The Bottle Shop Net

The Bottle Shop Net was formed in recognition of the large number of older valve radios still in use around Australia.

The Bottle Shop Net is usually hosted by Gavin VK7VTX on Flinders Island and Barry VK3MBW in Lara, Victoria.

It happens at 8.00 pm most week nights, on 3.59 MHz LSB

Most radio amateurs know that a "bottle" in radio terms is a reference to the glass thermionic vacuum tubes that formed the basis of radios before the development of solid state devices. Valves are still in relatively common use today in high power amplifiers both HF and VHF.

Older solid state radios are also welcome on the net and in order to be better fit in they are referred to as "stubbies"

Everyone interested in firing up an older radio is more than welcome to join in the fun and chat and swap tales of the radios being used.

There is a buy-swap-or-sell session before the 9.00pm close of the net.

http://www.ntarc.net/nets.html

WIA