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LOCKDOWN NEWS - May 24, 2020

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In the workshop untangling the 80m coax dipole LOCKDOWN NEWS May 24, 202 0 COVID-19 IN AUSTRALIA Courtesy of The Age Here in Australia, we have been very lucky with regards to the effects of the pandemic. Both the federal and state governments got onto restrictions, lockdowns and border closures earlier than many other countries for which we are all grateful. As I write this post, Australia has just passed 100 deaths. But, we cannot become complacent as we are heading into the winter flu season here. There may be a spike in the number of COVID-19 contagions. But we are hoping this won’t be the case. I really feel for many other countries that have suffered such high contagion and death rates. It is astonishing that the United States is approaching 100,000 deaths. My heart goes out to you guys! Because I have a history of heart issues, my wife and I have been hiding out here at home. I have been doing a little house painting, some photography, the garden has been lo...

SHOOTOUT: Yaesu FRG-7 and Kenwood R-5000 Receivers

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SHOOTOUT: Yaesu FRG-7 & Kenwood R-5000 This YouTube video features a side-by-side listening comparison of two classic shortwave receivers - the Yaesu FRG-7 and Kenwood R-5000. We select a range of shortwave broadcasters from around the globe and record 14 video clips, switching between these two venerable receivers. Thanks for watching, 73 and good listening to you all Rob Wagner VK3BVW CLICK HERE for VK3BVW Live Stream (Clublog)   Subscribe!!     Follow @robvk3bvw QRZ callsign lookup: Search Callsign lookups provided by qrz.com © Rob Wagner, Mount Evelyn DX Report, and contributors 2012-2020