Thursday, December 11, 2025

Teens turning to Amateur Radio after Australia's social media ban starts

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I'm the acting secretary of the Macedon Ranges Amateur Radio club and this morning we were contacted by a twelve year old who is intere...
Tuesday, December 09, 2025

New head2head reception comparison feature in WSPR Watch

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Inspired by the wspr.rocks head2head analysis feature, I've added a similar feature to the iOS app  WSPR Watch .  This lets you compare...
Sunday, December 07, 2025

Sunday FreeDV net - 19 stations

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A good net this morning with 19 stations seen - not everyone was transmitting, but I'll count them anyway. Of note was a first check in ...
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Tech talk on ABC Radio - Solar flares

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Over the weekend, Airbus ordered immediate software downgrades to 6,000 of their A320 aircraft to avoid a problem triggered by solar flares....
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

QMX in 3D printed case

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Previously I mentioned building a QRP-Labs QMX kit but when I came to put it in a 3D printed case I found that I'd failed to follow the...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Sunday Australian FreeDV Net - 20 stations

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An excellent rollup again this morning with some interesting conditions that seemed to improve and then decline during the net.  At first th...
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Article about FreeDV in "Amateur Radio" Magazine

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This month I have an article in the WIA's Amateur Radio magazine .  It's a venerable publication where many of my ham radio heros ha...
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Field operations while camping at Barmah Lakes

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I joined Graeme VK3CDO and we spent a very pleasant afternoon, night and breakfast at the Barmah Lakes campground near Echuca. As usual, Gr...