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     Northam, Western Australia
     QRZ Page: VK6YSF

 

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REFERENCES

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


 

FREE SPACE PATH ATTENUATION

Decibel free space attenuation calculation for line of a site signal path.

 

dBm TO WATTS CONVERSION

Conversion between dBm and Watts

   

FERRITE CORE POWER RATINGS

Recommended core types for various frequency bands and power levels.

 

GALVANIC TABLE

Compatibility of dissimilar metals may be predicted by consideration of their "Anodic Index".

 

INDUCTOR DESIGN - AIR COIL DESIGN

Air coil single layer close wound inductor design.

 

INDUCTOR DESIGN - TOROIDAL FERRITE POWDER CORE

Calculation to determine the number of turns required for a range of ferrite core toroids to achieve a particular inductance value.

 

INDUCTOR DESIGN - TOROIDAL IRON POWDER CORE

Calculation to determine the number of turns required for a range of powdered iron core toroids to achieve a particular inductance value.

 

ITU REGIONS

International Telecommunication Union regions map.

 

MDS (MINIMUM DISCERNIBLE SIGNAL) MEASUREMENT

MDS receiver sensitivity measurement technique.  

 

S METER

S Meter (signal strength meter) unit table.

 

SSB TWO TONE TEST PROCEDURE

SSB two tone test to determine modulation linearity

  

WIRE GAUGE TABLE

American wire gauge (AWG) metric comparative table.

 

WIRE SPLICE - INLINE

Wire splicing for inline joining of aerial wire.

 

WIRE SPLICE TERMINATION

Wire splicing for terminating an antenna aerial wire or guy wire to a strain insulator or thimble.

 

WIRE SPLICE TERMINATION & TAIL

Wire splicing for terminating an antenna aerial wire to a strain insulator with a tail for connecting to the feed line.

 

WSPRnet DATA CHARTING

Step by step guide for exporting WSPRnet data to Microsoft Excel for charting. 

 

uV to dBm CONVERSION

Conversion between uV and dBm.  

 

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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 20m, 30m, and 40m bands.

Currently there is a particular emphasis on JS8Call on the 10 and 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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