Thanks this week to Jordan VK3ACU for the image of his latest project - restoration of a Heathkit DX-100B transmitter. See Jordan’s report for more. | really like some of the photos we get of our team’s restoration projects -…

Last week our team-mate Lin VK6NT operated from the Northern Corridor Radio Group’s station VK6NC at Whiteman Park... using this four-element 40m Yagi! Yowzal! Thanks to Richard VK6HRC for the image and correction to my report; turns out that the…

Ron VK7ME caught en-route to Bundaberg using the Morse Mania App with his shiny new BaMaKey paddle. Careful Ron - they warned you that CW could be habit-forming! I'm used to reading reports from some contributors who had tough conditions…

The view from Mike DL3YZ’s favourite antenna test range in Stuttgart - with dust blowing in from the Sahara Desert. Photographed by Susi. OT IEE LESLIE RagChew newsletter late again! Sorry folks... seems this week there were too many things…

So why does James VK7JZ have a look of consternation? See the newsletter for details. Well just goes to show.... what would I know? The arrival of the solar radiation from the Coronal Mass Ejection on Tuesday happened as predicted...…

Well home again after three weeks of caravan camping; lots of fun, and even success on air from the three sites. Interesting to go from green Victoria to dry NSW, but then back to green Beautiful South Bowning... Except for…

Spring time in our part of the world means thunderstorms in the build-up to the monsoon season up North... and this week Easterners and Northerners were certainly treated to lots of the resulting static crashes. And when the 40m grey-line…

You know, I can’t think of another interest group that works as well together as our own CQQRS net team. Reading through the huge set of contributions to this week's newsletter is just fantastic for me! Not only have we…

Wowee! What wonderful conditions the propagation gods turned on for us on Tuesday! Wasn’t it brilliant? ‘SUBJ: ASWIFC HF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WARNING 25193 ISSUED AT 0612UT/13 OCTOBER 2025 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE. Fegion AR4246 recently produood an…

The propagation gods sure were smiling on Tuesday's CQQRS Net this week. So many people having so much fun! Thank you all for being there, and to those who managed to submit a log - an extra dit-cit. This week’s…

Very interesting conditions on Tuesday's CQQRS Slow CW Practice QSO net; there was a G3-level (= strong) Geomagnetic Storm and aurora visible further North than usual predicted - and a number of people reported sudden ionospheric disturbances - le very…

Yet another sensational CQQRS Slow CW Practice QSO net on Tuesday - at least 41 of our QRS family were on air, working 65 different stations! I love to read the positive report comments (below) - so many people having…

Another spectacular CQQRS Slow CW Practice QSO net on Tuesday - some people had too many choices, others didn’t hear a sausage! What fun though! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this week’s newsletter. I’ve just compiled the summary…

Another really fun CQQRS Slow CW Practice QSO net on Tuesday - with odd and interesting conditions all-round.... along with a smattering of Spring-time static crashes to add to the mix. I really enjoyed reading the reports submitted by our…

John VK2RU continues his series of head-copy practice material, plowing into The Wind in the Willows - thanks mate - pretty good for the couple travelling the far North in a caravan, who were connected to 240V power and water…

Once again this week, most people had terrific fun on the bands for our CQQRS ‘Slow CW Practice QSO net on Tuesday. Also looks like there was some good success for those who gave 20m a try to contact our…

Here we are - another Friday evening finishing the RagChew newsletter! This week Elizabeth and I had to head to Canberra unexpectedly on Wednesday - so everything had to move to the right again. One day I'll work out how…

Reports After next Tuesday’s Group, please send me a list of who you worked and / or who you heard using our web form here: Please help attract new and old team members to have a go by submitting your…

Well despite the dire and enigmatic prediction from Space Wether Services for lousy conditions on Tuesday, I reckon we all had fun! Surprise, surprise I hear you say! Yes it's true.... one day I'll complain about something... but not this…

But it didn’t end there! We had yet another first-ever CW QSO on Tuesday night; this was Chris ZL4CTS at Te Anau, waaay down South near Fiordland, who had his very first solo with James VK3JFR at Ararat. Congratulations Chris…

What a great week we've had! The band conditions gods were smiling on Tuesday and so many people had just so much fun on air, or just listening. We had reports of 46 of our team on air, and 77…

Weren't conditions interesting again on Tuesday? Some people heard nothing, for others it was like Bourke Street! I was excited again to see 80m abuzz (is that a word? It is now!) this week. Thank you to our great QRS…

Did you have fun on this week's CQQRS practice QSO net? I certainly did! 20m wasn't cooperating with our European / UK family this time - Mike DL3YZ in Stuttgart was coming through into WA and weakly into SA, but…

I'm not sure that I like the title either - but it's all I could think of at the time. Your thoughts please? cqqrsnet@gmail.com This is the first light edition of the weekly CQQRS RagChew newsletters - aiming for something…

Challenging conditions continued this week for our Tuesday CQQRS Slow CW Practice QSO net. One of our team even went outside to check that his antenna was still up - I was tempted to do the same.... but instead checked…