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TS-590SG Cooling Fans

M0PZT December 16, 2016

This post comes as a result of reading Ulf DK5TX’s blog regarding the TS-590SG – I was surprised to hear that there was a possibility of my 590 being not quite right. The issue relates to the pair of cooling…
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5mhz, blog, kenwood, technical, ts590sg

4:1 Current Balun

M0PZT July 28, 2016

Today’s bit of homebrew saw me wind and test a 4:1 Current Balun – The PZT Shack features an aerial connection plate in the wall cavity which includes a couple of 1:1 Choke Baluns – One of these is in…
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aerials, balun, blog, construction, pztips, shack, technical

RST and Speed Matters

M0PZT July 24, 2016

In the past, I’ve ranted opined on the merits of sending an accurate RST aka signal-report.  A fair amount of HF QSOs attract a 59/599 report and that’s fine if the signal is clear/srong and the conditions are stable…  But…
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blog, cw, operating, qrp

QRP is Great, But…

M0PZT July 18, 2016

Making that contact on flea-power and that bit of wet-string sure is rewarding – especially when you had been calling for an hour.  After this, you decide to venture up the band to the QRP Centre of Activity and put…
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blog, contest, cw, datamodes, dxcc, jt65, kx3, operating, qrp, rtty, whinge

Lightweight Dipole Centre

M0PZT May 11, 2016

For my /P outings, I make use of a 10m telescopic fishing-pole purchased from SOTAbeams which is able to support a variety of aerial configurations – My preferred being a coax-fed 40m Inverted-V or via 300-ohm balanced feeder as a…
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GB1STG St George’s Day Special Event

GB1STG returns Monday 23rd April as part of its 5th consecutive outing.  Operating from outside the pub at Galleywood Common from 10am, we’ll have 40m SSB, 2m FM/SSB plus other bands/modes through the day.

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