Is There Anybody Out There?
Maurice ZL1MPU and Dave ZL1DL were having a conversation on the 5775 repeater on Thursday afternoon when the repeater remained triggered from around 13:40. It appeared that the problem was a transmission on the input frequency as there was some apparent low level audio detectable: fan noise, hum and some… [Read More]
Last Thursday, Dave ZL1DL met with a group of engineers at the clubrooms. There is a need to install a fibre up to the equipment at the “windowless level”. Having previously been through the process, Dave was able to quickly point out the route needed. Part of that route is… [Read More]
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]
Or arriving at the driveway chain, it was apparent something wasn’t quite right – one end of the chain was on the ground and the other end wasn’t padlocked to the eye bolt. It was soon evident that someone had forcefully tried to open some of the padlocks leaving one… [Read More]