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    Why fit a Balun or choke.

    Found this on Rob Sherwoods site. great visual example. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFOx7vjchy0
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    6 Meter 5/8 gainmaster

    I had several PMs for my 6m gainmaster dimensions so here they are. Thanks go to PSYDOC for the original work on the 11 meter gainmaster.http://www.transmission1.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=33050&hilit=siro+gainmaster
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    4 element colinear for 6m, 2m and 70 cm

    Hi guys just built this http://www.ve1zac.com/6m%20array.htm Thxs VE1ZAC. 4element horizontal colinear for 6.2 and 70cm 8dbd gain on 6m works as well or better than my 3 el yagi on 6 and the swr is good on 70 and 2 .Simple ant for the magic band will post more after i have had time for more...
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    WDX853 VK4AAP contest log

    wdx853 VK4AAP Mark .base. Brisbane Australia 14/03/2015 Z 1 21:53 z WDX544 KD9CKB Jay 28.450 sent 54 received 55 2 22:15z WDX205 KJ4IIF Ken 28.445 sent 57 received 57 3 22:19z WDX59 W9FNB Gary 28.445 sent 59 received 59
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    Homebrew T2LT dipole and 3el Skypper beam

    I'm making a T2 LT dipole and then going to convert it to a 3el vertical Skypper beam. Stay tunned First a t2tlt dipole can be easily mounted Vertical or Horizontal as the coax comes out one end Unlike conventional dipoles It uses part of the coax braid its self as half your ant and the...
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    Bloody solar flair

    Turned on the radio radio today and thought my RX was dead.No signals at all ,no locals nothing .A very very low noise floor on 10 meters ,11 ,12 and 15 with Just a few rumbles on 20 Had to get a friend to come up on 10 to check the gear. Had a look at a solar weather site and at the time it...
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    Loose VFO knob on Icoms

    The vfo knob on my IC-746 pro like many later model radios ,suffers from a loose shaft on the encoder that you can move up and down. It doesn't do any harm or skip freq just feels like sh*t. The under lying problem is not the mounting nut or the brake but the encoder shaft itself.No bearings...
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    maxlog M8900

    Looks like the 8900 is about to roll out. Can't wait to see the review.
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    Way to boost membership.

    Found this Add on Vk clasifieds. Waverley Amateur Radio Society invites applications from persons aged 25 or under for a Scholarship to study at our club for the Foundation Licence. This covers the cost of the two day course, first year's Radio licence fee, a dual band vhf/uhf handheld and...
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    Toptek PA-500 WH circuit diagram

    Hi, does anyone have a circuit diagram for a Toptech PA-500 WH amp Can't find one anywhere. Thanks
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    maxlog m-8900

    anyone tried one of these yet.
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    maxlog M-8800

    Anyone got any info on these yet?http://www.409shop.com/makethumbnail.php?src=uplimg/mb100556_e9eadb3acb80fa2ff27c3511f06f70ff_mainpic.img&w=800&bg=FFFFFF&far=1&fltr[]=usm|80|0.5|3 Looks interesting. Clone ?