Amateur Updates – Antennas, 2m, AMSAT-VK

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3 weeks ago
by faulteh in

It’s been a few months but I thought I should update the blog on recent changes I’ve made to my ham setup.

Firstly I got myself a Yaesu VX8-DR More >

Rejiggered the antennas and got rid of the noise.

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3 months ago
by faulteh in

While I’m still deciding on what are the next antennas I should try (leaning towards a HF Vertical on top of my tin roof for a good ground plane), I More >

LOG: Digital Modes on 10m/20m

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3 months ago
by faulteh in

Yesterday the ACMA finally issued me my callsign! I am VK7LXX.

The day before I was introduced to some other digital modes with Fldigi. At the time I More >

HF: Off Centre Fed Dipole Wire Antenna

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3 months ago
by faulteh in

Since it takes a bit of planning to get my radio towers erected (base and guy anchors need to be concreted, etc) I thought I would put up a simple More >

LOG: Capture APRS data on 145.175MHz 2200 2012-01-29

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3 months ago
by faulteh in
  • USRP via WBX card, Discone Antenna
After trying to get AFSK demod and AX25 going through the USRP I decided to step back and find out how it was More >

LOG: Receive on 146.850MHz 0900 2012-01-29

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3 months ago
by faulteh in
  • USRP via WBX card, Discone antenna
  • Listened to WIA National broadcast at 0900, then VK7 regional broadcast at 0930, with some general More >

LOG: Capture on 145.175MHz 2145 2012-01-28

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3 months ago
by faulteh in
  • USRP via WBX card, Discone antenna.
  • From FFT Spread looked like a digital signal, perhaps AFSK. Maybe RTTY. Seemed a random interval between More >

Antenna Tower

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3 months ago
by faulteh in

OK so I found a good deal on a few radio towers. These are not freestanding and need to be guyed. Since the Tassie environment can be unforgiving I More >

Amplifier Kits and First signals

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3 months ago
by faulteh in

I found a web store Minikits, selling a bunch of amplifier modules so I went a bit crazy and got a heap of them.

RX Preamp kits for 6m, 2m and 70cm More >

Passed my Standard License Tests

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4 months ago
by faulteh in

Finally got of my lazy ass to study for my standard license. I decided to go for the Standard instead of the Foundation since I would like to use More >

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