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MQ26-SR. 2 years on.
One of my most read posts on this blog is “Which Antenna” it describes the comparison between 2 antennas. The MA5B and the MQ26-SR. As my readers will know I opted for the MQ26-SR. and 2 years on its...
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Another new toy arrived this week. This time it’s a hand made straight morse key from John Wellings. Although it looks just like a Kent key, I can assure you it isn’t. The brass is highly polished and...
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Direct QSL cards
I wonder how many people come home after a holiday and find a pile of post ?We lets refine that. I wonder how many people go on a radio holiday – and come home to find a stack of QSL cards ? Since our...
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Out scouting about
Being able to work from home clearly has its advantages. Today for example I find myself walking along the ridgeway just down the road from me. The dog loves this place but it doesn’t really offer up...
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YOTA UK
YOTA UK is taking place over the weekend of the 19-20 July at in Wolverhampton. Most of the activities will be at the Electricity Club near the City Centre, home of the Wolverhampton Amateur Radio...
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Gaining interest in radio
A big friendly welcome to my new readers who will be reading my blog entries via AmateurRadio.com - I hope my articles will provide insightful reading.If you are not already “in the know” im based in...
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Distant learning
Here we go again. We have just started a new 6 month distant learning course for the advanced exam. Our recent in class success of 100% pass rate for the intermediate license was a fantastic...
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YOTA UK Event
The weekend of July 19th & 20th saw the 1st YOTA UK event take place in Wolverhampton UK. This event was to run along side the main YOTA event in Finland for those who couldn’t make the trip to the...
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WiFi issues with a MacBook & BT Home Hub 5
Okay so not exactly a ham radio blog entry here but its Wi-Fi related, so in a tenuous link its sort of radio related right ?Recently I upgraded my home broadband to BT Infinity 2. It has been...
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RSGB Volunteer 2015
Its been quite some time since I have added anything to my blog, and indeed quiet some time since I’ve added any videos. Don’t worry though, everything is fine, I’ve just been really busy on other...
View ArticlePIXIE 2 QRP Transceiver build
Its been a busy year so far. In fact my radio activities have really suffered. But here is a quick update on a recent project I have undertaken.I decided to build one of the PIXIE 2 kits that are...
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MacLoggerDX
The layout of MacLogger DX on my MacI recently tweeted that I had dropped Ham Radio Deluxe in favour for MacLoggerDX. Amongst the re-tweets and comments i received, Danny (PA3DM) did mention that HRD...
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CW decoder - Introduction
If you do follow me on twitter (and if you don’t – you really should) you will have no doubt seen my recent tweets about constructing a CW decoder. After a number of retweets, and favorites from other...
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CW decoder – The electronics
I found a circuit online that refers to a QST article in 1999, that shows a CW zero beat decoder. It uses a LM567 that converts the audio signal and switches on a LED to show the operator has achieved...
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CW decoder – The Arduino
This is arguably the simplest part of the project. As mentioned Budd Churchward had created a series of videos on how he wrote the Sketch, created a PCB and published his code. (Budd's Sketch is...
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Arduino CW decoder - Conclusion
A few days have past since I last blogged about the CW decoder. Since then I moved the project forward and created a Vero version which worked well. It was based on the idea of a shield and plugged in...
View ArticleAcorn II SDR Kit
This year at the RSGB convention we will be running a buildathon based upon the same format of the other successful build events in the past – this is an excellent time to attract a new audience to our...
View ArticleSolo mast erecting
I think the wind gods were against me on this day. I recently had a lovely evening with a few newly licensed amateurs, who asked a very simple question. How do you erect a radio mast for when you are...
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Arduino Morse Tutor
In a recent conversation with my good friend Lewis, we started discussing Morse code, training and the old equipment that was used to educate and teach the code to newcomers. In particular we discussed...
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Arduino Morse Tutor - Update
Its quite humbling really. Ive had this blog now for a number of years. I’ve always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with it. I love the concept of sharing my experiences, failures and successes...
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