Over the past few months I have done a number of portable Amateur Radio activities as part of the “Parks On The Air” Scheme. This is a great excuse to go and visit your local attractions while also enjoying your hobby. The Adventure Starts Bardney Lime Woods My first outing for POTA was at Bardney…
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Mills On The Air with the LSWC
On Sunday 8th May I took part in a club special event station. This was set up by the LSWC and was at Ellis Mill in Lincoln. The reason for this station was to take part in Mills on the Air. Their account of the event can be found here. Mills on the Air Mills…
Addition of a WellGood Loop
Since moving to my new home and setting up my station I have now taken the time to try and combat the high levels of noise that I and many others suffer. A few weeks back I was shown a receive antenna by another member of my club who had just installed it at his…
Weather Sat Antenna Upgrades
As mentioned in a few of my previous posts it has been on the cards to move my weather sat antenna to a better position and improve the receiving equipment side of the setup. History of my setup So this is the setup I started with. Upgrade 1 This then got upgraded to a longer…
Time to Clear Some Space
So I thought it was about time that I started to clean up some space and tidy up the man den / Shack. One thing that has been bugging me is the network setup I had where the router, switch & printer were all sat on top of a small set of draws by the…
SSTV from The ISS
Over the Christmas period the ISS was transmitting SSTV images. The images were sent using amateur radio equipment installed in the Station. My equipment this time was my new FT857D and a 2m/70cm beam. In the past I have had to use my FT8800 and an x30 Colinear but now I’m at the new house…
Building the Layout, Part One
So as you will of seen on other pages on my site I have an interest in railways mainly in the restoration and operating of preserved locomotives. This does mean I also enjoy running a model railway at home. For the last few years I have been unable to do this. Either by not having…
Raising of the Mast
The time has finally come. The mast has finally been raised. The Recap This day has been in the planning for a while. After building up the antennas, Setting them up on a short pole in the garden, to ensure the tuning was correct. Then getting the support pole up on the wall and installing…
Progressing the ‘Man Den’ Side
So there has been a slight delay to putting the mast up but Im hoping to complete this in the coming weeks. In the mean time I have taken the opportunity to progress the ‘Man Den’ side of the shack. Since first setting up my computer desk I have added the 3 monitor stand to…
Fitting Out More of the Shack and Antenna Install
So it has been a few weeks since my last update and I have made some progress. So read on for an update on me fitting out more of the shack and Antenna Install. The Antennas Background So for starters let me explain the plan for my antenna install. At the QTH there is no…