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Ben 2E0TXQ #71009 Some of you may recall that right at the start of 2021 I expressed an interest in getting on 10GHz as a foundation licence holder, it being a band I was licenced to use but not exactly 'readily available. My first post from 6^th January is here https://groups.io/g/UKMicrowaves/message/65527 I thought it was good to update everyone on my journey so far as it’s just over a year now Immediately following my post I was contacted by Neil G4DBN with an offer to borrow one of the UKuG 10GHz loan kits. This was amazing, just the offer I couldn’t refuse! Just a few days later the previous loanee Stuart G1GSM kindly met me in an M1 service station and passed the kit on. A quick familiarisation over coming days meant I was able to make my first fore onto the 3cm band in the January UKAC SHF contest 2 weeks later, using my existing 817 for IF. Only two QSOs in the log but I was hooked! Also following that initial post I was contacted by Steve G1MPW, offering to let me have his 10GHz /p kit based around a DB6NT G2 transverter and matching 1w PA. The generosity and kindness shown to me by Steve and other experienced microwavers is incredible. As a newcomer, I couldn’t ask for a warmer welcome. I collected everything from Steve in June and I’ve been gradually building my own mast head box (effectively re-boxing the great work Steve had done) over the last few months, with liberal helpings of advice from this reflector along the way. I’ve continued in the UKAC with the UKuG loan kit whilst putting my own kit together and was please to get a certificate as highest placed foundation station for 2022, albeit I was the only foundation station hi hi I’ve now obtained my intermediate licence and gained other bands. I’m now QRV on 9cm, 13cm and 23cm, utilising SG Labs transverters. I hope to be QRV on 6cm soon too. So what could have been a passing idea of trying a band has somewhat snowballed. All of that due in great part due to the generosity of time, advice and kit by individuals, the UKuG and my friends within my contesting group. Thank you all for your support so far! -- 73 Ben 2E0TXQ / M7TXR
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eightyelectric #71010 Ben Well done, it is really good to see new stations on the microwave bands (especially 10GHz ). I also got hooked on 10GHz (35 years back), due to the help and comradeship of fellow uwavers. G3KEU, G3FYX, G8KQW and others. Just getting back into it after well over 20 years of absence, re commissioning kit I built back in the 90s. Hope to work you in the UKACs in the near future. Paul G6UAJ toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 at 17:38, Ben 2E0TXQ <station.m7txr@...> wrote: Some of you may recall that right at the start of 2021 I expressed an interest in getting on 10GHz as a foundation licence holder, it being a band I was licenced to use but not exactly 'readily available. My first post from 6^th January is here https://groups.io/g/UKMicrowaves/message/65527 I thought it was good to update everyone on my journey so far as it’s just over a year now Immediately following my post I was contacted by Neil G4DBN with an offer to borrow one of the UKuG 10GHz loan kits. This was amazing, just the offer I couldn’t refuse! Just a few days later the previous loanee Stuart G1GSM kindly met me in an M1 service station and passed the kit on. A quick familiarisation over coming days meant I was able to make my first fore onto the 3cm band in the January UKAC SHF contest 2 weeks later, using my existing 817 for IF. Only two QSOs in the log but I was hooked! Also following that initial post I was contacted by Steve G1MPW, offering to let me have his 10GHz /p kit based around a DB6NT G2 transverter and matching 1w PA. The generosity and kindness shown to me by Steve and other experienced microwavers is incredible. As a newcomer, I couldn’t ask for a warmer welcome. I collected everything from Steve in June and I’ve been gradually building my own mast head box (effectively re-boxing the great work Steve had done) over the last few months, with liberal helpings of advice from this reflector along the way. I’ve continued in the UKAC with the UKuG loan kit whilst putting my own kit together and was please to get a certificate as highest placed foundation station for 2022, albeit I was the only foundation station hi hi I’ve now obtained my intermediate licence and gained other bands. I’m now QRV on 9cm, 13cm and 23cm, utilising SG Labs transverters. I hope to be QRV on 6cm soon too. So what could have been a passing idea of trying a band has somewhat snowballed. All of that due in great part due to the generosity of time, advice and kit by individuals, the UKuG and my friends within my contesting group. Thank you all for your support so far! -- 73 Ben 2E0TXQ / M7TXR
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Paul G8KFW #71011 Hi Paul Regarding the Mwave kit we made when we were young ( 40 years ago ) most of the 10 ,24 & 47 Ghz was wide band Just wondering if Wide band is still considered worth wile as the distance is much reduced Paul toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of eightyelectric via groups.io Sent: 23 March 2023 18:16 To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] My journey into microwaves, an update Ben Well done, it is really good to see new stations on the microwave bands (especially 10GHz ). I also got hooked on 10GHz (35 years back), due to the help and comradeship of fellow uwavers. G3KEU, G3FYX, G8KQW and others. Just getting back into it after well over 20 years of absence, re commissioning kit I built back in the 90s. Hope to work you in the UKACs in the near future. Paul G6UAJ On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 at 17:38, Ben 2E0TXQ <station.m7txr@...> wrote: Some of you may recall that right at the start of 2021 I expressed an interest in getting on 10GHz as a foundation licence holder, it being a band I was licenced to use but not exactly 'readily available. My first post from 6^th January is here https://groups.io/g/UKMicrowaves/message/65527 I thought it was good to update everyone on my journey so far as it’s just over a year now Immediately following my post I was contacted by Neil G4DBN with an offer to borrow one of the UKuG 10GHz loan kits. This was amazing, just the offer I couldn’t refuse! Just a few days later the previous loanee Stuart G1GSM kindly met me in an M1 service station and passed the kit on. A quick familiarisation over coming days meant I was able to make my first fore onto the 3cm band in the January UKAC SHF contest 2 weeks later, using my existing 817 for IF. Only two QSOs in the log but I was hooked! Also following that initial post I was contacted by Steve G1MPW, offering to let me have his 10GHz /p kit based around a DB6NT G2 transverter and matching 1w PA. The generosity and kindness shown to me by Steve and other experienced microwavers is incredible. As a newcomer, I couldn’t ask for a warmer welcome. I collected everything from Steve in June and I’ve been gradually building my own mast head box (effectively re-boxing the great work Steve had done) over the last few months, with liberal helpings of advice from this reflector along the way. I’ve continued in the UKAC with the UKuG loan kit whilst putting my own kit together and was please to get a certificate as highest placed foundation station for 2022, albeit I was the only foundation station hi hi I’ve now obtained my intermediate licence and gained other bands. I’m now QRV on 9cm, 13cm and 23cm, utilising SG Labs transverters. I hope to be QRV on 6cm soon too. So what could have been a passing idea of trying a band has somewhat snowballed. All of that due in great part due to the generosity of time, advice and kit by individuals, the UKuG and my friends within my contesting group. Thank you all for your support so far! -- 73 Ben 2E0TXQ / M7TXR -- Paul Bicknell G8KFW South Coast UK
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eightyelectric #71012 Paul The first solid state stuff was becoming availiable...Charlies WDG series and the early DB6NT stuff, when I first got interested. Did some TV on 5.7GHz during lockdown using the cheap FPV drone PAL tranceivers (35km distances)...if that counts as wideband. Paul G6UAJ toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 at 18:31, Paul G8KFW <admin@...> wrote: Hi Paul Regarding the Mwave kit we made when we were young ( 40 years ago ) most of the 10 ,24 & 47 Ghz was wide band Just wondering if Wide band is still considered worth wile as the distance is much reduced Paul From: UKMicrowaves@groups.io [mailto:UKMicrowaves@groups.io] On Behalf Of eightyelectric via groups.io Sent: 23 March 2023 18:16 To: UKMicrowaves@groups.io Subject: Re: [UKMicrowaves] My journey into microwaves, an update Ben Well done, it is really good to see new stations on the microwave bands (especially 10GHz ). I also got hooked on 10GHz (35 years back), due to the help and comradeship of fellow uwavers. G3KEU, G3FYX, G8KQW and others. Just getting back into it after well over 20 years of absence, re commissioning kit I built back in the 90s. Hope to work you in the UKACs in the near future. Paul G6UAJ On Thu, 23 Mar 2023 at 17:38, Ben 2E0TXQ <station.m7txr@...> wrote: Some of you may recall that right at the start of 2021 I expressed an interest in getting on 10GHz as a foundation licence holder, it being a band I was licenced to use but not exactly 'readily available. My first post from 6^th January is here https://groups.io/g/UKMicrowaves/message/65527 I thought it was good to update everyone on my journey so far as it’s just over a year now Immediately following my post I was contacted by Neil G4DBN with an offer to borrow one of the UKuG 10GHz loan kits. This was amazing, just the offer I couldn’t refuse! Just a few days later the previous loanee Stuart G1GSM kindly met me in an M1 service station and passed the kit on. A quick familiarisation over coming days meant I was able to make my first fore onto the 3cm band in the January UKAC SHF contest 2 weeks later, using my existing 817 for IF. Only two QSOs in the log but I was hooked! Also following that initial post I was contacted by Steve G1MPW, offering to let me have his 10GHz /p kit based around a DB6NT G2 transverter and matching 1w PA. The generosity and kindness shown to me by Steve and other experienced microwavers is incredible. As a newcomer, I couldn’t ask for a warmer welcome. I collected everything from Steve in June and I’ve been gradually building my own mast head box (effectively re-boxing the great work Steve had done) over the last few months, with liberal helpings of advice from this reflector along the way. I’ve continued in the UKAC with the UKuG loan kit whilst putting my own kit together and was please to get a certificate as highest placed foundation station for 2022, albeit I was the only foundation station hi hi I’ve now obtained my intermediate licence and gained other bands. I’m now QRV on 9cm, 13cm and 23cm, utilising SG Labs transverters. I hope to be QRV on 6cm soon too. So what could have been a passing idea of trying a band has somewhat snowballed. All of that due in great part due to the generosity of time, advice and kit by individuals, the UKuG and my friends within my contesting group. Thank you all for your support so far! -- 73 Ben 2E0TXQ / M7TXR -- Paul Bicknell G8KFW South Coast UK
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