Rare Engine Failure Leads To Successful Rescue:
Often Subscribers to VKS-737 Radio Network become involved, assisting travellers who become distressed for many different reasons. Here is an excellent example where our people were able to effect a successful rescue and the part that HF Radio played in it: Recently we travelled Goog’s…
Darrell White: A Long Time Subscriber and Volunteer Remembered
Many will remember Darrell White, a past operator and subscriber on this network. He was Mobile 0320 on the VKS-737 Radio Network until the end of 2019. Darrell passed away just before Christmas 2020 following a lengthy fight with Cancer. He was 71 years old….
A Good Rescue – Thanks to VKS-737 HF Radio Network:
My wife and I were in a local park near Licola in Eastern Victoria and I was on my High Frequency (HF) radio chatting to a radio mate in South Australia. I was called by VKS-737 Adelaide Base and asked to provide Radio Relay assistance…
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