VK3XEM on the Web
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Welcome to VK3XEM on the Web, where I will post about Amateur (Ham) Radio.
I am QTHR and can be contacted via Hams Over IP 300053, DAPNET Paging VK3XEM, email simon@vk3xem.net and my mobile phone +61 424 220 549. As can be plainly seen I am not hiding behind the anonymoty of the Internet and I won’t accept crap from anyone. I own what I say and do and expect others to aswell.
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History of the Welfare Net
The Weekday Welfare Net started life in the early days of Covid lockdowns and was originally called the Isolation Net. During this time Melbourne and many other parts of Australia were in lockdown with people forced to stay at home. This caused issues for many people being isolated from contact with the outside world. So…
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Windows 10 EOL 14 Oct.
Windows 10 End Of Life is October 14 2025. The big question for many is what to do before this date? Many computers will not support Windows 11, so do you upgrade or buy a new computer capable of Windows 11 or do you consider one of the many versions of Linux out there? For…
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Reginald
Bill Continelli W2XOY SK About his time as a Security Guard and Ham Radio.
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Net Control Made Easy
Running a Net Control can be a difficult process trying to take down callsigns and operate the radio, but with ham.live this can be simplified and a logger can delegated to take down the callsigns. There is also chat facilities for stations that log in via the online service. The Weekday Welfare Net, Saturday Welfare…
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TIDRADIO Facebook Group and 10% discount
Check out the TIDRADIO TD-H3 Australia Facebook group for information, hints and tips on this budget radio. Check out the referral link https://tidradio.com/?ref=vktidradio and Coupon Code VKTIDRADIO for 10% off these radios and accessories.
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VK4NGA Duranode
I have been using a VK4NGA Allstar Duranode on the 61624 VK-OzHUB for some time now and it is performing well. For more information on Allstar in Australia check out the Allstar Users Australia Facebook page.
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Petition to revoke VK3FST / VK3FUT Callsigns
Sam Couch is now in jail for jamming Ambulance Victoria Communications for 12 hours and should have his radio callsigns revoked. Change.Org
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Facebook Group: TIDRADIO TD-H3 Australia
Check out the new Facebook group TIDRADIO TD-H3 Australia Although this radio is not type approved for UHF CB and I do not condone the use of such radios outside of the Amateur bands it is not my place to tell people how they should use these radios, as long as they are well aware…
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Petition EN6254 – Restoration of a validation document to authorised amateur radio operators
e-petitions – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au) This petition is for the ACMA to provide adequate documentation to Australian Amateurs to prove they are licensed here in Australia. Currently the stupid letter sent to SOME Amateurs is inadequate for reciprocal licensing overseas and to sign up for some services like EchoLink etc. Please consider signing.
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TIDRADIO TD-H3 first impressions
Even before receiving the pair of TD-H3 I purchased from TIDRADIO I exchanged a couple of emails with support staff at TIDRADIO. I found them to reply quickly and be very responsive to my enquiries. Unlike other brands TIDRADIO are putting a lot of time and effort into their products, listening to user feedback. First…