This is the first opportunity that I’ve had to get out the portable PSK-31 Amateur Radio station and it does work, though I suspect a better antenna is called for. In the picture you can see the Yaesu FT-817 portable HF/VHF/UHF transceiver, LDG Electronics Z11 automatic antenna tuner (atu), CG Antenna SB-2000 USB radio interface [...]
Tags:
Acer,
acer aspire,
Amateur Radio,
antenna,
antenna tuner,
aspire one,
atu,
cg antenna,
coventry,
ft-817,
iz3jjd,
ldg,
ldg electronics,
net book,
netbook,
portable,
psk-31,
sb-2000,
usb radio interface,
walkabout antenna,
watson,
yaesu,
z11
I am a licenced Radio Amateur and have been for nearly twenty years – however there’s little more than a couple of thousand contacts in my logbook. I know, it’s shameful. I mostly operate on VHF (FM and SSB) and for a number of good reasons. Firstly, my garden is pitifully small, no room for [...]
Tags:
Amateur Radio,
antenna,
buxcomm,
dm780,
dsp,
dx,
fm,
ft-1000mp,
ham radio deluxe,
hf,
hrd,
ic-706,
ic-706 Mk II G,
interference,
Morse,
psk,
psk-31,
qso,
rascal,
RTTYsp4txi,
sideband,
small garden,
sound card interface,
ssb,
sstv,
tennamast,
vhf,
yaesu
I trained as a Radio Officer with Cable & Wireless in the early eighties and worked on the venerable, and much loved, Racal RA17 HF receiver. It’s a big beast, extremely well made, stable and very easy to use – ask anyone who’s had one, they’re great.
I obtained my RA17 back in the early 90s [...]
Tags:
antenna,
bargain,
Cable & Wireless,
fleetwood,
fleetwood college,
fleetwood nautical college,
For Sale,
hf,
hf receiver,
RA17,
Racal,
Racal RA17,
Radio Officer,
receiver,
sony,
sony hf antenna,
vintage
Follow me
Follow me on these networks...