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An end fed half wave antenna
An end fed half wave antenna with built in counterpoise. From Youtube
Get your Foundation licence
The Foundation Licence syllabus is thorough covering the essential basics of electronics, radio...
Second hand items for sale
The following items are offered for sale on behalf of an amateur that has left the hobby through...
High SWR blew up your radio - repair
High SWR blew up your radio. Simple testing anyone can do to repair it.
A stand-alone WSPR beacon kit
YouTube video
The hidden costs of amateur repeaters
From time to time we hear about the funding difficulties experienced by clubs who run a repeater...
Climbing the Russian Woodpecker
Video from Youtube
Mt Wombat - new repeater
As part of the rebuilding of the site on Mt Wombat, ARV volunteers recently installed a new...
Homebrew magnetic loop
Those particularly short on room can make their own antenna that covers the 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m and...
A Sputnik transmitter recreated
A transmitter of the type that was on board Sputnik 1 when it became the world’s first artificial...
Greater distance achieved on 600m band
The Weak Signal Propagation Reporter or WSPR mode has achieved the first VK3-KL7, 475 kHz contact...