ARLA/CLUSTER: 5th annual World Digital Amateur Television QSO Party

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

 World Digital ATV QS0 Party soon

The 5th annual World Digital Amateur Television QSO Party will be held
on August 21-22 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), sponsored by
Amateur Radio Victoria and the Melbourne ATV Group.

The convenor Peter VK3BFG says the event is centred on the
Melbourne-Geelong Digital ATV repeater VK3RTV, with those in the USA,
England and elsewhere welcome to join through a local television
repeater or by Skype.

The VK3RTV transmissions will stream worldwide and can be watched in
high quality YouTube, courtesy Ralph VK3LL.

The event starts on Friday night (AEST) connecting to repeaters VK2RFM
and VK2RTV in Sydney with anchor Gary VK2CRJ, Brisbane’s VK4RMG
anchored by Peter VK4EA, VK5RDC in Port Pirie with David VK5DMC and
VK3RBO Bendigo by Ross VK3CE.

Some remote stations will Skype in to Peter VK3BFG, and those
intending to do so should use the Skype name of 'datvqsoparty' and
request beforehand that their name is in the address book.

Peter VK3BFG net controller will ask each station to make their
transmissions. All in-bound Skype calls including those from
interstate and international repeaters, will be transmitted to VK3RTV.

The output will be sent to the British Amateur TV Club streamer and
now the high quality version on YouTube.

On Saturday morning (AEST) will connect to the DATV Repeater WR8ATV in
Columbus, Ohio. Local anchor Art W8RMC is a part of the team that
developed the DVB-S Exciter called the DATV Express.

Later the QSO Party moves to California where Don KE6BXT will anchor
the popular WATN repeater network in Southern California. Saturday
night will see action through the Home Counties Repeater GB3HV in the
United Kingdom.

Those in the event, which began on 2011 with the 100 year celebrations
of Amateur Radio Victoria, have been preparing in-shack or video
presentations showing their many varied projects.

Any stations wanting to participate or ask questions about the event
can contact Peter VK3BFG at pcossins  bigpond.com

Jim Linton VK3PC