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The Brisbane 6 m and 2 m beacons are back on air for an extended soak test at my house, QG62mo. The box was removed from the Mt Cootha location for some diagnosis and improvements. Added is a new GPS antenna, remote control and some more hardening. I’d appreciate some reports here, vkspotter.com or...

With the Icom IC-705 being a hot topic at the moment I ask the question, should you buy one? Why would you be interested in getting this newest radio from Icom? I'm going to provide you with the reasons why I chose to purchase the IC-705 and whether you should or not. http://www.hamradiodx.net/shou...

Have we made an official start time for this MAD. It seems we are good at agreeing to a date but never a starting time. The earliest I can be on site at Howells Knob is 11am but I don't want to be up there all day so please can we make an official start time so we can plan our travel times. Robert ...

I'll be activating: VK4CZ/P Kamarun Lookout QG61NU42, providing a 207km path to VK4UH/P & VK4MIL/P @ Mt Mowbullan Mt Mowbullan to Kamarun Lookout.JPG i’ll be joining VK4CZ at Kamarun to add 5.7, 24 and 47 GHz capability. All things going well I may have 122 GHz going as well. Sent from my iPhon...

I'll see whether I can get the 47 GHz gear ready given Doug is LOS from Maleny to Kamuran.

SE VK4 MAD – July 26, 2020 With COVID-19 restrictions continuing to relax, but as borders remaining closed [and we can't go to Gippstech], it’s about time we all went MAD! IMG20200524115121.jpg VK4CZ/P - Kamarun Lookout [June 2020] IMG20200223122451.jpg VK4CZ/P, VK4UH/P, VK4MIL/P - Gus Buetel Looko...

Gidday Scott, are you able to save the placemarks into a KML or KMZ file please?


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I’ll give the black hole Blackbutt another go. There is a clearing above the road right on the escarpment looking South that _should_ be good for Kamuran and Gus Beutel. Past experience wasn’t good. I am tending towards dodgy gear last time rather than a bad spot. QG63cd is the locator. Sent from my...

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Quick little Sunday afternoon job.




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Nice 10Ghz kit Peter. How big is that dish ? How much power are you going to feed it with? cheers Tim Gidday Tim, Thanks, just a tad bigger than the 122GHz kit I am looking forward to :-). 1 metre diameter dish, planning on 60 W, but, the exchange rate is making DB6NT devices much more expensive th...

10 GHz EME setup progressing. Determined the focal point using W1GHZ HDLANT software. Theoretical 37 dBi of dish gain and 16 dBi feed gain, estimated efficiency of 57%. The dish looks like it is oblong shaped like you’d expect of an offset, but it ain’t, it’s circular .... The existing side braces g...

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I’ll be on 1296.1 MHz SSB from Northgate (QG62mo).


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Peter, Looking at your pictures, it appears that you are using about 4 metres of blue jacket RG402 for the TX feed line. Is that correct? Have you considered the loss in that length of cable on the 10watts from the amplifier? Cheers Peter VK3QI 2 metre lengths and yes understand there is some loss ...

The Brisbane 6 m and 2 m beacons are back on air for an extended soak test at my house, QG62mo. The box was removed from the Mt Cootha location for some diagnosis and improvements. Added is a new GPS antenna, remote control and some more hardening. I’d appreciate some reports here, vkspotter.com or ...

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AkZtAKQyS-Q vk4ea to vk4uh.jpg oBMSnczMWkk Should be 10W at the feed (Directive Systems) with a DB6NT preamp mounted at the feed point. Dish is 1.5 metres (I won it at a Gippstech raffle yonks ago). DN6NT transverter fully sequenced with a minikits sequencer kit. For the video I lengthened the dela...

As with many events involving large groups of people, the Redcliffe & Districts Radio club have to advise that the REDFEST 2020 has been cancelled.

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5.7 GHz 10 W PA, feedhorn preamp, fully sequenced.


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