By dave on Jan 4, 2010 | In The Bins Space
In the picture you can see my main station setup.Yaesu FT1000MKV HF,Md 100 desk microphone. IC706 MK11g for HF inc 5Mhz,2m ssb,6M all mode.
Icom IC2725e dual band radio for 2/70 FM and extended receive.Realistic 1000 Channel auto store scanner for the usual earwigging. Tuner is the MFJ 949E.I have WATSON 25A psu and a 25W Power Mite psu, and rotator control under the bench.I have a Trio TR 9000 on 4M via a Microwave Modules Transverter putting out 10 watts,into a Vertical antenna. I also have a D-Star H/H and various other H/H's for various listening modes.My Antennas can be seen on the Antennas page.I also have the screen for the Weather Station on the bench.Having Mobility problems its so easy having all my radios in reach so as not having to sit in another room to play with my toys,and being single I can have cables running all over the place without GBH of the lugholes.I enjoy chasing SOTA Stations as they bring a lot of activity to the bands.If you hear me on the bands Please feel free to give me a call.I you want anything putting on here, such as events etc, please let me know, and i will do my best to accomodate youENJOY THE SITEPlease Note that my Shack never stays the same for long, in the spirit of Amateur Radio I try and test all sorts of configurations of radios etc.
By dave on Jul 6, 2010 | In FOR SALE
SANDPIPER 6 ELEMENT DELTA QUAD BEAM ANTENNA VERY LIGHT WEIGHT CAN BE VERTICAL OR HORIZONTALY POLARISED£30 O.N.O>
TTI 80 Channel CB Radio As new Boxed,Manual, Mini Magmount Antenna.
£40. Icom ICB 1050 CONVERTED TO 10M FM. £10 WATSON PBX 100. 80M T0 6M PORTABLE ANTENNA.
The Antenna is complete with ground spike radial wires,Setup instructions,and cloth carrying bag. I want around £70 for it Waters and stanton have the later version at £139 so I think the price is fair or may Swap W.H.Y.LDG Z100 AUTO TUNER WITH MANUAL AND LEADS Smashing piece of kit so simple to use, light to carry for portable use.
£70 O.N.O or may Swap W.H.Y
By dave on Mar 16, 2010 | In My Base Antennas
I needed another Mounting Plate for my IC-706 mk11G, and these are not cheap for what they are, so Put my Cheapo fix head on and made this one. Cost? £0.00.
By dave on Mar 3, 2010 | In The Bins Space
Ruths Cabin on the promenade near to Happy Mount Park is one of my Favourite places to just watch the world go by,and totally relax. I usually have Amateur Radio in the car and take something to read.
I always have some food from the cafe as its brilliant and not expensive.I recommend it to anyone passing to give it a try.
By dave on Jan 8, 2010 | In golden oldies
SomeGolden Oldies for you to smile atMy cool look in the early 80'sIn my previous life I think I was a Shopping Trolley.In the begining we had classic stuff
By dave on Jan 5, 2010 | In My Base Antennas
A GENERAL VIEW OF MY ANTENNASThe Sandpiper HV-9 HF Antenna has had its annual service and is back up on its ground mountingHere it is sat on the service mounts, having a good clean and tune up.
Here it is back up and ready to rock and roll, less the Top band element as it has developed a fault due to water ingress so is in the proccess of having a coat of looking at.
Antennas on side of house,my wonderful erectionsThis small compact HF Antenna is ideal for /p working. Its seen here on Jubilee Tower, it worked very well for its small sizeI cant beleive this, 3 party balloons have attached to my beam and 6 mtr radial.It could be the antennas had a partyI want to thank my Son Peter for de-ballooning my antennas
By dave on Jan 5, 2010 | In Links
By dave on Dec 30, 2009 | In SNOW 2010
Barrie G1JYB with his Sota setup out in the snow near Ingleborough.
WOW nothing i can say about this apart from its absolutely beautiful
THANK YOU BARRIE FOR THE PICTURES VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.in the words of the song "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD"
By dave on Nov 8, 2009 | In HOME BREW
I have made a simple mod for the Sandpiper HV9 HF vertical Antenna. The 10m wire element was a constant pain in stretching and breaking, or just going out of tune due to the fact when the wind blew it just got pulled until it was just sagging and of no use.
The element is made from aluminium tube/rod, around 92 inches long. Flatten the end and drill to fit the bolt as in the photo.I drilled and tapped the rod to secure it in the tubing
The rod is held onto the plastic clamps by a rubber band drilled to take the clamp bolt. I used a hoover belt to make the bands.This photo shows a view of the top fitting. I hope this will be of use to someone with the same problem.
By dave on Nov 8, 2009 | In The Bins Space
The state of the bench in the living room, everything just dumped in a heap, so decided to build a small set of shelves
At last a bit of tidy space,and i can actually find stuff again. (Wonder how long it will last)I have even tidied the work bench and can now get to the drill and grinders etc,and make life easier.Wow i can see the drill and grinder at last.Space to work again, my sons will like it when they are fixing the motor cycles and cars, they will be able to find things now.Well I will see how long it stays tidy!!
By dave on Apr 1, 2009 | In The Bins Space
Here are a few pictures of the shack of G4TUZ.Thanks for the pictures Paul, brilliant stuff.
Pictures like this are always welcome.I am sure people find them interesting to look at. A "Real" shack, with all the requisite wires and stuff collected over I am sure a lot of years.A new picture of G4TUZ shack, looking very tidy. Nice one paul
By dave on Mar 18, 2009 | In Martin M0LCY and Clansman
Martin Owns a fair bit of Clansman kit and puts it to good use when his workload allows. I can say that this section on my site gets a lot of hits and interest, hence his talk at Preston ARS, and requests from other clubs for his talk.
Martin M0LCY operating the Clansman Radio at Morecambe Bay Amateur Radio Society. I went Mobile on 4M and 6M to assist Martin in demonstrating the Clansman.A picture of the Clansman ex Military Radio.Pictures of Martin and the ClansmanMartin M0LCY operating the Clansman portable manpack Radio,Thanks for the picture Martin.
Martin M0LCY operating the Clansman Radio from Jubilee Tower.I worked him on 4 and 6 metres with ease and enjoyed the contact with him and louise M3UBZ. Thank you again for another brilliant photo Martin,and thanks for the contacts, makes doing this worth while.Look forward to some pics from snowdon.Wonderful to hear these bands in use, and great to see Martin making good use of the Clansman.
Another good example of, Martin M0LCY (or as he was in Wales MW0LCY making good use of his Clansman Radio part way up Snowdon, in not ideal conditions.I was called away at the time Martin activated Snowdon, so never got the chance to try 4m or 6m, i did hear him call on GB3MP but was mobile and unable to get back to him. I say well done Martin, you certainly know what this Amateur Radio is all about, a credit to the hobby if i may say so sir.This is another picture from Martin, showing the conditions on Snowdon on his jolly jaunt.The train only went part way up because of the weather, and i reckon it looks a wee bit cold and damp up yon mountain. Thanks for the pictures Martin.
MARTINS TALK AT PRESTON ARS. Above are photos sent to me by Martin of his talk at Preston ARS on 17th of June 2010.Martin was made very welcome by the Preston club and his talk went down very well.I understand that a couple of other Lancashire clubs want Martin to give his talk to them. Congratulations Martin on a job well done, and i will say once again you are a credit to Amateur Radio.
Martins MBARS Talk on the Clansman
A couple of pictures of Martin doing a talk at Morecambe Bay Amateur Radio Society on the Clansman system.TO SEE MORE PICS OF MARTIN AND THE CLANSMAN, CLICK THE LINK AND GO TO GALLERY
http://www.mbars.org.uk
By dave on Mar 18, 2009 | In Fitting the FT 857
Here I have Put details of mounting My FT 857 into my car.
Fitting is very much like fitting the VHF/UHF radio,but thought i would put it in for good measure in case anyone finds it usefull.
The Radio,Wiring and Duplexer awaiting fitting into the car! rats nest soup anyone???This is the plastic FT-857 mount, the remote head clips into this.Ah Velcro what would life be without it? The mount has velcro backing to mount on the same backplate as the VHF/UHF radio.As you see the FT-857 is now fitted to the car in easy reach, giving HF/6/2/70 with the Atas 120a Auto Antenna System working from 40 mtrs up.This pic shows just how easy it is to remove the remote head from the carNow here is a tip that may be useful. I use rewireable Kettle/computer type plugs and sockets on my radios both mobile and base. this method makes for amazingly easy movement of various pieces of equipment,especially when needing to test things.I found another bonus for using these, in that you can get a splitter that will allow 2 radios to be operated, great for when playing out in the hills etc.Last but not least the Atas 120A mobile Antenna, works well, and easy to use just press tune on the Radio and it raises or lowers depending on the frequency.I hope this is of some use to some one.
By dave on Mar 12, 2009 | In A time to remember
MY first radio in 1983 the belcom LS20 XE
My first radio was the belcom H/H shown in the pics.1 watt output and look at the controls, Thumb Wheels, so simple and virtually fool proof, how things have moved on with menus and millions of buttons.The shift, tone, and power controls sat under a slide off panel on the side of th Radio.Mic ear and Charger sockets on bottom of side of Radio.
Doug G1KLZ (The Yorshire Yeti) at Glasson Dock, doing what he likes best
G0TOO in a silly hat
John M0CBY now silent key
Me in a sillier hat than G0TOO
Middleton Sands with Simon 2E0SAS, a brilliant day.
By dave on Mar 8, 2009 | In My mobile setup
HOW I MOUNTED MY DUAL BANDER INTO MY FORD ESCORT
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