This is an information source to others interested in the hobby of amateur radio.
It is based on the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid), so one can get in, get what they want and go !
I hope it is useful to you.

Station Location: Sydney. NSW. Australia. Grid Square QF56og

As of 12th July 2000 I now have Full HF privileges.

Modes: currently HF, 6m, 2m, 70cm, 23cm, 9cm, 3cm using SSB, FM and Digital modes

Where to find me:

VK2KFJ Echolink node 1494 (off air for several years now)
Mobile: yes, 40m LSB, plus 10,6,2,70 FM
APRS: yes
DMR: yes
P25: yes
Flickr: yes
Facebook: yes
Skype: yes
Blog: yes
QRZ.com: yes
Eham: yes
eQSL: yes

VK2KFJ Blog:

• visit my VK2KFJ Amateur Radio blog

• a history of my Amateur Radio activity

• 10metre FM Voice Repeater Listing for VK & South Pacific
  
• 6metre FM Voice Repeater Listing for VK & ZL (52-54 MHz)
  

• Conversion of Low Band VHF AWA RT-80 for 6 metre FM
  
• Conversion of Low Band VHF AWA RT-85 for 6 metre FM
  
• Conversion of Low Band VHF AWA 25M/22 for 6 metre FM
  
• Conversion of Low Band VHF AWA 25M/1 for 6 metre FM
  
• Conversion of Low Band VHF Philips FM-828E for 6 metre FM
  
• Conversion of Low Band VHF Philips FM-92E for 6 metre FM
  
• Overview of Philips FM-814 and FM-815 base station VHF/UHF transceivers
  
• Conversion of Low Band VHF Philips PRM-80 for 6 metre FM
  
• Conversion of 27 MHz CB transceiver to 6 metre Amateur band by Shawn ZR1EV
  
• Plessey C-42 FM transceiver for use on the 6 metre band
  
• Plessey B-47 FM transceiver for use on the 6 metre band
  
• Motorola Syntrx FM mobile transceiver mods & programming for use on Amateur bands
  
• Kenwood TR-9130 2metre All-Mode and TR-9500 70cm All-Mode modifications
  
• Alinco DR-590 FM Dual Band transceiver modifications
  
• TYT TH-9800 FM Quad Bander transceiver modifications
  
• Programming radios and interface for Philips SRM9000 and Tait 8000
  

• my 50 Mhz (6 metre) DX info and links page
  
• 4metre band (70MHz) bandplan
  
• my TEP - Transequatorial Propagation page.
  
• my Weak Signal DXing links and information page
  
• these are our amateur radio neighbours of the Pacific area
  

• DX Farm photos page - getting out of the city and going portable to play amateur radio
  
• DX Farm2 photos page - another farm to go portable to play amateur radio
  
• my Portable Operation photos page - field portable DXing and contesting
  
• operating field portable for the John Moyle Field Day Contest 2018 UPDATED - Feb, 2021
  
• Setting up vehicle for Mobile and Portable Operation UPDATED - Feb, 2021
  
• Some ZL VHF/UHF Field Day Portable Operation photos from Tim VK4TIM (ex- ZL1TN / ZL3VTV)
  

• general info about microwave experimentation
  
• building 1296MHz (23cm band) Transverter kit
  
• building 10GHz (3cm band) Transverter kit
  
• VK5ZD's microwave equipment photos
  
• VK5KK's microwave equipment photos
  

• my GNU/Linux info page
  

• my APRS - Automatic Packet Reporting System info page
  
• configuring Codan 8528 Transceiver for TinyTrak3 APRS
  
• my Packet Radio info page
  
• memorial to Les Kinch VK2BBD / G3XEE
  

• building a VK2JDS 3 element yagi for 2 metre band
• building a VK2JDS 8 element yagi for 2 metre band
• building a VK2JDS 10 element yagi for 2 metre band
• building a Jpole / Slim-Jim vertical antenna for VHF
• DL6WU Yagi design page

• photos of commercial RF sites and equipment installed
  
• information of using GPS for APRS and weak signal DX
  
• information on GPSDO
  
• information on PLL's
  
• information on Rx LNA's
  
• information of antenna analysers and vector impedance meters
  
• vk-172 GPS mouse driver issue
  

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