This article shows how I have made a mains filter that is extremely effective in reducing and in some cases eliminating completely EMC from the electricity supplying my shack.
MiniTiouner V2 Construction Project
MiniTiouner hardware was designed by Jean-Pierre F6DZP and is a DVB-S/S2 USB receiver that works with MiniTioune software. It covers 143MHz to 2450MHz and was designed for use by Amateur Television (ATV) operators.
Like other amateur radio operators I want to use the MiniTiouner and software to receive transmissions from the Es’hail 2 QO-100 geostationary satellite.
I built my MiniTiouner (phase 1) in January 2019 but due to work commitments have just got round to using it.
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OLED Display for Minitiouner V2
It’s 11th March 2019 and I’ve just added an OLED display to my MiniTiouner. A simple, low cost, low effort addition to an already brilliant piece of kit.
This blog post shows how I did it.
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How to calculate distance between two points using latitude and longitude
This post shows the step by step process of calculating the distance as the crow flies between two points using latitude and longitude of both points. I have used this calculation in logging software I have been continuously developing the last three years.
How to convert Maidenhead Locator to Latitude and Longitude
This post shows the step by step process of decoding a Maidenhead locator code to calculate the latitude and longitude at the centre of a square. I have used this calculation in logging software I have been continuously developing the last three years.