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Sounds like you have a great piece of Oz amateur radio history there, Bob.

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I looked at the Atten but ended buying one of these: http://www.triarchytech.com/product5G.html Google tsa5g35 Silicon Chip has a review this month but it is similar to this one: http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/the-emc-blog/4410523/Review--Amazing-USB-5-35-GHz-spectrum-analyzer It doesn't have ...

I would also put my money on a crook patch lead plug.

Or those PL259/SO239 right angle adapters.

I bought 4 of those a while back (can't recall from who, but one of the major electronic suppliers), and two were open circuit.

You are probably right.

Yes, it is a good idea to Google the text of sus messages.

Responses to "wanted" ads are often word for word cut and pastes from someone else's for sale ad, with either the same item, or just the equipment changed.

Hmm :? If you had gone down the path of sending him a Paypal invoice, and subsequently got told by PP that the amount had been paid, and you saw the amount in your relevant account, would that not be "safe"? Or is there something with this particular type of transaction method I'm missing?...

Considering all the good things said about the event in the email and AR article, I wonder what other venues they looked at in the region.

Rumour doing the rounds that the Kyneton hamfest Feb. 2014 will be cancelled. Anyone know more?

I recall there was some bad feeling towards AR Victoria when they cancelled one a few years back with (it was claimed) little to no consultation.

There are some good ones on eBay if you know what you are looking for. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Crimp-Tool-W ... 4abe786bf4 at $25 posted might be ok. Received one of these today. A good quality item, heavy, smooth action, and it appears to be identical to the Utilux branded one elsewhere in the ...

Hi all, Has anyone imported one of these? I'm wondering if they will be classed as a slingshot or whether the design of it would be enough for it not to be a prohibited import... I'm seriously thinking of buying one but don't want to upset the Customs guys... I imported one some years back, wonderi...

If any of your neighbours have the same model, maybe check theirs with your 817 to see if it is a common problem, or just isolated to yours.

If it is the latter, you'd have a case to prove your meter is faulty and not just a design fault.

examples of a type of place that is inaccessible to a member of the general public: . the area around an antenna that is fenced and where entry is through a locked gate So my antennas in my back yard which is fenced all around and both side gates have padlocks is considered inaccessible to the pub...

1W EIRP continuous results in a power flux density of 4.57W/m^2 at distance r=(1/(4.57*4*pi*))^0.5=0.132m under free space conditions

So you are saying that under the standard, I'm "safe" at a distance of 0.132m and beyond from my 1W EIRP smart meter?

According to this, 1W for the mesh radio network types on 915-928MHz (and 0.4W for the WiMax types operating on 2.4GHz). http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/smart-meters/resources/reports-and-consultations/ami-meter-em-field-survey-repor Mine's a L&G E350 (a 1W type), and am now trying to see it's output ...

For pilot licence exams, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority fee per exam is $65, but on top of that $80-$110 delivery fee per exam is charged by an exam provider. Which suggests the $70 per exam charged by the WIA is probably what it should be, and would be a lot higher if external exam providers w...

I have two of the Manson SPA-8330 30A units. No noise noticed on HF/VHF/UHF.

http://users.tpg.com.au/users/p8king/sps8041.htm

I've been a member of the RAOTC for a number of years and even recently bought their DVD of all back issues. I haven't had a chance to look over them, and didn't realise that article was there

Thanks for the tip.

Obvious stuff, but in time have a webpage showing examples of what you have done, particularly examples of "stock" standard designs like the W4MPY, so people can see what's on offer, how to place an order etc.

If I had a choice, I'd use my main double sided "flash" ones for selected contacts, and use a basic one for the routine ones, DXpeditions etc., something like this would be fine for those i.e. a cut above basic but still looking good:

http://www.w4mpy.com/W4MPYQslCard0L5.htm

I've used this mob a few times: http://www.fdsqsl.com/index.htm

But hey, happy to support local businesses