Is There Anybody Out There?
A brilliant day dawned, so attention turned to repairing the broken wire at the feedpoint of the 3 wire 40m dipole. The dipole was lowered from its support on the building tower and the problem of attaching a jumper from the feedline to the radiator, where the copper wires were… [Read More]
Today was QRP extreme day. Martyn ZL3CK, Harry ZL1BK, Maurice ZL1MPU and Dave ZL1DL trialed a couple of Martyn’s green radios to check the range. First up was the BC-611; generally recognised as the original “Handie Talkie” even though it weighs in at around in at around 2kg! The BC-611… [Read More]
First up today, Harry demonstrated his latest iteration of fox detector. – a compact dual dipole configuration with deviation indicator – a fascinating design that makes a simple directional loop look, well, simple. Mark, ZL1MRT, has migrated his data over Morse project to 40M and set up a ferrite tuned… [Read More]
The day started out with an impromptu fox hunt. Harry, ZL1BK, hid a nano-VNA that was sweeping a narrow range around a 2M freq. More of a proof of concept than a serious hunt, it did highlight the need for directional antennas to be able to easily get a bearing… [Read More]
Readying a refurbished lamp cage to substitute for a rusted one on the outside of the building.
After a cup of coffee to kick things off, we decided there wasn’t going to be any rain to worry us sorting the lights above the main entrance… [Read More]
As part of the general meeting, a lengthy discussion was held on how Winlink might be provided at MP. Members comments / feedback is welcome and can be left on a document in the Members area. 11/3/24 We had a visit from Steve W8SAW from Michigan. Steve is at the… [Read More]
A drizzly Sunday resulted in a bit of inside activity. Dave Zl1DL produced a 3m extendable pole (intended for for a window wash brush) that he picked up from “David’s Emporium”. Dave assures us there is no connection here; supposedly only a commonality of name. The intention was to use… [Read More]