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Single Feed 2M and 70cm Beam plus 4M 1/2 wave mobile vertical.

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Single feed 2M and 70cm Yagi Richard Clark G4DDP I have been looking to replace the mish-mash of VHF/UHF aerials that I have on my mast at home. At the moment I have two 5 element 2M yagi’s one beaming … Continue reading

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Experiments with a homemade Cobwebb type Antenna

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Over the years I have experimented with quite a few wire antennas at home increasingly to minimise the effect of the increasing noise level from the likes of plasma TV’s, switch mode power supplies, PLT and ADSL routers but fighting … Continue reading

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Portable with a difference

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Over the last couple of days I have been ” working ” at a location in Yorkshire which seemed rather good to try and operate portable.  The location was the TV transmitting mast at Emley Moor which is located at … Continue reading

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Ham Radio Show – Friedrichshafen 2012

By sheer coincidence I was able to schedule a return business trip to Germany at the same time as the Ham Radio Show in Friedrichshafen, Southern Germany so on the 21st of June I once again found myself at the … Continue reading

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IBC 2011 – Trade Show With A Difference!

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In the line of business I work in, TV Satellite Broadcasting, a trade show (IBC 2011)  is held each year in Amsterdam in early September to showcase the latest technology plus good opportunity to meet old friends and get drunk … Continue reading

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