VK Logger Ham Radio Forum Archive

I'd like to know when this is happening as it would be worth trying to find an excuse to be on site that day. Photos of the process that day would be worth sharing. Cheers Richard Maybe some time to set up a camera to do a few time-lapse stills or an abridged version of video on U-Toob? Probably ta...

Richard, If we were able to get you to sneak in a portable repeater or a small beacon, see if you can get it hooked up? :wink: Anyway, and very seriously does anyone know of the end result for the tx rx link equipment, main tx, antennas etc? :?: Probably just going to be left behind to decay away. :...

Thought I saw a chat post last night re-ZL2MHF back on air on 52.275Mhz @ 10Watts.
Be looking for this one from across the "ditch".
Good work guys. Mark.

Hi Trash (et al), Not that I'm a pesermist (yea right), but I'll fire-up the 1250FM ATV Rx & turn the antennas in a Nor-Westerly direction. If as has been stated with 300 plus km range should get a snif of some piccies into Sydney (if the signal can get through the smog) Only running an 8 over 8...

Here is pic of the antenna above the HF dipole feed point. The tree is NOT mine but if it were, it'd have a bloody good hair cut!! BTW the 2 straps to the top of the outrigger are non-metalic, they are made of plastic orange tongue, between sheets of compressed particle flooring. Very rugged & m...

OK, this may well be the last post in this topic. After thumbing through many diagrams, sketches & other on line sites, I bit the bullet ( or should that be a PL259 :D ) & stripped down the 27mhz CB Ringo to form a J-Pole. Construction was completed within a day & having some days off ( ...

VK2XSO wrote: I tried out the new Quangshen radio today with the throat mic. It works a treat. I'm really happy with it.

There you go... Captain Trash @ 500mtrs.

Mmmm... When I was a nervous Novice about some 25 plus years ago we had to make do with converted synthesised crystal locked CB's, modified antennas & put up with a HUGE 30watts P.E.P limit (and we did MORSE CODE too!!) Oh and by the way, I only ever got about 9-11watts P.E.P out of my conv CB. ...

"And on the left hand side you can see trees, trees & more trees...... oh and here comes the ground at a great rate of knots.... thump.
Well, a hard landing is a good one especially if ya don't hurt yourself."
Now that would be riveting stuff....

Hi All... been thinking that the J-Pole style is the way to go.
Did it for my 2m/70cm dual band & that has given me more hype to have a go on a 6m version.
News at 11...

Wouldn't a throat mic (old aircraft) style be the answer. At least we'll hear you reasonably well without the air noise? But then there'd be no "beep" on the height indicator....

TRASH

I had a few spare minutes and a few spare components on the bench and the need for brain for the new local repeater.

Man if that's what you do for a few minutes for kicks, I'd hate to see what you'd do for a few hours/days therapy.

Well... for what it is worth, I have reduced the length of the main radiating element but simply mounted the antenna on a fence pole (metal) just to see (rather hear) if there is anything out there to listen to. :? For a giggle I tried keying the nominated operational repeaters in the Sydney area wi...

VK3DXE wrote:You could always push an old 2m 5/8 whip into service as a 1/4wave antenna on 6m. Mine works quite nicely. Google it for more info.

Will do as I have a 5/8 mobile whip that has seen better days...

http://www.arinocera.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95:antenna-verticale-per-i-50-mhz-modifica-della-ringo-27-mhz&catid=40:i8skg&Itemid=72 This is the site Igor, but to be honest I've been to so many that I may have confused myself with the various articles & the...

Chaps, Newbie to the magic band.... I have an old 27Mhz Ringo & want to get it up on 50mHz. Seen a few ideas, but finding the "ring" size to be my failing point. (one web site in Italian only, anda mea speaka not la Italiano) Plenty of diagrams to make into a J-Pole (which is no biggie...

Slightly off topic... (and I am a newbie to 50mhz operations), but assuming that 50-52 is not allocated as primary service, what about applying for a chunk at 4mtrs (70-78Mhz) currently there are a few services that use the spectrum (all be it very infrequently) NSW Ambulance, NSW Police, NSW Fire B...

VK2GOM wrote:Hi Mark, I asked... any 6m. There wasn't any I found or it would be landing on your counter about now
73 - Rob VK2GOM / G0MOH

No worries Rob, besides I'm not there today or tomorrow, when you work 6 days then another 6 u need some down time.

Pwofff... was that you Trash? I thought I could smell your chemical concoctions from down here in Sydney. (juz kiddin mate) :? But the idea of the LYNX girls might just get me going next year.... (to the field day that is) :mrgreen: Or perhaps an aroma therapy spray every 20mtrs, with a nice water v...

I think Trash was actually referring to... :wink: Belling Lee Metal TV PAL connectors. Belden is the manufacturer of the RG6 Quad &Tri-Sheild Coaxial cables. A word of caution :!: ... NEVER use plastic moulded style do-it-yourself PAL connectors, they are not strong enough to be used on RG6, RG5...