MWRS hosted a test for the Sydney ATV group, as they have lost their Lawson repeater and are trying to find another site. The initial test used a 9dBd 6-element Yagi, pointed SSW, and 20W FM. FM was used for convenience (equipment is easy to access). The Yagi was located on our tower, below the […]
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A Tape Measure Tactical Antenna for Airband
There are plenty of amateur tactical aerials available on the market for 2m and 70cm but I couldn’t find an airband one. I decided to cook one up, but couldn’t find any recipes. I wanted an end-fed half-wave (EFHW) tuned for 125.000 to 127.000 Mhz. We use many flower pots aerials, rubber duckies and quarter […]
Antenna Wire: Stainless Steel vs. Copper
Recently, the club’s email reflector has been buzzing with discussion of the best wire for use in dipoles, both temporary and permanent installations. Many opinions were bandied back and forth, the details of which can be found in the reflector archives of YahooGroups under the subject line, “Dipole Wire”. Tim VK2BT offered some of the […]
Scouts visit to build RDF antennas
This week’s club meeting was devoted to a group of visiting Scouts, who had come to construct radio direction-finding (RDF) antennas for an upcoming fox hunting event. The two metre band portable yagis were constructed from plastic tubing with steel tape measures re-purposed as antenna elements. A bit of wire for tuning stubs, some coaxial […]