[ATTACH] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 122 The art of keeping your station organised and accessible has much to do with choosing wisely...
[ATTACH] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Episode 121 Today I have a confession to make. Looking back it's clear that once your brain goes down a...
[ATTACH] Tropospheric Ducting Explained You've always been taught that VHF communications are line of sight and that the height of your antenna...
[ATTACH] Which antenna should I get first? Building an antenna can be very rewarding but also very frustrating. Similarly, buying an antenna is...
[ATTACH] How does PSK or Phase Shift Keying actually work? Previously I've explained how Radio-teletype or RTTY works from a technical...
[ATTACH] How does RTTY work? The continued discussion in our community about Digital Modes got me thinking about what a Digital Mode actually...
[ATTACH] Australian Digital Mode Qualifications The qualifications for using Digital Modes in Australia can be summed up with a single sentence:...
[ATTACH] Current is Force and Mechanical Filters It might surprise you to learn that some radios contain moving parts, even the solid- state one...
[ATTACH] Fixing our Obsolete Licensing System Our Amateur Licensing System is obsolete, broken and in urgent need of review. This week I take a...
[ATTACH] [23:52] VK6ARN NewsWest for Sunday 16 July 2017 In the news this week we start with an update on our story about Club Licenses. Last...
[ATTACH] Maintenance in your Shack If every fix is a "quick fix" does this mean that you're actually doing maintenance in your shack, or just...
[ATTACH] Our license naming convention is Elitist and Unproductive For a long time I've struggled with the way we differentiate between the...
[ATTACH] In the news this week we take a closer look at contesting with information about the Trans Tasman Low Bands Challenge, the RD Contest,...
[ATTACH] Learning is where you find it. A little while ago I had the chance to use a mobile radio with high power. I used it to learn about the...
[ATTACH] Welcome to the latest bulletin of NewsWest compiled by the dedicated news team from VK6 Amateur Radio News, VK6ARN. The theme for...
[ATTACH] Magic and Curiosity in Amateur Radio For me Amateur Radio is about the constant quest of learning, the ongoing pursuit of explanation...
[ATTACH] Is the ideal antenna round? This week I look at an antenna from a user experience perspective and discuss what kinds of things go into...
[ATTACH] "Get on air and make some noise!" In terms of Amateur Radio that makes people think that I mean that they should turn on their radio,...
[ATTACH] This week we feature stories from clubs across VK6 with updates from the WA Repeater Group, the WA VHF Group, The Bunbury Radio Club,...
[ATTACH] What if the radio spectrum was a data source? The evolution of Amateur Radio is a constantly changing landscape. I've previously...