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CQ DE VK7BEN

Just another Amateur Radio Operator

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This is the homepage of VK7BEN.

My interest in Amateur Radio started when I was introduced to the hobby by my
electronics teacher at college in 1996. Between 1996 and 1998 I was one of the
operators of VK7ACR, Rosny College.

Ham Radio went on the back burner for a few years while I went through
university, but my interest was again raised with changes to the licensing,
resulting in Foundation, Standard and Advanced license model, of which the
foundation license made it relatively easy to get started. I became the first
foundation license holder in Tasmania on 2 December 2005 as VK7FBCS.

I passed my standard exam and became VK7HAH in July 2006 before finally passing
the advanced exam and obtaining my current callsign of VK7BEN in March 2007.

After some 5-8 years of hiatus from the hobby, I am again finding myself drawn
into hobby once more, spurred on by all the new and exciting technological
advances occurring such as digital modes (FreeDV, JT65) and miniaturisation
allowing things like high altitude balloons.

As with most of my hobbies, I like to write about these experiences, so here
they are!




LATEST POSTS

 * Contact Form working AgainSeptember 12, 2023
 * The Domain SagaJuly 12, 2023
 * Suddenly 3 Years Later…December 26, 2022
 * 2020 Summer Field Day ContestJanuary 19, 2020
 * More Experiments with EFHW Antennas – Part 2May 3, 2019


LATEST TOOTS

TribesmanJohn on 13/05/2024, 12:33:48 pm

And Flickr just picked up my photo to include in their daily explore featured
pool :)

That makes 2 of my last 3 photos making their featured stream :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/vk7ben/53715090021/in/explore-2024-05-12/

#photography #flickr #aurora

Hobart Aurora May 2024

TribesmanJohn on 13/05/2024, 11:42:18 am

How Lucky am I?

5 scam calls in 3 hours after weeks of no calls.

* 2 from QLD
* 2 from Thaland
* 1 from Melbourne

#scams #vishing #phish

TribesmanJohn on 12/05/2024, 3:31:11 pm

An Absolutely stunning, one in a lifetime solar event has occurred over the
weekend. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be taking a photo of an
Aurora lighting up the whole sky near where I lived.

#flickr #aurora #auroraaustralis #hobart #tasmania #australia #photography

https://www.flickr.com/photos/vk7ben/53715090021

Hobart Aurora May 2025

TribesmanJohn on 14/04/2024, 1:43:04 pm

Introverts Nightmare.

Hot, dry heat sunny day, and much larger than anticipated crowds.

I was very thankful when the friends I was with were also feeling a bit
overwhelmed and wanted to leave a bit earlier than planned too.





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