An increasing number of Ham’s now have a Hamshack Hotline VoIP phone in their ham shack or some are adding their Hamshack Hotline number to their email sign-offs
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VK Ham Radio Wallchart (Updated 2023)
Download a free A3/A4 VK Ham Radio wallchart to print for ready reference formulas, Q-codes, Band Frequencies, DMR Talk Groups all on one page
Videos/Websites for All Grades of Licence Holders (including Foundation)
Selected links to videos, Websites. podcasts, archives with reviewed and confirmed content that is worth while. Think of it as a ham operators play list.
What is Digital Radio?
As a newly minted ham, the term Digital Radio is one of areas that is going to cause you some confusion. Lets try and clear this up straight away. The …
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The Foundation Cliff
One of the issues heard time and time again from foundation licensee is that there is quite a lot of interest shown, including taking the exam. However, as soon as …
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Buying Ham equipment online – Caveat Emptor
Topic Buying Ham equipment online Subtopic Beware of scammers Equipment Required Computer + Internet Document last reviewed and updated (reviewed each year) 20th March 2024 This Latin …
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Foundation Licence – The start of your journey
Well, the start of your Amateur Radio Journey at least. You might be wondering how hard it is to obtain your Foundation licence. The real answer, particularly if you locate …
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What Radio should I buy for HF?
First of all this article will not provide you with a definitive answer as there are a host of variables that need to be considered which may include Budget? Are …
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What’s VHF/UHF Radio & Repeaters all about?
In very simple terms, VHF / UHF Communications is a very vast subject and a simple article like this is not going to do it justice. It also depends on …
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