ARISS Next Generation Radio System
On the second of September 2020, ARISS announced that the setup and installation of the first element of our next generation amateur radio...
05 Sep
This is a place of thought and reflection for all sorts of curiosities that have come across my web browser over the course of time. The topics could be broad, and most likely will be, however, they will normally be of a technical nature.
16 Jul
The Return of Melbourne’s ATV Repeater VK3RTV
Melbourne's ATV Repeater VK3RTV has made a welcome return. It's found a new home on Mount View, right next to the Victorian Police...
22 May
The VHF/UHF DX Book
I recently came across Alan's (VK3DXE) post about The VHF/UHF DX Book. He reminded me about how much of an invaluable resource it...
08 Mar
23 Feb
01 Feb
Proposed changes to amateur access in the 3400–3575 MHz band
Proposed changes to amateur access in the 3400–3575 MHz band...
26 Jan
Faulty IC-9700 checks in to the Icom hospital
At the time of writing, I know of two faulty IC-9700 transceivers. These radios are new to the Icom lineup and obviously do...
26 Nov
2019 Spring VHF UHF Field Day
The 2019 Spring VHF UHF Field Day was a great weekend for getting out and using the gear, especially in VK3. This time...
25 Aug
Google Photos can now search for text that appears in images
Google Lens has a powerful optical character recognition (OCR) filter that can pull text from any image. Available in Google Photos, the backup service...
18 Jul
Big Data just keeps on getting bigger
The scale of data being generated, even when we look at it through a limited lens of one minute at a time, is...