At the VK Summit 2026 all the tec talks were professionally videoed and will be available for everyone to view from […]
VK Summit 2026 on YouTube!
At the VK Summit 2026 all the tec talks were professionally videoed and will be available for everyone to view from this link: The you tube link https://www.youtube.com/@vksummit There will soon be 13 videos on the tec talks. One on the DX pedition talk and one on the contact with the space station.
Read moreAmateur Radio Foundation License Training Weekend
When: Fri 4 – Sun 6 September 2026 Time: Fri 1900-2100 Sat/Sun 0900-1600 Where: 1st Lavington Scout Hall, Mutsch Street, Lavington, NSW 2641 Cost: $55 including Foundation Manual Download PDF flyer for all information>
Read moreElecraft K3 transceiver for sale
Elecraft K3 High Performance 160 – 6 Metre Transceiver (S/N 3220) with following features:
Read moreMt. Wombat to Mt. Big Ben linking now active
As of last weekend the long awaited link between Mt. Wombat UHF repeater and Mt. Big Ben UHF repeater is up and running. Thanks to the efforts of Peter Mills of Amateur Radio Victoria. The Mt. Wombat end is 438.650 – 7.000 Mhz split and 91.5 CTCSS Mt. Big Ben end is 438.925 – 7.000 Mhz split and 91.5 CTCSS
Read moreBuilding a shack in my motor-home
Once upon a time… It has taken me at least a year of deliberating on this subject as I had a number of considerations to take on board that took a while to decide but eventually I got there. Read on.. What were my shack objectives in the motor-home?Not destroy the motor-home with holes everywhere! At the same time everything […]
Read moreMt. Granya activation
On Saturday 4 May 2024 a few ARARC members activated Mt. Granya. Most people got there around 10am, except Mike who took the scenic drive via Mt.Beauty. VK3GAZ, VK2TCM and VK3ERW set up portable HF stations with various antennas, radios and battery configurations, all operating QRP. VK2JMJ brought some 2mt beams to work distant repeaters. VK2AEC, VK2GS and Marko (latest […]
Read moreFree standing folded dipole
The following PDF article is a collection from various internet sites compiled by MH VK2JMJ. The target is to costruct a free standing side mounted folded dipole that could also be used on a boom for a Yagi.At a centre frequency of 146.000 Mhz and interfacing 50 Ohms coax into a folded dipole. For full PDF article click here> Thanks […]
Read more15000km QRP via Solderless Breadboard ATU
On the 16th July 2023 VK2EXA Greg made contact with VK3YE Peter who’s POTA park station was at Seaford Wetlands Reserve out of Melbourne. The contact was made at Peter’s end from his Solderless Breadboard ATU. The video is about 27 minutes in duration. In the YouTube video Peter describes how a handful of capacitors and inductors can form an […]
Read moreClub Portable Repeater
The club’s old portable repeater developed an intermittent problem so we’ve decided to replace it using slightly more modern technology. After a generous and appreciated donation by VK3TIM of the key parts for our new repeater, the new system is almost complete.
Read moreAnother Antenna Project from Rob!
Another successful Antenna Project from Rob!I want to share with my fellow Ham guys another successful antenna build for 70 cm the VSWR is less than 1.3:1. The only thing for me to do now is to polish the brass construction and coated and a clear sealant most pleased I am. I also wish to add everything except for the […]
Read moreHome brew 5/8 2mtr antenna
Well this is my latest creation with help from Ross VK2DGY and Lloyd VK2KNS. The rod is an old fishing rod with all the fishing bits and pieces chucked off. Everything is been made by hand the only thing now to do is to check it for tuning. I must say that’s the scary part. It will work or it […]
Read moreHome brew Halo Antenna
Update! As you can see I’ve done some fancy work to my halo antenna as it’s now blue. There is also a photo of the metre showing how well it has been tuned with the help of the boys at the club meeting. Very much appreciated. Rob VK2MGM Some photos of Rob VK2MGM tuning his new Halo Antenna for 2 […]
Read moreChanges to lightning protection at VK2RAY
Lightning protection has been moved from inside the container to an ideal “bulkhead” installation. Several reasons – this gets the cable entry on the other side of the mast where we don’t have to avoid it while raising or lowering the mast, it gives us about 500 mm or so more slack to raise the mast a little further, and […]
Read moreSomething for the curious…
Good morning! Here is a link for people to look at what is happening with the repeater equipment.https://aprs.fi/telemetry/VK2RAY Submitted by Erwin – VK3ERW
Read moreHomebrew 6 Element Yagi for 70cm
A fun little project I did over a couple of days was making this little 6 element yagi for 70cm. There are so many designs and ways one can do this so after some reading of different designsand measurements I came up with this (photos below). I decided to go for a dipole driven element fed by a “Bazooka Balun”. […]
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