472 kHz reception using the Wellbrook loop.

Posted on Sunday, January 10th, 2016 by M0TAZ

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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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Comparing the Wellbrook loop to my doublet antenna

Posted on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 by M0TAZ

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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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Cray Valley RS Quiz 3rd December

Posted on Monday, January 4th, 2016 by G8DZH

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A visiting LEFARS quiz team, Peter G0IAP,  Chris G8OCV and George M1GEO,  made their way over to Eltham, London SE9 and the Cray Valley Radio Society (CVRS) to participate in their inter-club quiz on Thursday 3rd December 2015. CVRS, founded … Continue reading →

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Cretan Blog-January 2016

Posted on Friday, January 1st, 2016 by Dick Whittering

Hello again from a bit of a noisy Crete . . . The quiet of the village is fast disappearing as the local Dimos (Council) have decided that they will dig up the only road through the place and recover … Continue reading →

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FSQ a digital chat mode

Posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2015 by M0TAZ

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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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RSGB Christmas Cumulative Contest

Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2015 by M0TAZ

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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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Its the shortest day of the year, and my longest 5 MHz contact

Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2015 by M0TAZ

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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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Helitron DV4mini dongle and a Raspberry Pi2

Posted on Sunday, December 6th, 2015 by M0XDC

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The Helitron DV4mini dongle has been used at my QTH running with a windows tablet as a hotspot for both DMR+ and D-Star. A spare Raspberry Pi2 has now been used with the Linux(ARM) version of the DV4mini software, downloaded from here. … Continue reading →

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Cretan Blog-December 2015

Posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 by Dick Whittering

Greetings from a pleasantly mild and quiet Crete. All the tourists have now gone, all the coaches have been put away for the Winter, most of the shops and Tavernas have closed and we are left with one or two … Continue reading →

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Hytera MD785G

Posted on Friday, November 27th, 2015 by M0TAZ

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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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