Ever heard of Hackaday.com? Nope I hadn’t either so last night was ‘special’ 😉 Paul, M0ZMB, showed some decidedly old video’s from the website. The first couple were about Philips A63-11X cathode ray tube manufacture. These were followed by a short…
A problem we have experienced on several field days is that transmitted RF from a transmitter overpowers a nearby receiver despite it being on a different HF band or even on a more distant part of the spectrum. Band pass filters…
Tomorrow Andrew, G0RVM, is giving a talk on Software Defined Radio. It is a overview of the benefits of SDR when compared to our cherished black-box radio’s. It is the first talk in a series that explores this exciting topic in…
I’ve had a busy afternoon migrating this website from a server of my own to a hosting service funded by the club. Its taken a few hours as there where a few problems but it now seems to be working…
There is loads of noise about the IC-7300 at the moment in Radcom, QST and other magazines. So I felt we should do our bit too! Here are a couple of video reviews of the radio. The first is by…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit at your antenna and see what it ‘sees’? Well, this evening I attached a camera to my antenna and shot the following short video as the mast was raised…
The RSGB Convention takes place in Milton Keynes over the weekend of 8th and 9th October. Not to be confused with a rally, the convention has lots of lectures on topics related to Amateur radio including DXpeditions and a construction competition.…
The 2nd of July was the date of the Thornbury Carnival and what a glorious day it was. Hot and sunny. Thanks to those who helped with the organisation, who provided equipment, who got equipment to/from the site and to…
The TSGARC has, unfortunately, had to withdraw from attending the Yate Heritage Centre this weekend as part of Museums on the Air due to difficulties agreeing terms for our use of the lawn next to the centre. Thank you to everyone…
Whether it be a talk by a member or a larger event such as a field weekend we all enjoy events. Events are core to our club; they bring us together and allow us to share idea’s and information with…