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     Northam, Western Australia
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OPERATIONAL

Past and current amateur radio activities including some operational information.

 

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.

  

EMERGENCY

Emergency Contact Information. 

 

 MODES & FREQUENCIES

Operational details of a selection of modes.

 

LOCAL REPEATERS  

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

   

REFERENCES

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

 

WSPR

Operational details and studies

 

 

  

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VK6YSF JS8Call and Olivia 8/250 operations.

Current activity is generally focused - though not restricted to - JS8Call operations on the 20m, 30m, and 40m bands.

Currently there is a particular emphasis on JS8Call on the 12 m band between 00:00 and 12:00 Z, often extending beyond this period.

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 .  

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

Post date: 7 December 2025

 

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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