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The West Australian V.H.F. Group (Incorporated) is based in Perth, and is the single largest license holder and operator of terrestrial VHF, UHF and SHF beacons in Australia.

The group has operated continually since 1955, and recently held its 544th General Meeting.

The Group’s aims include:

• To facilitate the association of persons interested in the encouragement and scientific development of VHF radiocommunication in all its branches;
• To provide a centre of information, instruction and advice on all matters pertaining to VHF radiocommunication and experimentation;
• To form or co-operate with civil defence networks or organisations in any emergency.

The Group’s membership is drawn from a wide demographic, and includes university lecturers and professors, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals, technicians, consultants, as well as individuals purely interested in radio as a hobby. The co-ordinated, long-term investigation of VHF (and higher frequency) radio propagation has resulted in a greater understanding of anomalous propagation; the models developed in the Amateur Service have been used to identify the source and propagation mechanism of sporadic co-channel interference to Emergency Services’ VHF communications, and to develop mitigation strategies. It is also noteworthy that members of the Group established several world records for long distance VHF and microwave propagation.

The WA VHF Group views the Amateur Service as providing an invaluable resource for the development of leading edge skills and technologies in the field of radio propagation and channel coding mechanisms.