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Amateur (Ham) Radio in 2006 A Summary

Amateur (Ham) Radio in 2006 A Summary. By the Radio & Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania. What is Amateur Radio. Experimental Radio Communications Service Design, build, operate, modify and experiment. Technical communication through use of spectrum.

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Amateur (Ham) Radio in 2006 A Summary

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  1. Amateur (Ham) Radio in 2006A Summary By the Radio & Electronics Association of Southern Tasmania.

  2. 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.

  3. Amateur Radio Remembrance Day Contest 2006 – 24 hour operation

  4. New Licence Structure • 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.

  5. Regular Courses

  6. Practical Assessments

  7. What can you do with AR? • Experimentation – • Optical • Antennas • Electronics • Distance • Meteorscatter • EME • Etc, etc, etc

  8. 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

  9. 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.

  10. What can you do with AR? Google Earth Comes Alive! • Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS)

  11. What can you do with AR? • WICEN – Communications for Targa Tasmania, Subaru Safari Rally, Jamboree on the Air and Community events

  12. What can you do with AR? • Morse Code - where it all started • Contests Almost every weekend • Homebrewing - Circuit experimentation electronics

  13. What can you do with AR? • Amateur TV - Wednesday night – Domain Clubrooms - Low end of UHF TV band • Slow Scan TV - pictures via radio

  14. What can you do with AR? • Repeaters and Beacons • Club sponsored • Mobile and Portable • Field Days • Nets • Emergency and backup ops eg. 1967 Bushfires, Broadmarsh fires New Orleans 911

  15. What can you do with AR? • Satellite operation – over 15 operational amateur satellites orbiting the earth

  16. What can you do with AR? • Wednesday afternoon social group – lunch and a chat! • Eyeball QSO • BBQs • Hamfests • Visits

  17. What can you do with AR? • Marconi celebration - 1906-2006 Devonport • ISS contact - ARISS

  18. 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??

  19. 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

  20. Questions Any Questions ? Web Info: www.reast.asn.au or www.wia.org.au Email: president@reast.asn.au Ph: 6234 3553 Training and Assessment: assessor@reast.asn.au (Reg Emmett, VK7KK - 0417 391 607)

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