Amateur information beacon VK6RIB

[robbage]

The relocation made a difference. My S meter fell off the desk and onto the floor. Will RIB get a mention on the news (or maybe WARG net) ?

[meg]

For now it's doing it's morse ident every 10 minutes so we're legal, and a voice ident (thanks Gavin!) every 4 minutes.

Hmmm - I spoke to soon - just getting alot of static, can't hear any of the idents

[Zebedee]

Will RIB get a mention on the news (or maybe WARG net) ?

Here's what's meant to be on NewsWest tomorrow - sneak peak just for you guys

Ham College is proud to announce that their Information Beacon, VK6RIB, is set to go live *today* at 10:00am.

The information beacon is a Ham College project, comprising a PC and a transmitter, playing a number of audio files on an hourly loop, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The beacon computer is connected to the Internet to allow for remote uploads of new or changed content.

VK6RIB is Ham College's Christmas present to the Perth amateur radio community. The beacon will provide the weekly news bulletins, Ham College course and examination information, a section for each of the radio clubs in Perth, and other items relevant to amateur radio.

The beacon will be transmitting from the Perth Hills on 145.575 MHz at 5W. For information on where to send signal reports, please listen to the beacon or check the Ham College website at www.hamcollege.com.au

Remember, the beacon launch is this morning, at 10:00am on 145.575 MHz.

[robbage]

I propose a sticky in 'FAQs' with pretty much what you said there Doug, since the beacon will have information about radio clubs in general for WA. Most people with scanners will be able to dial up the frequency

[ConstableCare]

It must be in a very 'ordinary' location in the Hills cause it's gone from a fully quietening signal on the scanner to a signal with some static although you can still hear it ident.

Not sure how it's meant to service the Perth area if it's putting out an average signal to start with?

Cheers, CC

[Zebedee]

It must be in a very 'ordinary' location in the Hills cause it's gone from a fully quietening signal on the scanner to a signal with some static although you can still hear it ident.

Not sure how it's meant to service the Perth area if it's putting out an average signal to start with?

Cheers, CC

Where are you receiving from CC?

While the beacon will be live at 10.00am, it's still very much a work in progress. It's on a temporary antenna while the one we've ordered is delivered and installed, and there's still some work to be done before we'll be completely happy with it and call the project "finished"

[VK6ZMS]

EDIT:
Doug's post covers it.

[robbage]

It's on

[vk6hgr]

Does the WIA news update by itself each week or is it manually done?

[vk6hgr]

No WARSUG info

[ConstableCare]

There's three WARSUG'er voices on there, let's see if we can figure out who and for what

Worked out two so far - WAN's Voice...

Who are the others?

CC

[robbage]

Gav and Bonez? (guess)

[VK6ZUK]

Cant hear it up here in Chidlow.

Think its time to get the antennas up higher!

Danny - VK6FZUK

[meg]

Cant hear it up here in Chidlow.

Think its time to get the antennas up higher!

Danny - VK6FZUK

Hear hear - it's pretty much unreadable in Mt Helena which is unusual for the "hills" repeater locations. If I knew what was happening with that 30m tower, I know a great location on a hill up here....

[VK6ZMS]

It was only S5 in the salt mines car park. Thats located on the highest hill in Dianella.
It gave scratchy coverage on the FWY between the city and South St then S5 stationary mobile in Murdoch.