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The S Meter Standard VK8BN/VK2DBN

The S Meter Standard VK8BN/VK2DBN

How accurate are those S meter reports we are given?Do S meters accurately report our signal strength, or are S meters just guess meters? In the early days every manufacturer seemed to have their own standard. In 1954 the Boonton Radio Corporation published an article in “THE NOTEBOOK” Fall 1954 Number 3 an article titled […]

Ham radio assists in sea rescue

A sea rescue Amateur Radio Emergency Communications In July 2012 Mike Hall VK8MH took part in the Sail Timor Leste boat rally on board his highly modified Triton 24 Colleen, along with his crew, brothers Gary and Geoff and his daughter Kylie. Mike arranged for Scheds on 40 Meters at 07:30 and 16:00 daily for […]