WSPR reception 24×7 has always been something I have wanted to try. The problem is trying to find a transceiver, computer, antenna combination that will allow this with minimum fuss. 472 KHz Reception Computer You won’t need a very high spec computer, but if you are leaving it on 24×7 low noise and power […]
Month: November 2017
50, 70 and 144 MHz in one beam.
I have always enjoyed taking part in the UKAC series of contests, they are very busy and ideal for portable operating in the summer months. Not so much fun in the winter, but the chance to operate from home required a beam. I have tried to take part with a vertical co-linear, but the crossed […]
Coax Cables and Associated Losses
As a newly licensed amateur, one of the points I found hard to grasp was feeder losses. While it was explained to me that feeder cable had losses, it was sometimes hard to visualise what this meant in the real world. The maths can be a little scary, and so in this article, I have […]