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Portable QRP DX from Melbourne
vk3ye
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A couple of hours' QRP DXing on a hot summer Sunday afternoon from Mordialloc Pier, 25km south of Melbourne. 5 watts SSB was used from a Yaesu FT-817.
DX contacts were...
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7 MHz receiving from Mt Martha
vk3ye
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Receiving 40 metre signals on a fine afternoon at Mount Martha, south of Melbourne.
Although lightning static was present, the low noise from other sources demonstrate ...
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Three features every homebrew QRP CW rig must have
vk3ye
161 views
How do you know if that simple QRP design is going to get you contacts or not?
Have a look at its features.
If it's very low power, stuck on one frequency and does...
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BITX40 QRP SSB transceiver: contacts with QRP stations
vk3ye
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Contacts with QRP stations with the BITX40 QRP transceiver. Stations contacted were running between 100mW and 10 watts output. The contacts show the importance of a good ...
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Arduino for amateur radio: experiments with the Freetronics KitTen compatible microcontroller
vk3ye
784 views
An attempt at using microcontrollers for amateur radio applications.
The Freetronics KitTen kit I built came from their stall at the 2012 Melbourne Mini Maker Faire.
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A visit to Mini Maker Faire Melbourne 2012
vk3ye
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Highlights from the excellent Mini Maker Faire held at Swinburne University Melbourne on January 14, 2012. Bringing together makers, breakers and fixers from many discipli...
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BITX40 QRP SSB transceiver: Description and demonstration
vk3ye
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Describing and testing a BITX40 7 MHz SSB transceiver that largely copies the famous design by Ashhar Farhan VU2ESE.
I'm out portable on a hot afternoon, make several ...
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The SummerLoop: Portable mag loop for 15 - 6 metres (Part 2 - on air six metres)
vk3ye
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You've probably seen the video on the SummerLoop - a 40 centimetre diameter magnetic loop for 15 through to 6 metres.
Since then the weather's hotted up as have the ban...
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My favourite magnetic loop antenna: Part 2 - on the air
vk3ye
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On-air testing the magnetic loop featured in Part 1. All stations captioned were worked. Power output was 5w SSB, except the LU station who was worked with 500mW.
Act...
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My favourite magnetic loop antenna: Part 1 - construction
vk3ye
715 views
Description of a 80cm diameter magnetic loop antenna for HF pedestrian mobile operation on all bands between 7 and 28 MHz.
This one is heavier than my previous loops (be...
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