Broadcast - 23 March 2025
Firstly one item to mark on the calendar, next Club Technical Night on the 2nd of April, Andrew VK7DW is going to give a short presentation on the Fram2Ham Slow Scan TV simulation tests conducted from the International Space Station. These tests were designed to “simulate the challenges and unknowns” of transmitting 70 cm SSTV images from a Dragon capsule in the near future.
Enough of an explanation from me, come and hear it from the expert.
Last Wednesday’s on air TechNet - Morse Code Course, hosted by Nic VK7WW, had a slightly different perspective to it. The usual Discord channel and the streamed audio were working as usual. However this time Jordan VK3ACU provided an independent live video stream on YouTube of the evening. No, not of Nic in his hut with his Morse Key!….. But of a dashboard incorporating a waterfall, transceiver setup, gen-eral information plus a Manual Morse Chart for the decoding of the Morse Code being sent. Nic started the evening off with the Manual Morse Chart – this allowed listeners to follow along, even those that didn’t know Morse Code. The chart allowed them, with relative ease, to decode the CW being sent. Simplistically you move up, down or across the chart each time and depending on whether you hear a dot or a dash. That explanation is a little bit simple but check out the chart and you should be able to follow what I mean, it worked for me! It certainly made for some interesting listening and watching from the perspective of being on the receiving end in Victoria.
Thank you Jordan for adding a different dimension to the evening activities.
The link for last week’s live YouTube stream is in the text version of the broadcast, hopefully Jordan will be experimenting again and it will be the same link.
As always pictures will be available on the NTARC Web site under “Blogs” for this broadcast. NTARC Blogs
UPCOMING EVENTS
TestNet and TechNet session - Every Wednesday, TestNet/CW course on 3.580MHz from 7 pm, then a TechNet on 3.567MHz from 7.30 pm till 8.30 pm. Your host for the evening is Nic VK7WW.
Club Room Technical night session – Presentation on the Fram2Ham SSTV Simulation on the ISS by Andrew VK7DW will be on Wednesday the 2nd April. Opening time is 6.30 pm at the Club Room Archer Street, Rocherlea.
Coffee Morning - held every Friday in the NTARC Club rooms. Time is from 10 am to noon and we look forward to seeing you all there. So why not pop in check the QSL cards and join us for a cuppa, there is endless tea and coffee along with biscuits available for a donation.
Finally - A reminder to all members that if you have any items of news you would like added to our weekly roundup, no matter how trivial, then please email them to the Secretary at the following address news@ntarc.net all items to be received no later than 5 pm on the Friday prior to the Broadcast.
That’s all folks,
73, Stefan VK7ZSB, Secretary NTARC Inc.
