I visited VK2 twice and never a hint of problems or questions. No worries. A license (VK2ISF) took 1 hr but now with CEPT this is not needed. Please see report at http://www.eham.net/articles/17751. Ignacy, NO9E
Kevin Luxford wrote: > > Greetings all. Here is the reply I sent in response to Robert's query - > it may be of use to others. > > Go to http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1311 which is on the web > site of the Australian Communications and Media Authority - the > government body charged with licensing and regulation. Also, see > http://www.wia.org.au/discover/visitorinfo/about/. > > You would be well advised to bring a certified copy of your U.S. licence > and the specifications of the K3 for our Customs officers. The > specifications will clearly show that the apparatus is intended for the > Amateur bands. While on the aircraft coming to Australia, read > carefully the immigration, agriculture and customs card that you will be > asked to complete and sign. From that you will be able to determine > what you need to declare. As in the U.S., do not try to hoodwink our > authorities - they can morph instantly from friendly, laid-back > officials to pitbulls. > > As for antennas - Australia is largely a flat country with plenty of > eucalypt trees (like you see in California - you know, the ones that > spontaneously burst into flaming torches during fire storms) which can > serve as a support for a random length wire antenna. A suitable ground > may be a problem, especially during our summer in the southern states as > we have endured over ten years of drought and the ground is pretty dry. > So I would recommend that you have a counterpoise for each band on which > you want to operate. 80 meters is often used in the evening, 40 metres > during the day, and 20 metres for DX when propagation is good. > Occasionally, 10 metres opens up, but it is best down here near the top > of the sun spot cycle. 15 metres is known here as the JA band - a lot > of Japanese stations are active on it. 2 metres and 70 centimetres are > well endowed with repeaters and their locations and frequencies are > available on the Wireless Institute of Australia (our equivalent to the > ARRL) at http://www.wia.org.au/members/repeaters/about/ and > http://www.wia.org.au/members/repeaters/data/. > > Also bear in mind that our mains power supply is 230 volts AC 50 Hz so > you may need to bring or buy a step-down transformer if you wish to use > U.S. appliances. > > Another thing. While on the WIA site, get hold of our bandplans. Our > allowed frequencies and modes do differ from the U.S. in some areas - > especially 80 metres. > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Australia-tp1579267p1579305.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
