For those like myself who use the FT290R Mk1 as a tuneable IF on the microwave bands the article in the May Radcom may be of interest. It explains how to provide an easy IF monitoring point on the

Unless you need an accurate load, just get an odd end of WR42 and fashion a wooden taper to fit. I am not sure which type of wood has the best return loss :-) Geoff -- Geoff Blake G8GNZ

All does anyone have a spare WR42 termination available?? I need one to terminate the spare port on my WG switch. rather than use an expensive adapter and SMA load! thanks Simon DL4PLM

Hello Sam, Conditions very poor over Dartmoor in yourdirection. I have not seen the ridge all day and bell hill bkns were waydown. Soon as the good old SW wx settles again you shouldhear it fine. BEL

Hi John, I haven't positively identified the beacon yet, but I have a week trace on Spectran, corresponding to the expected signal, including QSB etc. I hope to get a positive ID on A/C at some

Afternoon Murray, just to let you know that thepresent antenna setup is only a single horn on 188degrees. We need a magic teeto get the continental leg in action but the only reports on the old beacon

Afternoon all, I think Murray was so excited about it that he missed out the North before the East. I have just finished tidying up the cables on the tower to confirm the details on the

Gentlemen I should like to say thank you to the UKuG and in particular to David Wrigley G6GXK for the construction and installation of the 23cm beacon at St Austell. The beacon is now on

That's right - sunny Scarborough It beams east so its more for continental benefit Murray on..........

Thats in IO94TF ........? 73

(Resending online, as it did not get through from my email system) I spent some time listening and sometime arranging skeds on the ON4KST system, to see what difference it would make having a way

For some reason my posts are not being sent to the reflector from my mail system. Posted several about MCB much earlier, and replies to threads, but none are appearing. This is being sent online to

reports on GB3AZA would also be welcome too 10368.900 beam east Murray ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Gents I've just had a call from Ted to say that GB3AZA is back on.......... Regards Graham

I thought I would make you all look hard! Yes, 1296.860 73

1296.86 I hope!? 73 ] GB3MCB up & running

GB3MCB St Austell 1296.960Mhz, good signal in JO02BI, peaking 539. Well done.

Very well put Uffe and I fully agree! 73 .. Ian G8KQW Sorry for the late reaction to the topic. I belong to the group of microwave amateurs, that think that KST chats and other means of talkback

Hello Harold, Please can you send me an e-mail so we can chat about 47GHz testing? My e-mail address is ianlamb@... Thanks .. Ian ________________________________ Sent: Mon 23/04/2007

Sorry for the late reaction to the topic. I belong to the group of microwave amateurs, that think that KST chats and other means of talkback have been an advantage and have given a boost to

For the activity day i operated portable from Therfield IO92XA and had 2way contacts on 24GHz with: G4BEL JO02 G4BAO JO02