Foundations of Amateur Radio

by Onno (VK6FLAB)

Starting in the wonderful hobby of Amateur or HAM Radio can be daunting and challenging but can be very rewarding. Every week I look at a different aspect of the hobby, how you might fit in and get the very best from the 1000 hobbies that Amateur Radio represents. Note that this podcast started in 2011 as "<a href="http://podcasts.itmaze.com.au/f-call/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What use is an F-call?</a>".

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Global Ionospheric Maps

Foundations of Amateur Radio In the middle of the night when insomnia rears its head, there are occasions when an idea sprouts that is still with me t...

•Sep 12, 2026

It's all in the community

Foundations of Amateur Radio Over the weekend I had the opportunity to participate in two completely different community events, one aimed at an amate...

•Sep 5, 2026

Lightning in a bottle

Foundations of Amateur Radio The other day I heard a thunderclap and as is my Pavlovian response, immediately ran to my shack to disconnect the antenn...

•Aug 29, 2026

Radio .. for the love of it

Foundations of Amateur Radio During the week I was shown a photograph of a chalkboard standing on the sidewalk with one of those "Thought of the Day" ...

•Aug 22, 2026

Give yourself a break!

Foundations of Amateur Radio Over the past weeks, actually, probably months, the push to talk button on the radio I use for my weekly discussion net h...

•Aug 15, 2026

Emergency response reality check

Foundations of Amateur Radio Recently I explored the nature of amateur radio emergency response. I received a few replies providing an insight into th...

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•Aug 8, 2026