Author Archives: Peter Fraser

VK3 Portable Show and Tell

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Peter Fraser

Today was the second holding of the VK3 Portable Show and Tell, an event to encourage portable amateur radio operation. The first event was back in 2012 at Churchill National Park and was attended by five hams. Today’s event at … Continue reading →

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Upcoming ‘Show and Tell’ day – Sunday 17 April 2016

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Peter Fraser

Amateur Radio Victoria will be sponsoring a “Show and Tell” to help prospective portable operators do just that. The Show and Tell event will commence at 10:00 am at the Boar Gully Camping Area in the Brisbane Ranges National Park … Continue reading →

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Activation of French Island Marine National Park, VKFF-0950

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Peter Fraser

Planning for this activation started back in November 2015. The French Island Marine National Park, VKFF-0950 was added to the WWFF award program in August 2015 and, along with other Marine National Parks, they can be activated within 100m of … Continue reading →

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My first CW SOTA activations

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Peter Fraser

Today, thanks to the patience of some local SOTA chasers, I was able to qualify two SOTA summits on CW. At Mt Donna Buang – VK3/VC-002, I made four CW QSOs with VK4HA, VK2IO, VK3CAT and VK3BYD. I was operating … Continue reading →

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Learning Morse code

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Peter Fraser

I’ve have had my Amateur Radio licence since 1985 and had little to no interest in Morse code. When I was first licenced there were three choices available; Full – Advanced Theory, Regulations and 10 wpm Morse Novice – Elementary … Continue reading →

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