GE chaps after try Q65 on 432 I would like to try on 1296 if anyone is available. I will be on KST. 73 Conrad PA5Y

I am also quite sure that the Commscope equivalent would be just as good. Here SCF12-50 is the cheapest cable I can find. The spinner connectors are also cheap. Look here: https://awbroadcast.com/prod

Hi Dave around 1m perhaps a bit less. I also have a trolley (hazer) system on my 2m EME system which drops into very large figure 8 loops when lowered. Also no problems. I tried it initially because i

Proper Times LMR-600UF is 13 EUR per m inc VAT here! On the other hand LCF and SCF12-50 is 3.70 EUR per m. I have been using both for turning loops for several years and so far no problems. I also hav

I have antistatic mats, wristbands and an office chair with plastic wheels and I am often wearing slippers in the shack. So, a metal legged stool and something else on my feet might be effective!. My

This is very useful Daniel. Although it puts me off a bit! The ESD notes at the bottom are so true. I have an antistatic set up with a wrist band for soldering but have a devil of a time in winter in

Hello Neil I already have a PCB and an LO source for this project, but I do not have any of the components. Has anyone got a BOM with component sources? Also has anyone done any measurements? Regards

I have a good number of these in use. I switch 28V masthead relays and 12, 28 and 50V supplies for amplifiers. The only reason I mention it is because they are very reliable. Rolling your own is also

I think that this individual may be incompatible with the majority of this group. Best if the member concerned moves on before I offend them with a torrent of expletives! Regards Conrad PA5Y

Hi John. We were talking about the UKAC and the 500 pts per square bonus. VHF NFD is a very different animal. It is points per km and the closer you are to the SE coast the better off you will be. Tha

How very dare you compare me to a politician? I always considered myself to be quite open and honest. You may have just shattered my world. Isn't that true of almost any hobby? The guy with the most t

Hi Mike, I don't know the context of your reply, don't agree with what? Ben's suggestion? Or my suggestion of leaving things alone. I'd be happy if they dropped the multipliers, I would go up 3-4 plac

I have just had a conversation with Goran at antennas amplifiers. I did this because I was concerned that he was not treating all his customers the way he treats me. I am reassured. Goran has offered

Ben that is a very parochial and xenophobic view. The guy who wins these contests week in week out is in the middle of the country in IO92. He is an outstanding operator and strategist with a good sta

I am not having this try working from Cornwall malarkey! That's easy. In the UKAC I must only work UK and CD stations, others do not count for points. It can be a nuisance when a casual interloper fro

OK so within the law W&S (cos that’s who it will have been) they should refund him. I still maintain that expecting anything to last without additional treatment on the Cornish coast is pure folly. I

Colin, what I mean by a box shifter is someone who sells (in our case) technical items with very little understanding of what they are selling. If (for instance) you were to ask the level of the first

Completely. The antenna manufacturer is not a shop. He is an antenna manufacturer. The seller was the shop, part of their stock was this particular antenna. Conrad

Yes, Alwyn Jay beam are magnificently robust antennas. They are legendary and with good reason. However, they are old sub optimal designs and have quite short boom lengths. These days If someone could

The 'seller' is a classic ham shop box shifter. They don't have a clue. Do you honestly think that any of big amateur radio emporiums would have even think of checking an address to see if somebody bu