31 Aug 2013

M0UKD's version of my 472kHz transverter

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It is always pleasing to see other versions of my designs being successfully built. This evening I chanced upon M0UKD's website showi...
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MS Essentials

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My wife's PC just flagged up that its McAfee anti-virus protection runs out in 15 days time. Rather than renew it I decided to uninstall...

50 nanowatts ERP tests on 70cms FM

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This afternoon I did a quick test using my signal generator on 432.975kHz FM using my V2000 vertical. I put up a 50nW ERP FM signal with a 1...

Back on 472kHz WSPR and 8.97kHz

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This afternoon, I put my earth-electrode antenna in the garden at the new QTH with the remote electrode against the far fence and the local ...
30 Aug 2013

Shack pic

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Well today I completed the set-up of my "building desk" in the new shack. After several weeks out of action, I am now ready agai...
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Late summer Es on 6m

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It is getting later in the sporadic E season but there are still plenty of openings to be enjoyed. As I have yet to erect any antennas for t...
29 Aug 2013

Our windmill

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Just across our front garden wall we have a windmill that is almost 200 years old. It is currently undergoing a complete renovation with n...
28 Aug 2013

More antenna progress at the new QTH

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After having our little grandchildren stay for 6 days (without their parents) the new home has now returned to normal (i.e. tidy) and all th...

Belgium on 472kHz

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Rik Strobbe ON7YD reports that some Belgian amateur classes (holders of a HAREC licence) now have access to the 472kHz band with 5W EIRP an...
22 Aug 2013

V2000 erected and first QSOs on 6, 2 and 70cms from new QTH

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On Tuesday I completed the erection of my tri-band colinear at the new QTH and carried out some tests over a 3km path to G6ALB to see how re...