Australian National 4WD Radio Network Inc.

VKS-737 Radio Network

The VKS-737 Radio Network is a division of the Australian National 4WD Radio Network Inc. a national Public Benevolent Institution established "for the relief of sickness, suffering, helplessness, destitution and misfortune to a disadvantaged section of the community, being all 'outback" travellers who are in distress by providing them with emergency assistance and support in co-operation with other organisations".

Our Mission Statement is to provide emergency and general radio communications assistance service to travellers in rural and remote areas of Australia, and to be the pre-eminent provider of high frequency radio communications services throughout rural and remote area of Australia.

The VKS-737 Network provides services in conjunction with state emergency service organisations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via 10 Base Stations strategically located around Australia.

Subscribers can make unlimited free calls to emergency services and can also receive messages from family and friends at no extra cost.

HF-Tel Services

HF-Tel is a division of the Australian National 4WD Radio Network Inc. providing Radio-Telephone services exclusively for VKS-737 subscribers.

HF-Tel provides low cost direct-dial telephone calls to any fixed or mobile number within Australia for subscribers with suitable equipped radios. For those subscribers with basic selcall equipped radios there is also a service available to allow connection to a single pre-set telephone number.

The HF-Tel service is available for periods as short as one month – there is no requirement to sign up for a one year contract.