OK, I think I see my problem .. changing the caps didn't help. I built the kit with everything on the top side ... including the DC connectors and the LED, load resistor ... and I mounted the board "t

I have heard that to test if a plastic is suitable for a microwave project, you put it in a microwave oven. I'm making a helix for 2.4 GHz and it will need some supports. So my questions are; How big

Hi would any body be interested in a 23cms transverter kit from Minikits part number EME23-TRV KIT thanks Mark M0GUC

WIMO SHF 2328 23cm-Yagi 28 Element ? good, bad, indifferent? worth buying? Ben ---------------------------- Interestingly, after it was pointed out to me I did count elements. Seems this 28 "element"

Does anyone happen to have one I could either borrow or buy? Worth asking ... I just need it so set up some 3dB hybrids, a weekend loan should be enough. -- Best regards, Robin Szemeti -- Robin Szemet

23cm Yagi Feeding I found Vol No 14 -Autumn 3/1982 of VHF Communications yesterday , during a chuck out of olde tree based materials . Gunther DL6WU and later , Ian GM3SEK , opened our eyes to Double

I would be pleased to receive any reports of DX worked and interesting observations on propagation from the opening earlier this week, which I can then summarise for DUBUS 4/20, and I can also copy re

Some excellent long haul beacons on 10GHz again this morning , with band still well open across to EU from here in IO80 till 09.30 UTC . I was walking along the prom at Bournemouth looking at the 6 la

Please tell me what these connections are called need 2 of these flanges and 2 sets of the coupling rings. Unsure whether the transition from n-type to waveguide is a dummy load or a test connection.

Apologies to those I tried to work last night and failed, it turned out the transverter was in the end, 60kc out. I had performed a beacon check and it was receiving a beacon on the expected frequency

After a few good days on tropo, this morning turned on the 23cm system to find that the pre amplifier had died. This was a very good VHF Designs low noise high gain pre-amp. Found that the initial dev

Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months Connectivity was disrupted each morning, causing issues for households trying to get online.

My weekend efforts for 13cm seem to have been de-railed a little by pesky work and a telescope .. however, I did manage to complete the cooling tunnel for the 13cm PA. Didn't take long on the router a

CANFI head V2 is off to the board maker .. thanks to several people for contributing feedback, thoughts, measurements and simulations, V2 features a top side foil to try and improve the match looking

Hi , I'm on qo100 now and would appreciate a contact, Thanks Nick G0HIK

I have made some mods to my 13cm system and want to try it before Tuesday. Anyone around tomorrow for a sked? Can watch KST. 11:30 ish, will be messing from about 11:30 till 2 or so, need to watch the

Hi folks, I plan to be QRV on 9 (and 3cm) for the last 30 minutes or so of Tuesday night's SHF UKAC contest. (maybe earlier if condx are up) Look for me on KST if you'd like a try. 70W to 60cm dish, J

I have made some mods to my 13cm system and want to try it before Tuesday. Anyone around tomorrow for a sked? Can watch KST. 11:30 ish, will be messing from about 11:30 till 2 or so, need to watch the

Can anyone help or point me to a source of SMA or N-type to WG16 transitions for a penny feed type dish for testing preferably with a flange Thanks -- Mike GD6ICR IO74PF73TW

I was hearing OZ5UHF on 3cm very loud an hour ago, just had an easy contact on the band with OZ2OE, but I think the duct is moving south, DB0VC on 3cm came up quite strong for a while, but I'm losing