SatPhone Satellite Permanently Off-Air! And A Bit More To Digest!
When thinking of SatPhone reliability, we realise that there is a satellite way up there that acts like a repeater. Signals between the satphone caller and the receiver pass through a satellite and back down to earth and through various mysterious channels to the person…
STILL USING AN OLD MOBILE PHONE?
With the shutdown of the 3G network looming large, there may be some who are blissfully unaware that their 4G phones may not be able to make 000 calls. Generally, for mobile phones to be able to ring 000 they need to be VoLTE (Voice…
❗️Simpson Desert Recovery Truck Update❗️
This is the latest update regarding the new Birdsville Recovery Truck, posted on May 11 on the Barossa 4WD Club of SA Facebook Page: Our Simpson Desert Recovery truck is complete and will be Birdsville bound on Monday after the special desert floatation tyres are…
VKS-737 2024 Winter Schedule Now in Operation
Following the end of Daylight Savings in those states affected by it, we are now operating our Winter Schedule. What does it mean? Basically, nothing! Only change is that in NSW, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia everything starts an hour earlier and this will…
2024 Road Alert for Anne Beadell Highway and Connie Sue Highway
This was posted by the Ilkurlka Visitor Centre, along the Anne Beadell Highway recently…….. Urgent travel update 18 April 2024: There was very high rainfall between Ilkurlka and Laverton in the first half of March. The latest advice is that the Anne Beadell and Connie…
VKS-737 2023 Winter Schedule Almost Upon Us
Don’t forget that we are changing to our Winter Schedule this Sunday, 2nd April. You need to be aware that there are some changes to the starting times, in order to make it a bit easier for our Volunteer Base Operators. Log in to this…
Just4Kids 2023 Kimberley Adventure
The Just4Kids’ next Motor Trail tour is heading to the Kimberley, Alice Spring, Broome to Katherine, with some fantastic places in between. The tour runs from 11th May till 2nd June 2023. We will visit Wolfe Creek Crater, the Bungle Bungles, the Mimbi Caves, Broome,…
Vale Peter Williams (Mobile 1370)
It is my very sad duty to inform you that our great friend and VKS Base Operator Peter Williams passed away last weekend in Werribee Mercy Hospital. His health had taken a sudden significant turn for the worst over the last few days. This is…
2022 Moonambel HF Radio Gathering Reminder
Make Sure Not To Miss 21st Moonambel HF Radio Gathering Next Month! This is an event not to miss. Given that it’s been affected by the Pandemic these last two years, this one promises to be bigger than Texas! In particular, the Saturday evening festivities…
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