AnswerID: 1756 Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2002 at 00:00
Guy North
replied:
Karin
Going to the dealers and talking to people is great. But you have to operate the set yourself.
It is very easy . Looks a bit strange the first time. It took me 2 hours and everyone on the VKS737 frequencies was there to help me as a newbie. VKS737 is the cheapest and the best. (Anyway the Telstra HF network is finishing the 27 Feb 2002 so they gone).
Then try your set and specially understand how HF works by going to
http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/java/toolbox/toolbox.html
You'll see a map of
Australia. Double click on the left on GRAFEX (wait until it loads) - Draw with your mouse a square around
Australia
and follow instruction below the map. It will send you colored prediction for free. IPS - GRAFEX is an free Prediction service by the Australian governement.
Only experience and training will give you knowledge. HF is better than SATellite phones because they can produce physical help. Try contacting VKS737 around 6pm on channel2 ,8022 Mhz. you'll be amazed of the range of your HF.
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