Albury Wodonga Amateur Radio Club
A friendly group of amateur radio enthusiasts
Concept:Experiment with the design concepts and theory of the high gain vertical for UHF. A dipole is a 1/2 wave.Theory:A radio frequency energy is the same as light energy, travelling in a magnetic and electrical wave shape, 90 degree separated… Download the full PDF article here> Created by VK2JMJ
Read moreOn the 16th July 2023 VK2EXA Greg made contact with VK3YE Peter who’s POTA park station was at Seaford Wetlands Reserve out of Melbourne. The contact was made at Peter’s end from his Solderless Breadboard ATU. The video is about 27 minutes in duration. In the YouTube video Peter describes how a handful of capacitors and inductors can form an […]
Read moreA fun little project I did over a couple of days was making this little 6 element yagi for 70cm. There are so many designs and ways one can do this so after some reading of different designsand measurements I came up with this (photos below). I decided to go for a dipole driven element fed by a “Bazooka Balun”. […]
Read moreThe Portsdown Digital Amateur Television Project. This document covers the general layout, construction, assembly and setting up of Portsdown Digital Amateur TV system. Before starting in DATV it is highly recommended you read this document in its entirety to understand how the system operates and which hardware you will need. Download the PDF document>
Read moreAn issue confronting Raspberry Pi users is SD card corruption due do improper system shutdown. Ordinarily before removing power from the Raspberry Pi, one should execute the “sudo shutdown -h” Simple routine can be incorporated into the system, sensing either an operator shutdown or a power failure. Read the full PDF article here> Thanks to Rob VK2YMU for submitting this […]
Read moreIf you have had a look at the cost of a commercial BALUN, you will question if it’s worth the effort to make your own… it IS! Read the PDF article here>
Read moreDigital Voice Radio just became a lot easier “In the not so distant past”Sounds like the preamble of a book or movie. If you, are about to make the move into digital radio, you will be presented with choices, these will have an impact on your pocket and whom you will be able to talk to. Looking for what gives […]
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