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Amateur (Ham) Radio in 2006A Summary
By the Radio & Electronics Association
of Southern Tasmania.
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What is Amateur Radio• Experimental Radio Communications Service
– Design, build, operate, modify and experiment.
– Technical communication through use of spectrum.
– Non-commercial – no financial gain hobby!– Challenge, self-improvement, collecting,
educative, contesting, etc.– Many, many modes of operation to keep you
interested.
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Amateur Radio
Remembrance Day Contest 2006 – 24 hour operation
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• Hams need a licence to transmit on air.
• New foundation licence.• New handbook available.• Easy entry level - theory & practical assessment only
– low power –limited operating bands.
New Licence Structure
Regulations Foundation Theory inc.
Regs
Standard Theory
Advanced Theory
Practical Exam
Foundation (Entry Level)
Standard Advanced
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Regular Courses
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Practical Assessments
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What can you do with AR?
1. Experimentation – – Optical– Antennas– Electronics– Distance– Meteorscatter– EME– Etc, etc, etc
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What can you do with AR?• AR Direction Finding
– - (for fun and contests)• Field weekends
– - operate portable/mobile
• Foxhunting (hidden transmitters, EPIRB)
• Contesting• Projects
• Kit construction
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What can you do with AR?
Internet Repeater Linking Project (IRLP) – the world on a handheld.
• Echolink – computer to computer via radio.• Meteorscatter – bouncing signals off meteor
trails.• Earth Moon Earth (EME)
- Bouncing signals off the moon.
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What can you do with AR?
Google Earth Google Earth Comes Alive!Comes Alive!
• Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS)Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS)
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What can you do with AR?
• WICEN – Communications for Targa Tasmania, Subaru Safari Rally, Jamboree on the Air and Community events
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What can you do with AR?
• Morse Code- where it all started
• ContestsAlmost every weekend
• Homebrewing- Circuit experimentation electronics
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What can you do with AR?
• Amateur TV - Wednesday night – Domain Clubrooms - Low end of UHF TV band
• Slow Scan TV - pictures via radio
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What can you do with AR?• Repeaters and Beacons
• Club sponsored • Mobile and Portable
• Field Days• Nets
• Emergency and backup opseg. 1967 Bushfires,
Broadmarsh firesNew Orleans
911
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What can you do with AR?
• Satellite operation – over 15 operational amateur
satellites orbiting the earth
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What can you do with AR?
• Wednesday afternoon social group – lunch and a chat!
• Eyeball QSO• BBQs• Hamfests• Visits
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What can you do with AR?
• Marconi celebration- 1906-2006 Devonport
• ISS contact - ARISS
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The Future for AR• Future is really bright for amateur radio• Internet technology expanding horizons• History of meeting the challenges • Amateur numbers steadily increasing• Progressive National Representation & Support• Greater involvement in emergency operation• It’s a great hobby – but then I’m biased –
why don’t YOU try it??
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REAST Inc.
• Marine Radio Station top of Queen’s Domain.• Every Wednesday 12:00noon- 4:00pm.• Visit/Presentation night – 1st Wed night of
month @ 8pm.• 120 members from all walks of life with
common interest in radio experimentation.• Everyone is welcome
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Questions
Any Questions ?
Web Info: www.reast.asn.au or www.wia.org.au
Email: [email protected] Ph: 6234 3553
Training and Assessment: [email protected] (Reg Emmett, VK7KK - 0417 391 607)