Port Stephens Amateur Radio Club

27/02/2024

It might be a bit too early for us in VK(Feb 29, 2024 3:00AM AEST) but this SDR webcast looks interesting...

This Anti-Cast includes real-life examples and demonstrations, offering a hands-on understanding of capturing and decoding satellite signals

15/02/2024

The APRS SMS gateway by NA7Q is now working in Australia thanks to Simon(VK3XEM),allowing us to send APRS messages to phones and back.
More info on Simon's website:

The @ symbol is followed by the 12 digit destination of the SMS. The words following the destination will be the message.

07/02/2024

https://www.facebook.com/100064569708672/posts/787997210029262/?app=fbl

First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon? 🌕

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully landed their Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on January 19, 2024
👉The JAXA Ham Radio Club (JHRC), JQ1ZVI, secured amateur radio license JS1YMG for LEV-1, which has been transmitting Morse code on 437.41 MHz since January 19. The probe uses a 1 W UHF antenna with circular polarization and is transmitting "matters related to amateur business."

LEARN MORE➡️ destevez.net/2024/01/trying-to-decode-lev-1/

20/10/2023

https://qrper.com/2023/10/introducing-the-new-elecraft-kh1-handheld-portable-cw-qrp-transceiver/?fbclid=IwAR3hn3g841TDirP0jJZ3gEKZ6DFmBO28mi_XAWIOHq8FH_VjrJmd_LhHVLk

From Elecraft: something BIG, in an incredibly small package…! Just this morning, Elecraft introduced the new Elecraft KH1. In brief, the KH1 is a five-band (40, 30, 20, 17, and 15 meter) ha…

13/02/2023

https://gcaptain.com/ham-radio-team-reaches-worlds-most-remote-island/

By John Konrad (K5HIP) Last week, after a long and treacherous voyage, a team of amateur radio operators arrived on the world’s most remote island, Bouvet Island. Using the callsign...

03/11/2022

ARISS continues to bring students together with astronauts aboard the ISS to make contact and talk about STEAM related topics.
The next scheduled contact is Friday, while the ISS is over Australia, students from Israel will ask questions of Astronaut John Cassada, KI5CRH.

12/04/2022