14 Feb 2011

My first 4m QSO this evening

Using my 70MHz homebrew transverter I managed my first ever 4m QSO using my own callsign this evening. I worked G6ALB on 70.2MHz SSB first and then we QSYed to 70.26MHz for an AM and an FM QSO. Reports both ways over our 3km path were fine even though we were cross-polarised. We invited others to join us, but no-one else was about. Years ago (1968) I did work ZB2VHF on 70.26MHz AM when running 4W from our university club station G3OUL.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMon Feb 14, 11:17:00 pm GMT

    Well done Roger

    That's a record breaker from paper design
    to good reports on air.
    My projects seem to take ages to get
    from the drawing board to a working circuit.
    That was good DX working ZB2VHF with 4 watts
    all those years ago. What gear were you using from
    your university station?

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  2. AnonymousMon Feb 14, 11:22:00 pm GMT

    What's the next G3XBM project?

    Tony

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  3. Roger G3XBMTue Feb 15, 07:05:00 am GMT

    Tony, the next project is the little 10m DSB rig.

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  4. Roger G3XBMTue Feb 15, 07:07:00 am GMT

    The rig used to work ZB2VHF back in 1968 was a small ex military rig but I cannot remember the type but I think it had a 44 in it?

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  5. AnonymousTue Feb 15, 07:31:00 am GMT

    Congratulations.
    Nothing pleases more than making qso's with homebrew stuff!
    73
    Ron
    PA2RF

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