar! Take a look at his website for more information. http://vk3ye.com/

We get underway in the clubrooms from 7:30pm and the presentation will be broadcast on RF and streamed on the REAST YouTube Channel.

https://www.reast.asn.au/special-interest-groups/amateur-tv/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC64To_tq1E7PfK1pqtX_vRw/

https://www.facebook.com/reasttas/

See you there.

(73, Justin, VK7TW)

This night was born from a group looking at pictures and videos of various amateur's shacks.

Steven VK7OO is currently getting his shack back up and running at his new house and he was asking different people about space saving ideas in the shack.

Amateurs are usually resourceful people who have been re-purposing, recycling and re-using things for a very long-time.

So, we have decided to have a forum where everyone can come along and bring your interesting and innovative ideas that you have in your shack, outside, inside, etc.

There is no limit to the ideas - simple, complex, easy, hard, bring them along and talk about them. If you have some show and tell to demonstrate the idea then bring it along. You may have a problem or challenge that you are dealing with - bring

that along and we are sure there will some ideas in the room to help you solve that issue.

The format is a forum where everyone can input their ideas, questions, problems and solutions.

See you there.

73, REAST Committee

If interested in assessments then contact Reg on email [email protected] or phone mobile 0417 391 607 if you wish to participate.

The training manual used for this Foundation training - "Your Entry into Amateur Radio" is available from the Caltex Service Station - Corner of Amy St and Main Road Moonah for $35 Cash.

(73, Reg, VK7KK)

Rex's portable 6m antenna

Following on from our successful forum nights we are running and antenna forum night for our August presentation night.

The format of the night will be an open forum for anyone to bring along their experience of the antennas they are using, building and testing. This includes the antenna analysers you use with your antennas.

It doesn’t have to be a huge in-depth analysis presentation just come along and share your experience with the antennas you are using. If you have some analysis data then certainly bring it along.

They can be permanent installations, mobile, satellite, microwave, LF, MF, HF, portable or handheld, in fact anything and everything is encouraged. Just come along and share your experience.

We will compile on the night a list of antennas and users and make it available so, if you are interested in a particular antenna you will know who to contact.

The night will be streamed and we will take questions and comments via R2, DM 3807 and the YouTube Chat Channel. We will also broadcast the night on RF 445.5MHz DVB-T around Hobart.

Do you have an interest in electronics or technology? Ever stared up at Mt Wellington at the large rocket ship tower and wondered how does radio work?

Come learn about Amateur Radio!

The Radio and Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania (REAST) will be holding a public open day on Saturday December 5th up at the top of the Queen’s Domain.

Amateur Radio (ham radio) is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the Internet or cell phones. It's fun, social, educational, and can be a lifeline during times of need.
There will be lots going on in and around the REAST clubrooms and we will have lots of different activities for everyone!

• Did you know foxes are alive and well in Tasmania? Come join in on a "fox hunt" or hidden transmitter finding game.
• Have you ever talked over a light beam? Come up and meet our Wallies and talk over a red light beam.
• Come check out our television studios where we will be broadcasting live on the airwaves using Amateur Television.
• WICEN - the civil emergency network will be there with their big mobile tower and show what they get up to.
• ALARA - the Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association will be there with the many activities that ALARA get up to.
• Moonbounce - you will be able to see how the equipment that amateur radio operators use to bounce signals off the moon and back.
• Morse Code - yes it is still used and is actually gaining in popularity - it's SMS that is over 100 years old! Come along and try your hand at it.
• Microwaves - bit like the type in your kitchen but much less power. See it in action!
• Interested in bushwalking? - How about taking a radio with you and operating from the top of a mountain - Learn about Summits on the Air (SOTA).
• Pictures over radio - Come up and see Slow Scan TeleVision (SSTV) and see pictures being send over radio.
• Did you know the internet has links back to technology that radio amateurs developed called Packet Radio - come along and see it in action.
• Learn who to become a radio amateur - REAST runs regular courses up on the Queens Domain.

There will be many other general displays and interesting and fascinating things that amateurs get up to as well as a Sausage Sizzle (with onion!), coffee and cake available on the day.

Who could pass up an opportunity such as that!