Friday, January 19, 2024

St.George Amateur Rado Society - VHF 2metre Summer Contest

 

SGARS VHF 2m Summer Contest

 

The SGARS VHF 2m Summer Contest is open now until 29th February 2024. This is a great oppurtunity to get out in great Aussie outdoors and catch that one winning contact.

 

The SGARS 2m Summer contest is open all licence classes, including foundation. Analogue and digital modes can be used. Just one contact can win this contest, so please refer to the contest rules at the web site.

 

 For more information about SGARS activities go to www.sgars.org

Sunday, January 7, 2024

VK2XB truck mobile aprs

 

I mentioned some time ago about two truckers I see on APRS, one of them is Ian "Indy" VK2XB ,

here is a video from VK2XB and a magazine article

Radios in "new" (to me) Truck! New job - new truck! (youtube.com)

Meet the truckie who 'yabbers' to cosmonauts (bigrigs.com.au)


Monday, January 1, 2024

Manly Warringah Radio Society VK2MB HF Nets

 Manly Warringah Radio Society VK2MB HF Nets :

  • “Early Bird” net: daily from 6:30 am local time on 3690 kHz. 
  • “Morning” net: daily from 8:00 am local time on or near 3696 kHz, or 7189 kHz, depending on propagation.
  • “General” net: any time on the general HF chat frequencies of 7085 kHz.
  • “Christmas Day” net: at 9am on the 40 metre band “General” net frequency, on Christmas Day
  • “Club Traveller Freqs” when travelling primary 7085,  alternates 10.130 14.130 18.130 21.130
https://www.mwrs.org.au/