Sporadic E out of season – Spring 2019
Over the past few weeks I have been running a WSPR transmitter, using 50W predominately beaming toward VK2. An interesting thing occurs on this path. These are the stations that…
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September 16, 2019
Trying FT8 on the 9cm microwave band
Who said microwaves were only line of sight!! After the success of our 2.4 GHz ham radio contact, VK7ZBX and I decided to try and test a FT8 contact using…
September 3, 2019
Zachtek Multiband WSPR transmitter on 50 MHz (6 metres)
In this video I show my Zachtek WSPR-TX_LP1 V1 ham radio test transmitter operating into a 50W PA for use on 6 metres. This can then be used as a…
September 3, 2019
Amateur Radio Repeater Repair & Site Visit
Today I traveled to the site of an amateur radio repeater on UHF (70cm) that I maintain after a fault on the transmitter appeared and gradually got worse over the…
September 3, 2019
2.4 GHz Ham Radio contact over mountains!
An on air ham radio test contact with my 2.4 gigahertz transverter and Yaesu FT817. Earlier in the day we had confirmed that Richard VK7ZBX's system was also working. The…
September 3, 2019
Setup the Yaesu FT-991 for WSJT-X and other digital modes
Got a Yaesu FT-991 you want to use on digital? I will show you exactly how to setup your Yaesu FT-991A for use with WSJT and other digital modes. These…
September 3, 2019
5 Mistakes and Tips for Ham Radio Antenna Builders
Have you struggled with building quality ham radio antennas? High SWR? Problems with feedline? Well in this video I explore 5 common mistakes made by antenna builders and some tips…
May 14, 2019
8 element LFA on 2 metres
With the success of my 11 element 2m LFA, I decided to build a smaller 8 element out of spare material I had here at home whilst waiting for the…
December 24, 2018
Building a Simulcasting & Voting Repeater System using AllstarLink/VKLink
Introduction As any repeater builder would know, to make a good efficient working repeater requires a lot of time and energy. Performance of a repeater is shown in its ability…
September 19, 2018
VK7HH LFA Build and performance
Further to my previous posts on the "hybrid" LFA... I managed to finish construction over the weekend and install it on my tower. At the same time I also decided to…
January 22, 2018