VHF / UHF
Spring VHF–UHF Field Day
Sat 11:00 am – Sun 10:59 am · Ideal for the IC-705 and X200A.
RADIO · NETWORKS · CONTESTING
VK7BLW
Radio Hub.
Useful links, upcoming events, contests, station information and current projects.
HOBART--:--Local
UTC / ZULU--:--Universal time
LONDON--:--Europe
NEW YORK--:--North America
LOS ANGELES--:--US West Coast
TOKYO--:--Asia
BOOKMARKS
Quick reference
Useful amateur-radio websites in one easy-to-recognise directory.
WIA
Wireless Institute of AustraliaNews, licensing and Australian amateur radio↗
MC
MeshCoreFirmware, documentation and mesh resources↗
RNS
ReticulumOfficial network stack documentation↗
R
REASTSouthern Tasmanian club news and events↗
VK
VK Log CheckerCheck and submit Australian contest logs↗
D★
D-STAR REGISTCallsign and terminal registration↗
QRZ
QRZCallsign lookup and logbook↗
POTA
Parks on the AirParks, spots and activation information↗
SOTA
Summits on the AirSummit maps, spots and planning↗
NEXT ON AIR
Upcoming contests
Hobart local times. Check the official rules before operating.
HF · SSB
Oceania DX Contest — Phone
Sat 4:00 pm – Sun 4:00 pm · A strong next contest for VK operators.
HF · SSB
CQ World Wide DX — SSB
Sat 11:00 am – Mon 10:59 am · A major worldwide HF contest.
AROUND TASMANIA
REAST & VK7 events
Confirmed dates and regular activities published by REAST.
REASTClub calendar ↗
Licence Assessment Day
Standard, Advanced and Regulations · 10:00 am–1:00 pm
Presentation Night
ADSB Support · 7:30–9:00 pm · Queen's Domain
Foundation Training & Assessment
9:00 am–3:00 pm
REAST EACH WEEKQueen's Domain
Wednesday lunchtime group
Every Wednesday, 12:00–2:00 pm. Lunch, conversation and general radio discussion.
Presentation nights
Usually the first Wednesday evening of each month. Check the calendar for the topic.
Forum nights
Usually the second Wednesday evening, with a shared technical discussion.
Experimenters group
Usually the third and fourth Wednesday nights from around 7:00 pm.
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2026 REMEMBRANCE DAY CONTEST
Top Rookie
VK7BLW · First RD Contest
270contacts386points
SHACK CHEAT SHEET
My station
My callsigns, equipment and network details in one place.
D-STAR
- Access point
- VK7BLW A
- IC-705 IP
- 192.168.0.251
- Local radio
- ID-52E Plus
Reticulum
- Roof transport
- SenseCAP P1 Pro
- Portable
- Wio L1 Pro
- Family
- T1000-E
Station identity
- Callsign
- VK7BLW
- EchoLink
- 484898
- Grid
- QE37PD
OFF-GRID MESSAGING
MeshCore
A companion LoRa mesh project for family messaging, solar repeaters and experimenting with coverage around southern Tasmania.
Open meshcore.io ↗- Family room
- SnakeRoom
- Roof repeater
- SenseCAP P1 Pro
- Portable nodes
- Wio L1 Pro / T1000-E
- Spare repeater
- Heltec V3
TRAIL AHEAD
Current projects
Reticulum network
Link LoRa, Wi-Fi and eventually packet radio into one resilient network.
MeshCore network
Develop the family mesh, solar repeaters and useful coverage across Hobart.
MeshCore ↗D-STAR access point
Use the IC-705 as a home gateway for the ID-52.