Tag Archives: microwave

VHF/UHF Field day (contests) scoring proposal

Posted on 17 September, 2012 by andrew

Announcement of the proposal for changes to rules in the Australian VHF/UHF Field day contests. Continue reading →

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Microwave portable operations

Posted on 2 July, 2011 by andrew

Recently read some material published by Roy VK4ZQ about his portable station which can be operated on all main amateur bands up to 10 GHz.  Worth a read.

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VK9NA expedition

Posted on 18 March, 2011 by andrew

VK9NA dxpedition on VHF/UHF/microwave succeeded in breaking some Australian records and in putting Norfolk Island onto 2m EME. Continue reading →

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2010 Spring VHF/UHF Field day on 7 bands

Posted on 4 December, 2010 by andrew

For this event I took my usual station on 50 to 1296 MHz, plus my transverter and gridpack for 2403 MHz, Ted VK1BL’s transverter and gridpack for 3400 and Dale VK1DSH’s 10 GHz station (IC202, transverter, dish and tripod). Contacts … Continue reading →

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Spring field day a wipeout for me

Posted on 1 December, 2009 by andrew

Spring VHF/UHF field day for 2009 a washout and disappointment for VK1DA. Continue reading →

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2.4 GHz transverter success

Posted on 17 November, 2008 by andrew

The 2.4 GHz transverter has been completed and I used it in the vhf/uhf field day on the weekend of 15/16 November. Construction began on Sunday 9 November with the first components soldered onto the sequencer board, finishing on Friday … Continue reading →

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Preparing for spring VHF/UHF field day, November 15/16

Posted on 9 November, 2008 by andrew

This week’s project is to prepare for next weekend’s VHF/UHF field day. I plan to operate from a mountain southwest of Canberra, with equipment for 50, 144, 432, 1296, 2403 and 10368 MHz.  The first four bands are bands I … Continue reading →

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