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- @g4bao Thanks again for the tests yesterday. Went back and rechecked the basics today. Laser pointer in LNB adapter… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- @g4bao That would be great, thank you. I should be setup and QRV around 10:30, JO01FS16WM. I still have your landl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- @g4bao Thanks John. I plan to be out /P in about an hour or so to look for GB3MHZ. I've also changed dish / feed,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- I had an old Dell Optiplex 775 PC in the cupboard, it’s now been repurposed to house the 2m side of my 3cms /P setu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- @Fx10_ Thank you Felix. Yes it's an early version, I believe it's the mk1. This may be of interest: wp.me/p2Meo1-mw 1 month ago
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Category Archives: Blog
10GHz – Frequency Accuracy and Stability
One of the key things that I have learnt from my EME activities is that frequency accuracy and stability is very important. My current 10GHz equipment comprises of a DB6NT G4 Transverter (TVTR) and an ICOM IC-706 transceiver for the … Continue reading
An Arduino Based Antenna Switch For The IC-7300
Since purchasing the IC-7300 I’ve used it mainly on 4m and 6m with the occasional venture down onto the lower bands. With the Sporadic-E season and good conditions on 10m it highlighted one of the shortcomings of the IC-7300… it … Continue reading
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
