Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Saturday, April 27, 2024

Cloud Chamber Finale

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  Today's aparatus (above).  Chamber is larger and I left the bottom sealed.  It sits directly atop a chunk of dry ice.  The spongeat th...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

First Ever Contact on 12 Meters: Homebrew, QRP, SSB, DX (Video)

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I've recently finished most of the circuitry on the 17-12 meter dual band SSB transceiver. I have had contacts with it on 17 meters, bu...
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Friday, October 9, 2020

The Bitsy -- Homebrew Double Sideband from Scotland

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  This is such a beautiful project:  it involves DSB, homebrew, troubleshooting, George Dobbs, SSDRA, J310s, a box kite,  and ham radio nost...
Monday, September 25, 2017

More on GM3OXX

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Sunset at Luce Bay Scotland, 3cm GM3DXJ, GM3OXX and GM8HEY dishes being set up. Photo GM8HEY (GM4JJJ). 322 km QSO to Wales. 10mW GUNNS WB...
Sunday, September 24, 2017

GM3OXX SK

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Bill, I expect you will have heard via the grapevine, George Burt GM3OXX is silent key. Bad news travels faster than light. I kne...
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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Pilgrim's Progress: A Peregrino Rig Concealed in a Book

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On the G-QRP list guys have been talking about the Peregrino .  This is a nice little homebrew rig out of Spain.  Peregrino = Pilgrim and...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Some Thoughts on Noise and Receiver RF amplifiers from Scotland (and listening to sun noise on 2 meters!)

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Bill, Just listened to the latest SolderSmoke podcast where you asked why is it that an RF amplifier may be required on the higher bands...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Another Lightwave Communication Knack Story from the UK

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Hi Bill, I've been following your podcast since you started and enjoy every episode. I've been licensed here in Scotland s...
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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Moonbounce, Meteors and French Radar in Scotland

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David GM4JJJ was the fellow who sent us the video of early Scottish moonbounce ops.  This morning he sent me a tale of woe involving some tr...
Saturday, March 14, 2015

Happy Pi Day! Scottish Moonbounce in 1965, Eddystone Dials

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Somehow this seems appropriate for Pi Day (3-14).  I guess it is because the antenna is circular. Thanks to David GM4JJJ for sending this...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

A Beautiful Workshop in Scotland

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A nasty Coronal Mass Ejection hit our magnetic field at around 0600 UTC today.  The HF bands are now in poor shape.  What better time to ...