Catastrophic Failure
Turns out that when a telescopic aluminium mast fills to the top with water it gets way too heavy. No damage other than the mast itself. Fiberglass pole quickly erected in the meantime. I think…
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New Shack Starts To Take Shape
After a loooooong process of renovations I have begun the building of a new shack. Well…technically. I have built the indoor and outdoor termination points for the feed lines (3 x right now, with capacity…
New FT8900R Mobile Installation
I recently installed an FT 8900R in my Jeep. It was a surprisingly simple installation with a remote head and speaker arrangement, dual band antenna and new mount+ feedline. The only 2 things I needed…
WICEN and Rally SA 2016
On the weekend of September 10 and 11 I helped WICEN with the Rally SA event. WICEN provide communications and timing assistance for the rally. After a last minute change to the roster due to…
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…
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…
Amateur Radio Making a Difference
Here is an example of how Amateur Radio is directly making a difference to peoples lives (students/education) and indirectly to the planet (research). Well done to the AREG guys! UniSA students launch balloon into stratosphere…
Battery Saver
Recently I heard about an inexpensive and simple low voltage alarm for LiPO and LiFePO4 batteries so I got my hands on one to try out. They are very simple and plug into the balance…
Youtube Channel Created & First Video Uploaded!
After many hours of frustration I have finally uploaded my first video to my new Youtube channel. There is a link in the menu above or you can find it here. What took about 5…
No More Twisted Cables – How To
I don’t know about you but when ever I am setting up at a portable location and it is time to get all the wires and cables sorted I am faced with something that looks…