Hi Geoff Thanks for the reply – had a good look for a screw but no luck however will try heating the cover. Cheers Simon

While working on the Mast head preamp I noticed the + and – connectors on the relay were lose. By the time I removed the relay from the box one of the internal connecting leads had broken off the term

Umm - what a surprise I had on Tuesday! I have not been active for a couple of years and after a rebuild of the of the station I Thought (?) that 100 W into 67 Ele with DDK preamp would net a good few

Apart from the devices – looks as though the boards have some circulators – may be useful. Simon

Pete After a fair bit of re-build of the station (pre nfd) we became a bit of an a alligator based on the reports we were receiving and were giving. so a rebuild of the station is being considered. th

Hi All I am thinking of using a 28 Mhz to 1296 transverter as part of a Station re-build ( after poor result on VHD NFD!). However I do not know the passband rejection of the above filter at 1268 Mhz.

Hi All Many thanks for the comments and advice. Kent – It’s a 2 way splitter (Shame) but thanks for the offer. Chris – Yes I vaguely remember building an air strip line back in the 70s and had all the

This is a simple question what is the maximum power anyone would risk using a 1/4 length strip line on FR4 on 23cms ? Why because my metal working tools and skills are close zero and I am thinking of

Chaps I need to “thin” my shack down and sell items that I will never get round to using. This will be the first of several postings. For sale:- 2 Spectrain 60 watt O/P boards each contains 3 off XRF2

Ahh now getting closer to me, and one or two others. However knowing the issues of organising events I have every understanding for prospective organisers. Simon IO83SA - Cheshire.

thanks Paul for the warning – I had not thought of spikes and as you say / imply a capacitor could look like a direct connection. Simon

Thanks Geoff Another option to consider. Re Filters – years ago Sam sent me some which I still have and I intend to use more than a couple on any home brew TX chain. Cheers Simon

I am aware that one or two people are considering using a PLUTO for both Uplink and down link. Has / is anybody actually using one and what are their thoughts? Presently I am considering a number of o

Hi Richard & Gordon Richard thanks for offer of 7/16 but I am “N” type configured and have little room in the Mast head box to re-build to accommodate gender changes. Gordon the failure of E15 has bee

Hi All Having just “retired” a length of ECO Flex 15 – 10 times the stated loss! I need a couple of Cellflex HCF 1/2” connectors but normal suppliers do not appear to sell them. Please does anybody kn

OK some words “The RSGB, with OFCOM agreement, accepts existing educational qualifications to allow candidates to take the Full Licence exam without previously passed earlier amateur exams” Cheers Sim

Re: [UKMicrowaves] Using PU foam in feedhorns? Back in the 70s we realised how Ions can penetrate “solid plastic” – working on submarine cables with PC insulation the amount of hydrogen that appeared

Ahh - Different days when chemicals and other compounds were freely available! I will say no more. Simon

Peter G8HAV has recognised he has a problem and has taken steps to fix it. Simon G8ATB