Frequencies (channels)
If you have an HF radio with UPPER sideband capability, that can access our channels, you can listen in any time to our staff and authorised users as we run our scheduled base station sessions (skeds). Authorised users may be heard on our channels too, in between the sked sessions.

Should you decide to join or seek more information, please see the Application Form 01 on the Documents page or contact head office via the Contact page.

The channels at right have been allocated to us* by the ACMA; Our sked sheets available to VKS-737 subscribers (via the Users tab) show accurate sked timings; we have both summer and winter sheets to accommodate daylight saving where applicable.

*shared with other users, to a minor extent

Channel

Frequency

  
1 5455 kHz

A secondary channel for most skeds.
Free for general & telephone use by authorised VKS-737 subscribers outside of sked time frames.
2 8022 kHz

The primary channel for all skeds.
Free for general & telephone use by authorised VKS-737 subscribers outside of sked time frames.
3 11612 kHz No sked traffic - free for general & telephone use by authorised VKS-737 subscribers.
Has a very good reach, during mid morning and mid afternoon.
4 14977 kHz No sked traffic - free for general & telephone use by authorised VKS-737 subscribers.
Often has a very good reach, during the middle section of the day.
5 3995 kHz

No sked traffic - free for general & telephone use by authorised VKS-737 subscribers.

Good shorter reach frequency.
6 6796 kHz

No sked traffic - free for general & telephone use by authorised VKS-737 subscribers.

7 10180 kHz No sked traffic - free for general & telephone use by authorised VKS-737 subscribers.
Has a very good reach, during mid morning and mid afternoon.

Authorised users are free to use all 7 channels for personal activity as long as they stay clear of published sked timeframes (and also stay clear of emergency traffic). See other sections of this site, and selected downloads from the Documents page, for more detailed information on frequencies and radio usage.