[CW] VI3RA Radio Australia March 14 - 15 weekend

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

*Hope they have some Morse.*

*A Down Under special event will use former Radio Australia international
broadcast antennas.* Over the March 14 - 15 weekend, members of the
Shepparton and District Amateur Radio Club (SADARC <http://www.sadarc.org/>)
in Australia will be on the air as VI3RA (Radio Australia), connecting
their transceivers to the curtain array and rhombic antennas at the former
Radio Australia site in Shepparton. Radio Australia ceased transmitting
from the site in 2017. VI3RA will operate on 40, 30, 20, 17, and 15 meters.
"Local amateurs will be given the unique opportunity to explore the use of
high-gain antennas whilst giving amateurs throughout the world a unique
opportunity to contact a station using such high-gain antennas," said
SADARC President Peter Rentsch, VK3FPSR (Australia's call sign structure
accommodates four-letter suffixes). "This is a rare opportunity for amateur
radio operators, who are only allowed a peak output power of 400 W in
Australia when compared to 100 kW of Radio Australia transmitters to
hopefully achieve some remarkable communication outcomes. We expect to get
a gain of 15 dB on the lower frequencies and at least 20 dB on 21 MHz." The
special event is being conducted in cooperation with BAI Communications
(Broadcast Australia). More information is on the club's website.
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