Category Archives: REAST News
REAST Equipment Tender – Now Open
As part of work to clean up the Clubroom, a number of surplus items are being made available for sale by tender to financial REAST members. The catalog of items for tender is available in the members only area of … Continue reading
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Repeater Upgrades Under Way
If you have not been around the Clubroom,or had the chance to use VK7RAD recently you may not be aware that work has started on the upgrade of REAST’s Repeater Infrastructure. Recently Damien Styles (our new Repeater officer) installed a … Continue reading
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VK7MO 10GHz Grid Square EME Adventures Presentation
Wow, Rex Moncur VK7MO gave us a four part illustrated presentation on his 18,000km journey on his recent 10GHz Grid Square chasing EME DxPedition. Rex traveled far and wide into VK3, VK5, VK6 and VK8. Rex started with a short … Continue reading
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Tagged 10Ghz, EME, Grid Square, October, OK1KIR, Presentation, QRA64D, VK7MO, WA3LBI, Weak Signal, World Record, WSJT
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REAST and TMR Secure Long Term Lease for Wireless Station
Earlier this week members of the REAST Management Committee met with a representative from Tasmanian Maritime radio to sign a long term lease, securing access to the building for ten years, with an additional ten year option. The signing of the lease … Continue reading
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Remote Control Aircraft Presentation Fills Clubrooms for June Presentation Night
Wow standing room only for our REAST member Ron Cullen’s presentation on some very impressive radio control kit. Ron started with some history of his Radio Control (RC) journey starting in 1979 when he was in the Air Force and … Continue reading
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The Dish Mount and Controller Forum had us Spinning!
We had a great roll up to our forum with many people coming along with show and tell. Notable there was a large 1.8m AZ/EL dish that was trailer mounted that Richard VK7ZBX brought along – more on that later. … Continue reading
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Clubrooms Closed Wednesday 15th March
Dear Members, We have just been advised that due to planned hazard reduction burn being conducted by the Hobart City Council & Tasmania Fire Service, access will be restricted to the upper domain on Wednesday & Thursday, dependant on weather. In … Continue reading
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REAST AGM and 2017 Committee
Last Sunday REAST held it’s AGM. A modest number of members attended and reports from President, Secretary and Treasurer followed by reports from Ex-Officio officers. Members heard that the Association is currently started a path of change with an increase … Continue reading
From Maxwell to Marconi – A History of Electrical Radio
Last week REAST held it’s first major presentation for the year with Mike Groth VK7MJ taking the audience through a history of radio from Maxwell up until the time of Marconi, where signals were largely generated in the form of … Continue reading
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Tagged Marconi, Maxwell, Mike Groth, Presentation, Spark Gap, VK7MJ
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NBN to Improve Member Services
For those visiting the REAST Clubrooms in the last couple of weeks, you may have noticed that there have been some rather significant trenches being dug outside and down the hill. This has been to install the conduit for the … Continue reading
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