General Information

About The Technical Advisory Committee

The TAC At Work

Technical Advisory Panel

Regional Advisory Panel

TAC Consultations

Repeater Licencing

WIA Repeater and Beacon Licence Applications Process

Repeater & Beacon Licence Frequency Coordination Standards

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 5089
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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