Another UC/1 user here Mal, although I use its 28MHz output into my K2. That shows up one of its weaknesses, in that the 116MHz downconverter crystal is not too stable and is hard to get spot on so I
I hope that frequency was an typo in the subject line ...... By the way do others get a weakish data transmission on 503.6kHz or is it a receiver sproggy here?? I had problems copying 'UNT under it t
And thanks for the frequency check (on my at present uncalibrated receiver). 599 here in Bracknell IO91PJ on my untuned longwire. The readout says 503.300 so not that far out... Job for the weekend i
PA2NL is currently beaconing in QRSS on 502.45. Does anybody know about this station? I thought it was somebody doing tx tuning tests but then heard Mal 'KEV and Colin G3VTT discussing it. No normal
Well I shall be using a black marker pen, like I did on my 5MHz TX. Never was an artist... Slowly getting there at G3YMC. TX is now putting a good 8W from a MRF315 into a dummy load, fed by a G0MRF L
I have just received this on the 5MHz reflector. Perhaps some of our VE friends can comment. 73 Dave G3YMC RAC - Canadian 135 kHz and 5 MHz Special Authorizations Terminated Special Authorizations fo
This needs qualifying. Yes, I gather there are some people using QRSS on these bands. They specifically use microwatt type power levels so the casual listener doesn't hear them at all, and they are c
I think I am safe with my 3mW erp.... at least it reaches Biggleswade. Incidentally after we worked yesterday Dave G3WCB sent me a wav recording of the QSO and an Argo screen shot. Our signals sounde
Not surprised.... but welcome to 500kHz. You are a good signal (579- 589) here in Bracknell. I seem to be having some difficulties with both the antenna (a 10m base loaded vertical with no top loadin
I would tend to agree with Mal. Now we have quite a few of us here in the UK on the band it is fairly obvious that we can copy and work each other within G land without using QRSS. The longer station
Full VXO control over the whole band (and a little more...) so I try and always call co-channel - so I was bang on your frequency (which may have been Brian's...). 73 Dave G3YMC http://www.davesergea
Wondered why it was quiet.... (you would never ever get me watching things like that, put off for life kicking a ball around at school...). I did call you this morning Dave after you had finished wit
Althorn is definitely a lot down in strength here in IO91PJ compared with Rugby, and I know they had predicted this would be the case as it is significantly further away. But if it is that far down i
Many thanks Dave! Still not got the matching sorted out as the SWR is pretty lousy but think the coil is now on resonance. Called G3KEV and G3XIZ earlier with no results so was getting disheartened..
Interesting comments... I agree that specifying power in terms of ERP is not really that suitable for amateur operation and a licence specified as power output, as per all the usual amateur bands, is
Sorry Colin, last night I was down at the Basinstoke club giving a talk on QRP and the K2, a very enjoyable evening. I even showed off the new 500k TX!! (some of them didn't even know we had a band d
Guess that explains why the HF bands are so dire this morning.... All I hear on 500kHz at the moment is noise... There is no indication of this event on the DK0WCY magnetometer, it says 'quiet', 'qui
Interesting thought Rik. When I finally get my 10m vertical resonated I will see how that performs and if it fails I have two choices - my 110ft low long wire (terrible on 160m) or put my 136kHz loop
I am not quite sure what you are saying Laurie. I gather you are using lots of top load to your antenna which results in the radiation resistance increasing to a more realistic level than the 1 ohm o
