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QSL Cards - sorted
The VK3 Inwards QSL Bureau is operated as a free service to members of Amateur Radio Victoria and/...
Life membership of Ross Pittard - VK3CE
At the Annual General Meeting of the Wireless Institute Australia Victorian Division / Amateur...The hidden costs of amateur repeaters
From time to time we hear about the funding difficulties experienced by clubs who run a repeater...Repeater Updates
ARV volunteers recently added a new APRS beacon to the Victorian network. VK3RHO is now running on...New ARV Councilor
It is with pleasure that the Council would like to inform members that Rob Whitmore VK3MQ a long...
QSL cards on the way
Members of Amateur Radio Victoria (ARV) braved the elements across the weekend of Saturday 19 and...
Victorian Local Government Award 2017 Challenge results
The overall Winner of the 2017 LGA Challenge was Peter Freeman VK3PF who put in an outstanding...
Mt Wombat - new repeater
As part of the rebuilding of the site on Mt Wombat, ARV volunteers recently installed a new...
Australias first home grown satellite
Australis Oscar 5was built in 1966, then sent to the USA for launch, but unfortunately this did not...
When the Russian Woodpecker arrived
The notorious over-the-horizon radar that played havoc with shortwave radio began transmissions in...
A Sputnik transmitter recreated
A transmitter of the type that was on board Sputnik 1 when it became the world’s first artificial...
Dual-Band Slim Jim for Satellites
The old faithful Slim Jim antenna has been put to the test on orbiting amateur radio satellites...