25Oct
AUSTRALIAN HAM RADIO STORE
25Oct
YT3D – thanks bro!
Eleven years ago, I was about to turn 50. My wife asked for a birthday present suggestion. Without the slightest hesitation, I've said "A DX3 amplifier, by Emtron."She laughed it off, adding that I don’t really need another piece of ham gear. And she was...
23Oct
All in one’s own good time
6m is on fire, but this time we are not part of the action. Which is fair enough: if the band would open every day to the most remote corner of the globe, then there would be no magic.As I type this, the Japanese are...
21Oct
Couldn’t have gone to a better HAM radio family
"Hello Gemma,Today I received the ICOM ID-52A.The radio is superb with a lot of functions and works perfectly. I am overjoyed and over the moon with such a valuable device.I would like to thank you very much for the present and extremely fast delivery.The sound...
21Oct
PX0FF on 80m
“The RX “Loop-on-Ground” – 200m away from the powerline, but still catching the noise…”Almost every day, fifteen minutes before local sunset, a loud PX0FF appears on 80m band, CQing in my face. It would be an easy QSO - except, our expeditioners at Fernando De...
18Oct
In focus
“It is just a piece of paper” they say, “of no value to anyone but yourself”. And maybe they are right. Plastering a wall with ham radio diplomas and awards is not what ham radio is all about.Yet that very piece of paper, is an...
17Oct
The sweet spot
Those of you who have been around for a while know this so well: for every location in the world, there is that 'sweet spot' where you are always loud, no matter what. Usually, it is the antipode of your location, a part of the...
16Oct
VK3OT Scanned Log
"Hi Nick and Gemma,I was interested in the scanned log from Steve VK3OT as I noticed a QSO with Geoff GJ4ICD on 19 October 1991. At that time I was living in Jersey and knew Geoff quite well - he ran a TV and Video sales...
16Oct
South doesn’t always suck!
"Hi Nick,Just read today's mail and noted your comments re 6m. I agree, 6m can be one of the most frustrating pursuits - ever! Without exaggeration, a few kilometres here or there is all it needs to make the difference, and it's not all down...
15Oct