VK Logger Ham Radio Forum Archive

Does the hobby need rebranding to attract and draw new people to the fold? Ham radio/amateur radio probably misses the mark in this day & age - although still true at the core. Would "RadComms" be a better fit, appeal to youth and at least create some new curiosity? All /any options ne...

Alan has some very good clips, I also watch a lot of the Radio Shop who does many repairs to older radios

I also have a TS-130S - purchased at a hamfest that is in good order but age will necessitate some replacements in time. This is the third of 130S I have owned- it was also my first & second radios I had as a novice. They were such a compact radio for the time and many an amateur started with or...

You definitely can make some good finds at the later stages of hamfests, rummaging through boxes beneath a table uncovered a couple of working transistor radios recently. They were $2 or $3 each. Component cabinets can be great buys and usually contain all sorts of potential treasure

I'm considering 40m antenna options for the very reasons mentioned in the original post so this thread is timely. I had in mind a rotatable dipole also but delta loop also a possibility. There would be two potentially uncooperative trees for two points of the delta loop and back to a J mount on a ch...

I watch a lot of electronics/radio you tube videos and alans are among the best, TRX bench being another. Clearly explained and well paced - enough detail, not too long I'm particularly interested in analog meters at present as I'm trying to determine if a wattmeter movement is faulty. Apart from ch...

Two little projects completed today- made Heil headset adapters for TS-830S & Uniden 2020. so actually off my workbench and in my shack - + working

There are not many economical methods to obtain very accurate peak ssb power readings - the "regular" power watt meters with peak reading function dont appear very precise.

While not exactly cheap, Bird 43 with peak kit may be a good options - well under the $500 + for the new digital ones

Just a few thoughts but I'm wondering if targeting both sons AND fathers/guardians isn't a worthwhile recruitment strategy. An interesting technical hobby that sons and fathers ( or mothers for that matter) could tackle and learn together - quite possibly from an equal footing. If a father can see v...

I was using QRZ log book up until recently but with so few contacts being confirmed it led me to exploring other options. I don't think QRZ contacts qualify for ARRL award eQSL have the Authenticity Guaranteed system where users have provided evidence of their station identify - I think it is curren...

The whole QSO confirmation business has become rather messy - some use LOTW, others eQSL, some both, some none. Many stations do not use bureau and will only return cards sent to them with money to cover the return card. Not real keen on this Then there is the log book software - with some uploading...

Thanks, always enjoy practical, educational clips - you could lose days watching youtube!

The L calls for Novice class License were being issued as early as mid 1992- when I got my call. After N suffix, I recall P suffice appearing then other letters became available including L. I didn't fancy N or P suffix but wouldn't have been bothered as long as I got on air! I did request my callsi...

I'll be interested in how the new antenna performs when you've used it for a while.

Was this kit or homebrew?

Will the council have anything to say about the antenna exceeding 10m height or is the supporting mast only subject to the height limitation?

Great it's finally up and on air

What paint did you end up using? I have a FT-901 which I have painted with a spray can - colourbond "Windspray" But it is a little flat, dry & thin so I went over it with a couple of coats of clear. Not entirely satisfied but it is very close match just doesn't have the "thick&quo...

The appeal of these new generation is the visual representation of antenna resonance points across a range of frequencies, impedance and sharpness of the resonance. I could plot this manually by just taking readings at 25 Khz spacings I suppose but the technology is available to do this with these i...

Have others encountered similar inaccuracies with youkits device? Did the manufacturer provide any support I'm looking into analysers at present and youkits is reasonably priced and generally well reviewed. The issues above is a concern. Others Im looking at are the Rigexpert & another new offie...

Is there much difference between the TET HB35c and the Coman HB35C - particularly tuning & adjustment

The Coman version only came with fairly limited instructions

Will have a look in also - been a long time since gave morse a go and never really learnt how to conduct QSOs

Good Find, thanks for the link