Mobile Foxhunt

Gentlemen start your engines!! Our annual Mobile Fox Hunt will be next Wednesday 20th May. I have this evening chosen the Fox’s location after a lengthy search. Start time for the hunt will be 7:30pm with a CQ call on…

Annual BBQ – 16th May

The TSGARC Annual BBQ is booked for 3pm this Saturday 16th May. Members their spouses and any youngsters are invited. Please note there will be open fires. We will be having basic fare (Burgers and Sausages with Sauce and Onions)…

HF Mobile (almost)

Almost there with HF mobile installation. Bit by bit coming together nicely. Final parts of the jigsaw arrive tomorrow with luck and then the fun playing with VSWR, RF, Common Mode RF etc. starts. Hopefully I’ve followed good advice from…

Update on my £2 home brew antenna

Finally found time to play antenna’s on Monday gone and I can report a successful field test albeit crude and basic on the home brew bought at the recent Kempton Rally. The test was very arbitrary and with basic equipment…

Pneumatic Masts

As some of you will know I’ve been looking at getting a mast for my home which could, if necessary, be removed and used for portable operations.  Some of you will also know that I’ve settled upon a pneumatic mast…

Calling notice for trailer tower painting

Gentlemen, The Trailer Tower to be used for the upcoming field weekend and hopefully other events is in dire need of some TLC. One of the tasks that can be completed by all is the painting of the bodywork. The…

Digital Modulation talk

Who would be interested in a 3-part talk about digital modulation principles?  Its aim is to provide a foundation from which digital techniques such as PSK31 can be better understood. The talk starts with the most basic form of digital…

Sale or Wanted Corner

At risk of starting a trend on the site……. I’m in the market for an HF mobile rig preferable with a detachable head and ideally if possible either yaesu, ICOM or similar (e.g. yaesu Ft100D or ICOM 706 etc).  happy…

Build you own kite

Rex has obtained the attached instruction to build you own Pythagoras Mega-kit Kite. The instructions look simple enough with cheap materials and a bit of nylon line you too could be lifting antennas into the sky. This link will take…