I had been looking around for a cheap but reliable weather station for use at home. I wanted a unit that would upload data directly to the internet, and provide me with some on screen display. Froggit is a name I had never come across before, but they are very big in Germany and sell […]
The Kiwi SDR and Wellbrook loop provide a very good single antenna solution for 0 to 30 MHz shortwave reception. The Kiwi is capable of displaying the complete band of 30 MHz, but the disadvantage is the very high power from some of the LW and MW stations can cause the receiver to overload in […]
I recently purchased a 5/8 wave antenna for 1090 ADS-B Reception from eBay. At the time the antenna are being sold by stranislavpalo130 in 2 versions from a 30cm 5/8 wave to 60cm 2x 5/8. The are priced between 20 to 25 pounds and are really well constructed. The 30 cm 5/8 wave version is […]
This evening I decided to complete a test using two different HF setups in an effort to compare the receiver performance of my antennas. Radio 1, Kenwood TS 990, doublet antenna 10m per leg @ 9m Radio 2, Elad SDR, Wellbrook RX loop @ 3m I decide the best way to test on receive would […]
After my last article on the TYT MD380 I decided it would be nice to get a DMR radio for the home / car use. I read quite a lot online and decided to select a radio that would support roaming. The Hytera MD785G fitted the bill, and is available in both a high and low […]