Sunday Radio Fun

after the chores around the house are co plate, I’ll be back to working on MyHamClock and getting some on air time with my radios

first up will be listening to the news broadcast in VK6 and checking in on our local repeater, then a lot of ft8 collecting slots for the WIA club competition.

AREDN in Western Australia

Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) is a mesh network deployed by Amateur Radio operators to provide a broadband data network which does not rely on external network providers to provide high speed data connection in a time of emergency.

AREDN is quite small in Australia and almost non-existent in Western Australia.

This is my attempt to generate some interest in setting up and AREDN network in Western Australia.

If you are interested, please drop me a line at vk6dev@gmail.com

Winlink – Wireless Email

This post is a work in progress I will update it as I discover relevant information.


What is Winlink?

Why use Winlink Email?

My Observations

(Some not thought through, just here as a reminder)
  • Ardop works ok but is a little susceptible to interference and QRM.
  • VARA has proved to be a much more reliable that ARDOP, even if it is a bit pricey. On the long list of purchases for the future.

FT8 Digital Mode

This post is a work in progress. It will be updated over time as I find more relevant information.


What is FT8?

FT8 is a popular form of digital weak signal communication used primarily by amateur radio operators to communicate on amateur radio bands with a majority of traffic occurring on the HF amateur bands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FT8
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