AREG is happy to announce that the radar interference has ceased and the VK5RSB 23 cm voice repeater has now returned to service.
The repeater TX is on 1273.5 MHz and the RX is on 1293.5 MHz. See you on the air!
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Adelaide VK5RSB 23cm repeater – temporarily off air
AREG regrets to announce that the VK5RSB 23cm repeater service has temporarily been suspended.
The repeater has been switched off following the appearance of some wide-band interference on the 23cm band that has affected the repeater’s input. The club believes that this interference is coming from someone operating what appears to be either a radar or other type of wide-band transmitter (which is the primary user of the 23cm band) in the Adelaide area. This interference (which appears to be over 20MHz wide) is also affecting weak signal SSB operations in the metropolitan area.
The VK5RSB 23cm repeater, which normally operates on 1273.5/1295.3 MHz will remain shut down until we can either identify a way of either preventing the interference from triggering the repeater or until the interference ceases. As the secondary service on this band, Amateur Radio operators do not have many (if any) options regulatory wise, to resolve the situation.
We will provide a further update once the situation has become clearer.
VI25AREG Special QSL Card – PREVIEW
Our VI25AREG Special Event QSL Card is now off to the printers. QSL cards will be available for ordering via our QSL Manager, Charles M0OXO.
The callsign still has 12 days to run and will conclude on 31st August 2023!
Cards can be requested using the Online QSL Request Service (OQRS) which offers options for both direct QSLs as well as via the Bureau. Note: We will only distribute cards via the M0OXO OQRS service. You can access the service via the following link:
VI25AREG Parks Activation Day & BBQ – VKFF-1739 Para Wirra
Here are some pictures from our BBQ and Parks activity day. We had HF, Foxhunting and more with many of the club members participating either through being there or contacting VI25AREG on the air!
VI25AREG Special Event Award – Certificate Now Available
F
olks, did you know about the VI25AREG special event certificate of achievement? AREG is offering a special digital certificate to any amateur radio operator who can provide evidence (ADIF log is fine) of contact with the callsign on three different transmission modes!
More details are available (here)
Spring VHF/Field Day – this weekend! VL5X will be there…
VHF/UHF Spring Field Day – VK5ZM 2015
The WIA Australian VHF/UHF Field day will be held this coming weekend. AREG will be setting up portable from the ranges to the west of Tarlee. We will be operating on 50/144/432 and 1296MHz in the 24hr section of the contest! Look out for VL5X on the air on both horizontal and vertical polarisation using both SSB and FM modes (and maybe even some CW) across the bands. VL5X will be a multi-op station.
If there are other AREG members who want to join the contest team for the weekend please contact vk5arg at areg.org.au on email to let us know of your interest!
See you on the air!
Live amateur radio satellite comms demonstration at the Nov ’22 AREG meeting – via SO-50 Satellite
Introducing Amateur Satellites – YouTube Livestream – Friday 7.45pm ACDT
AREG in conjunction with Hayden VK7HH and the HamRadioDX YouTube channel are pleased to bring to you a presentation by Adam VK2YK / VK5GA on how to get started with Amateur Radio Satellites.
AREG Members can meet Adam in person at our main meeting venue, Fulham Community Centre, in Adelaide. Remote members can interact with the meeting via Zoom. Non members will be able to watch the session via HamRadioDX on Youtube.
The presentation starts at:
- 7.45pm Central Daylight Time
- 8.15pm Eastern Daylight Time
- 7.15pm Queensland
- 6.45pm Northern Territory
- 5:15pm Western Australia