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| Status of VK3RTV | ** ATV Operators ** | email Signal Reports |
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Signals are not
intended to be
entertaining :-)
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ATV Programmes whats on? Accessing VK3RTV Digital |
Comments and reports
on what you've seen
on ATV are always welcome
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Strange pictures, blokes talking, intermittent TV signals, test patterns,
snowy images, morse code sounds; what are all these things I see on my TV?
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Hello!
Freeview / free to air TV viewers in Melbourne, Australia, you may have seen these or similar images while tuning your TV receiver.
No you have not intercepted a new television service or the local terrorist or criminal underworld TV network, nor is it pirate TV
(well some think we are all three).
All these activities were eventually stopped with frequency allocations
and licensing regulations for strict commercial bands [540-1750Khz AM]
and [88-108Mhz FM].
Amateur TV in Australia origins go back to WWII ~1945 but can't be confirmed. 'Fast scan' analogue transmissions as 'point to point' contacts are known to have been experimented with since ~1972 and may be earlier but no records are known to this author.
Amateur Television is mainly used as a "Video Phone" with one or many participants sharing ideas,
information and generally having a "chit chat" with other licensed amateur radio operators or
members of the public via phone. There are no "programmes" as such as the service is for the
benefit of the transmitting station, amateur radio or associated community, not the general TV viewing public.
VK3RTV is a privately owned Standard Definition Digital TV repeater. It went DiGiTaL in October 2009 and previously was a "fast scan" analogue TV service put together in 1979 funded by a small number of individuals (hams). Over the decades with some additional financial assistance from the WIA, various Victorian radio clubs and interested public. VK3RTV has become one of the worlds first DVB-T multiplexed amateur TV repeater. Licensed through the Wireless Institute of Australia and Amateur Radio Victoria for amateur radio operator use and related activities. The service broadcasts from Mt. Dandenong, Mt. Olinda really on 444.25 Mhz analogue or 446.5 Mhz digital. Sound output is usually mono but stereo is activated by DTFM tone sequence. The service is maintained by the " Melbourne Amateur TeleVision Group" a loose affiliation of amateur radio operators with some assistance from various radio clubs, related community groups (some military) and individuals.
This Amateur Television Network uses UHF TV on 70cm with Uplinks on 1.250 to 1.283Ghz, where both analog TVFM and
digital DVB-S signals can be received, there is also an analog only 10Ghz input available.
Below is a list of amateur radio stations which have been seen on VK3RTV. |
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| VK3AAZ * | VK3BCU | . | VK3GE | VK3KQ | VK3KHB * | VK3MN | VK3TMS | VK3XZA | |
| VK3AGJ | VK3BFG | VK3CH | VK3GMZ | VK3JDA | VK3LL | VK3PB * | VK3TRX |
VK3XOK | |
| VK3AOB | . | VK3DQ | . | . | VK3KOS | . | . | VK3TVZ | VK3XKD |
| . | . | VK3FMD | . | . | . | . | . | VK3WWW | . |
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All these stations form the Amateur Television Network experimenting with analogue and digital TV.
For general email contact you can use VK3KHB [at] gak [dot] net [dot] au or |
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