Just a reminder of the EMDRC's Hamfest, being held today, at Heathmont. Details at http://www.emdrc.com.au/wes_2012.html Hope to see some of you there! 73,...
Good evening all, I'm looking for a PIN diode, type BA479G. This is an axial-leaded component, eg DO-35 topology or similar, and is used in a QRP rig. Some...
I don't know how current this site is, but an email wouldn't hurt: http://radioexchange.tripod.com/id12.html Use the search function, the diode is listed...
All, The QRP Hours Contest is sponsored by the CW Operators' QRP Club (COQC), with the aim of making as many contacts as possible within a two one-hour periods...
It seems there are two main approaches. * Either use very selective IF or audio filtering (either electronic or mechanical) or not worry so much about audio...
All, The QRP Hours Contest is sponsored by the CW Operators' QRP Club (COQC), with the aim of making as many contacts as possible within a two one-hour periods...
Hi all On the weekend Sat 21 and Sun 22 April 2012 there will be three activations of Wilsons Promontory National Park by Peter VK3ZPF, Wayne VK3WAM, Kevin ...
@Mike - a good contest and thanks for running it. Though I'd plug a few callsigns into the Reverse Beacon network to see who was heard where. The callsigns...
I'll second that, a good event. Glad to participate a second time. I used my IC703 with its power reduced to 2 watts output, at power level 4, on both CW and...
Hi Peter, Good to work you on both SSB and CW during the contest this evening. I worked the following stations (not in order of working) on CW: VK1WJ/QRP ...
Thanks Mike, I did have a VK4Z call me at one point but couldn't make the contact due to the high noise level (was thinking about going down to the beach to...
Here are the RBN spot results for stations worked on CW by VK2IG, not including those stations already noted by Peter VK3YE in the email below: VK1WJ/QRP - no...
Testing a CW QRP beacon on 28.571 MHz. It's using an xtal oscillator module to a vertical dipole. Not sure of its power output but it and the regulator is...
Steve - I had it going for about 3 hours only. I've now taken it down and pulled it apart as there is a lot of refinement needed (eg antenna matching etc). ...
There will be a group heading down to Wilsons Prom over the weekend, and activations are planned for Saturday and Sunday. The group is Peter VK3ZPF, Wayne...
VK3WAM currently on air on 7030 CW ... From: Wayne To: vkzlqrp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:14 PM Subject: [vkzlqrp] Wilsons Prom...
Thanks to all those operators who participated in the CW Operators' QRP Club's QRP Hours Contest held on Saturday 14 April 2012. The participants are what...
How did you go, Peter? Conditions were good during the contest period: very little QRN and the occasional QSB at my QTH 37km NNE of Canberra. There were not...
Glad you gave it a go Mike. I didn't feel like operating and did a lot of building instead! 73, Peter ... From: Mike Dower To: vkzlqrp@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
What did you build, Peter? I wasn't the most active of operators during the Sprint, and operated only CW. At the start of the contest I called "CQ HA TEST"...
Saturday morning I worked Sir Lanka 4S6ARA a radio club at 08:30 UTC 40 Meters,50 watts with my FT 857-D and my Super Hustler antenna mounted on the rear left...
Hi all, It is QRP, so it should be ok to post to this list. I plan to activate Mt Wombat as a SOTA activation tonight at 7pm and Mt Alexander VK3/VN-016 on...
VK / Trans-Tasman 80m Phone Contest Saturday 12th MAY 2012, 0800-1400 UTC This runs for 6 hours in 1 hour stages - long enough to be interesting without being...
This contest was what Helen VK2FENG (my XYL) described as "a challenging event" when she heard what the conditions were like on 80m this evening. Firstly, lots...
Well done Mike. You were the only QRP station worked though I heard several others. I was much less committed, making just over 30 contacts with intermittent...
A few particularly interesting items from the Rockby catalogue 1. MC1496/LM1496 balanced mod - rare but commonly used in 1980s projects - $3 ea 2. 6.475 MHz...
