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The repeater had works done to improve the range, many thanks to all those who did the heavy lifting. The repeater can is now workable way past Corowa going east towards Albury, no exact coverage map exists presently. So any reports will be useful. The repeater is linked with connectivity to many parts of West Victoria, including Mitcham in Melbourne […]
Read moreFor two days during the Easter weekend in April AWARC set up a portable station at Leneva. There was plenty of interest in amateur radio and some nice contacts made. Rob VK2AAA took some great photos for our website.
Read moreNVIS This interesting article taken from hamradioschool.com shows the relationship of height verses propagation angle. To read the full article, click here: Australian Amateur Call Signs Australian Amateur Radio Call Signs A history overview The current series of Australian Amateur Radio Call Signs may seem baffling but looking back at the way in which our call signs have evolved shows […]
Read moreIf you have had a look at the cost of a commercial BALUN, you will question if it’s worth the effort to make your own… it IS! Read the PDF article here>
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Read moreThis year’s Roof Top Run went off without any major incidents.
Read moreMMDVM Hot Spot Modification Net-Switcher) Updated version. Roger Clark (VK3KKY) earlier in November 2018 posted on his blog an interesting modification to the Jumbo/Zum spots, be it simplex or repeater boards, as long as the processor board used is a Raspberry Pi… Article submitted by Rob VK2YMU
Read moreSome new photos of Upper Murray Challenge and JOTA 2018…
Read moreRecently Rob VK2FAAA found himself with a few minutes to fill in. So he decided to make up a two metre quarter wave antenna. He scratched around in his shed and came up with the lid of an old barbecue which he used as the base. For the antenna he used old copper tubing that was laying around. The SWR […]
Read moreOn Saturday 22nd September six members held a working bee at the repeater site at Lake Hume village. We needed to update the software to run the C4FM protocol of the 70 centimetre repeater and to repair the main aerial on the site, due to it having a high SWR. We lowered the tower and removed the antenna. Then disassembled […]
Read moreSome definitions need to be understood, the relationship of time and frequency. Time is a measure of an event start to finish, with alternating current, the wave starts and ends (380 deg.) one cycle event, the measured time from when it starts to when it ends, is the period… Click here to download the full PDF article:
Read moreKelly is from Charleston, South Carolina and she recently sent the below email to our secretary Russell Jacobs – VK2BJP. Very nice to know our website is being read from so far away! “Hi Mr. Jacobs, I hope your week is going well so far! My daughter Danielle has been spending some time with her grandparents when school gets out before […]
Read moreUnderstanding modern digital modulation techniques Fundamental to all wireless communications is modulation, the process of impressing the data to be transmitted on the radio carrier. Most wireless transmissions today are digital, and with the limited spectrum available, the type of modulation is more critical than it has ever been. Read the full PDF article here: Source: Electronic Design. Lou Frenzel […]
Read moreDigital Voice Radio just became a lot easier “In the not so distant past”Sounds like the preamble of a book or movie. If you, are about to make the move into digital radio, you will be presented with choices, these will have an impact on your pocket and whom you will be able to talk to. Looking for what gives […]
Read moreThe World of Amateur Radio-Amateur Radio Vintage Film The History of Radio documentary Thanks to Rob VK2YMU for sending in these treasures!
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