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I’ve been asked a few times if I could provide notes on some of the parts and costs involved in constructing my 2E Quad for 14 MHz. Ive added some details with pictures online, and even a tested it QRO … Continue reading
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This weekend was the CQWW WPX RTTY contest, and a chance to work a few (sometimes rare) station from around the world. I put in a few hrs operating add hock this weekend and managed to work some big DX. … Continue reading
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Following on from my article on using a Wellbrook at 7 MHz last night I tried reception on 472 kHz. The Wellbrook was connect to the Elad SDR, and using K1JT software. Read more about the experiment at www.m0taz.co.uk
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This evening I decided to compare the received signals from my Wellbrook loop mounted at 3m and the doublet antenna @9m. I used the super cute Elad SDR and injected (hopefully) a little bit of science. Read the report at … Continue reading
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I wrote a short article on FSQ a digital chat mode, works best with quick one line type chat messages. Its a channel based mode, so you often need to know where to look / listen. Had a chat this … Continue reading
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Today I operated alfresco with George M1GEO from our contest site at Kelvedon Hatch. We operated 3 bands, 144, 50 and 70 MHz. Our best DX on 144 MHz was MI0SMK at 524 KM. Read the full article online. 73 Dave … Continue reading
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Bands often gone into “long skip mode” by the time you get home. This evening I thought it was worth having a look on 5 Mhz. I can often be found on 5366.5 MHz using Olivia, but tonight decided to … Continue reading
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I recently purchased a Hytera MD785G DMR base / vehicle radio. Its a very solid and easy to use radio, with power selectable from 5 to 45w. I found it hard to locate good pictures of the radio online, and … Continue reading
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A long weekend in a windy and mild Cromer. I decided to try a 20m end fed wire in a local tree. This presented some interesting match to my portable ATU on 1.9 MHz…. http://m0taz.co.uk/2015/11/operating-portable-from-cromer-norfolk/ Dave M0TAZ
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This weekend saw a casual entry into the CQ WW SSB contest. Using 400w and a 4e beam on 21 MHz and a selection of doublet / verticals I managed to work 551 QSO. Read more about the setup here.73 … Continue reading
