Bargain hunters, it’s going to be an absolutely  ripper of a day, make sure you come along. 2024 Ballarat Hamvention Click on Map for Google Map Event Details: Save the Date! When : Sunday, 1st February 2026 Where: Ballarat Polocrosse Club Pavilion, Ballarat Airport Access: Off Airport Rd ( 207 Airport Rd, Mitchell Park VIC 3355 ) General Admission Entry Fee: $10.00 per person. Free Entry: Children under 15 (must be accompanied) and Companion Card holders. Entry Time: Doo

Yes it's on again for 2026!!! Thanks to Stanley vk3bot..

My friend went to the Everything Open conference in Canberra and came across this article encouraging everyone to see radio as a universal asset, not just a nostalgic hobby for old folks! Bring on the revolution!

Fox Hunting in the Dell: Join Our ARDF Come and Try Day! Are you ready to sharpen your navigation skills and hunt down some hidden signals? After a scorching event last year, Jack (VK3WWW) is bringing back the Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF). Come and Try Day. WHEN: Sunday, February 22nd. Start Time:  11:00 AM WHERE: We will be meeting at Jack’s place before heading into the beautiful Bellbird Dell  to track down the transmitters. If you’re interested in coming along

Hey Members, FYI... VK7RMD REPEATER As usual I monitor our club repeater VK3RUV, most of the day and enjoy our chats with our members. However due to some 2M Tropospheric Ducting , I am receiving the Tasmanian Repeater VK7RMD far stronger than our own VK3RUV. And if I change my output CTCSS Tone to 141.3Hz, I can easily have a chat on the VK7RMD Repeater. SOMERVILLE TO REPEATER: Total distance: (209.77 mi) 337.59 km This is bit of a pain for me, as if someone is using the Tas

100 watts vs. 5 watts: Can you hear the difference? In this video, I transmit at 5 different power levels, from 100 watts down to 1 watt. I record the audio from a station listening to my signal 250 miles away. In this video, I show an example of transmitting SSB at 100 watts and then turning down the power while listening to the results. A nice ham (Bryan, WZ5DX) gave me some audio feedback from 466 miles away. I also discuss some philosophical concepts about QRP and the unr

Hello members... The year 2025 has been incredible for the club and many of its members, and we have also succeeded in attracting more members to join our wonderful club. Numerous improvements have been made to the club and shack, including the expansion of our Club's Remote HF Station and the addition of our new 2M Club Repeater VK3RUV, which has united our members. It's an excellent spot for conversations with fellow club members. This is all due to our outstanding members

Ham Radio—There’s Still Magic In It. Ask 3 Million People Many believe that the hobby of ham radio is dying with all of the modern communications technology. Not so. There are currently three million hams around the world, a quarter of them in America. Ham radio operator Frank Krizan of Texas, who spends his summers in Scarborough, performs "Hunt and Pounce," a method of scanning the radio band for stations waiting for a turn to call them, during the 24-hour annual "Field Da

Sheepyard Flats Stanley VK3BOT is our and about.. I have a number of favourite campgrounds.. Probably at the top of the list would be Sheepyard Flats on the Howqua River out of Mansfield . That is where I will be for the from Wednesday 10th Dec , for around a week. I am leaving Chelsea Heights Wednesday 10th and hope to be there just after lunch. Purpose of the trip: play radio, eat food, lots of it and test my Starlink. Frequencies : I hope to use: mainly 40 metres, around

Antennapalooza 2026 – Our Tenth Year! Program for April 18 & 19, 2026 In 2026 the theme will be about POWER. We hope to get some guest speakers lined up to talk about our power infrastructure, power in the shack and in the field. The 2026 program is still being prepared, but you can check out what we did in 2025: Saturday    12:30 pm                      Welcome and brief introduction to the event for 2025 (5 min) ——————————————————————————— 12:35 am                      Kl