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    Thread: Proposed amateur class licensing arrangements and high power operation Comnsult.31/22
Post: RE: Proposed amateur class licensing arrangements ...

I know that this will mostly likely reflect badly on me, and I admit to only doing limited reading on the matter, but I really can't make any real headway in understanding the difference between the t...
VK2CSW Regulatory, Licencing & Exams 20 32,487 15-11-2022, 04:06 PM
    Thread: Legality of importing a SDR with Tx capability
Post: RE: Legality of importing a SDR with Tx capability

RRRRiiiiiiiiiiiiipppppppppppppppppp!!!! Was that the sound of a can'o'worms being opened? Cue the bush lawyers. (Insert smiley face here)
VK2CSW Regulatory, Licencing & Exams 5 17,004 24-07-2022, 09:28 AM
    Thread: Ham Radio Station Map?
Post: RE: Ham Radio Station Map?

You could try looking at the Wayback Machine. Thanks Mr Peabody! (1970's cultural reference) https://web.archive.org/web/*/vklogger.com
VK2CSW General Discussion 19 15,705 21-04-2021, 01:36 PM
    Thread: FORUM CHANGE
Post: RE: FORUM CHANGE

Hi Doug, Thanks for your efforts. Just an FYI really - updated to the SSL URL and no problems encountered. Using an out of date Chrome version. (Geez, I am slack :) )
VK2CSW SYSTEM NOTICES 44 15,193 26-01-2018, 05:12 PM
    Thread: FORUM CHANGE
Post: RE: FORUM CHANGE

Warning heard and noted. (Thanks)
VK2CSW SYSTEM NOTICES 44 15,193 10-06-2017, 02:14 PM
    Thread: FORUM CHANGE
Post: RE: FORUM CHANGE

Nice. I quite like the theme of this new layout.
VK2CSW SYSTEM NOTICES 44 15,193 06-06-2017, 03:42 PM
    Thread: New Icom 2m - 10Ghz radio !
Post: RE: New Icom 2m - 10Ghz radio !

I am not sure that type approval is a function of the amateur service in particular. I seem to recall that it, in fact, applies to all electrical and electronic equipment destined to be imported and ...
VK2CSW General Discussion 27 13,797 05-03-2023, 02:46 PM
    Thread: We Made It (Finally)
Post: RE: We Made It (Finally)

VK5TM Wrote: (01-09-2021, 10:05 PM) -- Yes, we looked around that area before buying our current house. The only reason the houses that we looked at in our price range were still standing was the ...
VK2CSW Off Topic! 21 12,333 02-09-2021, 10:09 AM
    Thread: We Made It (Finally)
Post: RE: We Made It (Finally)

Well, the roller coaster ride continues... Last Saturday we decided to start trying to work out where the real estate market stands and where we fit in with our plans and budget. To that end we ...
VK2CSW Off Topic! 21 12,333 19-08-2021, 07:06 AM
    Thread: We Made It (Finally)
Post: We Made It (Finally)

Well, it's taken some 18 months or more, with much stress, angst and more than a few tears but my XYL and I are finally residing in our house in the Barossa Valley. Look out VK5! We are in the m...
VK2CSW Off Topic! 21 12,333 07-08-2021, 10:02 AM
    Thread: We Made It (Finally)
Post: RE: We Made It (Finally)

When I was a kid I dreamed of being Clint and having the thousand mile stare. Unfortunately my parents called me Colin ?? Well, the Greenock place had some drama, both building and pest inspection...
VK2CSW Off Topic! 21 12,333 01-09-2021, 04:55 PM
    Thread: We Made It (Finally)
Post: RE: We Made It (Finally)

VK4ADC Wrote: (08-08-2021, 10:19 AM) -- Colin, Terry An update on that link of Terry's.  The latest KML files (etc) produced are available on my website under https://www.vk4adc.com/web/index.php/...
VK2CSW Off Topic! 21 12,333 08-08-2021, 03:44 PM
    Thread: We Made It (Finally)
Post: RE: We Made It (Finally)

Thanks. I cannot wait until quarantine ends. It's amazing how you miss simple things like going for a walk or going to the shops when you can't leave the boundaries of your property. I was havi...
VK2CSW Off Topic! 21 12,333 07-08-2021, 05:21 PM
    Thread: We Made It (Finally)
Post: RE: We Made It (Finally)

Hi Peter, We're located in beautiful Lyndoch. Just up the hill from the CFS station. Colin
VK2CSW Off Topic! 21 12,333 11-08-2021, 09:23 AM
    Thread: We Made It (Finally)
Post: RE: We Made It (Finally)

Hi Doug, I hadn't considered it to be a problem.  The tower and antenna "farm" all look bright, shiny and relatively new, so hopefully he/she/they are actually active. Once I spied the shyhooks,...
VK2CSW Off Topic! 21 12,333 08-08-2021, 08:42 AM
    Thread: NBN interference
Post: RE: NBN interference

In my case it took much persistence. You need to accept that in the first instances you will need to deal with your ISP as they are the first port of call. This will lead to much frustration. I...
VK2CSW EMC, Interference 39 12,014 01-05-2021, 09:10 AM
    Thread: NBN interference
Post: RE: NBN interference

That makes it hard to pin it on the NBN - they will do that test. Now there is a grey area though. I was lucky here as initially I was the only one who was yet connected to the DPU, so when I powe...
VK2CSW EMC, Interference 39 12,014 07-05-2021, 12:52 PM
    Thread: NBN interference
Post: RE: NBN interference

Out of idle curiosity does is stop if you power down the NBN NCD?
VK2CSW EMC, Interference 39 12,014 07-05-2021, 10:57 AM
    Thread: NBN interference
Post: RE: NBN interference

Any improvement as things have dried out a little?
VK2CSW EMC, Interference 39 12,014 07-05-2021, 10:28 AM
    Thread: NBN interference
Post: RE: NBN interference

Sound like a step in the right direction. Same kind of script my case followed. The network engineers who came to my (old) place were knowledgeable and once I explained what the system was and wha...
VK2CSW EMC, Interference 39 12,014 23-09-2021, 02:25 PM
    Thread: NBN interference
Post: RE: NBN interference

It's hard to differentiate whether it's NCD or DPU. If you disconnect the lead in to the NCD this poers down the DPU, but the NCD loses sync with the DPU so stops transmitting. Same if it is disconn...
VK2CSW EMC, Interference 39 12,014 19-01-2020, 09:44 AM
    Thread: NBN interference
Post: RE: NBN interference

Eventually the guru's from NBN turned up with a bunch of VDSL test gear - specan like equipment. The interference was the signal between the NCD (in the house) and the DPU (in the street). As we h...
VK2CSW EMC, Interference 39 12,014 18-01-2020, 07:15 PM
    Thread: NBN interference
Post: RE: NBN interference

Yup, noise aplenty. It's the reason I am no longer active.
VK2CSW EMC, Interference 39 12,014 18-01-2020, 02:24 PM
    Thread: NBN interference
Post: RE: NBN interference

Less than surprising given the frequencies the cheap Chinese made terminal equipment operate at. Things will only get more interesting as oversight and regulation is farmed out and forgotten.
VK2CSW EMC, Interference 39 12,014 08-06-2021, 01:01 PM
    Thread: New shortwave service from the Bendigo area
Post: RE: New shortwave service from the Bendigo area

VK5TM Wrote: (17-07-2022, 01:42 PM) -- Just log on to one of the kiwisdr sites eg http://sdr-amradioantennas.com:8071/ for a quick listen. Then you'll know if it's worth hunting for the radio :) -...
VK2CSW Off Topic! 5 11,313 17-07-2022, 01:49 PM