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- @g7soz @g0pkt For this test it was the Kuhne TVTR, a PW dish with Penny feed and SDR. 6 days ago
- @g0pkt Yes. The SDR was on the output of the transverter. 6 days ago
- I ventured out /P yesterday, the objective was to see if I could hear GB3PKT for the first time on 10GHz. I learnt… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 6 days ago
- Another project underway. Kuhne G4 TVTR delivered, dust blown off the PW dish (that I got in the 80’s!) and a new S… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago
- Making progress, albeit much slower than expected. Too many projects on the go at present, including a surprise 23c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 months ago
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Category Archives: Blog
Revisiting the LDF5-50 MagLoop
I’ve had a lot of fun using the LDF5-50 based MagLoop. By adding and swapping one or more high-voltage doorknob style capacitors it’s been possible to cover the 80m <> 20m bands. The only two negative things being that the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Magnetic Loops, Mobile / portable Operation, QRSS / WSPR / QRP
What’s your handle?
For many years I’ve owned a Nissan X-Trail, in fact two, initially a petrol sport and then a diesel. I had an Icom IC-706 with a remote head unit installed. This was used mainly when stationary, with various roof mounted … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Mobile / portable Operation
Revisiting the LDF4-50 MagLoop
Today I decided to enjoy the fine weather and do some further outdoor tests with the LDF4-50 MagLoop. I constructed this loop last year. Up until now this loop hasn’t really been used, all my MagLoop experiments have been done … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Magnetic Loops, Mobile / portable Operation, QRSS / WSPR / QRP
A ProgRock and a very old MMT 144/28 Transverter
Having got the 10MHz side of the ProgRock project working (see here for details) the next stage was to look at the 116MHz output. If this was also acceptable, I would have an alternative means of generating the two frequencies … Continue reading
Building a ProgRock kit for use as a frequency reference for VHF / UHF Transverters – 1
The ProgRock is a kit produced by QRP-Labs. It is described as a triple GPS-disciplined programmable crystal, based around a Si5351A Synthesizer. Having read positive reports on the ProgRock I decided to order one, plus the optional GPS kit. I … Continue reading
LDF5-50 MagLoop on 80m
When I first made this MagLoop my goal was to be able to use it on the 40m band, and this was achieved. Recently I began to wonder if it might also work on 80m. So the MagLoop was setup … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Magnetic Loops, QRSS / WSPR / QRP
Homemade Satellite Antenna
I was at one time quite active on the early OSCAR satellites. In those days (I’m going back over 35+ years) it was 2m to 10m linear transponder(s). Having not done anything with satellite communications for such a long time … Continue reading
Posted in 70cms, Blog, Satellites
An SDR based QRSS Grabber
About a year ago I purchased the NooElec Ham It Up v1.3 bare bones HF Up-converter (HFU) to use with their NeSDR SMArt dongle. The plan at that time was to get an SDR-based QRSS Grabber running online 24/7. For … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, QRSS / WSPR / QRP, SDR
Not QRT
It’s been several months since my last blog post. Although little has happened as far as updates to my website / Blog there’s been a fair amount of activity going on behind the scenes. Some of this activity has been … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
A new LDF4-50 Magnetic Loop Antenna
Having recently changed my car I realised this week that the diameter of my LDF5-50 Magnetic Loop (ML) is fractionally too big to fit in the back of my new car!!! So something needed to be done if I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Magnetic Loops
