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Homebrew 21 MHz 4e Beam Part #2

Posted on Sunday, May 17th, 2015 by M0TAZ

Now the exciting phase, nearing the end and a moment to complete the final stages. Construction of the matching section, and mounting the driven element.  The antenna feed point is 28 Ohm, and the method of feeding the antenna is … Continue reading →

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Funeral of Audrey Mattison.

Posted on Thursday, April 30th, 2015 by G0VEH

The funeral took place on Wednesday 29th April of Audrey Mattison, mother of John, G0PTG and Chris, G0SLB, of Aylmer’s farm. The service was held at the Parndon Wood cemetery Harlow. The funeral was very well attended with family and … Continue reading →

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So you want to work VK and JA on 10w ?

Posted on Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 by M0TAZ

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One answer is to to learn a low powered digital mode, CW fits the bill but things have moved on in the last 100 years and computers have provided an even better, more robust form of digital communication. What am … Continue reading →

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Cromer QRO portable by the sea

Posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 by M0TAZ

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On Monday 22nd September I decided to try some QRO operating by the sea in Cromer North Norfolk. The setup included the following Icom 7100, Linear Amp Explorer 1200, Tuner MFJ 962C, 12m roach pole and doublet antenna. The location … Continue reading →

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432 MHz UKAC

Posted on Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 by M0TAZ

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With the able assistance of John M0UKD I put in an entry for the 432 MHz UKAC last night, operating outdoors portable. As  the evenings draw in, and the light now fades at 8pm the will no doubt be one … Continue reading →

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Portable Data Modes While Camping

Posted on Thursday, August 21st, 2014 by M0TAZ

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Never one to miss the chance to operate outdoors I decided to try a spot of camping portable. I often find that the bigger camping and caravan sites are just too congested to allow HF operating. In the past I … Continue reading →

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Love Loughton

Posted on Sunday, April 14th, 2013 by G0TOC

Whilst club chairman John G0VEH and I collected display panels and PR material from storage, John G8DZH and Paul M0LRE made their way to Centric Parade to find our allocated pitch. Although Love Loughton Fun Day officially began at midday, … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi – the first bite

Posted on Saturday, July 7th, 2012 by M0XDC

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My Raspberry Pi arrived earlier in the week from Farnell. Below some photos. Debian distro has been loaded for experiments with APRS (running Xastir and using “squeeze”). The HDMI monitor on the right is a 47″ screen. 73 Derek M0XDC Email: … Continue reading →

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Fishing in the Aether…

Posted on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 by G0TOC

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This radio documentary about amateur radio in the UK was first aired in 1993 or 1994. Despite a brief search I couldn’t find it anywhere online so decided to digitise it from my original cassette tape recording – which explains … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on Friday, March 11th, 2011 by Blog_admin

Welcome to the development blog site hosted on behalf and for the Loughton & Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society (www.lefars.org.uk) . The idea came from Dick SV0XBN/9. As you will read in his March upload, Dick  reports from Crete and … Continue reading →

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