Belated Contact

Folks rather belatedly I have to announce a rather interesting contact made last Weds evening when it appears an uplift (or what was perhaps left of it that day) on 2M meant I could make a successful contact from a…

Why SDR?

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…

Congratulations

Today we had three candidates taking the Foundation and Intermediate tests. All three candidates passed. Congratulations gentlemen. The photo above shows Rex (G4RAE), Ron , Mark (Intermediate pass M6KMJ), Peter (Intermediate pass M6KVA), Ron (Foundation pass), Peter (G4OST) and Paul (M0ZMB).…

Cable Access Kit AKA Hexbeam parts

Some members are building Hexbeams out of the cable access kits to be found at Aldi this month. Knowing that the Thornbury Aldi only had 6 packs left I went to the Bradley Stoke store to find they have approx.…

2017 calendar

The Chantry are looking to book the rooms for 2017 and have asked for dates we DO NOT require the room I have suggested the 7th June, mob FH, 5th July ped FH and 27th December between Christmas and New…

Hosting migration

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…

Racal frequency counter-timer seen for sale

I have seen a Racal type frequency counter-timer instrument for sale in South Glos for about £30. If anyone is interested, let me know. Generic details on the following web page. The same vendor is also offering some adjustable 30V…

Transmission Lines

Steven Ring M0SVR delivered a technical talk on the theory and practical uses of radio transmission lines. This was followed by a practical session where simple home-made test equipment was used to measure the characteristic impedance (Zo) of several readily available…