VK Logger Ham Radio Forum Archive

:( Went to visit my favourite , most trusted amateur radio site today to read the latest article. Gone. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo. Oh well ,guess its back to filtering out the BS from other sources to get good info. Im sure O(ld) M(an) Duffy :wink: will make good use of all the extra time he...

Try your local tip shop for old 27mhz antennas. I found one about 7 ft long for $5. It will eventually go on top of a 3 ft copper mast, and I will go with interchangeable loading coils . See this article: http://www.qsl.net/k5lxp/mobile/HFMast/HFMast.html and this site: http://www.k0bg.com/ Have fun...

Gday Matt . I found this article helpful ,and also the links at the bottom of the article. http://hf-antenna.com/schart/ There are plenty of free Smith chart programs around ,use your search engine. The chart is a tool to help you visualize and plot what is happening along the transmission line ,Not...

Brendan. :D I was hoping you would take that in the manner intended. Now there is another thread on the same subject (EMR - again). Seems to be the hot topic at the moment. I saw an interesting flyer posted on a community notice board today . It listed all the dangers of those "smart meters&qu...

Yep, I applied for the call sign VK4STIR but they would not give it to me!

Try VK4 IBS instead!
Brendan.

The ACMA are making the point that ALL stations that have ANY part of the antenna below 10m are by definition non-compliant. Wayne that is just wrong. You should read and understand this: http://www.wia.org.au/members/technical/emr/ and further info: http://www.wia.org.au/licenses/licensing/rfpower...

RPANSA is the place to be ! :D http://www.arpansa.gov.au/search/search ... 1100&y=-38 Trash - vk2xso Yes I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial. Yeh ,what he said ,but more specifically this document. http://www.arpansa.gov.au/Publications/Codes/rps3.cfm Hopefully these gu...

Gday Andrew. I have had my 718 for a few years now. I purchased it second hand . The only issue I have had ,is the Audio gain control is a bit touchy . When I have It turned down low ,and then turn it up a little there is a sudden jump in volume level. I have taken the radio apart to try to fix or c...

How about something like this: Amateur radio is an electronics based hobby with an emphasis on radio communications. We use our Radio station to listen to and communicate with other Amateurs We do this on special radio frequencies set aside by the government for the purpose. "Like CB radio ?&qu...

I suspect a friction burn.
lots of walking with a phone in the pocket.
Brendan

cert III wall and ceiling lining.
bachelor of BS with onors.

A short story. A few years ago ,I got my F call. I purchased a cheap kenwood ts130s. I got on air and was told I had RF feedback ,poor audio etc etc. So after trying all the well meaning advice, I was just about to give up and sell the thing on e-bay! One night while testing my latest attempt at red...

Nope . I could not find the part which states that you cannot communicate with another ham, whom is transmitting on a band or mode that is not permitted to be used under their licence conditions. eg f call tx on 20m using digital modes. Do we put this one with? : F calls cant use echo-link/IRLP F Ca...

Gday All.
FYI.
Dacron is AKA polyester.

Stumbled across this .
Enjoy.
http://k7nv.com/notebook/topics/TowerTips.pdf
Brendan.

Gday guys. However, I'm not sure how you work out the ACMA "let them in", ie. imports of these radios. I believe the ACMA has the power to make importing wideband tx radios illegal. Maybe they dont? Perhaps owning a radio capable of wide band tx is not illegal? :wink: When they were made a...

Hey Guys. In the last 2 years I have met 3 non amateurs who owned a cheap Chinese hand held. They were all using them as scanners. One guy used his mainly as a scanner,but also used it on larger job-sites to communicate with his work partner.When I asked him what frequencies he used for that, he jus...

1. A Non Resonant antenna does not radiate as well as a resonant antenna.
2. You always lose a lot of power in an ATU
3. DX worked means the antenna system is efficient.

Brendan

Hi all.
For anyone interested in mobile operation, here is what I would consider the best web site on the subject.
Many hours of reading here.
http://www.k0bg.com/
Enjoy
Brendan
VK2FXXX
Gday Owen!

Gday Trent You may want to read this article from OM Owen. http://vk1od.net/measurement/avgpwr.htm and this one: http://vk1od.net/measurement/SsbTxPower/MeasureSSBTxPower.htm and then perhaps this one: http://vk1od.net/measurement/RfPowerTerms/PEP.htm and if thats not enough ,this one: http://vk1od....

Gday The Station master is an end fed antenna. As such the needed"counterpoise" for the antenna is the coax and metal mast. They will have significant amounts of RF on them when transmitting. Whether this causes TVI is unknown ,but I would wager that it would. The rf from the station maste...