30 Jun 2012

500kHz ERP

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Using the coax feed to my 10m/6m halo as a vertical I've worked out the ERP currently on 500kHz OPERA. The RF power from the transverter...

First 500kHz OPERA reports

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Having managed to match my 6m long coax feed line (as a Marconi vertical) up to the 10/6m halo antenna on 500kHz by adding some inductance w...

OPERA mode on 500kHz

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500kHz OPERA RX this afternoon (on left are my spots) Having now uploaded the latest version of OPERA weak signal mode software I have b...

10m ROS16 QSO

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ROS16 10m QSO this morning: my first for some time The last time I tried ROS and OPERA on my PC it reacted badly and crashed so I'd ...

Denmark active on 472-479kHz band

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In the last few days OZ amateurs have been granted access to the new band. Along with Monaco and Germany there are now 3 countries (to my kn...

VLF amateur activity

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There is a new VLF grabber at Darmstadt Germany that may be useful for 8.97kHz tests. It is at http://skmail.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de/gvw...
24 Jun 2012

DYC-8x7 speech processor kit

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Funk Amateur, the German magazine's online shop is selling (after a gap I believe) a neat in-line speech processor kit for the FT817 a...
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23 Jun 2012

On-line CW training at LCWO

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Typical LWCO log-on page If you are like me then your CW skills are not the world's best. Even though I am a G3 and licensed since 1...
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Ultimate QRSS/WSPR kit from Hans Summers

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Hans Summers G0UPL has just announced a wonderful new kit. Amongst other modes it also supports stand-alone WSPR beaconing when used with...
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22 Jun 2012

6m WSPR and Doppler shift

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Note Doppler on signals at 1742z This evening some very strong signals have been coming in from North Africa on 6m by Es. CN8LI has been...