New antenna brackets finished

M0NWK painting antenna brackets

New wall brackets for supporting a pole and my new Yaesu G-450 rotator, WIMO SHF-2344 yagi for 23cm, EAntenna EA270ZB13 yagi for 2m and 70cm and masthead pre-amplifier unit for 23cm

Recently my Dad made me some custom wall brackets. I will be using the brackets to support a pole and my new Yaesu G-450 rotator, WIMO SHF-2344 yagi for 23cm, EAntenna EA270ZB13 yagi for 2m and 70cm and masthead pre-amplifier unit for 23cm.

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How to straighten Microbore copper tube

Simple workshop technique that shows how to straighten Microbore copper tube using basic workshop tools

This post shows a technique I’ve used to straighten 10mm Microbore copper tube and forms one of a series of video’s I’ve made to show how I’ve constructed my Quadrifiliar Helix antenna or QFH as it’s more commonly known.

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Live DX Cluster

Real-time spot information by band for active amateur radio operators around the world via the DX cluster network

Over the last few days I have been working on first phase of integrating real-time DX cluster information to my new website so I can view activity on the go.

Taking raw data from a JSON API made available by DXCluster.co.uk , I have developed PHP, CSS and JavaScript that adds styling and automatically refreshes the cluster table every 10 seconds. Thank you to DXCluster.co.uk for the continued use and support of the API.

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23cm Amateur Radio (ATV) Feasibility

Checking feasibility of receiving and transmitting Amateur Television (ATV) between M0NWK QTH and Lincoln Cathedral repeater GB3VL

When I was thirteen years old, I remember hooking up an old Amstrad analogue satellite receiver to a homebrew yagi antenna to receive amateur radio television (ATV) from Lincoln repeater GB3VL. That was as far as I got with ATV until a recently.

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New QTH page added

M0NWK amateur radio station QTH - Newark on Trent

New QTH page added to M0NWK website

I’ve just added a new QTH page to my website that contains latitude, longitude, grid square and WAB square details.

Click here to view.

Numbers stations

Welcome to the weird world of numbers stations

Known to exist since World War I, numbers stations are believed to have been used or still being used, for transmission of coded messages to intelligence officers operating in foreign countries.

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