Equipment for receiving or transmitting ATV transmissions in and around Melbourne can come from all sorts of places. If you are not "the build it yourself type" then there is a lot of second hand stuff around you just have to find it. To really get the feel of your ATV station you can build your own equipment ( not as hard as it sounds ).

Equipment needed can include Camera's, Transmitters, Receivers, and Antenna's.

It can be near impossible to buy a new complete ATV system to plug in and use.

Adverts in Radio and Communications magazines.

VKHAM Classifieds website VKHAM Classifieds.

Adverts in The Melbourne Trading Post.

Buying equipment at Hamfest's.

Camera's can be miniature surveillance types through to your home handy cam video recorder.

Cashconverters or similar store are a good cheap source for used camcorder type cameras

ATV and UHF kits can be obtained from Mini Kits in South Australia.

Antenna's may be purchased but can be expensive. Most operators in Melbourne have made there own ( which can be done with a hacksaw, a drill and a screwdriver ) A lot of ATVers use loop yagi's as they are easy to make, very easy to tune ( most require NO tuning ), work well and are broad band enough for TV work.

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