VK Logger Ham Radio Forum Archive

I think it's the 3M VHB stuff you want (they use it to stick spoilers etc. to cars.) and usually one side of the removable PVC is red in colour. I bought a pack of strips of the stuff about 20mm wide and have used it for the same purpose, as well as fitting mobile phone holders to the dash, mike hol...

I've bought stuff from time to time from Amateur Electronics Supply, and they have always worked out the cheapest way to post i.e. selected the best size of packet/carton to fit in with USPS size limits for the various charges.

What he's not telling you was it was the WIA who conducted the assessment. What are they going to do? As has been stated, the WIA conduct the exam system designed and administered by the ACMA. If a WIA Exams Assessor isn't following the requirements, then the WIA should conduct an investigation. Th...

I recall reading some years back (10-15?) that someone had been given a special callsign (not VK prefix) "for services to amateur radio".

I can't remember who or what the call was.

After fumbling around the ACMA site I can't see anything specifically related to amateur licences being renewable for 5 years. I vaguely recall some years back something (maybe from the WIA) that it was available, and you simply paid 5 times whatever the renewal fee was. Can someone steer me towards...

They chase them over on the AURFSCAN site http://www.aurfscan.com.au/forum.php

AURFSCAN has members here and vice versa.

See their sub-forum SWL .5 - 30MHz

Your query has prompted me to suggest that be renamed to SWL .1 - 30MHz or similar

Sadly Mt Gisborne is in the way from here, RPT is off air and I have difficulty getting into RMU, so P25 is in hibernation here

Olde time radio ..............

1948 callbook & regs 1978 -

Now, I think you are right -

If I had a crystal for 145.145 it might have been a tad quiet

Ah, I remember Channels A, B and C on 2m

Channel A 145.145
Channel B 146.000
Channel C 146.146

I had a Pye Overland.

http://www.google.com/loon/
None have been launched from Australia. A couple have orbited over and past Australia including the one last week, which were launched from NZ earlier this year.

VK4KL wrote:Anyone know what happenend to this balloon?

Adrian

East of NZ now.

I have no messages from ebay either in "From ebay" or "High priority".

However there are notifications in "All general announcements"

Interesting if anyone can spot it visually. Maybe around local sunset?

From work, aircraft have reported seeing it earlier.

He said "tell the idiot who told you that come though my town and I catch you, you will be fined $185.00 on the spot, or if he chooses he can come to court and argue with the magistrate about his rights to use a radio while driving at 100km/h" Ask him what specific reg breach he'd charge ...

VK5MTM wrote: Vic Police have recently introduced long range cameras to detect use of mobile phones by drivers.

Do you really believe this garbage?

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/polic ... 36o7f.html

No, handheld radio communications microphones have a specific exemption in Vic.

It would be appreciated Alan, if you can find it.

You need to check your state road traffic rules of course, but in Victoria the regs relating to mobile phone use specifically say: ]mobile phone does not include a CB radio or any other two way radio; So I keep a copy of the regs in the car, but that said, there are other regs relating to driving wi...

Well done, Project Horus folk