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<lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:00:08 +0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Bouvet &#x26; Bust</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2018-02-10T17:46:53+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1cfc0acfde8e6601bf42ea00d73a4948-173.html#unique-entry-id-173</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1cfc0acfde8e6601bf42ea00d73a4948-173.html#unique-entry-id-173</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[For radio operation i&rsquo;m not so sure as we suffered from very high, intermittent noise on 80, 40 and 20 which when it was happening put pay to any operation at all.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>80m vertical testing</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2017-12-30T17:55:19+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/10a5b64b3467eebfc74e40e0c7842b71-172.html#unique-entry-id-172</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/10a5b64b3467eebfc74e40e0c7842b71-172.html#unique-entry-id-172</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was spot on for the bottom of the band which is where we will work them if at all, I suspect
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bouvet here we come</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>dxpeditions</category><dc:date>2017-12-14T18:34:21+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/803154aabc999d49467369f757689f6c-170.html#unique-entry-id-170</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/803154aabc999d49467369f757689f6c-170.html#unique-entry-id-170</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[From 29/1 to 10/2 2018 we will be QRV at Marconi's original radio station on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall UK with the sole aim of working the guys on Bouvet from this place of historic radio significance.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2017 DX Contest with Chris</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Contests</category><dc:date>2017-10-31T12:02:05+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/dd04dd962dc3b92a04be1ebc1f60d6b8-169.html#unique-entry-id-169</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/dd04dd962dc3b92a04be1ebc1f60d6b8-169.html#unique-entry-id-169</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2017-09-08T15:03:45+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2257690251643f28bd6817ee100c7d19-168.html#unique-entry-id-168</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2257690251643f28bd6817ee100c7d19-168.html#unique-entry-id-168</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YQceQT0ePCQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>991 up for grabs</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2017-08-23T15:52:31+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8139f393ace8641a0ed2e735087acfac-167.html#unique-entry-id-167</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8139f393ace8641a0ed2e735087acfac-167.html#unique-entry-id-167</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[See the for sale section ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>3D Prints in pictures</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2017-08-21T13:41:23+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0755b3c05965822dee775f0711e21485-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0755b3c05965822dee775f0711e21485-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Driven Element Box</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2017-08-13T16:06:56+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/abd0d2cbd1083aa8c5771e8bb7012a1f-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/abd0d2cbd1083aa8c5771e8bb7012a1f-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[All downloadable for free on Thingiverse
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Super Portable CrankIr</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2017-08-13T16:06:09+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/21031ab3dcf8866a7c082aa16e9538e3-164.html#unique-entry-id-164</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/21031ab3dcf8866a7c082aa16e9538e3-164.html#unique-entry-id-164</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is another printing project for the CrankIr
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New 6m beam for the UKAC</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2017-07-24T08:43:59+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8421ef50dc916f09bb72172c6c9ed66b-163.html#unique-entry-id-163</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8421ef50dc916f09bb72172c6c9ed66b-163.html#unique-entry-id-163</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been chatting with my pal Terry about what to do for the 6m UKAC next year (when the Nordic scoring system has been sensibly been adopted) and my thoughts turned to making a more portable solution to my 5 ele LFA.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Time Off</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2017-06-19T09:28:16+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/46aac834324dfb0619cb85474b059da9-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/46aac834324dfb0619cb85474b059da9-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[That is going to mean that I need to re-do the shack somewhat so I thought I would post a current picture of where we are at the moment.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Shhhhh.</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2017-03-06T08:04:36+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b23b3b676bba43fc216065cb42bdcc41-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b23b3b676bba43fc216065cb42bdcc41-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Apart from having to find one of those old fashioned Windoze computers to set it up,  it is a breeze and works a treat.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Aerials</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2017-01-31T14:52:32+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e17ea779e14536e139f7ac9424c74a19-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e17ea779e14536e139f7ac9424c74a19-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Are up and look as if they are working now - despite having to put the scaffold up again to sort out the connector on the pre amp.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Changing the Beams</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2017-01-16T08:28:56+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/34726aac4eff9d5ded5e32721ca469e6-159.html#unique-entry-id-159</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/34726aac4eff9d5ded5e32721ca469e6-159.html#unique-entry-id-159</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here we are on a cold winters day in the rain up the scaffold swapping the 2m beam for a DK7ZB 10 ele and adding on a Dual antennas 14 ele 70cms.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Another Monster Mast</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2017-01-08T18:54:21+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/38de3e8496e511e4c6d5f6928f41e654-158.html#unique-entry-id-158</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/38de3e8496e511e4c6d5f6928f41e654-158.html#unique-entry-id-158</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sunday was erection day after fitting the ply to both sides of the wall and spraying the metalwork
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>70Cms UKAC Final</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-12-27T14:00:59+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0d001dc2168f6e60d61ce9e2a97f0081-157.html#unique-entry-id-157</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0d001dc2168f6e60d61ce9e2a97f0081-157.html#unique-entry-id-157</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[20th place for Triple B overall and 32 out of 230 for mw which is not so bad given the antenna problems I had on some outings.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>BBRC 80&#x27;th</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2016-12-01T11:34:28+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/babe37cd1007d4835a86fb78664d62cb-156.html#unique-entry-id-156</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/babe37cd1007d4835a86fb78664d62cb-156.html#unique-entry-id-156</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[BBRC are 80 next year and we are currently applying for a special event call sign.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Another StepIr</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-11-21T08:23:27+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/4ae6b23993c36e124adc0e97f8eeca64-155.html#unique-entry-id-155</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/4ae6b23993c36e124adc0e97f8eeca64-155.html#unique-entry-id-155</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[At first test on a rainy winters day - it looks the business
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New QSL card</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>QSL</category><dc:date>2016-11-17T20:15:54+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3a068530f85971b036593c701ce15862-154.html#unique-entry-id-154</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3a068530f85971b036593c701ce15862-154.html#unique-entry-id-154</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Is off to the printers]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>We are Advanced</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2016-11-09T21:43:33+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ed3ae1a15724febcf033920d135c35ab-153.html#unique-entry-id-153</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ed3ae1a15724febcf033920d135c35ab-153.html#unique-entry-id-153</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ it&rsquo;s a pity there is no propagation to use the 400W.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>JOTA </title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>JOTA </category><dc:date>2016-10-24T11:57:50+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3531a35adfba8d0a7dd9097b2bf53a5b-152.html#unique-entry-id-152</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3531a35adfba8d0a7dd9097b2bf53a5b-152.html#unique-entry-id-152</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[They put 50 scouts and sea scouts on the K3S / Expert 1.3 combo on the Saturday with Germany and USA JOTA stations and made some good DX contacts to boot into Namibia (V55JOTA), Oman (A43JOTA), Swaziland (3DA0BP) and finished off the evening with a QSO to Sable Island (VA1AXC/CY0).
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>SSB Field Day</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Contests</category><category>Competitions  BBRC</category><dc:date>2016-10-20T08:39:28+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/826405bba12bb1619cbb55045baad3e5-151.html#unique-entry-id-151</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/826405bba12bb1619cbb55045baad3e5-151.html#unique-entry-id-151</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>JOTA</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2016-10-17T10:03:45+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/402a1231baabf6a2633da8ae46dce6d5-150.html#unique-entry-id-150</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/402a1231baabf6a2633da8ae46dce6d5-150.html#unique-entry-id-150</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[JOTA with the Ditton Park Sea Scouts at the old Appleton Laboratories site 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AN400 Well wasn&#x27;t that FUN</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2016-10-11T13:10:53+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/4b073ca6c83ea99f71d47f6bdc14fd21-149.html#unique-entry-id-149</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/4b073ca6c83ea99f71d47f6bdc14fd21-149.html#unique-entry-id-149</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Weekly Radio Fix</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-09-28T09:06:05+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d07cea2f744828df60ff19019e32bb28-148.html#unique-entry-id-148</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d07cea2f744828df60ff19019e32bb28-148.html#unique-entry-id-148</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Mind you HF has been a bit better over the last couple of weeks with a few dxpecditions on and the Spanish Miguel Cervantes stations to chase. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Top Band Antenna</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-09-11T09:46:42+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/c8303d285c21cc75ae6f2c0b906c1f36-147.html#unique-entry-id-147</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/c8303d285c21cc75ae6f2c0b906c1f36-147.html#unique-entry-id-147</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I made up the top loaded inverted L antenna that I circulated plans for and eventually got it up a tree.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>We are 150</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><category>dx</category><dc:date>2016-09-10T09:16:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ed8d8c14f62abb4761807f13d9eb458b-146.html#unique-entry-id-146</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ed8d8c14f62abb4761807f13d9eb458b-146.html#unique-entry-id-146</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Then to top it I had a QSL with Grecia YV1YLY who used to be YY1YLY  (great call) , a serious contester and always has pile ups so I have never been able to get through. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>144Mhz OoooPs&#x2c;&#x2c;&#x2c;</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-09-11T09:07:54+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1c09f077f0a15690f864539ca7dde8b4-145.html#unique-entry-id-145</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1c09f077f0a15690f864539ca7dde8b4-145.html#unique-entry-id-145</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Being power pole mad I have all the gear set up to be plugged into power poles but what I had failed to cater for was failing memory and plugged the transverter into the 24v supply for the rotator (makes it go faster)
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Field Day</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2016-09-09T09:01:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/aa2458837284bd98c2982dae335a291b-144.html#unique-entry-id-144</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/aa2458837284bd98c2982dae335a291b-144.html#unique-entry-id-144</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I also tried out the DK7ZB designed portable beam on backpackers with the K3s and transverter running from a car battery with the battery booster.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>50Mhz - Pants</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-08-27T23:29:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1af2e8fa77998092054311b52b22c1ed-143.html#unique-entry-id-143</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1af2e8fa77998092054311b52b22c1ed-143.html#unique-entry-id-143</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes,  it&rsquo;s true, the new K3S did not have a chance to prove itself as the noise level was so terrible I had a job hearing anyone.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Radio</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-08-24T12:37:16+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9267d66dcfffc611d76409fb72df3951-142.html#unique-entry-id-142</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9267d66dcfffc611d76409fb72df3951-142.html#unique-entry-id-142</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Of course the beauty of the Elecraft range is that you can fiddle about with them so not content with the original I took it apart straight away and added in the voice recorder board - for contest calling. and  a few filters.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Battery Portable 2M </title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-08-12T18:42:12+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1f656da83ad2d114a8634c893f413a6a-141.html#unique-entry-id-141</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1f656da83ad2d114a8634c893f413a6a-141.html#unique-entry-id-141</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Charlie has the clamp on the 7 eye so i tried it with a quick clamp from the workshop.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>IOTA </title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2016-08-07T13:49:40+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/73a7358e4c4ce2d787af5846cbd65866-140.html#unique-entry-id-140</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/73a7358e4c4ce2d787af5846cbd65866-140.html#unique-entry-id-140</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is the proper use for a landrover
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>IOTA</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Contests</category><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2016-08-04T08:18:18+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2301db235b4f62a07d7b05e9ac66165d-139.html#unique-entry-id-139</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2301db235b4f62a07d7b05e9ac66165d-139.html#unique-entry-id-139</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We ran Andy's setup with the 4 ele StepIr and Expert Amp and could have gone on for the full 24 hours if we had enough energy with QSO rates of 100+ per hour.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>First RSGB Certificate</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-07-24T12:07:25+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a33d1bcaf4c3befd478c27646a9f88cd-138.html#unique-entry-id-138</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a33d1bcaf4c3befd478c27646a9f88cd-138.html#unique-entry-id-138</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Even though I has sloped off with "the other" lot!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Comedy of Errors (again)</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-07-27T11:56:18+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/78856eb8716fd2bab8f8a12943bad41b-137.html#unique-entry-id-137</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/78856eb8716fd2bab8f8a12943bad41b-137.html#unique-entry-id-137</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Minor complications this time we hitting myself on the shin with the mallet putting the guy stakes in and falling out of the back of the truck at the end of the contest into a hedge full of nettles.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Rat&#x27;s and NFD</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-07-20T13:08:18+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/eb6fbacb67961c082701ca7d45898dc1-136.html#unique-entry-id-136</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/eb6fbacb67961c082701ca7d45898dc1-136.html#unique-entry-id-136</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[we ran 6, 4, 70 and 23 cms using the BBRC mast and my Landy
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>6M Trophy</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Contests</category><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2016-06-22T13:18:56+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/7ac9a4bc4bde80d509b42ca5da825cd2-135.html#unique-entry-id-135</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/7ac9a4bc4bde80d509b42ca5da825cd2-135.html#unique-entry-id-135</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Dave won the club contest as well as a very well deserved award for all of his efforts in the club over the last year (that should be years as you all know)
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Monster Yagi </title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-06-13T07:50:11+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8e3470bebdc8dfd22d4dfa789d2ce541-134.html#unique-entry-id-134</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8e3470bebdc8dfd22d4dfa789d2ce541-134.html#unique-entry-id-134</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Good news is that it's front to back is great and local stations do not bother it nearly as much.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Let&#x27;s Try that Again</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-06-04T19:00:51+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/899384dc0d0109de733a959a633a4fe3-133.html#unique-entry-id-133</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/899384dc0d0109de733a959a633a4fe3-133.html#unique-entry-id-133</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I did some tests with UK stations and then worked five or six ON stations and some F portables who were on some sort of field day contest.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Get Some Boost</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-06-04T08:52:05+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/80d0bc025c8803664b39dbc4e6369cbe-132.html#unique-entry-id-132</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/80d0bc025c8803664b39dbc4e6369cbe-132.html#unique-entry-id-132</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It has a manual as well as auto on transmit mode and essentially boosts up to whatever you set it to.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2016-06-04T08:52:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5f2640852a01dfacfeb5a6560b6b1058-131.html#unique-entry-id-131</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5f2640852a01dfacfeb5a6560b6b1058-131.html#unique-entry-id-131</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Icom Raffle</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2016-05-26T17:09:05+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/42d4f780be9eafb79ed7661978f58bfa-130.html#unique-entry-id-130</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/42d4f780be9eafb79ed7661978f58bfa-130.html#unique-entry-id-130</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A mystery box from Icom for the club raffle.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>6M UKAC</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-05-26T17:06:14+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5a7d0921e192c0765996f9f2a08c2fcc-129.html#unique-entry-id-129</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5a7d0921e192c0765996f9f2a08c2fcc-129.html#unique-entry-id-129</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Had an outing with the new mast and the LFA on a nice sunny, but windy, evening
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2M Trophy</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-05-23T09:17:57+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f084416b7054c0a3faf29a3180ea6122-128.html#unique-entry-id-128</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f084416b7054c0a3faf29a3180ea6122-128.html#unique-entry-id-128</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[well conditions  for the 2M Trophy were not great radio wise or weather wise on the Saturday.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Alans Valves</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2016-05-19T14:49:33+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b201ba674aee0ba05a60255d573a6ae2-127.html#unique-entry-id-127</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b201ba674aee0ba05a60255d573a6ae2-127.html#unique-entry-id-127</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[From the Show and tell on Monday]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>ready for next weekend</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-05-15T17:22:29+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/63f9da708e91bf884c1070f6122c8a8d-126.html#unique-entry-id-126</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/63f9da708e91bf884c1070f6122c8a8d-126.html#unique-entry-id-126</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2M 13Ele LFA 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mast History</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-05-14T08:30:16+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/282a00d00c7c732b9105279a8cf138e8-125.html#unique-entry-id-125</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/282a00d00c7c732b9105279a8cf138e8-125.html#unique-entry-id-125</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Just in case anyone wondered the new mast came from &hellip;&hellip;..
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>144Mhz 7ELE Portable</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-05-12T12:38:23+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a0aaefcf56c22e536061036941c74a06-124.html#unique-entry-id-124</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a0aaefcf56c22e536061036941c74a06-124.html#unique-entry-id-124</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to Steve for the element clamps bits there is a link in the last post.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MacKeyer</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-05-12T08:27:41+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/40997676a314eef263e769a43da2771a-123.html#unique-entry-id-123</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/40997676a314eef263e769a43da2771a-123.html#unique-entry-id-123</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lightweight Yagi</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-05-09T08:02:54+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/702ee9393b095981aaacc9bff069236d-122.html#unique-entry-id-122</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/702ee9393b095981aaacc9bff069236d-122.html#unique-entry-id-122</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Huge Erection - Again</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-05-07T11:24:44+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2f7b03412afd876cb17e24946923de55-121.html#unique-entry-id-121</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2f7b03412afd876cb17e24946923de55-121.html#unique-entry-id-121</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So after yesterdays fitting of the mast it is time to give it a go.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bigger Mast</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-05-07T08:55:06+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/fb276d473fcb518ce72477babe94cd65-120.html#unique-entry-id-120</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/fb276d473fcb518ce72477babe94cd65-120.html#unique-entry-id-120</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It turns out to be one of a set that were purpose built for a particular security operation and painted in desert colours.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2m UKAC May</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-05-04T08:24:15+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/58ff6bb10f66e4e5f2f7822e1e8527d9-119.html#unique-entry-id-119</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/58ff6bb10f66e4e5f2f7822e1e8527d9-119.html#unique-entry-id-119</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Anyway at least it was a change from last week and the tools didn't freeze onto the roof of the truck!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2M Beam Progress</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-05-02T12:05:54+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/daf5c3cb040da32298e21ce1c8948f20-118.html#unique-entry-id-118</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/daf5c3cb040da32298e21ce1c8948f20-118.html#unique-entry-id-118</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Beam Hitch</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-05-02T08:07:28+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/efd38364ae0015be4654ddd08d94d10f-117.html#unique-entry-id-117</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/efd38364ae0015be4654ddd08d94d10f-117.html#unique-entry-id-117</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[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.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>portable 2m beam</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-04-29T19:13:01+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ad40465e6583a40476a186546e19f4b5-116.html#unique-entry-id-116</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ad40465e6583a40476a186546e19f4b5-116.html#unique-entry-id-116</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So having taken a poll and emailed a few people in the know I have set about building a couple of kits from Nuxcom in Germany to theDK7ZB designs.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>7000 back on the road</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Radios</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-04-20T11:29:48+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3d2bf34b365383cbfe9ccd8613a6e3c5-115.html#unique-entry-id-115</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3d2bf34b365383cbfe9ccd8613a6e3c5-115.html#unique-entry-id-115</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have also put the CB back in&hellip;but don't drum me out of the brownies&hellip;..so i can chat to good buddy MP.  who has the same initials as the UKAC site&hellip;..just realised that!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>70cms April</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-04-13T08:38:55+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/181ca934596dfdb4bff110124476c294-114.html#unique-entry-id-114</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/181ca934596dfdb4bff110124476c294-114.html#unique-entry-id-114</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Conditions were really flat and there was loads of QRM from local stations (I was probably doing the same) although I did get a clean bill of heath on the signal at the end of the contest when we looked at it on a pan adapter with a local station.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Power Draw</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-04-11T08:19:34+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/fe11dd4ba088358f6c6e43da17ab630f-113.html#unique-entry-id-113</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/fe11dd4ba088358f6c6e43da17ab630f-113.html#unique-entry-id-113</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[With plans of an assault on 1O73 later in the year I had been trying to work out what sort of battery to taks.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Compressor</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-04-11T08:17:37+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/470f74034b4c60e88fcd8425e6e66e79-112.html#unique-entry-id-112</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/470f74034b4c60e88fcd8425e6e66e79-112.html#unique-entry-id-112</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is the new ViAir compressor from Matt Savage - great service - it arrived in a day
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Landy Install</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-04-04T10:11:31+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1a6b9bb96ba0639e8b2bec90d59ded71-111.html#unique-entry-id-111</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1a6b9bb96ba0639e8b2bec90d59ded71-111.html#unique-entry-id-111</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a shot of the 991 in the back to the Landy ready for the 144mhz tomorrow.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Stabilisers</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-04-03T17:35:31+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6cfce698821d8c3f8fc2f5a074b248fe-110.html#unique-entry-id-110</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6cfce698821d8c3f8fc2f5a074b248fe-110.html#unique-entry-id-110</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this case the HexBeam so that it will slot into the rotator on the new mast.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Thanks / Sponsor Bar ------&#x3e;&#x3e;</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-03-31T10:17:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1c8c64124a9a0ae435bca46881c86dd7-109.html#unique-entry-id-109</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1c8c64124a9a0ae435bca46881c86dd7-109.html#unique-entry-id-109</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So far there&rsquo;s Justin for the aerials, Middx Dx for letting me use MP (mind you I have promised to help out on the DX days as well) and of course BBRC, without whom we would not be here (and be a lot richer).
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Air to Spare</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-03-31T20:06:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/dc49ca45225bf57757239d9eeb1792b9-108.html#unique-entry-id-108</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/dc49ca45225bf57757239d9eeb1792b9-108.html#unique-entry-id-108</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now the pump is not that great a capacity and takes a couple of minutes to fill the reservoir so we will see tomorrow how it works with the mast.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>991 Woes</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-03-30T09:55:53+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/44b4f2323b2c5385800b834293ff2038-107.html#unique-entry-id-107</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/44b4f2323b2c5385800b834293ff2038-107.html#unique-entry-id-107</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hopefully it will be resolved soon as this is the second time it has been in for this issue.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Secret Weapon</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-03-23T00:07:27+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5be0665fd317ae5ac59c299e4076ef7f-106.html#unique-entry-id-106</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5be0665fd317ae5ac59c299e4076ef7f-106.html#unique-entry-id-106</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Results were pretty good the little bit of extra height makes a bit of a difference.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>All Bar the final Testing</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2016-03-17T17:46:57+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/53e4b8b2d99a372f413ca6d6c0a082a3-105.html#unique-entry-id-105</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/53e4b8b2d99a372f413ca6d6c0a082a3-105.html#unique-entry-id-105</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It needs some finishing bits, like a lock to stop it falling off the back if you accelerate too fast and i need to get somewhere to sort out the guys for it.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Car Mast carriage</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-03-13T17:54:30+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6cacb95140138786958719b9ac07ba0d-104.html#unique-entry-id-104</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6cacb95140138786958719b9ac07ba0d-104.html#unique-entry-id-104</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[You are not relying on the wood to hold it all together there are some stainless rods for that 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mast errr Full</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-03-03T16:53:30+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f51d3b68265a4a7d7be026eeb00c253f-103.html#unique-entry-id-103</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f51d3b68265a4a7d7be026eeb00c253f-103.html#unique-entry-id-103</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have some stainless tube in the shed so that is going to be used for the supporting frame and then the sliding base will be made from some angle.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Time for a new Mast</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-02-27T09:40:50+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/bfea976c93d07d1e4f86a7b59fe30f0c-102.html#unique-entry-id-102</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/bfea976c93d07d1e4f86a7b59fe30f0c-102.html#unique-entry-id-102</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It needs a bit of a clean up and one of the seals seems a bit dodgy but for way aI paid for it that is not an issue.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gemini Input</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-02-23T10:18:53+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/cf51d6ffb83215f89a48ed476049e21f-101.html#unique-entry-id-101</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/cf51d6ffb83215f89a48ed476049e21f-101.html#unique-entry-id-101</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So I got in touch with Roger at the DX Shop and he sent me the attenuator required to up the input to 25w.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Interferance</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-02-22T08:15:08+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a95f8daffbd52db64670cdb839be6477-100.html#unique-entry-id-100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a95f8daffbd52db64670cdb839be6477-100.html#unique-entry-id-100</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have some video files but these don't seem to upload to the website
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Old QSL&#x27;s</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-02-17T10:14:19+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/c2cdf3656973a958c8d15267e7b182b1-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/c2cdf3656973a958c8d15267e7b182b1-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I just checked in today and saw one from February 2015 on my old call sign appear&hellip;&hellip;Brilliant as it was another DXC that I had not accounted for from Mauritius.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HyEndfed multi band</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-02-05T17:49:07+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a993f95a6b6031351168de31fbd45d9e-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a993f95a6b6031351168de31fbd45d9e-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So using my patented pole and lead weight method I got the feeder end up one tree and then using the fishing rod and lead weight method cast the other end over another tree, When it is up it is invisible so there was no point in trying to photograph it.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>You&#x27;ve got to laugh</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-02-03T10:33:45+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/239979c5322e652062f21b8087809a95-97.html#unique-entry-id-97</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/239979c5322e652062f21b8087809a95-97.html#unique-entry-id-97</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Normally I can raise 2 sections to start with so the place where you clamp it and see the marks is at eye level but with monster beam and the top wires it has to be lower so little me can clip the top wires on.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Whats your aerial doing?</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2016-01-30T18:04:24+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b8cbe54631780a05539a7d4232560b90-96.html#unique-entry-id-96</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b8cbe54631780a05539a7d4232560b90-96.html#unique-entry-id-96</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Some of the wires were just a bit loose and to deal with that the chaps who make the hex beam supply a cord to pull two of the arms together so having exonerated myself from the twisted wire slander we set about lowering the mast to effect the fix.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>My That&#x27;s a Whopper</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2016-01-23T17:55:27+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b593bf373c3145f06be9b9039fed37b1-95.html#unique-entry-id-95</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b593bf373c3145f06be9b9039fed37b1-95.html#unique-entry-id-95</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After the first 144mhz UKAC this year I found I was being out gunned  with my 7 element LFA and a quick look at the competition shows they are all using higher gain antennas.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Times Technology Analyser</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2016-01-19T08:50:29+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/cbae12e867d6e659459d859dc881a58a-94.html#unique-entry-id-94</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/cbae12e867d6e659459d859dc881a58a-94.html#unique-entry-id-94</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It doesn't seem to recognise the antenna when it is connected and give me very odd readings even when there is no antenna connected.  
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Green Heron </title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2016-01-17T18:16:21+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/fab902b1a3abc5a77fedee44777808fe-93.html#unique-entry-id-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/fab902b1a3abc5a77fedee44777808fe-93.html#unique-entry-id-93</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There is a programme that goes with it but for that i need to invoke the dreaded windows so I will persevere with it for a bit as I might have to succumb to set the end stops as the rotator is set up, cable wise for 2 full rotations. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>/A in Wales</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2016-01-10T17:11:48+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1e9f25aafbb15d774e0c2c3b6b53e865-92.html#unique-entry-id-92</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1e9f25aafbb15d774e0c2c3b6b53e865-92.html#unique-entry-id-92</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The radio antenna is a Buddipole shock-corded whip which I have mounted onto a monopod pole (you could use a hiking stick) and that is held up with four radials cut to 10/15/17 and 20m.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Christmas Cumulatives</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2015-12-28T18:09:29+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5579316613cc6aaa29714f360500b20c-91.html#unique-entry-id-91</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5579316613cc6aaa29714f360500b20c-91.html#unique-entry-id-91</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A bit of searching got me to the highest spot in Lincolnshire but that is still not all that high.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Scores on the Doors</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2015-12-21T08:09:03+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6f66fbf33c4030dae69ed33c5f76cbc8-90.html#unique-entry-id-90</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6f66fbf33c4030dae69ed33c5f76cbc8-90.html#unique-entry-id-90</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We enter in the restricted category which is 50w max and a single antenna but there are 10W categories which seem to do just as well and in which we are not represented, if any M6 operators wanted to have a go.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hex Beam Two</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-12-20T19:07:28+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/75fb1e08075a5c41179d6d2e6798d26d-89.html#unique-entry-id-89</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/75fb1e08075a5c41179d6d2e6798d26d-89.html#unique-entry-id-89</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Martin had mine up for a while and because mine took ages to come from Poland opted for the Welsh version (his being Welsh made the language barrier less of a problem).  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>6M and Christmas</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Contests</category><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2015-12-15T08:56:47+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/49c7e24499d6097f3e08595e2f085537-88.html#unique-entry-id-88</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/49c7e24499d6097f3e08595e2f085537-88.html#unique-entry-id-88</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Club came 17th out of 86 on the 6m UKAC this year with a great effort from G&Oslash;BBB with the club call G3WIR/A coming 12th out of 266 entrants on the Restricted section and that was with 3 sessions not scored. &nbsp;]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>SOTA Backpack</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-12-06T10:25:44+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ecd6b146a3a921fb893e52dc5561cdd4-86.html#unique-entry-id-86</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ecd6b146a3a921fb893e52dc5561cdd4-86.html#unique-entry-id-86</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am going to try out the KXPA100 with battery power but I am not sure how long the LiPo will last but the good thing is that you can dial the power down to extend battery life.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2M UKAC December</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-12-02T17:32:56+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/88ecdfbdc10b03bb0d4a8a11abb67ef6-85.html#unique-entry-id-85</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/88ecdfbdc10b03bb0d4a8a11abb67ef6-85.html#unique-entry-id-85</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Still not as many multipliers as many so I do need to sort out that 9 ele LFA and re build it so that it is actually resonant where it should be.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Where Radio meets Sewing</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-11-30T09:18:19+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/44fdce7805c4aa9467a4ad0878e14c00-84.html#unique-entry-id-84</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/44fdce7805c4aa9467a4ad0878e14c00-84.html#unique-entry-id-84</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The blue bit fits in to the pack with the webbing and has Velcro on it so can stick the individual pouches to it, with the idea that they are held in place and don't jiggle around when I am made to march up a hill.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Last 6M of the season</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2015-11-25T08:48:17+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/06c0a781d9f3423c976239d3791721e6-83.html#unique-entry-id-83</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/06c0a781d9f3423c976239d3791721e6-83.html#unique-entry-id-83</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Many stations were clearly out enjoying themselves not on the radio (how better that sitting in the cold for three hours I know not) and as a consequence there was not such high activity as in the past.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Done it Again</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>dx</category><dc:date>2015-11-24T16:24:47+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/53b28523a9cf818acfa97be1db8d94b3-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/53b28523a9cf818acfa97be1db8d94b3-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Most US dx&rsquo;ers would give their eye teeth for a chance to work SV2ASP/A as he is the only one that operates from Mount Athos and when he gives up then there will be no-one. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A delta loop for 40m</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-10-31T17:27:03+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/dc40ba64084f4e57e9bada9bb8162d0b-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/dc40ba64084f4e57e9bada9bb8162d0b-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So instead of the pole I have a tree and I have run the bottom element along the top of the fence with some insulators to hold it about a foot above the top of the fence.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-10-28T08:43:56+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/c170b257fd2a5eefc3b5ff04cf973212-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/c170b257fd2a5eefc3b5ff04cf973212-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>50m UKAC</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-10-28T08:41:04+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9be3b5640d658716dc37e30dbaf041e2-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9be3b5640d658716dc37e30dbaf041e2-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was really please that I managed to get a good number of multipliers so hopefully the score will do us some good in moving up the table.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A hard fought card</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-10-28T08:40:15+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d1ec31d3704b8eae98e91be0d594b028-78.html#unique-entry-id-78</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d1ec31d3704b8eae98e91be0d594b028-78.html#unique-entry-id-78</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>JOTA a Sucess</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2015-10-28T08:30:02+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ab103c690600f26bdc76d36d7c7e2e7c-77.html#unique-entry-id-77</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ab103c690600f26bdc76d36d7c7e2e7c-77.html#unique-entry-id-77</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Our very full time team of G0SKA, 2E&Oslash;SUR, G4EBY and me  plus a load of other helpers whose call signs I can't recall at the moment got ourselves to the site for 8am on the saturday and built 2 masts and 3 stations.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>JOTA</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-10-06T08:11:07+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/47e3589acbe99f52729747cc723dd1c1-76.html#unique-entry-id-76</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/47e3589acbe99f52729747cc723dd1c1-76.html#unique-entry-id-76</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So if you can be on the air to give us a shout GB4 MTE is the special call sign we would love to hear from you.17&18 October 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Unbelievable Skookum Boys</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Contests</category><dc:date>2015-09-19T15:24:45+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d57ae0035f2565732a4540e9ca6907db-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d57ae0035f2565732a4540e9ca6907db-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Since I started this contesting lark to get my weekly fix of radio, particularly when the HF bands are as pants as they are at the moment, I looked for a logging programme that worked with the UKAC contests and did it on the Mac.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Windoze on a Mac</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-09-19T12:15:46+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/829f284ef51ad5047cdb749158cf6283-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/829f284ef51ad5047cdb749158cf6283-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Actually that is no real hardship in that you would not really use the computer to monitor the PowerMaster as it has a more responsive display built in to it.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Where is Scotland</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>UKAC</category><category>Contests</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-09-13T13:50:31+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5c3fbfb69e1955c9fba0cf65aba43def-73.html#unique-entry-id-73</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5c3fbfb69e1955c9fba0cf65aba43def-73.html#unique-entry-id-73</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There are no map apps that I can find to do this however if you copy this compass rose which is a .gif file so it is transparent
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HF Contest Weekend</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-09-12T22:36:29+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3e5b9cdb3729655d4027bc5a1e3d96db-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3e5b9cdb3729655d4027bc5a1e3d96db-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Look out for the DX picnic when it would be a good idea to have some other 40m antennas to try out if we are to improve next year on the HF when the band conditions are bad.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>call that an aerial</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>UKAC</category><dc:date>2015-09-12T22:09:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/7925b6f0d5e454f52a52f97b8a67c7cc-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/7925b6f0d5e454f52a52f97b8a67c7cc-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As I haven&rsquo;t got a UHF analyser I don&rsquo;t know how well it matches yet, so I suppose the proof will be on the next Tuesday I am up on the hill.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Skookum Logs it</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Contests</category><category>BBRC</category><category>Portable</category><dc:date>2015-08-26T09:32:47+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/efedeabc9983a8465bd172fecca3abc2-70.html#unique-entry-id-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/efedeabc9983a8465bd172fecca3abc2-70.html#unique-entry-id-70</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever had that feeling that you are ready to go, have the mast up and wonder why the coax is still on the ground&hellip;&hellip;down in comes again!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Graham&#x27;s KX3</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-08-22T14:01:20+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1e503e9a7ceb1864bbc5be37699374dc-69.html#unique-entry-id-69</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1e503e9a7ceb1864bbc5be37699374dc-69.html#unique-entry-id-69</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We tried it on the StepIr no problems and with the SuperAntenna set up in the garden we were getting 1:1.3 VSWR and first try got Switzerland on 14mhz.   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More pictures from the weekend</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2015-08-03T16:55:01+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/aae6472d234bcdd46b0b234f8109291e-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/aae6472d234bcdd46b0b234f8109291e-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Care of 2E&Oslash;SUR who you can tell likes taking photos after having a beer !
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Postman Knocks</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-08-03T14:12:12+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0f9b13484fc98ae992c40a8cbec7fc41-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0f9b13484fc98ae992c40a8cbec7fc41-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now we can do the Advanced license]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>SPIDEX Hex Beam Portable Weekend</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-08-02T17:49:17+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/77737d7b7753ca0b95d42ca307bbc32c-66.html#unique-entry-id-66</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/77737d7b7753ca0b95d42ca307bbc32c-66.html#unique-entry-id-66</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The mast is around 8m long, less whip than the fibreglass one that I used before and the way I do it is to set the mast up on the rotator against the car held with a bracket onto the roof rack.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Silly Scope RF Sampler</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-07-24T18:47:20+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6a077b735f81f3d18ef6da192a8041fe-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6a077b735f81f3d18ef6da192a8041fe-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So fearing I might be replacing the club one as it went up in smoke  I pressed on regardless and using the component tester managed to track down the right capacitors.  or in fact two that add up to the right value in parallel.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A proper Ham</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Radios</category><dc:date>2015-07-23T13:46:28+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3ea807d22b086a609b5da3205eff874a-64.html#unique-entry-id-64</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/3ea807d22b086a609b5da3205eff874a-64.html#unique-entry-id-64</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Because this is a long winded process it comes with a standard calibration which is ok for HF but on  2M SSB which comes via a transponder board and narrower modes such as RTTY and PSK you can find the radio drifting off.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A much less saucy QSL card</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-07-17T13:27:35+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/fb3f176dce6d5362b13c5bcb68d7f21c-63.html#unique-entry-id-63</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/fb3f176dce6d5362b13c5bcb68d7f21c-63.html#unique-entry-id-63</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This was one of those where you just happen to be there when it happens, not out shopping like someone!  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Best QSL Card so far ?</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-07-14T08:38:35+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e9493a9b11e0748e5dc0590449263266-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e9493a9b11e0748e5dc0590449263266-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It is good to see that some places have yet to catch the politically correct bug.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Testing Testing</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-07-12T09:59:52+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d821f27a7ff56ef715c36dd9f2411adb-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d821f27a7ff56ef715c36dd9f2411adb-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So there you are a quick fix and we are ready to take it down (again) and put the balun back on for a test.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hex Update</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-07-12T08:58:31+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1380311f789224bc066d94d2ce01177c-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/1380311f789224bc066d94d2ce01177c-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Clearly this is not going to be totally un biased as I have shelled out multi quid for the DB11 so one hopes it is worth it for more that the 180 degree flippability - which is actually one of the best bits about it when you are searching the bands or get someone returning on the backside of the beam.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>It&#x27;s Arrived</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-07-11T09:26:29+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6ba81a4f88de3de5996a2dd8818abd1b-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6ba81a4f88de3de5996a2dd8818abd1b-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I had intended to make this my home base antenna when I ordered it at the beginning of the year but could not bear the wait to get a better performing antenna than my trusty Gap Titan, which the neighbours said had to go, came down.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>UKAC 144mhz</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Contests</category><dc:date>2015-07-08T08:58:23+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6f0f66a8db00b938b18b14c35ddd0d4d-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6f0f66a8db00b938b18b14c35ddd0d4d-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Funny enough his call is one I was searching for matching surnames and all that. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mt Athos</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>dx</category><dc:date>2015-07-05T19:00:39+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9b64a160d99b4e50c65b919aa5ad5347-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9b64a160d99b4e50c65b919aa5ad5347-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I didn&rsquo;t think any more of it until I mentioned to someone who told me it was very sough after,  So sought after, in fact, that he turned around from his shopping trip to go on the hunt.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2W&#xd8;LDZ in Wales</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><dc:subject>Chopcat</dc:subject><dc:date>2015-06-24T18:33:35+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e6a9d3e8e5a201c45c8edd11150cc9ce-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e6a9d3e8e5a201c45c8edd11150cc9ce-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The site is stunning (in the sun) with great take off&rsquo;s in all directions apart from directly west where there is an MOD set of masts which I am told can cause interference on some bands.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Uri&#x27;s Field Again</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Contests</category><category>BBRC</category><dc:date>2015-06-21T18:24:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2a699ddcb660fa22b19df7cc3829ee38-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2a699ddcb660fa22b19df7cc3829ee38-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The mast trailer worked a treat but we need to work on the compressor to get it to go up more slowly!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>ML&#x26;S R 50</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-06-06T14:49:29+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/dc8eb2841ce679a1d382d658c8e9d587-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/dc8eb2841ce679a1d382d658c8e9d587-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[My thoughts are that there might also be a problem with the fan which means it is just overheating and then killing the transistors.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2m UKAC June</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-06-03T11:45:06+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5f85838ecb44dbe5de58095ff9a673a4-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/5f85838ecb44dbe5de58095ff9a673a4-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[More multipliers but still suffering from shorter distance qso&rsquo;s as opposed to being in a non IO91 location
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Fitting the Mast</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><category>Competitions</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-06-03T08:07:16+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0ceb7c76db21012d7a6477a121aff8b6-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0ceb7c76db21012d7a6477a121aff8b6-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The question was how do you manhandle the massively heavy mast into the exact position that you need and after one failed attempt I resorted to good old ratchet straps and wedges.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Trailer Mods</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><category> bbrc</category><dc:date>2015-05-30T18:44:54+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9bdc5c95ced5a6cbdbda44e7e0a71db0-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9bdc5c95ced5a6cbdbda44e7e0a71db0-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Other than needing a grease nipple for the wheel bearing it seems fine and it will be great to see it with the mast on.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Rotator Base Takes Shape</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions </category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-05-29T13:47:21+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/583f8edeb107b6a1c31dcfe77433f610-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/583f8edeb107b6a1c31dcfe77433f610-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well if the hex beam ever gets here from its disastrous trip from Poland, which has now taken 2 months due to the driver having a hear attack in Belgium (good place to have one knowing their hospitals) it will need the base to tilt over for the beam to be put on.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Go Box 2</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-05-28T19:46:53+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/13ff3504af7d2efc433ea1bfb9ce0022-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/13ff3504af7d2efc433ea1bfb9ce0022-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have put a USB distribution block in to link the laptop to the radio, the rotator and the SignaLink so there is one cable out of the front and thats it.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>50mhz UKAC May</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-05-27T12:28:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2ab0ad0a067ba70735583118483a1d95-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2ab0ad0a067ba70735583118483a1d95-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Conditions not fantastic but i am still green enough to need to practice (a lot)
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mast For VHF </title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-05-17T19:32:09+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/45478c2944c4e1538507d5818f9bdfa2-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/45478c2944c4e1538507d5818f9bdfa2-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The problem is that the mast sections are 2.5m long so you have to be up a ladder, or on top of a car to push them up and you have to have something stabilising the bottom section.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mobile Install</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-05-17T19:06:32+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/08dfb73886ec27642bd340c81930ef63-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/08dfb73886ec27642bd340c81930ef63-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have separated out the power to the speaker and so far it is not too bad, BUT there is an issue with these powered speakers and RF feedback through the common feed which spoils a rather good idea.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Vantage Vue</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-05-13T11:07:51+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/df3ed004da7372d05c3e02981ca5e27a-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/df3ed004da7372d05c3e02981ca5e27a-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There is no RF interference from either the HF or VHF signals and it just gives the confidence that siting inside on the radio that a gale has not suddenly blown up to whip the mast down.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>What a waste of time</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-05-06T09:19:56+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a157793a989f6dc8ea14ae04e262153f-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a157793a989f6dc8ea14ae04e262153f-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am sure it was not intentional but good practice would tell you as soon as someone tells you that you are causing a problem to shut down and sort it out.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mapping</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>dxpeditions</category><dc:date>2015-05-05T14:28:55+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d8488181c78231e8c918a19a3b6371b5-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/d8488181c78231e8c918a19a3b6371b5-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Need a good app for the iPad that shows you all the terrain so you can find where you want to plonk your aerial.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>BBRC Club Comp </title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-05-05T08:02:45+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f2e4483b513457bf3eaf8223f03a9953-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f2e4483b513457bf3eaf8223f03a9953-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So I need to get a rig installed in the Landy for these sorts of low power HF comps and luckily now the 991 has taken over from the 7000 in the GoBox it won't be long before we have that in and working.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2M Yagi for Portable Use</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-05-03T18:52:08+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/48002d7efdcd7f3eb09f820d19a5fa98-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/48002d7efdcd7f3eb09f820d19a5fa98-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This time a 7 element which is about 3m long so it can go on the roof rack in one piece with the elements folded in.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>6M UKAC</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-04-29T09:01:37+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/7723319ab3793af845ef203265d56f22-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/7723319ab3793af845ef203265d56f22-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Pretty flat conditions yesterday for the 6M competition but it gave me a chance to try the steeper on 6m.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Go Box Update</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-04-27T09:09:03+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/26c06c061fbb63aad8f35613ef18c295-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/26c06c061fbb63aad8f35613ef18c295-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been able to dispense with the CAT controller as the 991 has direct CAT built in to it.  in its place will be the Spid rotator controller for the mobile mast that will have the rotator at the base.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Reel in those cables</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-04-27T09:07:44+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/742ef8ea919bdb46c148eb48fe218808-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/742ef8ea919bdb46c148eb48fe218808-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Great for rolling your co ax on
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Burnham Beeches RC 144mhz UKAC</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-04-22T10:45:54+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6890c71614940943b7a363203be36df9-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/6890c71614940943b7a363203be36df9-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[BBRC Soar to 39th after the April 2015 results are announced for the UKAC.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Lights</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-04-19T15:20:58+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/19cb505bdfc766d8428a007c1c59133f-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/19cb505bdfc766d8428a007c1c59133f-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Had some fun after getting back from work last night and worked 58 into western Australia and managed to crack the pile up with J52HF in Guinea-Bissau working split.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>911 Update</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Radios</category><dc:date>2015-04-19T15:20:51+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/311717eeb97dc6683f4e8ac41389bd84-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/311717eeb97dc6683f4e8ac41389bd84-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have it set up with the stealth inverted 40/80m dipole and the receiver is sharp and there are the same filters that you find in the rest of the range , but out of the box it is pretty handy.  
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Station Update</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-04-19T09:09:29+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f25bd6a59e107060fb2665e5e692c270-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f25bd6a59e107060fb2665e5e692c270-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Even with the poor conditions yesterday I go a first into Guatemala with the mast down as I was too chicken to put it up in the wind!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Heat Shrink wire markers</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-04-15T12:57:20+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a90d3887d628e887ba751e304530091f-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/a90d3887d628e887ba751e304530091f-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Great for re wiring at some time in the future
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Cable trunking</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-04-15T12:52:58+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/aedd1b33de45550daa73d9f25e14f28d-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/aedd1b33de45550daa73d9f25e14f28d-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here are some picures of the galvanised trunking that take the cables around the workshop to the mast
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>It&#x27;s Up</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-04-13T19:41:16+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/17be61865c674b399bc6528d08da3c16-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/17be61865c674b399bc6528d08da3c16-31.html#unique-entry-id-31</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Dem tree fellas came round today and gave the ash trees a short back and sides so the mast could finally be raised to test the Stepir.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>991 plugged in</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Radios</category><dc:date>2015-04-12T19:53:19+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/289618d70b0b80e32fab101c40f1b43e-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/289618d70b0b80e32fab101c40f1b43e-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I hooked it up to the Gap and gave a quick QSO with Emmanuel CT7AFR who was kind enough to record the audio and send it to me.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Its up ....as far as it will go</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-04-12T19:40:55+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/842432e30e317ead953b5bb825f58581-29.html#unique-entry-id-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/842432e30e317ead953b5bb825f58581-29.html#unique-entry-id-29</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It needs the trees to be trimmed to go all the way up and as it was windy today I stuck with it at shed level.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>It&#x27;s Here</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Radios</category><dc:date>2015-04-12T07:29:28+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8db2cc7238c1bb89072f8a305cda224d-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8db2cc7238c1bb89072f8a305cda224d-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been busy finishing off the stepir ready for the scaffold to go back tomorrow so haven&rsquo;t even plugged it in yet.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>991 Delays</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Radios</category><dc:date>2015-04-10T07:11:30+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e661655950ff8072fe8f067d3dccb9b8-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e661655950ff8072fe8f067d3dccb9b8-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hopefully this means that we will have a bug free batch when they do eventually turn up.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Double Check those Logs</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-04-09T13:34:50+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/47446e586b9f350a0bc01406c25c2025-26.html#unique-entry-id-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/47446e586b9f350a0bc01406c25c2025-26.html#unique-entry-id-26</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In fact by doing a double check against the QRZ pages for a non portable should be able to point that out.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Competition ASSISTANCE</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-04-08T14:40:27+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/4820addb96786f10f8704b536b37decf-25.html#unique-entry-id-25</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/4820addb96786f10f8704b536b37decf-25.html#unique-entry-id-25</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Then you can put them all on a spreadsheet&hellip;&hellip;.or let me know and i'll mail you one
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>4M Competition</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-04-07T08:54:00+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ae757f80d2d34537a0c03df0f3a2240e-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ae757f80d2d34537a0c03df0f3a2240e-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Oh and here was a very special old Lady who came to visit and check we were doing ti right
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2M UKAC - APRIL</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-04-08T08:41:39+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/58fd3b36d3ae50ffc16519e2790ed102-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/58fd3b36d3ae50ffc16519e2790ed102-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I don't seem to be getting further north than 83 but we can see where we need to concentrate next time.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2M Beam is up (and down)</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-04-07T08:55:24+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0fdb596d7499fea93c04729d14ddb2f4-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/0fdb596d7499fea93c04729d14ddb2f4-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[there is more fiddling to do but it is up, and a quick test shows that the beam works.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Rotator Cage Ahoy</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-04-05T19:11:38+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/204e3f96862347007633c5f5119d9ced-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/204e3f96862347007633c5f5119d9ced-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is lighter gauge that the ali scaffold pole and I think will still give sufficient separation from the HF beam to the 2M, whilst keeping the weight down.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>DX Picknic </title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>BBRC</category><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-04-05T18:56:25+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ec4ae69ec6cdc73732720d03579267c1-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/ec4ae69ec6cdc73732720d03579267c1-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Sota pole is a great bit of kit for fifty quid and I came up with the idea of using the springiness of it to keep tension on the wire.  worked a treat and stood up to bit of a wind.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Saturday Morning Erection</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-04-05T18:48:40+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/84cea6195a1c8b39a18c7a356160e6b3-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/84cea6195a1c8b39a18c7a356160e6b3-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So before loading up the trailer for the DX Picnic Greg, my pal from across the road came over and together we managed to get the 50kg mast onto its framework. and after a quick adaptation of the compressor it was on its way up.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Didn&#x27;t quite get it up</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-04-03T19:15:24+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e565676dbf47dc6c0e041c3c1c0295be-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e565676dbf47dc6c0e041c3c1c0295be-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So whilst I pondered on that problem I spent an hour swearing at the stub again as it is not the size of a scaffold pole, which all the rotator cages are made for, it is 50.8mm . ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mast Ahoy</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-04-02T20:46:44+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b2145c625bdeae9698c493756f95ed72-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/b2145c625bdeae9698c493756f95ed72-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There are some jobs to be done first,  The stand off brackets that were supposed to clear the gutter don&rsquo;t.  so I need to make up some sort of spreader system..  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Progress on the StepIr</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-04-02T20:43:07+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f59202e5f23ec2a654c4ab756f1d2d77-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f59202e5f23ec2a654c4ab756f1d2d77-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Before Martin came over I wired up the driven steppe motor and the relay box that controls whether the antenna is looking forward , backwards or both ways
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Db11 a bit more </title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-04-01T07:56:25+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2789057b943ef3489d76dd04d6707a6d-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/2789057b943ef3489d76dd04d6707a6d-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I managed to get a bit done on the Db-11 last night wiring up and fitting two of the EHU's .
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Permission for Transmission 2</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-03-31T11:13:35+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9b2db4beec906e4cd2b39379d3074d43-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9b2db4beec906e4cd2b39379d3074d43-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I agreed for the permission to be personal to me so that when we move, or Mrs LDZ does away with me, the mast comes down.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Andercon</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-03-31T08:22:50+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/7016635c5c5381b0d24bce19cf0fca4b-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/7016635c5c5381b0d24bce19cf0fca4b-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Is on 12-14th June this year in Leicester
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>StepIR Build Day One</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-03-30T18:08:54+01:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/09607192459ea6762ae11a61f9c08552-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/09607192459ea6762ae11a61f9c08552-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There is a fair bit to it.  3 boxes which Just fitted in the car with all the other stuff from the weekend away.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mast Delays ??</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-03-27T08:25:42+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/663fcf571398d718759ab5dd311f6e4c-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/663fcf571398d718759ab5dd311f6e4c-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It is an ex demo one and was supposed to be out of the demonstration van for 23rd March but there are some delays, which I don&rsquo;t quite understand.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Looking forward to the weekend</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-03-25T16:20:35+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8ea0cc0860a4e5e2802794d7bc5b8817-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8ea0cc0860a4e5e2802794d7bc5b8817-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Not long now till Mr VineCom gets a visit from yours truly for one of these.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Permission For Transmission</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-03-25T15:52:57+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f8cc4b6feaa4188258eac5266e29b2db-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/f8cc4b6feaa4188258eac5266e29b2db-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This has just been posted on the Council website.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Buddiploe on 2M</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-03-08T08:55:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e6e13f40e640beacc419b3c4272ff26d-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/e6e13f40e640beacc419b3c4272ff26d-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[A Buddipole on 2M and the sea.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lessons from a Competition</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-03-25T08:25:52+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/00c814c529d3bf804482f59f4a2a2741-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/00c814c529d3bf804482f59f4a2a2741-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Conditions were not great with a load of QSB but we managed a respectable showing getting some useful multipliers and I can guaranteed if I had been doing it on my own it would have been less than half.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Comments Now Possible</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-03-21T08:28:35+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/32013126c8dca73522c98b290a4ac03d-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/32013126c8dca73522c98b290a4ac03d-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Keep an eye out for next week when we are off to Oswestry to collect the StepIR and then Leicester for the pneumatic mast.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Getting it up at the weekend</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-03-09T08:00:46+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8c39d0651c8559dd082f191423cdf75d-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8c39d0651c8559dd082f191423cdf75d-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In moving the site to the DropBox some of the pictures and text have gone AWOL.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A good read</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-03-04T14:57:08+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/766bf92755fd39d3a1b879be107c9105-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/766bf92755fd39d3a1b879be107c9105-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[And as I have now finished it you can borrow it if you want.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>2M UKAC</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Competitions</category><dc:date>2015-03-04T13:15:08+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9b34eb31bb82cb5425fa3b9c33455cd4-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/9b34eb31bb82cb5425fa3b9c33455cd4-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Particularly given that we only had the small portable beam on the bud dipole tripod.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yagi Build</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Antennae</category><dc:date>2015-03-03T13:26:11+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/09faed2f6972d39f25d311353b0a1e8b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/09faed2f6972d39f25d311353b0a1e8b-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There is a carriage charge so if you are going to make a few aerials then it pays to buy all you need in one go.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Welcome</title><dc:creator>LDZ</dc:creator><category>Shack Stuff</category><dc:date>2015-03-03T14:20:00+00:00</dc:date><link>http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8ed6ace48f6d561b101257b22ee94e19-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.chopcat.co.uk/page1/blog/files/8ed6ace48f6d561b101257b22ee94e19-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Tonight is the first time we will be trying out the two operator approach on the RSBG 2M competition with 2E&Oslash;SUR Martin.
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