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Committee of the ACT Division of the WIA 197443 viewsThis shows the first committee of the WIA ACT Division, following its admission as a member division of the Wireless Institute of Australia. L-R: Ed Penikis VK1VP, John Roberts VK1ZAR (SK), Andrew Davis VK1DA, John Lauten VK1JL, Eric Piraner VK1EP (SK), Ted Pearce VK1AOP, George Brzostowski VK1GB, Ron Henderson VK1RH (SK).
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Andrew 1DA and David 1DD at the controls of VK1ACA34 viewsThis was a publicity photo for the Canberra Times, showing two younger members of the Canberra Radio Society operating the club station VK1ACA, in the leadup to the Canberra Easter Radio Convention, which the club ran each year for about 10 years in the 60s and alternate years in the 70s.
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JA1UT and VK1DA operating on 6m from Singapore34 viewsAttending the SEANET (south east asia network) convention in Singapore in 1989 I was pleased to have the opportunity to operate on 6m from Singapore. The Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society had arranged a special licence and callsign for the event. At the time I lived in Brunei and had the call V85DA.
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Antennas by night31 views
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10GHz gear closeup30 viewsCloseup of the 10GHz equipment borrowed from Dale VK1DSH. To the left the feed on the 2.4 GHz dish can be seen, incorrectly mounted.
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Gridpack dish28 viewsThe gridpack dish for 2.4 GHz is shown here, connected to the transverter via 4m of foam coaxial cable. The feed for this dish should have been mounted for horizontal polarisation, matching the orientation of the dish grids. This was an installation error.
The rotators at the base of both the 2.4/1.2 GHz and the 144/432 MHz masts are also shown here.
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In the driver's seat27 viewsMore details of the equipment
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27 views2m and 70cm antennas
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Operator's Desk27 viewsEquipment shown is IC910H for 144/432/1296, FT290R for 2.4 GHz, IC736 for 50 MHz and the Rotator controllers. Morse paddle connected to IC910H, straight key for the FT290R, ready for the difficult contacts.
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4 band portable VHF/UHF26 viewsThis shows the IC910H above the driver's console, the rotator controller on the centre console and the coffee mug located close enough for the operator to reach it...
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