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OPERATIONAL

Past and current amateur radio activities including some operational information.

 

ALL-STAR LINKED NETWORK

Operational overview of the AllStar Link network in Western Australia.

 

ACTIVITIES LOG-VK6YSF  2007 - Present

Log of key activities and significant contacts from my residence in Northam, Western Australia under the call VK6YSF

 

ACTIVITIES LOG-VK3YSF  1979 - 2007

Log of key activities and significant contacts from my residence in Watsonia, Victoria Australia under the call VK3YSF

 

ACTIVITIES

Overview of past and current amateur radio activities.

  

ALLSTAR 

Details of All-Star linked repeaters and Gateways for Western Australia.

 

EMERGENCY

Emergency Contact Information. 

 

MODES & FREQUENCIES

Operational details of a selection of modes.

   

REFERENCES

Useful reference material and links related to operational, projects and construction activities.

 

REPEATERS  

Details of local area repeaters for the Avon Valley and Perth Western Australia.

 

VK6RTU Beacon  

Details of local repeater VK6RTU Kalgoorlie West Australia.

  

WSPR

Operational details and studies

 

 

  

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Page last revised 28 September, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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   Notice Board

VK6YSF JS8Call and Olivia 8/250 operations.

Current activity is generally focused - though not restricted to - JS8Call operations on the 20, 40m and 80m bands.

Olivia 8/250 is used occasionally on the 20m band.

Proposed band and mode activity is often communicated on HamSpots: https://hamspots.net/js8/ or my profile on 

X: https://x.com/vk6ysf97230 .  

Post date: 14 October 2026

 

Local Repeaters

Repeaters Page Updated - Expanded and refreshed information on VHF and UHF repeaters across Western Australia's Central Coast, Perth, the Avon Valley, and the Peel region. New AllStar Link information has also been added, including linked repeater details and gateway information across the State.

Repeaters details:

https://vk6ysf.com/local_repeaters.htm

 

AllStar Link notes:

https://vk6ysf.com/allstar_notes-20260703.htm

 

Post date: 14 October 2026

 

Western Australian SSTV net 

Popular Western Australian SSTV net for both digital and anolog SSTV.

Generally found at 7214.0kHz LSB every afternoon from 08:00 UTC (4:00pm WST)

For more details: https://www.wasstv.net/wasstv.net/index.html

Post date: 8 December 2025

 

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

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

Common Mode: FST4W 300 (Similar to WSPR)  

Note: other modes and sub-modes may be used.

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

QRZ Page: VK6MJM on QRZ.com

Post date: 10 March 2025

 

 

 
 

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