Resources

Australian - VK Sites

• Australian Communications and Media Authority is the authority that regulates amateur radio in Australia.
• The Wireless Institute of Australia is the World's oldest National Radio Society. It represents all Amateur Radio Operators in Australia to the various government bodies in this country.
• Amateur Radio New South Wales (formerly the NSW division of the WIA) is a good site for lots of interesting radio links.
• WICEN (NSW) home page - Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network.
• Interested in taking up Amateur radio? Peter Parker's interesting Gateway to Amateur Radio site is a great resource for those starting out.

Clubs

• Blue Mountains Amateur Radio Club

General Sites

• Looking for a manual for that old radio? You may find this site useful for obtaining inexpensive photocopies of manuals.
• The ARRL site is a good source of books etc.
• Connect to Codes and Ciphers and read all about code-breaking during WWII, and about the fascinating project to rebuild Colossus, the recently rediscovered WWII supercomputer.
• Try the great NASA Shuttle home page for news, pics. and videos of the latest missions.

For HF operators

• Predictions about the next solar cycle HF operators will be interested to see the results of the "Solar Cycle 23 Project" - very interesting and detailed prediction for the next solar cycle.
• The Australian Government's IPS service provides Australian radio propagation and space environment services.
• ACMA's "Broadband over Powerlines" page

Some Interesting Files to Download

• The Sounds of Digital Radio Communications
  You may have wondered what those strange noises you sometimes hear on the short-wave bands. Well, the answer may be here. If you are interested in identifying by ear the various digital modes heard on the short-wave bands then click here to listen to some of them.