I operate 2 multi-band receivers, both capable of receive from 0 to 30 MHz and I wanted to find a receive antenna that would perform well on HF and LF. Dipoles, long wires or EFHW are fine up to a point, but without some matching, they will not work over a wide frequency range. The […]
The HF bands still provide some interesting listening, even with all the modern technology it still provides a low cost backup. Air traffic will of course use VHF within a couple of hundred miles of land, but that means on transatlantic flights the vast majority is outside of VHF coverage. HF is by no means […]
The IC705 is the latest and smallest multi-band transceiver by Icom. It covers HF to UHF all mode at 10w (5w on an internal battery) Power measurement on WM2 meter with external power supply RF Power % Measured Power (W) 100 10w 75 7.2w 50 5w 25 2.5w 10 1w 5 0.5w 0 100mW Supply […]
The RF Explorer range of handheld spectrum analysers can provide you with the ideal companion for hunting down rough RF. This could be a source of interference or looking for a mystery frequency. The spectrum analyser comes in a number of different formats, the 6G combo gives you coverage up to 6.1 GHz. The unit […]
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 […]
I have always enjoyed digital modes from home, like many I live in a noisy urban environment. Digital modes offer me a way to make low power QSO into the noise and still get results. Using the Hermes Lite SDR and JS8 has provided great fun, I tend to stick to 7 MHz as my […]