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Controversial thoughts from the shackWeather Data Collection now Energy Efficient
Just before Christmas I decided I needed to make my weather data collection system more energy efficient, since we first got started in weather satellites and taking garden readings via a wireless weather station we had used a variety of computer systems starting from...
Satellite Tracking Interface Added to the station
Yesterday the Fox Delta ST2 arrived and was soon setup after a quick walk down to Maplin for a length of cable, which now means that the PC is fully in-charge of where the antennas are pointing, to do this I'm using the Ham Radio deluxe suite for frequency control,...
First Week on Sats
So I completed my first week of satellite communications with the new set of antennas and all I can say is WoW! there's definitly something a bit incredible about working a floating repeater which sometimes isn't much bigger then the rotator controller box on my desk....
Compact VHF/UHF Setup
Last week I finally took the plunge and started ordering the bits to make a compact VHF/UHF setup, with the idea of it being useful for both normal QSOs and satellite working but not look like an eye sore in the garden as I'm sure the neighbours wouldn't approve of...
9 QSOs in 50MHz UKAC
I've just stopped having a quick dabble in the RSGB UKAC 50MHz contest, I honestly wasn't expecting to work much using the FT950 + 80m but thought what the heck and had a tune around, although not hearing an awful lot was still good fun and past the time! I mostly...