Has NO ONE! been active on the GHz Bands over the last month? Just 1 contribution so far... Thanks Paul GW0MDQ! Clearly we need more contests as it's not because it was raining .... (the usual excuse

Latest AirScout update. Thanks go to Frank for all his work on this. 73 John G3XDY -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: AirScout news Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 10:03:13 +0200 From: Frank Schmähli

Update from ADSBExchange: https://www.adsbexchange.com/free-aircraft-scatter-data-via-rapidapi/ I have a paid-for RapidAPI account but I couldn't work out how to to a rectangular lookup as requested b

As part of my on-going experiments in search of 'less is more' I've printed a small adaptor for an offset dish I have spare. Its attractive to use as its light yet large, so hoping to get reasonable g

I have a nice 60cm back-fed dish with a N-type to WG feed labelled as for 6.4GHz. Will it work on 5.7GHz with a reasonable (as in won't harm the PA) match or should I build a new transition/modify pro

Hearing this beacon here in n.e. Norfolk every 10kHz for a fair distance either side of it’s intended frequency. Suddenly went off whilst typing this. Presumably the heat and deliberately turned off r

Hi all, if anyone is interested Bob G3VCA has two wimo 44 ele plus phasing harness for sale £80 (very cheap!), located Gamston (DN22), PM me and will pass details on. thanks Andy G0FVI

I have found what appears to be a beacon signal on 3400.920 with a slow drift upwards Just in between PI7RTD and PI7ALK. It has a very narrow shift and is unfortunately very weak which makes reading t

I just bought some sucoform type RG402 from an Epay vendor. It's the stuff with the blue outer covering. I had previously bought this in 1m lengths but it made sense to buy a 10 metre this time. As i

I have taken GB3MHZ 23cms off air for now, as something had become unstable and was generating sprogs every few kHz right across the band. It is probably temperature related as the beacon room has no

Hi All, im currently downgrading a 23cm amp from water cooled to air cooled. I’ve a new valve in place ,what would you recommend for maximum power output ? I was thinking 75 watts or is 100 ok ? Also

I am currently turning out the boxes of microwave kit I acquired during the days of wideband on 10GHz back in the 1970’s and came across a number of devices I had forgotten about. One in particular is

https://www-rep-pt.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=nui Strangely no mention of height ASL. -- Clive GW4MBS (ex-G8ADP) Pottering on 6m - 3cm in a valley in IO71XW whe

Once upon a time smd parts where sold in segmented "poly pockets" that you could put into an A4 ring binder, does anybody know what these are called so i can find some. I think i prefer to put my Rs a

I need 2 lengths of RG302 70.7 ohm Teflon coax 375 mm long. It seems to be available from RF Microwave Italy but face a minimum order charge of £25.30 (plus all of the other charges). I would be happy

DX reports, operating, new stations! You send me it, I'll write it! 73 John

A week today Flight Refuelling ARS will be holding their 2022 Hamfest at the Cobham Sports and Social Club , Merley , Wimborne Dorset .BH21 3DA . There will be various items of kit for sale , includin

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a 10GHz relay capable of handling 25 watts. I prefer a 4-pole SMA coaxial relay but a waveguide switch might be ok provided i can lay my hands on 3 wg-sma transitions (unl

No Gs, Ms on KST so asking on here. Anyone wanting to work me wherere I am portable from a showground on an airfileld in Gloucestershire. Worked G4UVZ & G4DBN last night again UVZ just now 59+10. Can

Are there any affordable ways to make or have made up small PCBs from RF friendly high Dk materials (thinking of something around 10 like Alumina, Rogers 3010 or Taconic CER10, AD1000 or maybe TMM10i