ARLA/CLUSTER: 5th World DATV QSO Party teve enorme sucesso

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

World DATV QSO Party gets plenty of views

The 5th *World Digital Amateur Television QSO Party* was a huge success,
with participation in Australasia, Europe, Asia and North and South
America.

Held on August 21-22, it was sponsored by Amateur Radio Victoria and the
Melbourne ATV Group. This year the annual event was also streamed on high
definition YouTube by Ralph VK3LL. Monitoring tthe Melbourne-Geelong VK3RTV
repeater he streamed it on YouTube.

A total of 655 viewers made it truly a global event. It included those in
Antigua, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland,
Chile, China, France, Great Britain, Ireland, South Korea, New Zealand,
Peru, Sweden, Slovenia, Turkey, and the United States.

Concurrent YouTube users peaked at 39, and the whole 25 hours extravaganza
also had the British Amateur TV Club streamer with its unknown number of
viewers.

The entire event was also relayed on VK3RBO repeater at Bendigo in Central
Victoria, mainly off the YouTube stream, although there were some buffering
pauses.

The annual event began with the 2011 centenary of Amateur Radio Victoria.
Organiser Peter VK3BFG said the program format primarily showed what ATVers
do with their visual mode. Some checked in to their local ATV repeater,
while others were on a Skype list.

The use of Skype this year had some technical problems and may be replaced
by another means next August.

Friday night saw the Melbourne ATV Group take turns via VK3RTV, then
through the ATV repeaters VK2RTS at Lawson in the Blue Mountains of New
South Wales, VK2RTV Gladesville Sydney, and the VK4RMG Brisbane.

A short video was played from Winston VK7EM showing a trek to a disused
mine in Northern Tasmania

Contacts were made to VK5 and VK7 by Skype as well. In all cases, net
controller Peter VK3BFG sent the Skype by 23cms DATV to VK3RTV. The
Australian hook-up included stations from VK2, VK3, VK4, VK5 and VK7.

Saturday saw telecasts from users of the Central Ohio (ATCO) WR8ATV
repeater, followed by W6ATN in Southern California.

A feature of the cross to W6ATN was a tour of the commercial TV Station on
Mount Wilson conducted by Roy W6SVT.

On Saturday night there were contacts in the UK via GB3HV the Home Counties
ATV Group Repeater near Farnham in Surrey which has direct Skype access.

The QSO party took a lot of organising. Special thanks go to Australians
Peter VK4EA controlling Brisbane, Gary VK2CRJ in Sydney and David VK5DMC
for his efforts to get the Port Pirie repeater VK5RMC up and running.

As usual Art WA8RMC in Columbus Ohio and Don KE6BXT in Mission Vieja in
Southern California were the international net controllers.

During the event some 700 were involved as ATV telecasters or viewers,
making it an outstanding success and showing growth on previous years. The
call will again be made in 2016 inviting any amateur television user in the
world to join.

*Jim Linton VK3PC*
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