General Information

About The Technical Advisory Committee

The TAC At Work

Technical Advisory Panel

Regional Advisory Panel

Repeater and Beacon Coordination

Repeater Licencing

WIA Repeater and Beacon Licence Applications Process

Technical Advisory Panel

Introduction

The Technical Advisory Committee has a panel of advisors who provide technical information, advice and recommendations to the WIA in their particular areas of expertise. These areas include:

Technical advisors:
HF Band Plans
VHF-UHF Band Plans
VHF/UHF
Beacons
Repeaters
Microwaves
EME
ATV
Packet Radio
APRS and D-Star
P25
FUSION
Digital DX Modes
Satellites

Administrative tasks:
Repeater & Beacon Licensing
Repeater Data Base
Beacon Data Base
VHF Records

Current members of the technical advisory panel are:

Technical advisors:
HF Band Plans, VHF-UHF Band Plans - Grant Willis VK5GR
VHF/UHF - TBC
Beacons - TBC
Repeaters - Peter Mill VK3APO
Microwaves - Kevin Johnston VK4UH
EME - Charlie Kahwagi VK3NX
ATV - Peter Cossins VK3BFG
Packet Radio - TBC
APRS, D-Star - Richard Hoskin VK3JFK
P25 - Steve Kennedy VK6SJ
FUSION - Peter Jung VK5JP
Digital DX Modes - TBC
Satellites - Paul Paradigm VK2TXT

Administrative:
Repeater & Beacon Licensing - Peter Mill VK3APO
Repeater Data Base - Steve Ireland VK2MD
Beacon Data Base - TBC

TAC News

The WIA TAC has opened a new member consultation paper for comment. Changes are being considered to the following bands:

6m - with the AOCP(S) Standard class licensees gaining access to the entire band, a proposal has been made to remove the weak signal segment between 52.0 and 52.5 MHz and replace it with a new wideband segment, in support of new experiments including Reduced Bandwidth ATV using digital modulation techniques.

70cm - it is proposed to remove the grand fathered repeater segments and add an additional segment between 439.625-439.7875 which is allowed to use -7 MHz offset. In addition, the repeaters between 439.800-440.000 are also proposed to be granted access to -7MHz receiver offsets should the repeater operator wish to use them.

9cm - with the withdrawl of much of the amateur allocation between 3400-3600 MHz, as well as reports of interference and overload challenges with the weak signal segment currently being placed directly adjacent the 3400 -3420 MHz NBN LTE transmitters, a review of the band is proposed. Options are discussed and a new channel plan for wideband is also proposed.

The full consultation paper is available here: Link

We invite all radio amateurs to download and consider the proposals. Feedback is most welcome, and can be forwarded to us on email at tac@wia.org.au.

We are leaving the submission period open until January 31st 2024. We look forward to receiving your feedback.

Band Plans

Grant Willis VK5GR, VJ5W, AX5GR
Highbury
SA 5087
Email Address :

General Information

The TAC At Work

Repeater Licencing

Technical Advisory Panel

Introduction

Band Plans

Beacons

Repeaters

VHF - UHF

Microwaves

EME

ATV

Packet Radio

Digital DX Modes

Satellites

APRS, D-Star

P25

FUSION

Administrative - Repeater Data Base

Administrative - Repeater & Beacon Licensing

Administrative - VHF Records

Administrative - Beacon Data Base

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