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What has changed!

Amateur Radio Wiki

Added June 2009

Anjan DTS-380 High End Portable LW/MW/SW Receiver (Link 1)

Added February 2009

Anjan DTS-380 High End Portable LW/MW/SW Receiver (Link 2)

Added March 2009

Antennas US (USA)

Added April 2009

AOR LA-390 Active Loop Antenna (192 Kb pdf)

Added April 2008

AOR AR-7070 DSP Communications Receiver (Due Mid 2009) Link 1

Added August 2008

AOR AR-7070 DSP Communications Receiver (Due Mid 2009) Link 2

Added April 2009

AOR AR-7070 DSP Communications Receiver (Rough Sketch)

Added May 2009

AOR AR-STV Video Receiver 900 to 2800 Mhz

Added October 2008

CIAO Radio Loop Antenna L-101 0.1- 30 Mhz

Added January 2009

Degen DE-1123 AM/FM/SW Portable Receiver with DSP, MP3 Player/Recorder USB

Added October 2008

Degen DE-15 FM MW SW 2.30-23.00 Mhz, 245 Memories

Added January 2009

Flex-1500 Software Defined Transceiver/Receiver

Added December 2008

Flex-3000 Software Defined Transceiver/Receiver

Added December 2008

Grundig AN200 MW Loop Antenna

Added December 2008

Grundig Eton Satellit 750 LW/MW/SW/AIR Receiver Link 3

Added February 2009

Grundig G3 Voyager LW/MW/SW/VHF AIR Sync 700 Memories (Due Mid 2009)

Added December 2008

Ham Radio India

Added March 2009

Italian Radio Archives (LF, MF, HF DRM etc)

Added February 2009

OH1SDR Software Defined Receiver (Requires SDR Hardware)

Updated February 2009

Palstar LA30 110-7500 Khz Receiving Ferrite Loop Antenna

Added June 2009

Plugged In - Shortwave radio still packs an audible thrill! - The Guardian

Added January 2009

Radio Pics (Lots of Photos of Radio Scanners and Receivers)

Added March 2009

Reuter-Elektronik RDR54 1 Khz- 30 Mhz Communications Receiver

Added June 2009

Rig Reference (Radio Scanners, Receivers and Transceivers)

Added April 2009

RxPlus (Receiver Control)

Updated January 2009

Scanner Museum (Radio Scanner Photos)

Added May 2009

Solar Cycle 24 (Space Weather) (Canada)

Updated January 2009

SRL QuickSilver QS1R VERB Software Defined Receiver

Added April 2009

Tecsun Catalogue (Latest 2009 Scanned)

Added May 2009

Tecsun PL-300WT World Time DSP Portable Receiver

Added May 2009

Tecsun PL-310 DSP Portable Receiver

Added April 2009

Uniden BCD-396XT Handheld Radio Scanner

Added October 2008

Uniden.BCD-996XT Mobile Radio Scanner

Added May 2009

USSR/CCCP Portable Radios (Many Photos - Site 01)

Added May 2009

USSR/CCCP Portable Radios (Many Photos - Site 02)

Added May 2009

WiNRADiO Advanced Trunking Option for WR-G305 Receivers

Added December 2008

WiNRADiO AMFE™ Antenna Multiplexer and Frequency Extender

Added November 2008

WiNRADiO AX-81SM Active LF-HF Antenna 10 Khz-50 Mhz

Added December 2008

WiNRADiO AX-17C Indoor Active HF Antenna 0.1 Mhz to 30 Mhz

Added November 2008

Yupiteru MVT-5500 Portable Scanner

Added December 2008

Yupiteru MVT-7500 Portable Scanner

Added December 2008

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Non Technical Equipment Reviews

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Receiver & Accessory Manufacturers, Radio Dealers, Receiver Reviews and Receiver Photographs

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Receivers of the Past

Shortwave Radio Information, Publications, Remote Controlled Radio Receivers, Shortwave/DX Radio Clubs, Standard Frequency and Time Signal Stations.

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Want to know more about Amateur (Ham) Radio? Click here to visit the VK5MM web site to download informative PDF brochures designed for Australian operating conditions

Click here to download information about Amateur (Ham) Radio.

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) releases new Amateur (Ham) Radio Licences and Conditions!

They are Foundation, Standard and Advanced Licences!


This web site is dedicated to my late father and best friend who died 2 January 2008, Aged 73.
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