We have lost another beloved member of Famparc, Paul Hutchison vk3/g8kav. Paul was highly active on our repeater through both RF and AllStar, and he visited our club rooms whenever he could. Paul was a passionate Amateur Radio enthusiast, and it was his love. He built his first radio transmitter in his bedroom, aged 12, and broadcast with two friends across south West London. Paul had been struggling with an illness for a while and sadly succumbed to it. On behalf of all our

Horus 73 – 30th August 2026 – Cross-band Repeater – Mt Barker Launch! Thanks to EMDRC.... Posted on 2026-08-08 by VK5QI AREG’s High-Altitude Ballooning sub-group, Project Horus, is planning their next launch for Sunday the 30th of August, with a planned launch time of 10 AM ACST. If we have to scrub due to poor weather, the backup launch date will be the 13th of September (avoiding Fathers Day). Uplink: 145.075 MHz Downlink: 438.975 MHz CTCSS: 91.5Hz Net Control: VK5ARG Furth

Here is a very simple method of testing to see if you have Common Mode Current problems on the outer sheath of your coax cable. Interesting!

Thanks to Stan VK3BOT for this Youtube Clip.

Thanks to Bob VK3GF for this information. Want a quick way to analyze your antenna performance over local terrain without the HFTA? K6TU.net recently launched a great new feature called TERA. Previously, I had to download massive 360° terrain profiles and run them through HFTA software on the PC. Now TERA does all of this directly in your browser: No Downloads or Software, No need to handle terrain files or install HFT A, and instant Visuals: Model your antenna online and in

Update! The Results are Out!! The FAMPARC team came in Second Place in the Multi-Operator - Multi-Transmitter class! Well done to the whole team for a great effort! Solid preparation and lots of enthusiasm was topped off with a terriffic result. ________________________________________________________________________________ The Trans Tasman Contest for 2026 is over and the club did very well. Here's a quick clip of the nights action. More to come. Pick up that microphone tun

International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend - ILLW For some reason or other August seems to have become the international weekend for lighthouses. Countries all over the world have become involved in one for or another of lighthouse activity. Some years ago the United States Congress declared August 7th as their National Lighthouse Day and during that first week in August amateur radio operators in America set up portable stations at lighthouses and endeavour to make contact w

Remembrance Day Contest WHEN: Next contest 15th & 16th August 2026 DETAILS: Contest Manager Alan Shannon VK4SNvk4sn@wia.org.auChanges in 2025:1. The manager will provide awards for the top 3 Youth entries. LINK: Click Here Remember to send in team nominations before contest start. Contest Introduction: This contest commemorates the Amateurs who died during World War II and is designed to encourage friendly participation and help improve the operating skills of participants. I

The MacService Group We are hosting an "open warehouse" sale to empty the contents of my father (Bernie) retired business - The MacService Group. WHEN: July 11th, 8:00am - 1:00pm WHERE: 231 OSBORNE AVENUE, Clayton South, VIC 3169 NOTE: CASH & CARRY ONLY - NO Credit Cards, NO PayPal! There are hundreds of thousands of items over 3000m2, including a very large quantity of Radio/RF equipment, much of it vintage and hard to find. If you could please share this with your members,

WIA Reports: Original Post Here Date : 02 / 07 / 2026 Author : WIA One of the most exciting developments in amateur radio and community communications is the rapid growth of MeshCore networks. Built using the low-power LoRa radio protocol on the licence-exempt 433 MHz and 900 MHz ISM bands, these innovative networks are demonstrating just how much can be achieved with a handful of inexpensive devices, some clever software and a community of enthusiastic volunteers. Unlike ma