As some of our members will be aware, I have been building an Elecraft K2 kit radio, and I completed construction this Easter weekend. When I ordered the kit, I didn’t order the internal ATU or the 100W amplifier option, as I already have an Elecraft KXPA100 amplifier with KXAT100 ATU. However, this amplifier is […]
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April 2014 Lecture — Beverage antennas
When someone mentions “Beverage Antenna”, if you think of towers of beer cans or picture fountains of coca-cola, then you need to come to this month’s lecture at the Manly Warringah Radio Society. Find out what a beverage antenna really is, why you need one, how it works, and how to make one yourself. 8pm […]
January 2014 Lecture – Packet Radio Overview
On Wed 15 January 2014, Matt VK2RQ gave a lecture on packet radio, which provided an overview of what is packet radio and how it works, and described some of the applications for which packet radio is used. Here is a link to the presentation slides in Slideshare. A video recording of the lecture is […]
VK2ACL Portable Operating from Long Reef
Having had my Elecraft KX3 ultra-portable radio for a few months now, I felt it was high time to take it out into the field. In particular I was curious to see how it would perform with my Alexloop magnetic loop antenna. This antenna covers 40m-10m, and while it clearly isn’t going to compete against […]