FA-SM Station Manager
Everyone needs an FA-SM Station Manager. I got one after using a BX-184 (boxed) for a while but wanted some more features. It has these features; A voice keyer with up to 60 seconds memory in total. 4 memories are…
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Ascension Island (ZD8UW): 2013
From Monday 2nd – Friday 6th December 2013, G3VFC, G3ZAY, M0BLF, M0VFC and M1BXF will be operating as ZD8UW from Green Mountain, Ascension Island. We’ll be active on 40m-10m, mainly SSB and CW. (Being equatorial, there’s little point in taking…
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432MHz (70cm) Masthead System (Remote RX/TX Amp)
Following on from my 23cm Masthead system I decided G3PYE needed a similar system for 70cm. The system will mirror the 23cm version with a TX amp and a Preamp in the box, but in addition I fitted a band…
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70MHz (4M) Low Pass Filter
So to go along with my original 4m Tranverter System which had a decent PA I needed a LPF (Low Pass Filter) on the output. There are lots of designs online [1, 2, 3] (thanks), take the construction methods from…
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Adding VOX to the Data Jack on an FT-817
By default the Yaesu FT-817 only supports the VOX (Voice Operated Xmit) from the microphone input. This is generally fine as it would generally be used on SSB with a headset for example. However with the increased adoption of smartphones…
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Yaesu Quadra Manual Band Switch
The Yaesu Quadra VL-1000 HF Amplifier has the ability to have 2 radios connected to it independently. Each input has an RF connection, PTT , ALC control and band switching. In my situation I use my Icom IC-756pro3 on input…
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OY/M1BXF Faroe Islands DX’Pedition
As bunch of us from the CUWS (Cambridge University Wireless Society) headed to the Faroe Islands for a weeks DX’Peditioning between Monday 17th June 2013 and Monday 24th June 2013. We are currently staying in a hostel in Torshaven. I’ll…
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PICAXE-20X2 Icom Automatic Voice Keyer Mk2
This project was based upon my original Icom Voice Keyer Mk1 which worked well however I found it a little large and after use a few areas for improvement were needed, but the main reason was I sold it to…
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The Human Beam
So I was the driven [element] in this bit of fun; We done this before setting up for a 70cm RSGB UKAC from our usual site at Worts Causeway. Radio was a Yaesu FT-817 using internal batteries at 2.5w.
Fixing 2m Tonna Dipole with Polymorph
What is Polymorph? Polymorph’s full name is Polycaprolactone which is basically a mouldable plastic when heated, normally in warm water. The problem I had, which seems to be a common one, is the threads for the thumb-screw which holds the…
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