Morse Practice Transmissions

VK2BWI Morse Practice Transmissions - 3550 KHz
Update 22nd Mar 2009 - Allan VK2ADB is now a Silent Key

    For some time Allan VK2ADB was the Tuesday evening operator for this service to all Hams. However Allan became a Silent Key in February 2009.

    With Allan's demise Ross VK2ER from Orange, is now the only VK2BWI operator and that is on Thursday evenings. Ross would appreciate help from another operator to cover Tuesday evening. If you can help please use one of the following methods to contact Ross.  Call him on air during his Thursday callbacks, advise in the VK2WI Sunday callbacks, ring our office on 02 9651 1490 and leave a message for him or send a message to our the news email news@arnsw.org.au
 

      The content of the Morse transmissions from VK2WI on 3699 KHz is now generated by a programmable controller. We have expanded its memory by adding additional word space. Originally this unit had storage of 1100 words which lasted a bit over 2 hours. This has now been extended to over 2700 words which will take almost 6 hours to cycle through allowing more variation in the transmissions. 

    These transmissions are continuous except for during the Sunday broadcast periods when it and most of the sites beacons are shut down automatically to minimize interference to the broadcasts and those listening to them.

- Update 6th Oct 2008
      Some additional text was added to the 3699 Morse Practice machine on Sunday afternoon last (5th Oct).
About 1000 extra words were added to the existing material in random positions, just to keep you awake when receiving it. Updated readout (PDF file) of the new text is available as VK2WI_Morsetext3.pdf  for downloading, by <Right Click> on the filename and then <Save Target> or <Save Link as> depending on which browser you use. The content of this file is actually very interesting as it details the development of the Dural facility itself.

 Thanks to Les VK2KYJ for the Morse Generator and the upgrade to the text.

73 - Tim VK2ZTM
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VK2BWI Morse Practice Transmissions - 3550 KHz
(Updated 22nd Mar 2009 - Allan VK2ADB is now a Silent Key)

    Many listeners may not be aware that in addition to the VK2WI Morse practice transmissions on 3699 KHz, there are other broadcasts under the callsign of VK2BWI. They are transmitted twice weekly on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and are on a frequency of 3550 KHz commencing at 2000 hours local time.   

   With the demise of Allan VK2ADB in Feb 2009 Ross VK2ER, from Orange is now the VK2BWI operator for for both evenings.. 

    The transmitted Morse text includes practice with figure groups and callsigns.  Speeds vary from 4 wpm, up to about 20 wpm, in standard and Farnsworth mode.   Callbacks are taken after the broadcasts, which last about an hour. 

    So, if your Morse is a little rusty, or you would just like to learn CW, why not tune in to the VK2BWI 80 metre broadcasts on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, on 3550 KHz, at 8pm local.  These sessions are sponsored by Amateur Radio NSW. 

This information provided by Ross VK2ER