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     Northam, Western Australia
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Introduction and welcome.


 

Welcome to the amateur radio website of Peter Miles, VK6YSF.
 
The purpose of this site is to promote amateur radio and serve as a platform to document and share my various radio activities and projects.
 
Currently residing in the Town of Northam, located approximately 80km east of the City of Perth in Western Australia, I relocated here from Melbourne, Victoria in October 2007 to assume a position with the state electricity utility as a distribution designer.
 
I obtained my amateur radio license in June 1979 under the call sign VK3YSF, which I held until October 2007. Following my move to Western Australia, it became necessary to adopt a call sign reflecting the new state, and thus I chose VK6YSF. I'm not one for unnecessary change.
 
Throughout the years, I have actively engaged in the VHF/UHF portion of the radio spectrum, with specific interests in amateur radio satellites, as well as more recently, the HF (High Frequency) bands.
 
Aside from my passion for amateur radio, I have diverse interests including hiking, rock climbing, caving, photography, astronomy, home renovating, and gardening.

 

VK6YSF QSL CARD 2008

 

LOCATION IN THE WORLD

Town of Northam about 80km east of the city of Perth in Western Australia.

 

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY

 

ACTIVITIES LOG-VK6YSF

Log of key activities and significant contacts from my residence in Northam, Western Australia under the call VK6YSF (2007 - Present) 20/12/2019 UPDATED

 

ACTIVITIES LOG-VK3YSF

Log of key activities and significant contacts from my residence in Watsonia, Victoria Australia under the call VK3YSF (1979 - 2007)

 

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Myself doing what I like doing. Photo taken by Mark J Stephenson - VK3PI

Myself doing what I like doing. Photo taken by Mark J Stephenson - VK3PI

 

NEW ADDITIONS AND UPDATE 

   

SKEW PLANAR WHEEL ANTENNA - VERSION 2

Skew Planar Wheel Antenna for 435MHz.

22 October 2024 NEW  

 

70cm Mast Pre-Amp Repair 20240723  

Mini-kits EME221-70CM 70cm Mast Head Pre-amplifier repair. 23 July 2024 NEW

 

YAGI_ANTENNA - 435MHz - J_DRIVEN_ELEMENT

J Dipole driven element as a substitute for a standard folded dipole on a 70cm Yagi antenna. July 2024 NEW

 

CLOVER-LEAF ANTENNA - 435.0MHz - MK2.

435MHz 5 Petal Cloverleaf (Big Wheel) antenna.

June 2024 NEW

 

DC DISTRIBUTION BOARD FOR LOCAL REPEATER

12Volt DC Distribution Board for VK6RAV Repeater.

May 2024 NEW

 

TWIN-LEAD FEED (LADDER LINE)

Twin-lead feed ladder line replacement - September 2023 NEW

 

YAGI UDA ANTENNA - 435MHZ - 6 ELEMENT

6 Element Yagi-Uda antenna for 430MHz to 440MHz.

14 July 2023 Updated

 

AMPLIFIER, BROADBAND 500kHz - 2GHz 

Construction of a Mini Kits GALI-74  Broadband Driver-a mp kit.

18 June 2023 NEW

 

ANTENNA / RADIO SWITCH_Mk 2  

RF 3 position switch for either antenna switching or transceiver switching 0 - 150MHz. 

18 May 2023 NEW

 

YAGI UDA ANTENNA - 255MHZ - 5 ELEMENT

5 Element Yagi-Uda antenna for 250MHz to 260MHz.

25 September 2022 NEW

 

TS-50 Memory Battery 

Kenwood TS-50 Lithium memory battery replacement.

13 August 2022 NEW

 

TS-450S Audio Repair  

Kenwood TS-450S audio repair  

May 2022 NEW

 

 

 

  VIDEOS

   

 

Video of the construction and testing of the 435MHz Clover Leaf Antenna.

 

 

Video of the design, modelling, construction, and testing of a 435MHz Yagi Antenna.

 

 

 

Video of Antenna construction technique for VHF and UHF Yagi antennas. The example Yagi antenna is constructed for 255 MHz and is demonstrated by receiving signals from a US Navy satellite.

 

 

 

Video of the construction and testing of a high performance masthead receiver pre-amplifier kit designed for the 70cm band.

 

 

Video of the T-Network Antenna Matching Unit, features, construction and operation.

 

 

Video of the TAIT T2000ii radio programming and adjustments.

 

 

   

Video of the Kenwood TS-430S Repair and Restoration. 

 

 

 

You tube of aerial work at the VK6RAV repeater site.

 

  

  

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Page last revised 13 November, 2024

 

 

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VK6YSF Experimenting with JS8Call on the 6m Band

I am currently monitoring 50.318 MHz +1400 Hz in JS8 mode, with random transmissions between approximately 0100 UTC and 0700 UTC.

You can view JS8Call band activity on HamSpots: https://hamspots.net/js8/ or my profile on 

X: https://x.com/vk6ysf97230 .

Feel free to contact me to discuss or arrange a schedule for a contact.

 

VK6MJM LF (136 kHz) and MF (474 kHz) Beacon

VK6MJM is a  LF/MF station located in Manjimup, Western Australia.

Mode: Mode: FST4W 300 (Similar to WSPR)

Station details were presented by Peter Hall (VK6HP) at PerthTech 2024.Presentation PDF: Peter Hall VK6HP at PerthTech

QRZ Page: VK6MJM on QRZ.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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