Category Archives: REAST News
Saying Adieu to DATV Studio
Last Wednesday evening a small group of members gathered at the REAST club rooms to disassemble the DATV studio, in preparation for the rear shed being redeveloped by Tasmanian Maritime Radio (TMR) to move their operations hub into. Amateur Television … Continue reading
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2016 Miena Hamfest a Great Success!
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!
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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Saturday Member Day 8/10
We had another fantastic Saturday member day up at the clubrooms! Martin VK7MA was quick to show off his CW skills that he has been working on along with his Morse key using the club radio and was quick to … Continue reading
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October Presentation – Antarctic Communication and Science Programs
Kim Briggs VK7KB gave a fantastic presentation on support the Scientific Program run by the Australian Antarctic Division with some communications references as well. Kim started off with the Aurora Australis ship and the many different aspects that it is … Continue reading
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REAST Visits the ABC!
Thursday night saw a good group at the front door of the ABC next to the Railway Roundabout and we were welcomed by Damien VK7SD and Alan VK7KAD who were our fantastic and very knowable hosts for the night. We … Continue reading
Antennas on the Move
There is currently a lot of activity going on around the back of the club rooms as the garage continues to be cleaned up. Over the last week Barry VK7TBM and Dave VK7DM have been working on establishing a new tower … Continue reading
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Member Volunteer Register
The club wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for our many fantastic volunteers. Be it from the club committee to presenting to other members, volunteers are very important to the activity levels of the club. When we conducted our Member Survey … Continue reading
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Saturday Shack Session 10/9
What a great day it was up at the Clubrooms on Saturday! The weather was typically Tasmanian, scratching the idea of a lunchtime BBQ, but that didn’t seem to bother the dozen people who came up to the Clubrooms. After … Continue reading
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CNT-400 Coax Bulk Order
Coax doesn’t last forever. Water ingress, years in the sun and oxidation will all take it’s toll on this valuable part of your radio infrastructure. This is bad news for your signal getting out there, with increased line loss and … Continue reading
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