vk6.net · amateur radio in Western Australia
Everything on the air in VK6, in one place.
Events, nets, repeaters, parks and clubs across WA, and NewsWest every Sunday since 1931. Made by the volunteers of WA Amateur Radio News.
On air every Sunday 9:30 am and 7 pm · 146.700 MHz VK6RAP and relays across WA
What's on next 2 weeks
Nothing listed for the next fortnight.
WA parks: recent activity POTA
Nothing newly logged in the last 7 days. Most recent:
- Sun 25 OctVK6MFP · Lake Joondalup Nature ReserveAU-3600 · 17 contacts
- Sun 18 OctVK6ALE · Wills Nature ParkAU-2955 · 57 contacts
- Sun 18 OctVK6ALE · Weam Nature ParkAU-3144 · 29 contacts
Most active this year: VK6DS, 99 activations. Thanks!
In this week's NewsWest 1 November 2026
- 1:08Clive VK6CSW: RAOTC November bulletin, tomorrow
- 4:38Bob VK6POP: RASA: free resources for every amateur
- 6:36Steve VK6SJ: EG1PR: amateur radio for Spain's emptying villages
- 9:17Onno VK6FLAB: Foundations of Amateur Radio: phased arrays
- 14:34Bob VK6POP: Bob's Ramblings: Christmas wish lists and club promotion
- 16:47Northern Corridor Radio Group
Nets coming up
No nets listed.
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Parks waiting for a first activation
45 parks within about 40 km of Perth have never been on the air, such as Carnac Island Nature Park, Moondyne Convention Centre Resources Area, Banksia Nature Park.
Parks on the Air® is not a contest: just get out and have fun.
