‘NULKA’ ‘s largest military export you never heard of. “Nulka is a unique defensive weapon for ships that appears to defy the laws of physics. Bourne out of the events of the Falklands War, it has become a mature weapon of which over 1500 have been produced, and fitted to the navies of Australia, US and Canada. The design and most of the manufacture is done in Australia, and it is Australia’s largest military export.
Oceania DX Contest 2024
SSB: Saturday 5th October
CW: Saturday 12th October
With EMDRC Member participation we could do it again in 2024.
The club callsign VK3ER / VJ3E will be activated.
First established in 1934 and earlier known as the VK/ZL contest, the Oceania DX Contest continues to grow. Please join us again for the international HF radio activity over the first two weekends of October.
SSB: 06:00 UTC Saturday 5th Oct to 06:00 UTC Sunday 6th Oct 2024 (16:00 AEST local time)
CW: 06:00 UTC Saturday 12th Oct to 06:00 UTC Sunday 13th Oct 2024 (16:00 AEST local time)
Rules for the 2024 Oceania DX (OCDX) Contest Oceanian DX Contest- Rules
We encourage you to have a go and submit a log, even if you only make one or two QSOs, so we can verify these QSOs when calculating the final scores for all entrants. Summiting Log Files
To count towards the EMDRC club score total, make sure that in the “Club” section of your Cabrillo log entry that the club is identified as “EMDRC”
For the club award, please send a note to vk3er@emdrc.com.au if you are participating in the contest so we can count you towards the club score. Please note you must make at least 50 valid contacts in either the SSB or CW section of the contest to count towards the club participation score VK Club Plaque Rules.
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EMDRC Committee.
Reflow Oven Conversion – Jack VK3WWW
Power Distribution – Richard VK3ZCL
Codan 7727 – David VK3RU and Phill VK3VC
HamClock – Marc VK3OHM
EMDRC Club Nets
- Every Sunday morning at 10:00 am and Wednesday evening at 8:30 pm.
Please join us for the club nets immediately following the WIA National News on Sunday morning at 10:00 am and/or Wednesday evening at 8:30 pm, On VK3REC 147.175 Mhz FM.
All Club members and Guests are welcome. - Thursday Club Rooms, at 10:00 13a McCubbin St. Burwood, also on Zoom.
Thanks to the generous support from KernWi-Fi, EMDRC is on the NBN. There is a guest network setup for members to access as well dedicated Lan for club equipment.
KernWi-Fi – Refer a friend $50 Credit Code: VK3ER2024
John Moyle Memorial Field Day
The EMDRC VK3ER Team at McLaughlin’s Lookout for the JMMFD Field Day.
EMDRC VK3ER – JMFD Contest – Packing up in the Rain
EMDRC VK3ER – JMFD Contest – Drone view
QTC Magazine, new E-magazine for Amateur Radio operators in Australia. To logon into the QTC FlipBook on your PC or iPad QTCmag.com
Welcome to Amateur Radio guidebook provides an introduction to our hobby for newly licenced Foundation class amateurs. The book is published digitally. It contains many hotlinks to external websites with useful information. It is available as an Acrobat pdf file suitable for reading on a PC or tablet. It can be printed if required. LINK
QRM.guru has been developed to assist radio hams in dealing with RF noise. This is an educational and reference resource. The information provided on these pages is not unique or regarded as a new discovery. Read the article in The Radio Bulletin – QRM Loop Antenna.
This website provides a guide to the regulations governing the hobby of amateur radio in Australia. LINK
It is a joint publication of the Radio Amateur Society of Australia (RASA) and the Radio and Electronics School (RES).
Note that the Foundation exam uses a subset of the full regulations detailed here. You should be guided by the Foundation syllabus and any course of instruction you may be undertaking to determine the appropriate regulatory elements to learn.
The EMDRC Club Rooms
Trans-Tasman Contest
EMDRC – Christmas party
Portable Contest Station
Ralph VK3LL takes us through the station setup of the VK3KQ Contest Station. VK3KQ and VK3LL are always coming up with and experimenting with station add-ons like the True North Electronic Compass Controller and the Raspberry Pi Station Controller. Both these add-ons are the creation of Ralph VK3LL and Damian VK3KQ. Video by VK3PZ.