VK Logger Ham Radio Forum Archive

I've been asked by a VK4 operator if the hot water bottles and blankets are still available for hire this weekend??

Cheers,

Winter field day is a great time to test new ideas and equipment. Failures and mishaps hurt much less in the winter than they do in spring or summer. The VK3ALB crew are hoping for good weather too and intend to be on air for the whole weekend from QF11VS. What could possibly go wrong? :eh: Err... ...

Hi Guys, Sorry to bring an old topic back to life, but I've recently (March 2014) been in contact with Mark Tell at the ACMA in Melbourne (ACMA Field Operations) and he has advised me that I AM required to hold a separate license in order to run my IRLP / EchoLink node while not in attendance. The ...

Hi all, GippsTech registration is now available. Follow the link from the GippsTech page on the VK3BEZ website: http://www.vk3bez.org/gippstech.html The page contains the basic information for the event. Note that the main venue is the same, but the name has changed!! As for last year, PayPal is th...

Yay! Well done, Pete. See you there!

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Nik it depends on the application & my workload... I can turn them around in a few days to a few weeks. I was brought on board to resolve the delays you refer to & I'm pretty sure I have. I also normally email the applicant when I receive the application & they get a copy of the submitt...

Nice pic. Might have to borrow it for the desktop on my pc...

I heard they were being shipped overseas to places like Indonesia for use by them ? Yeah, nah. Some went elsewhere back into other commercial service. Otherwise, if you were quick enough in recent times, you would've put your hands on some... :wink: Nice rigs, voting func and especially the front-e...

This topic has become a little off track. Forget the rest of the debate. At the end of the day, someone in VK2 has become a little upset with the way Owen has been perceived to have operated in recent times, had a tanty, now Owen has a VK2 call. I hope that the single complainant is glad that he/she...

If using a hand mic was frowned upon, every second driver would be getting pinged.

Yes it does have to go through the WIA. And you need to submit a call-sign request... you need to get that from the WIA office or someone here might have a blank copy (I don't)... Mal at the office will then forward the call-sign allocation to me & I will do the rest... it isn't a hard process....

VK4DU wrote:Cooktown is copping it.

Cairns is very quiet. Occasional heavy rain, but no wind.

Yep, just heard that there's some damage in Charlotte St but the mobile network is hanging in there.

It appears Cooktown has lost mains power as of about 9pm tonight.

15240kHz from Shepparton until 110900Z Apr Hopefully all goes well for everyone up there tonight. I spent a few months working up around Cooktown in 1994 and really loved the place :D I hope the tower on the edge of town is still there tommorrow! http://www.abc.net.au/radio/player/?station=local_go...

VK2KRR wrote:Thanks for the update Nik.

Tower damage from what ?

Vehicles & guy-wires rarely go well together...

2m repeater and 2m APRS digi both off-air from last Friday due to tower damage. Awaiting new solution but could be a while I reckon.

Is there a dress code and preferred deodorant...???

I hope the person/complainent who triggered this whole shitfight is now sitting back in their recliner and proud of their effort... Some sandpits are never big enough I guess. No different to rolling a rock onto a racetrack while an Aussie battler is trying his hardest around Mt Panorama... Amateur ...

Today was one of those times when all the planets lined up: good weather, excellent conditions and a prepared & tested portable station. Easily my best ever VHF Field Day with high activity. Olivers Hill proved its worth for VK1, VK5 and western VK3. However it's not particularly good for easte...

Here is short video of how we setup our station VK3KQ, operated by Damian VK3KQ and myself Ralph VK3LL, in the hills at Marysville (Vic). 1KjDC0sKUus or use this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KjDC0sKUus Cheers, and many thanks to all the stations we worked. Ralph VK3LL Excellent work, lads!...