VK Logger Ham Radio Forum Archive

Adam,

VK2XV wrote:I have sent off for a flash unit. I will let you know how it goes.

The Yongnuo YN560 IV works well with my old Fuji S9500.

Thanks for the info.

While it is clear that an individual cannot apply for a callsign which is designated for a 'higher' grade than their COP, what is not so clear is whether an individual can hold a callsign from a 'lower' grade than their COP. It seems there is no limit as how many callsigns you can have as long as yo...

Adam - I have just realised I have done something that I find very annoying when others do it - that is, tacking on a vaguely related question to an original post. My apologies. If you can be bothered (and have the time) could you split off the photography stuff into a separate post as the informati...

Most of the speedlights allow you to change the angle of the head as well as its rotation: Aha - the youtube vid I watched gave the impression that the 'azimuth' rotation bit was only +/-90 degrees and the 'elevation' rotation bit was only 0-90 degrees. Meaning you could never burn your own retinas...

VK2JDH wrote:For doing small stuff use a Light Tent. Produces a nice even diffused illumination

Googled that - looks good - thanks.

Thanks Adam - in the past I had tried bouncing the inbuilt (forward-facing) flash towards the ceiling with a white card - but it was worse than putting the timer on with a tripod and using low light. I see the Yongnuo YN560 has a swivel head - but how you get it to point up when the camera is pointi...

Adam,

Sorry - a bit OT - but what camera and what lighting do you use to get such quality pictures ?

My two licences had expiry dates of 13th April and 15th May 2015. I had received the two invoices for $75 and had already paid this amount and the register had already new expiry dates of 12 months from the existing expiry dates as expected (13th April and 15th May 2016 ). This morning I sent the AC...

Apathy - A complete lack of emotion or motivation, whether directed towards a person, activity, or object. Commonly misused by individuals to describe the behaviour of people who are not interested in what floats THEIR boat... I have zero interest in contests, but I am not an apathetic person - I a...

Terry, exactly! :thumbup: It's easy to print digital magazines, but not so practical to scan in a dead tree with 100% OCR reliability. I have a couple of plastic in-trays for my current projects (MS and radio astronomy) and I print off the few pages of something I have downloaded which are relevant...

Interesting, but sorry, I couldn't stand watching beyond 15 minutes. That was sufficient time to understand what the real problem with CQ (and ham radio in general) is. It's an old school company driving by an old school mentality, clinging onto the past. For what it is worth (my opinion) I tend to...

http://badgerwire.com.au/. They have a small orders online facility. I ordered 35m of 3mm. They normally post it out, but I jumped in the car and picked it up COD. $37 for 35m. I asked for annealed (out of ignorance mainly) and found it softer than I thought it would be. No fault of BW - just my la...

Steve you may have some luck with bobthe welder , he has a web site and carries 2.4 in alloy and chrome molley brass etc , I have bought filler rods and wire so know the prices were fair at the time , good luck with it Thanks - I'll do that if I have no success with Badgers. BTW - the calculation t...

VK4OX wrote:http://badgerwire.com.au

Excellent !!!

They are local to me (within 20km) which is a bonus.

This looks like the answer.

Thanks !!!

you can get 2mm but BOC only sell it as a 6kg roll about $130 go for alloy 1080, it the closest you will get to pure aluminium in welding wire. It will probably need to be annealed as it is quite stiff and wants to stay coiled up. To anneal it you need to heat it to about 350 deg C for 1 hour (XYLs...

VK3XL wrote:ok no problems. if you cannot find any 2mm and the 1mm is of use let me know and its yours

Thanks

VK3XL wrote:Not sure but I think 2mm would require huge amount of current to melt in the MIG welding process. Maybe 1.2mm is as big as it gets..

I have cut 4 lengths approx 10m long ready to send. If you want more let me know I have heaps here.

Thanks - but as I stated - I need 2mm.

VK3XL wrote:Sure do. I have a roll here of 1mm aluminum MIG wire that weigh about 15kg and is 1 continuous length. I would be happy to send you some. how long a length do you need ?

VK2XV wrote:Looking for 30m length of 2mm aluminium wire.

Thanks. Does MIG wire come in 2mm diameter ?

VK4CZ wrote:Search TIG Aluminium Filler rods on eBay (and the like).

VK2XV wrote:Looking for 30m length of 2mm aluminium wire.

I am guessing they don't come in 30m lengths... 4 times 8m would do though.

VK4TI wrote:Very much depends what you need it for , some of the fencing places will carry alloy wire around the size you need , or buy beg or borrow some 1 or 1.2 mm alloy mig wire and twist two strands for the same cross section , do you need solid or stranded would help

Solid. What is alloy wire ?