@vk3ye Hi Peter, after making this video I actually connected a small external speaker so the audio faced forward toward the camera - the inbuilt speaker on the 590 sounds fine but the audio is directed up. I'm not sure why the audio went louder when I put the notepad on the speaker - maybe it forced some of the sound to come out of the air vents on the radio etc - not sure. But in the future I will use the external speaker as they really improves the sound as it directs it towards the camera.
@vk3ye Hi Peter! Yeah I installed the TS590's voice memory board. It lets you record up to 4 messages that can be transmitted and lets you record your QSO's to flash memory but I've never used that function. And if there's no one about on the bands...it can talk to itself!!! :-)
@melbourneradio Hi Grant, yeah it was quiet when we first set up - after about 2pm it got busier. To be frank the bands were very quiet yesterday - I expected to hear heaps of people but a lot the stations that did set up reported a fairly quiet day.
Please let me know when/if you get a chance to do a YouTube video using the Alpha 6-160 Meter Antenna.
alphaantenna 4 months ago
Agreed - 40m was a bit quiet - a fair number of VK3s but not too many interstaters. I suspect propagation was favouring short distances.
I noticed that the receive audio briefly improved at 9:00 when you put the paper on the rig - does the recording camera not like lound noises?
vk3ye 10 months ago
@vk3ye Hi Peter, after making this video I actually connected a small external speaker so the audio faced forward toward the camera - the inbuilt speaker on the 590 sounds fine but the audio is directed up. I'm not sure why the audio went louder when I put the notepad on the speaker - maybe it forced some of the sound to come out of the air vents on the radio etc - not sure. But in the future I will use the external speaker as they really improves the sound as it directs it towards the camera.
craig3008 10 months ago
Great video Craig.
Was that an internal digital voice recorder calling CQ, and has the TS590 ever answered its own calls?
vk3ye 10 months ago
@vk3ye Hi Peter! Yeah I installed the TS590's voice memory board. It lets you record up to 4 messages that can be transmitted and lets you record your QSO's to flash memory but I've never used that function. And if there's no one about on the bands...it can talk to itself!!! :-)
craig3008 10 months ago
I found 40m a bit light, maybe it was just me I was set-up for an hour or two in Kalparrin Gardens Greensborough.
melbourneradio 10 months ago
@melbourneradio Hi Grant, yeah it was quiet when we first set up - after about 2pm it got busier. To be frank the bands were very quiet yesterday - I expected to hear heaps of people but a lot the stations that did set up reported a fairly quiet day.
craig3008 10 months ago
Nice video, my quick iPhone video will be up soon with a video of the station setup at Bunnings Rockhampton. VK4NSP
shaun920 10 months ago
always nice activitys...
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VictoreCelia 10 months ago