ARLA/CLUSTER: World Digital ATV QSO Party

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

World Digital ATV QSO Party

Marking its 5th year, this growing annual event will be held on August
21-22 involving at least Australia, USA and Britain. Organiser and
anchor *Peter
Cossins VK3BFG* has been busy planning for another success.

All contributions are shown through the digitised repeater *VK3RTV* at Mt
Dandenong in the east of Melbourne, which covers the Greater Melbourne and
Geelong areas.

It was the first in Australia to go 100% digital, thanks to major funding
by Amateur Radio Victoria, a club grant from the WIA, and a lot of
voluntary effort.

Friday night August 21 will be for VK ATVers, either directly through
VK3RTV, or from outside the area of coverage including those interstate. On
Saturday morning - which is Friday night in the United States - the world
joins the Digital ATV QSO Party.

The first overseas session on that day is with users of the Amateur
Television in Central Ohio facility, (ATCO) WR8ATV repeater, followed by
the W6ATN Southern California Coordinated ATV Repeater Network Southern
California. Later there will be video of ATVers using the Home Counties ATV
group repeater GB5HV in Upper Hale, Surrey, United Kingdom.

US participation includes the experiences of both Art WA8RMC in control at
Ohio while Don KE6BXT is in charge of the W6ATN network in Southern
California.

Peter VK3BFG has spent several weeks coordinating the event, liaising
locally and overseas, has asked any station not in range of VK3ATV
repeater, to use the Skype name of ‘DATV QSO Party’.

For the World Digital ATV QSO Party, he suggests that everyone prepares one
or two short videos of the shack, antennas, and projects completed or in
progress.

ATVers throughout the world are invited to join the event that is gaining
in popularity every year.

*Jim Linton *
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