Tiny Trak 4 and APRS
Saturday, 7th January 2012
Tiny Trak 4, APRS and a new iGate at M3NQG..
Welcome
I have always been interested in amateur radio, but had been deterred from gaining my licence by the exams required. In early 2002 I was speaking to a friend of mine, who explained about the Foundation Licence, this certainly rekindled my interest. Searching the Web I found my local radio club the Stevenage and District Amateur Radio Society and signed up for the Foundation Course
Recent News
Kenwood TH-D7E - Back from the USA
Saturday, 20th March 2010
Mills On The Air Weekend
Saturday, 10th May 2008
Operated GB6CW from Cromer Windmill as part of Mills On The Air..
2 Meters for 3 Fish Suppers
Thursday, 17th July 2007
A couple of months back I purchased a Kenwood TM-241E in need of repair..
Introduction to Toroids
Tuesday, 13th March 2007
PowerPoint Slides and links from my Toroid Talk at SADARS..
Direct Conversion
Monday, 29th May 2006
Having built a simple Crystal Set and a Super
Regenerative receiver I was keen to experiment with a
Direct Conversion receiver..
JingTong Dismantling and Mic Modifcation
Tuesday, 2nd January 2006
Well it isn't too difficult to take apart you just have to..
PIC
Saturday, 6th August 2005
Various projects could use a Microcontroller.. How long could it be resisted?
RSGB 21/28MHz SSB 2004 - Results
Saturday, 28th May 2005
The results are in, 6th out of 7 in the QRP category, perhaps I should have entered in the restricted category, as I lacked a 60ft tower and Yagi!
Trio TS-510 - Renovation
March 2005
A little trek to the Crystal Palace Radio Club traditional Rally. I found a few interesting bits including a Trio TS-510 complete with PSU..
The MultiPig
Saturday, 29th January 2005
The kit is neatly packed in a number of paper bags one for each module..
Frequency Counter - Testing
Christmas 2004
I ordered the basic replacement chip set, incase any other chips had gone, this seemed like a good plan! a couple of days later it arrived.
Which Radio ?
I decided to start with a handheld. Following extensive reading on the web (A very useful site was www.eham.net). I purchased a Kenwood TH-F7E.
Studying For The RAE
The M3BBZ call was a great start. But what I really wanted was to build, and have the potential to operate abroad, a full licence was the only way ahead. So I started to study for the RAE
Full License
Passed the RAE and now have my new call - M1HOG
I hope you find my evolving site interesting. Let me know!
Nicolas Pike.
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