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Thread: UPS with no RF noise?
Post: RE: UPS with no RF noise?
| I used one of these on the output of a noisy inverter generator. The noise was being radiated by the extension lead plugged into the generator.I put it in a diecast box with a mains outlet socket and ... |
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VK5ZD |
EMC, Interference
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8,406 |
26-05-2022, 10:15 AM |
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Thread: New to this forum.
Post: RE: New to this forum.
| The only repeater in Moonta is on 70cm. The nearest 2m repeater is VK5RLH at Bumbunga Hill which should be accessible from Moonta. |
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VK5ZD |
General Discussion
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3,301 |
20-12-2021, 08:19 AM |
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Thread: New to this forum.
Post: RE: New to this forum.
| I've got an old Philips FM92 programmed with 90 repeater and simplex channels on 2m. You're quite welcome to have it if you can arrange to collect it (from Munno Para West).
No warranty but it's curr... |
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VK5ZD |
General Discussion
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3,301 |
15-12-2021, 11:54 AM |
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Thread: New to this forum.
Post: RE: New to this forum.
| Hi Jon
I'd suggest getting a radio that does HF plus 6m/2m/70cm. This will give you the most 'bang for your buck'. Keep an eye on the second hand market for a FT-897D or IC706Mk2G (e.g. this forum,... |
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VK5ZD |
General Discussion
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3,301 |
15-12-2021, 09:12 AM |
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Thread: Aust 2x1 callsigns now available 13Oct21
Post: RE: Aust 2x1 callsigns now available 13Oct21
| Only 2 left in VK3!
VK4ADC Wrote: (10-11-2021, 03:53 PM)
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A list of 2x1 calls was published on the AMC web site a few days back :
https://www.amc.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1549821/2x... |
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VK5ZD |
Regulatory, Licencing & Exams
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27,081 |
12-11-2021, 07:32 AM |
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Thread: Aust 2x1 callsigns now available 13Oct21
Post: RE: Aust 2x1 callsigns now available 13Oct21
| Just took a quick count of the 2x1 callsigns:
Area Taken Remaining
VK1 7 71
VK2 41 37
VK3 58 20
VK4 27 51
VK5 23 55
VK6 14 64
VK7 ... |
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VK5ZD |
Regulatory, Licencing & Exams
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27,081 |
17-10-2021, 08:54 AM |
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Thread: Announcement of the NanoDragon satellite
Post: RE: Announcement of the NanoDragon satellite
| Launch has been delayed: https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/science_technology/launch-of-nanodragon-satellites-suspended-due-to-ground-radar-issue-95045.html (https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/science_technology/l... |
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VK5ZD |
Satellites & Balloons
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03-10-2021, 08:40 AM |
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Thread: We Made It (Finally)
Post: RE: We Made It (Finally)
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VK5PJ Wrote: (15-08-2021, 08:37 PM)
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my home QTH is here: -34.56122937536208, 139.04274287034454 or PF95mk55
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To the nearest 10 nanometres... Can't you be more precise? :D :D :D |
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VK5ZD |
Off Topic!
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12,333 |
18-08-2021, 09:48 AM |
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Thread: Shielded Ethernet cable?
Post: RE: Shielded Ethernet cable?
| Note that 10MBits produces a lot less RF noise than 100MBits. |
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VK5ZD |
EMC, Interference
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2,762 |
22-06-2020, 10:03 AM |
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Thread: ACOM-1500 & ANTENNA TUNER?
Post: RE: ACOM-1500 & ANTENNA TUNER?
| The circuit (in the manual - available online) shows the input connected to the antenna 1 output when the power is off. |
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VK5ZD |
Transceivers, Transmitters & Receivers
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2,690 |
23-04-2020, 10:22 AM |
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Thread: ACOM-1500 & ANTENNA TUNER?
Post: RE: ACOM-1500 & ANTENNA TUNER?
| When the ACOM is either off or in standby mode the transceiver is connected directly to the antenna.
Go with Doug's suggestion; put the ATU between the transceiver and the ACOM. |
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VK5ZD |
Transceivers, Transmitters & Receivers
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2,690 |
19-04-2020, 07:58 AM |
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Thread: WIA POLL NUMBER 1: FOUNDATION CALLSIGN STRUCTURE
Post: RE: WIA POLL NUMBER 1: FOUNDATION CALLSIGN STRUCTU...
| Anyone can vote, not just WIA members.
If you're not a WIA member you can register to vote here: http://poll.wia.org.au/ (http://poll.wia.org.au/) |
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VK5ZD |
W.I.A. / ITU / IARU
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4,772 |
19-02-2020, 02:50 PM |
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Thread: New 122GHz World Record
Post: New 122GHz World Record
| From Mike, K6ML...
New world record: 139 km on 122 GHz
17 Feb 2020: QSOs between
Mike, K6ML, on Mt Vaca (CM88WJ75ON, 835m ASL)
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Oliver, KB6BA, (at 1225) & Jim, N9JIM, (at 1250), both on Mt ... |
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VK5ZD |
1296MHz, Microwave & Opto
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1,400 |
19-02-2020, 02:43 PM |
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Thread: Hey whats that
Post: RE: Hey whats that
| Been using it for years. Very useful. If you set the refraction parameter to 0.3 the profile will match the RF path.
You can also save the URL shown at the top left (under the name you've given the s... |
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VK5ZD |
General Discussion
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2,502 |
07-11-2019, 09:13 AM |
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Thread: Anyone tried the new exam system yet?
Post: RE: Anyone tried the new exam system yet?
| I had a slightly faster turnaround than VK4MST, about 3 weeks.
Sitting exam to AMC issuing AOCP - 9 days
AMC sending application to ACMA and ACMA acknowledging receipt - same day
ACMA receiving a... |
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VK3FDLL |
Regulatory, Licencing & Exams
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6,751 |
15-10-2019, 04:40 PM |
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Thread: 122GHz for all !
Post: RE: 122GHz for all !
| Hi Tim,
How do I go about ordering a populated board, feedhorn and coupler?
Regards,
Nic
VK2KXN / VK5ZAT |
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VK2KXN |
1296MHz, Microwave & Opto
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2,868 |
14-10-2019, 10:46 AM |
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Thread: Proposed changes to amateur licence conditions
Post: RE: Proposed changes to amateur licence conditions
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VK4WDM Wrote: (27-09-2019, 01:05 PM)
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I don't see anything about getting rid of the four-letter suffix which is going stop the use of digital modes anyway.
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The LCD (or the Act) doesn't specify... |
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VK5ZD |
Regulatory, Licencing & Exams
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7,224 |
28-09-2019, 09:45 AM |
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Thread: USA Exams System Endorsed by ACMA
Post: RE: USA Exams System Endorsed by ACMA
| And the AMC fee for processing Recognition of Prior Learning is more than that for taking the exam ($99 v $90). |
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VK5ZD |
Regulatory, Licencing & Exams
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26-09-2019, 08:33 AM |
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Thread: France proposes 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical Mobile Service
Post: RE: France proposes 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical M...
| Good news and shows that when hostile moves are made to Amateur Radio how important it is to be vigilant.
Had the removal of the lower part of 2M gone ahead who knows what else may have been next.... |
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VK2WP |
General Discussion
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3,517 |
01-09-2019, 07:33 AM |
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Thread: 2.4 GHz contact in Southern Tasmania over mountains
Post: RE: 2.4 GHz contact in Southern Tasmania over moun...
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VK7HH Wrote:
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More testing on 3.4 GHz using a WA5VJB PCB antenna as a grid feed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSUfKTdSwM4
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Hayden,
There are few tests you can do.
(1) rotate the antenn... |
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VK3QI |
1296MHz, Microwave & Opto
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2,426 |
28-08-2019, 11:12 PM |
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Thread: Max continuous power FT817ND
Post: RE: Max continuous power FT817ND
| 25 watts AM = 100 watts PEP at 100% modulation. i.e. same PEP. |
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VK5ZD |
Transceivers, Transmitters & Receivers
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3,548 |
04-08-2019, 12:57 AM |
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Thread: Anyone tried the new exam system yet?
Post: RE: Anyone tried the new exam system yet?
| I believe it's $90 per exam session (i.e. if you do the theory and practical at the same time). The Foundation, Standard and Advanced exams include the regulations.
I suspect the separate regulations... |
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VK5ZD |
Regulatory, Licencing & Exams
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6,751 |
01-08-2019, 04:51 PM |
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Thread: Beacon monitoring
Post: RE: Beacon monitoring
| See https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wspr.html (https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wspr.html)
and http://wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/spots (http://wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/spots) |
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VK5ZD |
General Discussion
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1,569 |
26-06-2019, 01:27 AM |
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Thread: France proposes 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical Mobile Service
Post: RE: France proposes 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical M...
| The proposal continues to move forward:
https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/174-news/latest-news/1868-wrc23-agenda-items-update-from-cept-2 |
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VK2WP |
General Discussion
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3,517 |
22-06-2019, 08:56 AM |
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Thread: 2019 Winter VHF/UHF Field Day - 22nd / 23rd June
Post: RE: 2019 Winter VHF/UHF Field Day - 22nd / 23rd Ju...
| Greetings to all readers!
This week-end, weather permitting, I plan to be operating on the Saturday evening from Mt Gravatt in Brisbane (QG62MK) for a couple or three hours starting around 6 p.m., ... |
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VK4OE |
Contests, Field Days, Portable Operation, JOTA, SOTA
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20-06-2019, 08:15 PM |
