Albury Wodonga Amateur Radio Club
A friendly group of amateur radio enthusiasts
Below are some photos, taken by Rob VK2FAAA last weekend, of some very active AWARC volunteers preparing our transmitter out at the fish farm, RAY. Everything had to come off the container; solar panels, antenna towers, even the side installation panels had to come off. Before the actual moving of the container was scheduled to go ahead all items except […]
Read moreThe Portsdown Digital Amateur Television Project. This document covers the general layout, construction, assembly and setting up of Portsdown Digital Amateur TV system. Before starting in DATV it is highly recommended you read this document in its entirety to understand how the system operates and which hardware you will need. Download the PDF document>
Read moreFor the first time in years Australia’s 14 000 radio amateurs can easily buy a hard-copy handbook written for local conditions. Up to now the Australian Ham Radio Handbook had only been available as an ebook via Amazon. Author Peter Parker VK3YE says “It’s clear that Australians wanted a paperback version that was available locally at a good price”. “I’m […]
Read moreIn the now defunct magazine Radio and Communications July 1999 issue, an article appeared about HF Moxon antenna. As incredible as these claims may seem , I have made a Moxon Rectangle and it seems to doall that was claimed for it… Read the PDF article> Thanks to VK2YMU ROB for submitting this article.
Read moreIRLP Node for Raspberry Pi – The motivation behind this new NODE design was driven by the cost of purchasing fromthe developer (David Cameron (VE7LTD), to be a very expensive exercise, due to ourexchange rate… Read full article PDF download> Article kindly submitted by Robert Campiciano – VK2YMU
Read moreProduct Review – Rode M3 Studio MicrophoneAustralian Made I don’t usually promote any product unless it offers great value for money with equally great performance. Usually the microphones provided by radio manufacturers, besides the high price tags don’t seem to give the expected audio quality that can be had with non OEM units. To read the full PDF article please […]
Read moreThe 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 moreThis year’s Roof Top Run went off without any major incidents.
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 moreThe World of Amateur Radio-Amateur Radio Vintage Film The History of Radio documentary Thanks to Rob VK2YMU for sending in these treasures!
Read moreInexpensive VHF/UHF Band HAM Amateur Radio Modules DRA818V/U DRA818V or U is a type of compact wireless voice transceiver module based on RFIC and works in VHF or UHF bands. It integrates high speed microcontroller, high performance wireless transceiver IC, high power PA, audio process and squelching circuits. It provides standard UART interface which users can easily configure appropriate parameters […]
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