Tag Archives: Tasmania

Justin VK7TW Interviewed on ABC Radio Evenings Program

Posted on September 20, 2018 by REAST

On Wednesday evening, ABC Radio Hobart contacted us through our Facebook page wanting to know if someone would like to talk about the experimenters night and what happens at REAST. Justin VK7TW made a detour from his regular sojourn to … Continue reading →

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New Digital Repeater To Increase Digital Coverage

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Ben Short

On Wednesday, REAST repeater officer Damien Styles VK7SD commissioned the new Yaesu DR-1X digital repeater much to the excitement of the gathering of people at the Wednesday evening experimenters group. While the repeater was purchased some time ago, it has … Continue reading →

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2016 Miena Hamfest a Great Success!

Posted on December 5, 2016 by VK7TW

Note: This article has been republished from VK7 Regional News It was the biennial VK7 (Tasmanian) Hamfest last Saturday at Miena in the Central Highlands – no not a bovine festival but our central gathering of amateur radio enthusiasts. We … Continue reading →

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Interest in Satellites is Blasting Off!

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Ben Short

In recent months an interesting phenomena has been occurring on Wednesday evenings at the REAST clubrooms. More and more you see one or more members huddled around a radios while pointing Yagi antennas at the sky and gently bobbing the … Continue reading →

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