As part of setting up my Digipeater MB7UCB I have needed to achieve two things. 1, Program a GM340 to the 144.800Mhz but then also be able to connect it to a Raspberry Pi for the controller. Both of these cables are very easy to make and only require a couple of components each, some…
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First Radio Rally of the Year
Sunday 28th January was the the first radio rally of the year. This was held at Market Rasen in Lincolnshire and was organized and run by the Lincoln Shortwave Club. I was there representing the club but was also there representing the Repeater Group and running our Stand. Attending these events is a great thing…
Tuning the New Portable Antenna
Recently I have expanded the antennas I have available to use for my portable activities. The Current Antennas My first one was the EFHW (End Fed Half Wave) which is more suitable for longer periods of operating. This is because of the time and equipment needed to set it up. Base, Base Supports, Fiberglas pole,…
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…
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…
New Home, New Shack
Part 1 As you may of guessed from the title, I have moved house. This means, the need to build a New Shack. This time I have lucky enough to have a larger room then what I had before. If you didn’t know, this was what it was like. Initial Setup Now to start off…
ISS SSTV 10th Feb 2019
A Days worth of recieving ISS SSTV transmissions. Signals were as good as the 9th for the final day of this round of ISS SSTV images.
ISS SSTV 9th Feb 2019
Friday 8th February was the start of another round of ISS SSTV transmissions. If you want to be able to receive these SSTV images from the ISS then tune to 145.800 +/- Doppler. For more help see my page on Working Amateur Satellites. After having trouble receiving the images on the Friday I was glad…