Category Archives: Amateur Radio

2010 Spring VHF/UHF Field day on 7 bands

Posted on 4 December, 2010 by andrew

For this event I took my usual station on 50 to 1296 MHz, plus my transverter and gridpack for 2403 MHz, Ted VK1BL’s transverter and gridpack for 3400 and Dale VK1DSH’s 10 GHz station (IC202, transverter, dish and tripod). Contacts … Continue reading →

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Joining VK9NA VHF/UHF dxpedition to Norfolk Island

Posted on 4 December, 2010 by andrew

Joining VK9NA team for January 2011 Continue reading →

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VHF contests: points for distance or for grid squares?

Posted on 17 May, 2010 by andrew

At the Dayton Hamvention 2010, I attended the VHF weak signal group dinner. I met and chatted with a number of other people about VHF activities in Australia and heard discussions on contest rules that were familiar issues.  Should contest … Continue reading →

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Dayton Hamvention trip 2010

Posted on 17 May, 2010 by andrew

Dayton Hamvention: well worth going and seeing it, but only if you already have a reason to go to the US. It’s a long way for 2.5 days of hamfest. Continue reading →

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Inverter Generator 1KW

Posted on 17 February, 2010 by andrew

The generator that caused me so much grief in the November contest was returned to the seller, by arrangement. The seller refunded my purchase price. He was unable to provide any certainty that it would be reliable for use at … Continue reading →

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Summer 2010 VHF/UHF Field Day

Posted on 12 February, 2010 by andrew

The January 2010 event was much more successful for me than the Spring field day about 6 weeks earlier. This time Dale VK1DSH and I operated as a multiop station on 50, 144, 432, 1296, 2403 and 10368 MHz. Successes: … Continue reading →

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Spring field day a wipeout for me

Posted on 1 December, 2009 by andrew

Spring VHF/UHF field day for 2009 a washout and disappointment for VK1DA. Continue reading →

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3400 MHz (=3.4GHz) [aka 9cm band] on the boil

Posted on 18 November, 2009 by andrew

For the forthcoming spring field day I expect to have a transverter for 3400 MHz on loan from Ted VK1BL.  Ted has built two transverters, one with about 15 watts output and the other with just 2 watts.  We will … Continue reading →

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Generator blues

Posted on 18 November, 2009 by andrew

GMC 950W generator fails to start, now repaired and hopefully usable again. Continue reading →

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VHF and UHF beacons VK2RSY recorded while mobile

Posted on 4 September, 2009 by andrew

On a trip to Sydney I checked for the VK2RSY beacons on 28.262, 144.420 and 432.420 to see how far out I could hear them. I was surprised to find I could hear the 28 MHz signal at Sutton Forest … Continue reading →

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