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F/ M0IDF – Pegasus Bridge Portable Station – 75ème anniversaire du Débarquement

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F/ M0IDF – Pegasus Bridge Portable Station – 75ème anniversaire du Débarquement by David Coles M0IDF On arrival in Normandy after just a couple of hiccups from the newly restored 1942 Bedford on the way, I discovered we had an … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog – December 2011

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Hello again from a pleasantly mild Crete, although it has been a bit wet and windy at times. Overall though, the past month has been quite peaceful as, apart from there being no tourists about, the XYL went back to … Continue reading

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Yaesu 897 / 857 / 817 Bluetooth CAT Dongle

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This project provides a wireless CAT control to my Yaesu 897 and uses a serial Bluetooth module from eBay.  I got the design and schematics from  http://www.lynovation.com/CTR-Remote.htm.  The software is for the PC and pocket PC and donation ware.  The … Continue reading

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9:1 UnUn Project

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This project was a commission on behalf of Frank M1CPD who required a long wire UnUn. Perhaps better known as a Magnetic Longwire Balun, it is an impedance transformer whose purpose is to feed a high impedance long wire from … Continue reading

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Derek M0XDC Builds the 40m QRSS Transmitter Kit

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I have started to build the 40 meter QRSS  transmitter. Also purchased at the same time the 30m kit. Both were £10 each plus shipping.  The kits were ordered from Hans Summers G0UPL  http://www.hanssummers.com/qrsskit.  More photos from the QRSS tx … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog – November 2011

Hello again from a pleasantly mild Crete. With Autumn arriving we do get the odd shower or heavier burst of rain now and again but overall the WX remains good. This good WX often runs on up until Christmas despite … Continue reading

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RSGB EGM – A Reply From Leslie Butterfields G0CIB – Plan B.

First of all I would like to thank LEFARS for the opportunity to respond.  Please see attached presentation which I hope shows that there is a viable constructive alternative.  It is not an easy option and requires the commitment of … Continue reading

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Frequency Counter with a PIC and Minimum Hardware

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Had a couple of hours spare and decided to chuck this frequency counter together. [Pictures below]. I got it off an amateur based in India, Sunil Lakhani VU3SUA, on eBay. Sunil did also sell the BITX20 transceiver kits as well. Unfortunately he is … Continue reading

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The Way Forward?

Having now read the write up in the November Radcom at least three times and looked at the RSGB ‘NO’ Yahoo! Group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/whiteroseradiouk/) I am still not convinced about saying NO. The RSGB ‘NO’ group seems to have the same … Continue reading

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M6AAA-M6ZZZ QSL Sub-Manager Information

Received from the M6 series RSGB QSL sub-manager, Roy M0RRV. All M6 callsign holders please read. You may have received cards for previous QSOs even if your M6 call is no longer in active use. Roy M0RRV has over 3,000 cards … Continue reading

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