Amateur Radio

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Since 1979 I have had an Amateur Radio licence, and have held the callsigns VK3VRX VK3YRY VK3CDI VK7CDI VK3CD and finally - VK3RX.

Here is a pix of the station - click on the thumbnail for a larger image:
 

And another - this is what keeps this end of the house from blowing away:

Top: Eddystone 1830/1 Centre: Collins 51J-4 Bottom: Collins R390A

Amateur Radio operators often exchange verification ("QSL") cards to confirm that a radio contact has taken place. These QSL cards may simply be a memento of the contact, or they can be used to obtain various awards. Here is a small selection of QSL cards in my collection. The first few are for radio contact with the Space Shuttle and MIR.

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The following links provide information on some interesting modes and activities related to amateur radio.

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What is Amateur Radio, and how do I get started?

Wireless Institute of Australia

http://www.alphalink.net.au/~parkerp/gateway.htm

http://www.arrl.org/hamradio.html

Radio and Electronics School

ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station

http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/

http://www.rac.ca/ariss/

SSTV - Slow Scan Television

http://www.sstvham.com/

http://www.barberdsp.com/

Morse Code

http://ac6v.com/morsepages.htm

HF Mobile

http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HF-Mobile.html

http://www.qsl.net/ka6wke/hfmobile.html

DXing

http://www.odxg.org

Digital modes

http://www.qsl.net/zl1bpu/

http://www.qsl.net/ok2pya/digimodes/

Microwaves

http://www.wa1mba.org/

AM - Amplitude Modulation

http://www.macnaughtonart.com/ David VK2BA's site

http://www.amwindow.org/features/htm/features.htm