01-10-2021, 05:14 PM
Hi All,
Just wanted to advise about an upcoming VHF/UHF Club Remote Station Project to be established on the south coast of VK6 at Albany.
The project is being coordinated by Southern Electronics Group (SEG), with the aim to increase VHF/UHF contacts across the Great Australian Bight by more amateurs with access to an internet controlled transceiver, via the RemoteHams software for Windows and RCForb for Android devices. (https://www.remotehams.com/)
Icom Australia have very kindly and very generously agreed to the long-term loan of an Icom IC-9700 VHF/UHF all-mode transceiver to SEG to kickstart the project. This will be connected to yagi's on 2m, 70cm & 23cm bands at a coastal location not far from the Albany town centre. Anyone who has worked VK6LD/p before will know the location works fairly well.
Will VK6UU, has created a web site with more information regarding the project - https://www.vk6uu.id.au/ic-9700.html
Receive capabilities and control of the Albany remote station will be available to all registered users of the RemoteHams. Transmit capabilities and functions will be available to all current financial members of SEG. This means is you could connect to the Albany remote station, tune around, listen for beacons or even your own signal.
All going well, we hope to have the station on air, at least under test by early December 2021. If you know of a good 23cm masthead preamp somewhere in VK for use on the project, please make contact with me.
The SEG VHF/UHF Club Remote Station Project has been made possible by the generous long-term loan of the IC9700 from Icom Australia and the generous contributions by Will VK6UU, Ross Keogh VK3MY from Strictly Ham and Bob Bogle VK6KJ from Leading Edge Electronics in Albany. Thanks to all!
Regards,
Rob...
VK6LD
Just wanted to advise about an upcoming VHF/UHF Club Remote Station Project to be established on the south coast of VK6 at Albany.
The project is being coordinated by Southern Electronics Group (SEG), with the aim to increase VHF/UHF contacts across the Great Australian Bight by more amateurs with access to an internet controlled transceiver, via the RemoteHams software for Windows and RCForb for Android devices. (https://www.remotehams.com/)
Icom Australia have very kindly and very generously agreed to the long-term loan of an Icom IC-9700 VHF/UHF all-mode transceiver to SEG to kickstart the project. This will be connected to yagi's on 2m, 70cm & 23cm bands at a coastal location not far from the Albany town centre. Anyone who has worked VK6LD/p before will know the location works fairly well.
Will VK6UU, has created a web site with more information regarding the project - https://www.vk6uu.id.au/ic-9700.html
Receive capabilities and control of the Albany remote station will be available to all registered users of the RemoteHams. Transmit capabilities and functions will be available to all current financial members of SEG. This means is you could connect to the Albany remote station, tune around, listen for beacons or even your own signal.
All going well, we hope to have the station on air, at least under test by early December 2021. If you know of a good 23cm masthead preamp somewhere in VK for use on the project, please make contact with me.
The SEG VHF/UHF Club Remote Station Project has been made possible by the generous long-term loan of the IC9700 from Icom Australia and the generous contributions by Will VK6UU, Ross Keogh VK3MY from Strictly Ham and Bob Bogle VK6KJ from Leading Edge Electronics in Albany. Thanks to all!
Regards,
Rob...
VK6LD