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Q65 test 23cms tonight?
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
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Ecoflex 15?
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #61286
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Ecoflex 15?
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #61284
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Ecoflex 15?
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #61280
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F6BVA 10 GHz transverter PCB group order
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60877
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F6BVA 10 GHz transverter PCB group order
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60873
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F6BVA 10 GHz transverter PCB group order
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60864
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Semiconductor switch.
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 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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60843
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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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60776
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Contesting was Condx
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60651
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Condx
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60643
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Condx
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60637
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23cm Antenna Issues
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60635
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Condx
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60633
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Condx
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60624
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23cm Antenna Issues
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60586
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23cm Antenna Issues
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60576
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23cm Antenna Issues
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60573
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23cm Antenna Issues
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60567
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23cm Antenna Issues
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
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
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Conrad, PA5Y
· #60565
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