Albury Wodonga Amateur Radio Club
A friendly group of amateur radio enthusiasts
Have you ever wondered why a VHF signal will go further than an UHF signal? The law in physics states that the power in a radio wave will decrease by the inverse of the square of the distance. Click here to read the full article> Rob VK2YMU
Read moreOf all the elements that affect the intelligibility of speech in telephony, bandwidth has been shown to be one of the most critical often neglected item in amateur communications. This article provides a good insight in the understanding of the requirements. Click here to download a PDF of the whole article>
Read moreThis popular condenser studio microphone is available for as little as $20.00 this includes the anti-vibration mount, audio cable plus a wind sock.
Read moreTelecommunication is the ability to send information over long distances. It’s the way we communicate with each other, whether we’re down the street or across the world. Telecommunications have been around since the earliest days of humanity, though the technology has changed a lot since then… With thanks to Steven and Tyler Neale of the USA. Tyler found our website […]
Read moreKevin VK2FUO has proposed that the club run a station at Camp Nelson. Anyone interested in helping Kevin by giving some time to operate or use of equipment are asked to get in contact with Kevin VK2FUO. PS: We did plan to hold this event at Huon Hill Wodonga but after having a look on February 27th and seeing how […]
Read moreAt the February general meeting we will have Theo Kalkandis VK3AP presenting the following topics; Counterfeit product and how to distinguish genuine radios from counterfeit (fake) radios Performance issues Genuine vs Counterfeit Why products are Chinese manufactured Named brand manufactured factories and quality control A photographic tour of Baofeng, Wouxun, Liexen, 409Shop, QYT and others including Hong Kong’s only real […]
Read moreOne of our members found this Wireless Institute of Australia Information Paper when he was tidying up his shack. We thought it may be of interest to those of you who regularly use repeaters. Click here to download the PDF one page article> Extract from the Information Paper: Repeaters are established primarily to extend the communication range of mobile stations […]
Read moreThe results are in and the club station has achieved 3rd place in the VK2 division of the Multi-Single category of the 2016 RD Contest. A well done to 1st timer Peter VK3PTE for his work in the contest. Certificate will be available for viewing at the October Meeting. The club is starting to regularly achieve good reults in contests […]
Read moreFollowing some substantial work at the VK2RAY site there are now new cavities and a 118.8Hz CTCSS Tone required to access the repeater also. Please adjust your radios to transmit a 118.8Hz CTCSS tone to access the VK2RAY Repeater. Frank – VK2BFC
Read moreThe club was today awarded the eQSL eAustralia award for making confirmed contacts with stations in each of 8 VK call areas.
Read moreOur club participated in this years Remembrance day contest from the QTHR of Frank VK2BFC. Pete VK2PTE and Frank VK2BFC operated over the 24 hr period on all bands from 160 to 70cm in the Multi Operator Single Transmitter section. The competition was fierce in the early hrs with many 100s on 40m but as the night wore on it […]
Read moreErwin Bejsta VK3ERW will be presenting a demonstration on the uses of the Arduino computer system and the programming of these devices. Erwin has used these devices for a variety of applications including monitoring of the power consumption and charging at the VK2RAY Repeater. Dont miss this talk at the August meeting Tuesday 2nd August at the 1st Lavington Scout […]
Read moreCongratulations to Peter VK3PTE for coming 9th in this years VK Shires contest in the SINGLE-OP ALL section. Great effort for a first entry ! Frank VK2BFC came 5th in the same section and 9th overall. Lets see a few more members get into the contesting spirit with the RD contest and the Oceania DX contest coming up soon.
Read moreOur repeater has been running low on power and was down for part of last week. Some work carried out over the last few days should see an improved situation. We are currently testing the Yaesu DR-X1 repeater hardware on VK2RAY. This is a new repeater system and the committee would like to get some performance feedback from members at […]
Read moreThe club takes great pride in receiving their 2nd place certificate for this years John Moyle Memorial Field Day contest. The club operated from camp Nelson in Howlong and attained 321 points from 101 Contacts in the Multi Op – Phone – All Band – 6Hr section. Congratulations to Frank VK2BFC , Greg VK2EXA, Nigel VK3NWH, Stephen VK2LAD, Graham VK2MGA, […]
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