Is There Anybody Out There?
For some time, one of the RF generators in the workshop has been a little off colour. Notably, the leading digit on the frequency display was not working and modulation was raspy. The LogiMetrics 925 is a product of the early 1970’s and sports a nixie tube based digital frequency… [Read More]
Despite the rainy on again / off again outlook, Sunday morning appeared bright and sunny, so several East Enders took to seting up field stations for the Alpine Fault Net check-in. Propogation was generally poor, however Auckland was at one of the favored distances and we all checked in with… [Read More]
So the first Sunday of the month is Alpine Fault Net exercise day. The AFN exercise is a readiness exercise for amateurs to show they can establish communications without mains power. A simple checkin with a few details to the net controller is all that is required to participate, and… [Read More]
Well, not quite. It isn’t Klondike Alaska, rather the other world famous location; Klondyke Waikato. And what a great location to have a radio antenna. With the surrounding pine plantation having been harvested, the views also aren’t too bad. In the thumbnail showing the track leading back down to the… [Read More]
Quite unusually, we were sitting around the kitchen table having a coffee, and in wandered [redacted]. “The 7700’s not transmitting”. Oh dear – coffee interruptus. Indeed, after checking the obvious, there wasn’t a hint of RF output. Well, the upside was we were looking for a challenge (not). So out… [Read More]
Kinnon sat the licence exam yesterday at MP, and today holds the callsign ZL1MGY – the callsign perhaps reflects his interest in learning CW ! ( For those who don’t see the MGY relevance, have a look here ) Congratulations Kinnon from all of us at Musick Point, on passing… [Read More]
A slight rain drizzle wasn’t going to be a deterrent for Rob ZL4ROB and a trial of his “Crank IR” HF antenna. So after a few quick adjustments in the carpark, it was out to the grass and up it went. The Crank IR is essentially a wire dipole with… [Read More]
A big congratulations to Edward, now ZL1EC, who sat the Amateur exam at Musick Point yesterday. Looking forward to you getting onto the airwaves!
Or should that be Kites In the Air? What’ll we do now? asked Harry, on a nice warm March day. Well I’ve got a kite in the waggon said Dave ZL1DL. [ Why are we not surprised as what comes out of the back of Dave’s waggon? – ED]. So… [Read More]