Off and Running with WWFF 44 Award
Received this today. For more info on what it all means have a look at the WWFF site.
Articles by Stuart - VK5STU
Parks Activation – Para Wirra Recreation Park
On Saturday 27 August I ventured to Para Wirra Recreation Park (WWFF-1739) with Nigel, VK5NIG to activate this newly added park. We setup toward the top end of the park, not too far from the…
New Amateur Radio Reference Book
From the RES Facebook Page: The Radio & Electronics Schools – Beginner to Advanced Course is now available in hard copy print version. This can be ordered NOW direct from CreateSpace Direct and shortly from…
1 Person Setup of a Telescopic Mast
If you are needing to setup a telescopic mast all on your lonesome and there is nothing available to attach it to for support, here is a quick and easy way to set it up…
Comprehensive Antenna Collection
Found this good antenna reference site & thought you might like it.
SOTA Activation and VK9 Contact with Norfolk Island
Today I ventured up to Mt Gawler once again with Nigel, VK5NIG, during a lazy Sunday afternoon. We made lots of contacts (over 30 for me) including one with VK9PAS, Paul, who was attending the…
Portable Power for Laptop/Phone and Radio
Grabbed on of these from ebay to see how it might perform. 23000mAh (yep..23,000) with a max output of 19v/3A (12v and 16v and USB also options). I expect it will be good for my…
Installing an End Fed Antenna
Well…reinstalling to be precise. Over the last few weeks we have had some repairs done to our balcony which required my one and only antenna to be removed. So today I put it back up…
2016 John Moyle Field Day
On 19 March Nigel VK5NIG and I had a crack at the John Moyle Field Day, operating VK5GRC which is the club callsign for the North East Radio Club. Propagation was not favorable but we…
Transmission Lines and Standing Waves
Here is a great ye olde time educational video from AT&T labs that discusses wave theory. You need to watch it a few times in order to pick up every little bit of info, but…