Subscribe Past Issues Translate View this email CQQRS in your browser RagChew Edition 42/2025 Ah! South paw is better for me. I'll try to be vewy vewy quiet. Boy, this is harder than it looks! Wonder how this works? e Brilliant Conditions e New Team e Reports from Tuesday’s e Post Morsum e IC-7760 On the Deck e Feeding e Head Copy Practice e ACW QSO Guide e Callsign Members CQQRS Net Report the Loop Directory ¢ Go QRP! e The e NTARC SKCC e CW Morse Training Oceania QRS Net Saunter Settle to Carlisle Railway Challenge e A Mind-Bending e Watchable Puzzle Channels e Prosign of the Month e Di-dah-di-dah-dit e About the CQ QRS Group - Week 5 Report v RSS Wowee! What wonderful conditions the propagation gods turned on for us on Tuesday! Wasn't it brilliant? So the Aussie MV worst - see warmrnin Qg So IM Bureau | etTeo rO | OQY :; to D red the com the ri g ht: we cou Id OUF D UFFOWS , of cted h ave SUBJ: ASWFC HF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WARNING 25/93 ISSUED AT 0612UT/13 OCTOBER 2025 th eC BY THE AUSTRALIAN D ex MONNK ; previous Q et on from Region AR4246 recently produced an Ri level flare. Further flaring DEGRADED HF PROPAGATION FROM 13-15 OCTOBER 2025 U 0 air and not SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST 13 Oct: RO-R1 Possible 14 Oct. RO-R1 15 Oct: RO-R1 ; EXPECTED HF COMMS FADEOUTS phasis Possible Note: - just havea CONDITIONS IF COMMS DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED TRY A HIGHER FREQUENCY BAND a RagC new CENTRE. is possible from this active region, as well as AR4248. Shortwave tried... or in the words of Ross FORECASTING fadeouts are possible. CU r| ad al d SPACE WEATHER An ASWFC MUF depression HF Warning and ASWFC shortwave fadeout HF Warning are both current. Shortwave fadeouts degrade QO | lower shortwave radio frequencies first (through increased ionospheric absorption) and the usual strategy during shortwave fadeouts is to try a higher frequency. In contrast, during periods of ionospheric MUF depression, the upper frequencies are degraded first and the usual strategy is to use a lower frequency. In general use a lower frequency if you are having trouble with your normal workable frequency. lf a shortwave fadeout occurs during a period when ionospheric MUFs are depressed the available HF bandwidth will be "squeezed", with increased absorption raising the lowest usable frequency and the ionospheric depression lowering the highest usable frequency. Under such conditions it is suggested that the HF communicator operates on the highest usable frequency, Propagation may not be good today but, like a fisherman, you have to put a line in the water if you want to catch a fish. “7 even though this may well be in fact lower than what supported for that particular circuit. Ross Waddams MONNK 30Sep25 Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre Is normally Bureau of Meteorology ASWEC @bom.gov.au www.bom.gov.au | www.sws.bom.gov.au So they did! We had at least 43 of our CQQRS family on air for the net - and they reported 62 stations neard or worked. C’est bon, non? Elizabeth and | were down at Mannus NSW with our tiny AVan. Installing a L2OAH Lake near Tumbarumba in Southern I'd spent way too long over the previous weeks lithium battery, MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) solar regulator and a lithium-compatible mains charger; it was nice to be able to operate my little FT-817 transceiver, charge our MacBook computers and run the AVan moment inside LED lights without thinking for a about the battery. The work paid off - | was overjoyed to work Mike DL3YZ in Stuttgart on 20m via the long path with just 5 Watts and my ZS6BKW-design G5RV) doublet; amazing! | could also hear Simon crack a QSO. You'll need to look closely at the Image above to see the doublet and feeder on the squid pole in the tree... and even closer to the (modified MOKB], but couldn't image on the right to see the Subject... hidden tn plain sight! 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[l also noticed that the NSW National Roads and Motorists’ Association roadside assistance can now also be automatically hailed to your GPS location via this satellite system; | guess other States’ and countries’ motoring assistance agencies will offer the same. | meta fellow when we were out camping last time who told of a tyre being staked on his nicely set-up Land Cruiser recently in the desert somewhere on the WA/SA border. out in the Eucla area His high-lift jack could not get the vehicle high and stable enough to change the wheel himself, so he used the satellite facility on his phone to message the local police, who were then able to send a rescue to his GPS location.] If you have an article or two that you think might be of interest to our readers, please let me know so we can share more thoughts and ideas; guidance on writing for RagChew, material to Mark VK2KI: On see Articles below. Please email cqqrsnet@gmail.com My Workbench for | IC-7760 From On the Deck Phil VK6GX Hi Mark, The gear used during this weeks net. The IC-7760 head unit, a post WW2 German Junkers key and sustenance. [Thanks Phil. How ts your IC-7760 working out? latency when connected via your network? choice should | win the lottery! Does it key nicely with It would be my transceiver of I'm looking for a remote controlled solution to allow my equipment to live in the shed but allow ops in my house when it's too cold. Dit-dit.] Hi Mark, | had the IC-7760 head unit connected via approx 40m of Cat 5 Ethernet cable, a couple of joiners and a Gigabit Switch. Icom recommend very minimum, at the Cat 5e, but even with that length of sub standard cable, | could not detect any latency effects or buffering. There are various other methods of connecting remotely via a home network, some involving WiFi adaptors, which may behave differently, | may look into other options in the future. | stand to be corrected, control head, this. However, would facilities. Max, VK6FN with the Maetro could confirm both those options may involve a bank robbery! Maybe the new Yaesu sensing ATU but | believe the Flex transceivers, offer the same FTX-1 QRP rig, with the additional LOOW amplifier/RF is worth looking into? Or an IC-705, with an external amplifier/RF sensing ATU? Lee, VK6TY has one of those and maybe able to advise. How about any HF rig, with an adequately rated RF sensing ATU in the shed and the rig in the shack, preferably a tube boat anchor, to help keep you warm! Both MF] and LDG made such ATU's and probably numerous cheaper Chinese equivalents are available too. Maybe some flawed thinking above, I've only had 1/2 mug of tea so far! lf any other pearls of wisdom come to mind throughout the day, as my brain cell gradually warms-up, I'll sure let you know. 73, Phil VK6GX. [Thanks for your thoughts Phil. Hmmm, boat-anchor rig inside via about 60m of coax Is an interesting thought; I did put in a second run of 50mm Irrigation poly pipe when | ran the heavy 240V cables 60cm underground to the shed]. Feeding From the Loop Ketut VK3BWN Mark VK2KI inquired the other day about my large loop antenna. So, maybe | can provide a quick update here as well as a brief rehash of a WhatsApp group conversation around Last week when ladder line. it was setup, the loop antenna was tunable for 40m operation. | then experimented with some additional ladder line (about 2.2m additional length of 300-ohm) which made operation. This was why | was stuck in 80m it tunable for 80m band for last week's CQ QRS NET. Unhappy with the situation, | concocted a relay system to allow me to insert or remove the 2.2m additional feedline. It is made of 4 Small relays (photo included). It looks rough, but | am able to place it ouside the window right where | want it to be (after the ferrite balun). The power Is provided from the shack making it a remotely controlled switch. Basically, the length ladder line transforms the complex impedance at the load side to something more palatable for my tuner. This can be visualised on a Smith chart where all impedances are normalised to the transmission line (in this case, mine is about 300 ohm), ZL (at load) is rotated along a constant SWR line (for the length of the transmission line) to a new ZO at the transmitter. If ZO can be made to be at the pure resistive line, and if we are lucky it is near 50, the transmitter will be happy. W5DXP explains this principle in his article: "The No-Tuner, All-HF-Band, Center-Fed Antenna”. Horizontal, As for the ladder line, mine is constructed from Bunnings Holman 4mm x 10m Irrigation Drip Flex Tube and small cable ties. | have to do the math first (conductor spacing) with some online calculator to get your desired characteristic impedance. The photo | am including is before tightening all the cable ties (inside the drip flex tube cut to the desired length, in my case it is about 22mm). | can cut the tube easily and accurately using a cutter knife with a simple ad-hoc jig. That is all the update from my workbench. What’s going on on your workbench? See you all next time on the air! If you have an article or two that you think might be of interest to our readers, please let Mark VK2KI know; email to cgqaqrsnet@gmail.com For guidance on writing for RagChew, Head Compiled Copy Practice on the track somewhere This week we have the second Dulce Domum. half of Wind by John VK2RU in the Willows Chapter 5 - This is recorded at 16 wom. can find 12 wpm your own see Articles below. If you want a slower speed, you audio files in previous Newsletters. Or you can create MP3 files from the .txt file at any speed as noted below. Because of MailChimp’s size limits, I’ve split Chapter 5 into 4 parts. Each part is over 1 hour playing time @ 16 wpm. Parts 3 and 4 are attached below. lf you'd like the full chapter in a single file, you can use the complete text of Chapter 5 that was included in last week’s Newsletter, and convert it yourself with the Ebook2CW app - https://fkurz.net/ham/ebook2cw.html. I’ve made a few small adjustments to the text to keep it “Morse friendly”. Uncommon punctuation has been removed (the Ditto CW app doesn’t recognise some of it), and contractions have been simplified (for example, we ‘// becomes This week’s we will. attachments include: e Two MP3 files (second half of Chapter 5) e Two text files matching the MP3 segments _ earl an ra iaf al la Qn s . eo Hi| a a aoe F _ Sear ms ge Woe ‘rn el A 5 , oon yaa Fy a ‘i by F “7 — . a 4 | i ie he ' I . 1 i ie omer eae TBs) | 7 re gett ma: ae a cP ' | in nT = a ™ a el 2 il lea a por oe | pe ; oll + cr rs z | You can either play the MP3 files in any media into the Ditto CW: player, or load the text files Morse Player app - https://dittocw.andro.io/. Both work well, but Ditto CW gives you complete control over all Morse settings, while a normal media player only allows changes to playback speed, and does that in steps (e.g. +1.25x, Other 1.5x, 1.75x). News Other things we’ve received from our 230-plus readers. 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ALIA HORE ST SAC TORI, ‘VERAMIMT TH 5 MT GAYATT ‘STEWELL Ur | 06 goose EH aud rau DEFER or) Raul AHA LF OSL BAS TE TRE au LE Tl iH any Face fm eG an FORASSTFIELO eel wan | KEM ObAND ta MS | SEE ee BLIYZ ues ISTRTTGaAT RAT BATHURST MOKBS MIKRZ DUH Since the original directory was released months ago, The formatting and to accommodate Lan mT ARE RE DERE ‘t,o have been added. LES TAM cucu : MATRA FETE BreiHT on FRA Cal Sige DA 14 ed a few new call signs has been adjusted for easier reading long place names. Download A4 PDF from httos://qsl.net/zl3tk/qrsffa_callsign-directory- 140ct25.pdf Can you think of a viable alternative to email? What better opportunity could there be to apply the principles of ‘Morse with a Purpose’? Alert ZL3TK to any errors, modifications or additions by CW. Use the sked frequency 7.0257 MHz on FFA Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday after STC traffic The Morse with a Purpose Society says starting at 0830Z 73 de Stan Labor Omnia Vincit Peter VKSWOW r a er = Dann | Not sure if this a first for our group or not: Greg VK5KFG and | (VK3WOW) working each other both on 5 watt QMX rigs. And working each other easily, too. & 10:32 pm PD Morse Training Net Our team Nic VK7WW member every Wednesday at 7pm runs an on-air Slow Morse training net EDST on 3580 for 30 mins. He uses the callsign of the Northern Tasmania Amateur Radio Club VK/7TAZ on that net. Many of our team learned Morse code with the Support of Nic, and the weekly training session comes highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn the Code, or simply brush up. Everyone’s welcome - 3580kKHz at 7pm time every Wednesday; Eastern you'll hear lots of the CQQRS team on that net. Jordan VK3ACU has ii each me ees i recorded the complete set of lessons which you can now find here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist? list=PLHSQmZz6fBXO/swAfbTmutrbbELl 7fUQL Contact Nic VK7WW for more info nicholaschantler@hotmail.com tncludina ~~ eee we ~ _~. how to join the NTARC ee we DISCORD ee ee wees teow eee group to follow the action, or just come along and join in on Wednesdays. SKCC Oceania QRS Saunter From Garry VK2GAZ Good morning all, The SKCC Oceania QRS Saunter will take place this Saturday, October, 2025 from 00:00 UTC until 11:59 UTC a 12 hour event. All are welcome to join in!! All the details for the Oceania SKCC 18th website QRS Saunter (OQS) can be viewed on the at: https://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/oqs/ Please make use of the SKCC Sked Page and the CW Club RBN Spotter. httos://sked.skccgroup.com/ httos://ron.telegraphy.de/ | look forward to contacting you during the event. Best regards, rae VK2 SKCC SK %CC _ GAZ/VK2ZP Straight #5460C Key Century oas Club Straight Key Century Club Oceania Manager , - SKCC oe ORS Saunter Saturday, 18th October, 2025 @ 00:00 UTC YouTube Groups 12 Hours 00:00 - 11:59 UTC Oceania QRS Saunter W Home ! = * F i iy Clubinformation Courses The Radio Bulletin a a Links MemberLogin A i, 7 . | Q Monthly Meeting - : Experiments with Quadrature ‘ THE RADIO = mixers and DSP microcontrollers — oO Subaru a x ESP and Install -8 Pa COURIC) an a lt Oe 4 KY = <4 PEELED i ri Coax Ttoaizena seem Portable Power a he] cables 21404/2024 - 7:57 PM ¢ Spectrum + Waterfall Disp... ing Jf | C= RESTRE 3 October - Friday 8:00pm - Club Rooms Burwood & Zoom a BULLETIN , 10/11/2023 - 10:56 AM a Antenna Launcher bk} 03/06/2023 - 3:53 PM Exemption EMDRC - IMPORTANT DATES MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM - JOIN NOW Experiments with Quadrature mixers and DSP microcontrollers: Birth of the PAQH SDR 2m transceiver. CW Settle to Carlisle Railway CLUB’S Paul VK3PA Challenge, Week INTERNET SPONSER 5 Report From Stan ZL3TK Last week we visited Garsdale, high in Wensleydale with the town of Hawes, world famous for its cheese of the same featured in 'Wallace and Grommit', made name. Wensleydale by Aardman Animations for BBC TV. This photograph gives a parting nod to the utter loneliness of Garsdale, a living soul in sight. not Only an occasional freight train will pass through before daylight returns. Lonely Garsdale Station early evening This historic style of luminaire features in a future QNC As author C. S. Lewis wrote, "onward and upward to greater glory", this week we arrive at Kirkby Stephen, an area bristling with history, much of set in stone, as is the station itself. Atop the summit of Hartley Fell stand these nine stone cairns, abound but they are of unknown origin. theories A short walk from Kirkby Stephen Station Who'd have thought we'd reach halfway so quickly? through the Eden Valley from here. accompanying us on this epic journey, demonstrably on the up. CW and traffic handling skills are Looking to the future, entrant in somebody else's challenge, improve CW for the masses, It's mostly downhill Congratulations to those who are I'd rather like to be an so anyone with an eye to helping please start creating a contest of your own to follow STC in seven weeks time. _ CW Sett to Carlisle le Railway Challenge @ Ten weeks duration starting 21 September 25 ® 73-miles through England's scenic countyside @ Enhance your CW skills and general knowledge ® Choose your own CW speed up to 25 wom @ ORM and stress-free sound files both ways @® Other QTC sending options: live online or HF @ Basic 250 points, with bonus points for live QTCs ® Printable certificate issued to every participant ® Infomation at bit.ly/cwstc 73 es 77 Famous deStan ZL3TK Quotes - a Mind-Bending Puzzle From Stan ZL3TK The 'Morse with a Purpose Society' strikes again. This is Number One in a possible series of mind-bending to all-comers. Depending puzzles. It's open on how you go, it could end up as the one and only puzzle! Simple question sound file? - Who was speaking to whom Click below: in the attached Morse The Morse with a Purpose Society says Labor Omnia Vincit Start by writing down the sentence in the sound file. Unless you're a card carrying /diot savant, head reading is unlikely to be either a short-cut or helpful in finding the answer. A single-letter clue or two can be found by thinking to self, ‘Mmmm, I've not seen one of those before’. Symmetry When provides more clues. you have a decode but don't immediately recognise the protagonists, feed the recovered sentence into a search engine. Good luck puzzlers! Email your answer to the question 'Who was speaking to whom' to zl3tk@qsl.net If you've read something that you think might be of interest to our readers, please let me know. below. For guidance on writing for RagChew, Please email material to Mark VK2KI: Watchable see Articles cqgrsnet@gmail.com Channels Compiled on the track somewhere by John VK2RU Straight from the Black Hills of South Dakota comes Stan Gibilisco’s YouTube channel which is a remarkable educational archive that reflects his lifelong dedication to science, mathematics, and radio communication. Known for his clear, methodical teaching style, Stan made complex topics in electronics, physics, algebra, and ham radio approachable for learners of all levels. His calm voice and patient explanations create a sense of learning from a trusted mentor rather than just watching a tutorial. Many of his lessons are accompanied by visual aids or whiteboard demonstrations, which help illuminate tricky concepts that might otherwise intimidate newcomers. ig | J f fi Stan Gibilisco . . s @stangibilisco - 40.9K subscribers - 3.8K videos Welcome! | create nonfiction videos on diverse technical topics, particularly electro sciencewriter.net and 4 more links The channel stands as a comprehensive library of practical and theoretical knowledge. Although new uploads are no longer appearing, Stan’s legacy continues to educate and inspire hobbyists, students, and self-learners alike. His content remains timeless - bridging the gap between textbook theory and hands-on understanding. Beyond his YouTube presence, Stan was also an accomplished author, contributing dozens of books that complemented his video lessons. In a digital world full of quick takes and shallow overviews, Stan Gibilisco’s channel stands out as a thoughtful, enduring resource. It’s an invaluable destination for anyone eager to explore science and electronics through the eyes of a skilled and generous teacher. Click above to open the YouTube channel. If you've read something that you think might be of interest to our readers, please let me know so John and | can share more thoughts and ideas. guidance on writing for RagChew, material to Mark VK2KI: see Articles below. Please email cqqrsnet@gmail.com [Do you have a question or two that are worth sharing? discussion-starter? How about a Please let me know cqgrsnet@gmail.com and I/’// pass them to John VK2RU for compilation each week. ] Prosign/Character/Sig nal of the Month See if you can use For this one on Tuesday! Prosign: Meaning: Stand = ee by [Suggestion - put it on a sticky note near your key as a reminder for Tuesday. Tell us how you went!] Di-dah-di-dah-dit Here we So back to the CQQRS Next Tuesday’s Slow CW QSO go. practice net. Net Our CQQRS Group will be on as always on Tuesday from around 0600z until about 1200z; see https://bit.ly/COORSWebsite and navigate to the Net Details page for details. Coordinated Universal Time ‘Rik AH Pea oe a ee a EE a 0600z to 1200z (NOLE - 2UM VADEMIMeNLS WII Western Australia SLIT al a OINTErenL UME Australia Time IT required) UTC +8 Hours 1400 to 2000 Central Australian Time UTG + 10.5 Hours 1630 to 2230 Eastern Australian Time UTG +11 Hours 1700 to 2300 Queensland Time UTC + 10 Hours 1600 to 2200 Nz Time UTC + 13 Hours 1900 to 0100 New Zealand (jams Time Frequency 0600z to 0900z 20m 14039-14051 kHz Note - 20m times and frequencies will be allocated by Mike DL3YZ prior to the net. 0600z to 1200z 40m FO2ZO0KHz - 7O40KHzZ _ 3535kHz - 3560kHz 160m 1855kHz (-SkHz for QRM) 7To00 7o20 | 40 m/s ) | | ORO )_ | ] | 3500 | | | ] CO ORS Net | | 3535 80 m = 1800 ole 7O40 | ORO | | CO ORS Net 1655. | Thanks to Lance VKTTO for the COQRS @ 3560 le | | | = 1875 | band-plan = 2200z - 2300z (Tuesday UTC) RRL) WA FM AllStar Network ee (Use AllStar to connect to Node 42482 or use Echolink to connect to VK2KI-L) Doesn't matter whether you’re brand new and want to try just exchanging callsigns and RST reports, or you’re ready for a good old rag chew. We'll have fun. There's usually people around until after 1200z - so keep calling in the segment of the band designated someone. in the table below until you catch | should be on as usual from home in NSW or via the Remote at Bedfordale WA, and I'll also be watching the proceedings using the VK6QS and Tecsun SDRs in WA and NSW Reports respectively. Hope to hear you there. & Photos Please let us know via our Reports form bit.ly/COORSNET who you work or hear on Tuesday’s Group. The report form closes at lunchtime (Eastern Australian time) on Thursday. And how about helping to make the reports even more interesting by sending a photo? If you have a photo that you’d be happy to include, please email it to: cqarsnet@gmail.com To make it even easier for our Reports editor Patrick VK2IOW, see if you can reduce the size of the image (to less than 100KB file size by preference). No problems if your computer or phone can’t do that - just send it through anyway please. And of course, I’m always on the lookout for more photos for the newsletter, so if you have something that might be of interest aside from the reports, please send it through as well - | always enjoy the photos that our readers send - and I’m sure our readers do too. cggrsnet@gmail.com Email them to please (reduced size if possible - but whatever you send will be great). Oh and by the way, | recommend website open that you don’t keep the Reports Form between submission of reports from one week to the next. you’re unlucky, there’s an undocumented If feature in the software that could cause your current week’s report to be combined with your previous report - it’s happened to your editor several times - much to the chagrin of our Reports editor Post :) Morsum Richard VK6HRC will run our phone Post Morsum on the South West AllStar net (via repeaters and hotspots all over WA) from 0600 WA time, then from 0700 WA time on 80m (3605 LSB). 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