Australia has over 680 National Parks, which provides a lot of places to visit. Scouts of all ages can have fun combining a visit to a new National Parks with…
Author: Philip Adams
Project Horus
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Amateur Radio Experimenters Group Inc – have an interesting project running for Radio Active Scouts to follow. Attaching a Video Camera to a high altitude balloon has many technical challenges. Receiving…
Short Wave SDR – On Air
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Many radio enthusiasts including Scouts are experimenting with Software Defined Radio (SDR) modules to listen to various frequencies around the world. Unfortunately the radio frequency noise floor around many of…
AR Practice Exam
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Are you studying for your Foundation Amateur Radio License? Once you are ready, you can now access practice exams. The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) have released new Online Foundation…
Talk via new ISS Repeater
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ISS 437.800 MHz cross band FM repeater activated. Scouts and Girl Guides with an Amateur Radio License may wish to try to work other Amateur Radios stations via the new…
CQWS – CQ World Scouts Contest HF is always in the 2nd full weekend of April, from 1600 UTC (1300 PY) on Saturday until 1600 UTC (1300 PY) on Sunday.…
JOTA goes Digital
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JOTA for many years has relied on HF Radio for many of our long distance radio contacts. Many scouts will know that this requires good radio propagation and low noise…
Amateur Radio – Update
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We are excited to announce that the long awaited changes to the Amateur Radio Rules, officially known as the Amateur Licence Conditions (LCD) have been released and are now effective.…
Hi Radio Active Scouts, The ACMA have invited comment on proposed changes to the Amateur Radio rules in Australia. This consultation could have a significant impact on participation and interest…
Don’t bin your old EPIRB or PLB
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Beacons don’t belong in the bin! On 21 June AMSA we received a satellite detection of an unregistered EPIRB, 5km offshore of Avoca Beach. We tasked a Toll Ambulance Rescue…