VK Logger Ham Radio Forum Archive

Interesting idea. Thanks Damien.

Yes, we rarely get any sort of thunder and lighting down here, certainly not compared to what was common place in Qld! Most times, like this one, it was a one off, not part of a thunderstorm per se.

Lance

I've got a bit of a mystery that I'd love someone to explain what was happening. Driving home late last night, the mother of all storms was in progress. Both hands gripped to the steering wheel to keep the Prado from being blown off the road, mellowing to Triple-J on the radio. There was no lighting...

I'm super stoked. I listened to the pass yesterday with my kids. So this morning I installed some decoding software and managed to grab these. First SSTV decoding ever, made all the more exciting that it was the ISS. More detail of the experience here: http://lance.conryclan.com/home/international-s...

Sometimes the internet is great because there's lots of information, and sometimes it's painful because there's lots of information. When it comes to selecting and purchasing toroids I've done so much research and reading, yet I can't see the wood for the trees. As such, I've got some specific quest...

To include AO-85 in Gpredict it is necessary to download the tle's from AMSAT-NA http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt This file contains all the amateur sats. of interest as well and could be set as the default update location instead of CELESTRAK. Thanks Rob, that worked a treat!

VK4WDM wrote:It does not seem to get a lot of use.

I had a look again today and g-predict still doesn't show the satellite even after an update. Hopefully that will be resolved soon. If the other tracking applications rely on the same datasets, that may account for the lack of people working through it.

Just to provide closure for all those following this thread and losing sleep wondering how I got on... I followed Hayden's suggestion and didn't bother securing it at all, just let it hand down the 45 degree pitch with a loop where it round the gutter providing a bit of tension. In that time we've h...

Wow, well done guys. My google-fu must be on the fritz.

I'll try contacting them to see if they have any info. I don't think I'll bay $20 just to find out what something does though

I was given a Bridge Detector that was destined for the scrap heap, because it looked like a fun enclosure for a project. However it would be good to know what it is supposed to do. Other than the manufacturer name, which is a little dubious, it looks pretty cool. So over to you. What is it in today...

What Mike said. Objectively speaking, towers and antennas are ugly for the general populous, just as are old car bodies in people's front gardens. Hams like antennas and towers and car rebuilders like old car bodies. We just need to be considerate of our neighbours and remember that suburbia really ...

While I'm no expert at this, I'm on the journey, so have done a significant amount of fiddling and reading over the past six months or so. As such, take this as the knowledge of an enthusiastic amateur, rather than a satellite guru. A three element 2m antenna, and a seven element 70cm yagi give you ...

:clap: http://s27.postimg.org/y2ubxxi77/WP_20151015_002.jpg Adam, Barry, Dion and Peter, thanks so much for your help. If you'd be so kind as to PM me your paypal email address, I'd love to buy you each a beer or coffee. I won't be able to be with you in person, but as you sip it, you can know that ...

Thanks for the explanation Peter! ... and don't put in a wire jumper unless you have a death wish :om: Haha, that's exactly what I planned on doing. In that case I'll order some 1ohm resistors and see how I go. Dion, I'm interested on what guided you to R513? Was it that you recognised it as a fuse?...

Whats R513 doing? Whats its resistance? Whats the volts drop across it with the head connected? First, the resistance values of R513, which should be 1ohm: No power, no head: 18k No power, w/ head: 160k w/ power, no head: 36k-45k (fluctuates) w/ power, w/head: open circuit (too high to measure) Sec...

The plot thickens. The head works fine, when I power it independent of the base. I managed to expose the connection (base to head) pins while the head is connected, and noted that the 13.8 line is only hovering at .5V. Unplug the head and it goes back up to 13.8. Hmmmm. If it were a simple short in ...

Thanks for the pointers Adam and Barry. I don't know what happened with the service manual, sorry. It can be found at http://www.repeater-builder.com/icom/pdfs/ic-208h-service-manual.pdf Status update: I've confirmed that both power protection diodes are OK in the unit base. The 5V regulator in the ...

It's my fault, I fiddled. Radio was working fine, then I attempted to DIY a remote head cable as they can't be purchased any more. Long story short, after trying my funky cable, the radio won't power on any more, so assume some pins shorted one of the other lines perhaps. Checking the schematic, the...

As an alternative to conduit, this stuff... http://www.marley.co.nz/products/cable-management/trunking/ is available in various sizes. Yes Mark, This is what I'm using for runs along walls. I'm not going to bother enclosing the coax on the roof at the moment. Thanks for all the suggestions regardin...

You need to put down whatever it is you've been smoking :D . I don't think any of us were thinking of five year old when referring to youth. Having said that, if a five year old is smart enough to pass the test, I'd be happy to chat to her. The bigger question though, is would she want too talk to y...

VK6ZFG wrote:It keeps the sun of the cable and they last longer.

What is this "sun" you speak of?