May 2016
Icom Raffle
26/05/16 17:09 Filed in: BBRC
Look what has arrived
A mystery box from Icom for the club raffle. How nice of them
A mystery box from Icom for the club raffle. How nice of them
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6M UKAC
26/05/16 17:06 Filed in: UKAC
Had an outing with the new mast and the LFA on a nice sunny, but windy, evening
Again no GM or continent for me
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Again no GM or continent for me
\2M Trophy
well conditions for the 2M Trophy were not great radio wise or weather wise on the Saturday. Sunday, at least the weather perked up.
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The 2M beams and the Hex for HF
Great food and thanks to Uri for the vintage wine challenge
We worked Japan on the Elecraft
A first time for the hex beam on the new mast and it worked fine.
See you all at the next one.
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The 2M beams and the Hex for HF
Great food and thanks to Uri for the vintage wine challenge
We worked Japan on the Elecraft
A first time for the hex beam on the new mast and it worked fine.
See you all at the next one.
Mast History
14/05/16 08:30 Filed in: Antennae
144Mhz 7ELE Portable
12/05/16 12:38 Filed in: Antennae
Here it is……Not spoken to anyone on it yet mind you. But it is 2m after all !
Packs up nice and neat
3 boom elements
Labels for the elements
Clip in
pins to hold the driven elements on
together in seconds
Up for testing
I need to check the geometry as its resonant a bit higher up the band. But fine all the same.
Thanks to Steve for the element clamps bits there is a link in the last post.
Packs up nice and neat
3 boom elements
Labels for the elements
Clip in
pins to hold the driven elements on
together in seconds
Up for testing
I need to check the geometry as its resonant a bit higher up the band. But fine all the same.
Thanks to Steve for the element clamps bits there is a link in the last post.
MacKeyer
12/05/16 08:27 Filed in: Shack Stuff
How brilliant is this
Bill, of Skookum logger fame, has written a bit of software to connect the winkeyer to the Mac so you can type your CW and programme the keyer box.
Works first time and is highly recommended.
Didn’t mean that I was able to make Spratley last night though. But I did have my first QSO on it.
The great thing over the programmed keys is that if you get asked something that is not on the key you can resort to good old typing.
LINK HERE
Bill, of Skookum logger fame, has written a bit of software to connect the winkeyer to the Mac so you can type your CW and programme the keyer box.
Works first time and is highly recommended.
Didn’t mean that I was able to make Spratley last night though. But I did have my first QSO on it.
The great thing over the programmed keys is that if you get asked something that is not on the key you can resort to good old typing.
LINK HERE
Lightweight Yagi
For all those who have asked here is the ink to the fantastic plates that Steve has had made for the Nuxcom kits.
MOUNTING PLATE
I have had a go at making up the driven element as per the Nuxcom plans but am not happy with it as it is a bit wobbly. So I am looking again at Steve's version and am going to have a go at adapting the box with a mounting plate to beef it up a bit.
Check it out HERE
MOUNTING PLATE
I have had a go at making up the driven element as per the Nuxcom plans but am not happy with it as it is a bit wobbly. So I am looking again at Steve's version and am going to have a go at adapting the box with a mounting plate to beef it up a bit.
Check it out HERE
Huge Erection - Again
07/05/16 11:24 Filed in: Antennae
So after yesterdays fitting of the mast it is time to give it a go.
Yes it works. And is still up without the compressor after an hour. Excellent.
Yes it works. And is still up without the compressor after an hour. Excellent.
Bigger Mast
07/05/16 08:55 Filed in: Antennae
Not happy with the problem seal on the Racal mast I stumbled across a nearly new Clark mast on ebay.
It turns out to be one of a set that were purpose built for a particular security operation and painted in desert colours. It looks like thy were designed to be linked together and all pump up together.
Anyway it is a 13.5m with a 40Kg headload. for a fraction of the new price , that will do nicely. Taller than a Scam and nearly up to the same headload.
I went to Somerset to collect and it only just fitted diagonally in the Disco.
Then set about modifying the carriage for the original mast.
By adding a bit on the base
Here is is tacked up
Now to wait till I can get someone to help me onto the car with it.
It turns out to be one of a set that were purpose built for a particular security operation and painted in desert colours. It looks like thy were designed to be linked together and all pump up together.
Anyway it is a 13.5m with a 40Kg headload. for a fraction of the new price , that will do nicely. Taller than a Scam and nearly up to the same headload.
I went to Somerset to collect and it only just fitted diagonally in the Disco.
Then set about modifying the carriage for the original mast.
By adding a bit on the base
Here is is tacked up
Now to wait till I can get someone to help me onto the car with it.
2m UKAC May
04/05/16 08:24 Filed in: UKAC
Nice weather for once so no need to guy the mast
Not great as there were loads of stations on sitting on me. Anyway at least it was a change from last week and the tools didn't freeze onto the roof of the truck!
2M Beam Progress
02/05/16 12:05 Filed in: Antennae
We are pretty much there with the beam until the coax arrived from Nuxcom.
i have the elements set on the beam
and the guts of the driven element done
I have made the elements removable.
Yes the clever ones among you would spot that I could have made it even more compact by fixing the stubs to the elements as opposed to the centre!
Next Time
I have mixed some epoxy with microbaloons to glue in the element holders
They are a pretty snug fit and hold the elements well.
Next stage is the driven element matching stub.
i have the elements set on the beam
and the guts of the driven element done
I have made the elements removable.
Yes the clever ones among you would spot that I could have made it even more compact by fixing the stubs to the elements as opposed to the centre!
Next Time
I have mixed some epoxy with microbaloons to glue in the element holders
They are a pretty snug fit and hold the elements well.
Next stage is the driven element matching stub.
Beam Hitch
02/05/16 08:07 Filed in: Antennae
Slight hitch in the plans..
The Nuxcom beam uses a matching stub and there are two options I went for the RG175 option at slight additional cost as this can fit into the box for the radiating element. That keeps it neat and particularly for the purpose that I am looking to use it will make it easier to carry and avoid snagging the stub which would be attached to the boom if not using the RG175.
I thought ordered the RG175 option but it didn’t get transferred onto the delivery so I will need to re order this and wait to work finish the beam.
My fault, I am sure, for not double checking the paperwork…….damn
Anyway we will get on with rising the element holders and do what we can on the radiator whilst we wait.
The Nuxcom beam uses a matching stub and there are two options I went for the RG175 option at slight additional cost as this can fit into the box for the radiating element. That keeps it neat and particularly for the purpose that I am looking to use it will make it easier to carry and avoid snagging the stub which would be attached to the boom if not using the RG175.
I thought ordered the RG175 option but it didn’t get transferred onto the delivery so I will need to re order this and wait to work finish the beam.
My fault, I am sure, for not double checking the paperwork…….damn
Anyway we will get on with rising the element holders and do what we can on the radiator whilst we wait.