Raffy VK2RF Amateur Radio Page

Ros & I took part in the Shahzada 2009 Horse Enduro as Wicen operators. It was lots of fun. We stayed in a tent and braved the cold (minimum -1 to 6 centigrade at 6 am, maximum 18-20 centigrade during the day).
Click HERE for the pictures

I WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE VK9NI NORFOLK ISLAND DXPEDITION
FROM 22ND JULY 09 TO 29TH JULY 09CHECK IT OUT HERE: http://www.vk9ni.com/

Someone asked me about resolving interference and I remembered a really good logical flowchart, so I decided to post it here:
Click here to view the interference flowchart

Current Propagation Forecast

EMR COMPLIANCE

Australian Hams are required to self assess their station to ensure compliance with prescribed maximum emissions levels. Here is a spreadsheet I used to assess mine. I believe the formulae are compliant, but as laws change periodically, you should check this out yourself as well.

My Australian EMR Self Assessment Excel Spreadsheet

I had a Yaesu FT-817, so I needed a portable HF antenna. My good friend VK2KGG sent me a design for a 20m Dipole made from TV ribbon, plus a simple balun. I made it and used it. It's very good!

However, after having a lot of fun with it, I sold my I sold my FT-817 to a friend, & bought a Yaesu FT-857D, mainly because it is capable of 100 watts and has DSP.

Click here to see my 2001 Fiji HF micro-dxpedition

*** Read about a Space Station Contact with 3rd Rose Bay Rovers 2001 during Jota when I was the control operator ***

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Repeater Data for programming Handhelds.

Part of my travel includes Amateur radio. I usually take a handheld or two with me, and I do quite a bit of research and planning. As a result I have set up some useful files for my Yaesu handhelds. I have six.
Yaesu FT51r , FT11r and VX1r. vx-1r and Vx-3r and Vx-5r and Vx-7r
The great thing is you can program them using the ADMS or the Commander software , and use one RDF file (radio definition file)
The VX1 had originally the most memories- 291 of them! so I usually filled that up first. I then merged the bits that are relevant into each of the other radios, depending on their capabilities.
What I am doing here is to share those definition files.
Requirements: ADMS 1D software or later, or Commander software
The programming cable (has some electronics inthe cable)
A yaesu radio capable of being programmed via ADMS.