I bought these test leads from a vendor at Aliexpress store. Link to item below https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001552039341.html I paid £7 GBP around $8.50 USD including delivery for 3 sets of the “20 Amp” version. There were many positive reviews from buyers of this item on the Aliexpress page. Two weeks or so after I hit…
Building and Improving the ATU-100 Antenna Tuner.
Some useful information for builders of the ATU-100 (N7DCC) ATU kit (Link Below) . http://www.merseyradar.co.uk/building-improving-the-atu-100-n7dcc-automatic-antenna-tuner/
Yihua 937D+ 60W Soldering Station.. Bargain !
A while ago my 20 year old Weller soldering station finally gave up. I sent the unit away to a Weller agent for repair but the unit was returned to me with a service note read “uneconomical to repair”. I looked at a brand new Weller unit but they are so expensive now..way over £200…
HP Elitebook Laptop repair went wrong..
Not radio related as such but here goes. My current Lenovo T400 is well used and its getting tired although I have to say Its an excellent machine. I recently purchased a refurbished laptop from ebay. I opted for the excellent 14 inch HP Elitebook 8440p and after much searching to find the best…
Vintage data scanning : Lowe Airmaster 2000 ACARS Decoder.
Following on from my earlier post on the Realistic PRO-2006 scanner I wonder how many home spotters out there bought a Lowe Electronics Airmaster 2000 ACARS decoding package. Revolutionary in its day, it comprised of some software (freeware I think) on a floppy disk and an demodulator dongle distributed and sold by Lowe Electronics, Matlock….
HF Receiving antenna, The PA0RDT mini-whip.
This is an unusual antenna in my collection, the PA0RDT active mini whip. Normally I would be sceptical about the performance of such a small device for HF use but I read a few favourable reviews on the internet and decided to order one for using with my Tecsun PL-600 ssb radio and I thought it…
HF receiving antenna G-WHIP
I bought this antenna a few years ago for listening to HF airband transmissions. It is made in the United Kingdom by Geoff Brown G4ICD, then propietor of G-Whip. Believe it or not, I bought this item brand new/unused for £25 from here Rosscomm Radio It was the last one remaining of old stock. G-Whip…
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