G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. THE G4ILO WONDER LOOPSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM INSTALLING APRSISCE/32 A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MFJ MAGNETIC LOOP

The MFJ magnetic loops are about 36 inches in diameter, made of aluminium, which is welded to the tuning capacitor to minimize losses. A flimsy and rather poorly made plastic cover protects the tuning capacitor and its motor and the coupling coil from the elements, if the antenna is mounted outside, but it seems designed more to let rain run out than to keep it out in the first place. MIRACLE WHIP BUYER'S GUIDE Miracle Whip Buyer's Guide. The Miracle Whip antenna for the FT-817 has proven to be a source of controversy in the FT-817 user's community. Some folks performed some test measurements, which show that the Miracle Whip doesn't perform quite as well as other small whip antennas, and a lot worse than larger antennas.

THE FT-817 PAGE

The FT-817 Page. The FT-817 is Yaesu's unique, tiny, MF - UHF low power amateur radio transceiver. On this page I've posted notes on various things related to it which may be of interest to fellow users. If you're interested in more information about using the FT

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. THE G4ILO WONDER LOOPSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM INSTALLING APRSISCE/32 A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MFJ MAGNETIC LOOP

The MFJ magnetic loops are about 36 inches in diameter, made of aluminium, which is welded to the tuning capacitor to minimize losses. A flimsy and rather poorly made plastic cover protects the tuning capacitor and its motor and the coupling coil from the elements, if the antenna is mounted outside, but it seems designed more to let rain run out than to keep it out in the first place. MIRACLE WHIP BUYER'S GUIDE Miracle Whip Buyer's Guide. The Miracle Whip antenna for the FT-817 has proven to be a source of controversy in the FT-817 user's community. Some folks performed some test measurements, which show that the Miracle Whip doesn't perform quite as well as other small whip antennas, and a lot worse than larger antennas.

THE FT-817 PAGE

The FT-817 Page. The FT-817 is Yaesu's unique, tiny, MF - UHF low power amateur radio transceiver. On this page I've posted notes on various things related to it which may be of interest to fellow users. If you're interested in more information about using the FT THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT The Elecraft K2 is the brainchild of Wayne Burdick, N6KR, and Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, names that will be familiar to many QRPers as designers of a number of popular and successful low-power rigs. Not surprisingly, given its ancestry, the K2 comes as a high performance QRP (10W maximum) CW-only transceiver covering 80 to 10 metres (ham

bands only.)

APRS - PUTTING HAM RADIO ON THE MAP - G4ILO APRS - Putting ham radio on the map. Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is a digital communications system that uses packet radio technology to transmit information and text messages over amateur radio. It is the brainchild of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, a senior research engineer at the United States Naval Academy and first came into use

ATX WALKABOUT

ATX Walkabout. As supplied by Yaesu, the FT-817 doesn't include an antenna for HF band operation. One of the first products introduced to address this problem was the Watson ATX Walkabout antenna. This is sold by UK dealers Waters and Stanton PLC in the UK, and by MFJ in the US. The antenna is believed to be a Mizuho design, made under license STEALTH AMATEUR RADIO Stealth Amateur Radio. In the episode of the famous TV comedy series "Hancock's Half Hour" called "The Radio Ham", Tony Hancock says: "It's a wonderful hobby. I have friends all over the world. None in this country, but all over the world!" If you live in a modern urban or suburban development, it can be difficult to be a radio amateur and

stay

E-TYPE PROPAGATION

Basically, it is long-distance propagation caused when clouds of ionised particles form at an altitude of about 110km up in the E layer of the ionosphere, causing radio waves which hit them to be bent back to earth. The conditions which cause these clouds to form generaly occur between mid-morning and late afternoon during a season that runs

MORSETEST - G4ILO

MorseTest was intended to be a Morse proficiency builder, not a contest operating trainer. Subsequent to my developing MorseTest, VE3NEA released a very similar looking program called MorseRunner which is a much more realistic contest simulator. If you would like a contest simulator program that runs under Windows, try MorseRunner

instead.

BUILDING THE MFJ CUB QRP TRANSCEIVER KIT For most people, the MFJ Cub is simply a fun radio, but it could easily be the only radio for someone who doesn't have a lot of money to spend on the hobby. It's interesting to add up what a complete Cub station would cost. The price of the kit was £100. The power supply MIRACLE WHIP BUYER'S GUIDE Miracle Whip Buyer's Guide. The Miracle Whip antenna for the FT-817 has proven to be a source of controversy in the FT-817 user's community. Some folks performed some test measurements, which show that the Miracle Whip doesn't perform quite as well as other small whip antennas, and a lot worse than larger antennas. SOUNDCARD - G4ILO.COM Soundcard. The Soundcard and Datamode settings let you specify whether you wish KComm to make use of the computer sound card. If you use a K3, it also tells KComm whether to use DATA A (to work with sound card software) or FSK D/PSK D when working digital modes. Use Soundcard - this should be selected if you want KComm to use the soundcard.

MORE THAN A MIRACLE

More than a miracle. I have always been fascinated by the idea of making long distance contacts using small hand-held radios. Anyone can work DX if they can put up big antennas and have a powerful transmitter. But to make contacts over hundreds or thousands of miles using a station you can set up in a corner of a desk or even hold in

your hand

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. INSTALLING APRSISCE/32

ATX WALKABOUT

A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MFJ MAGNETIC LOOP

The MFJ magnetic loops are about 36 inches in diameter, made of aluminium, which is welded to the tuning capacitor to minimize losses. A flimsy and rather poorly made plastic cover protects the tuning capacitor and its motor and the coupling coil from the elements, if the antenna is mounted outside, but it seems designed more to let rain run out than to keep it out in the first place.

MORE THAN A MIRACLE

G4ILO'S BLOG

I will be keeping an eye on 6m and 10m bands. Now is the time for WSPR. This requires a computer. I've managed to get the WSPR software running on the shack computer using Windows remote desctop which allow me to see whole screen on the laptop. This is more useful than I

expexted.

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. INSTALLING APRSISCE/32

ATX WALKABOUT

A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MFJ MAGNETIC LOOP

The MFJ magnetic loops are about 36 inches in diameter, made of aluminium, which is welded to the tuning capacitor to minimize losses. A flimsy and rather poorly made plastic cover protects the tuning capacitor and its motor and the coupling coil from the elements, if the antenna is mounted outside, but it seems designed more to let rain run out than to keep it out in the first place.

MORE THAN A MIRACLE

G4ILO'S BLOG

I will be keeping an eye on 6m and 10m bands. Now is the time for WSPR. This requires a computer. I've managed to get the WSPR software running on the shack computer using Windows remote desctop which allow me to see whole screen on the laptop. This is more useful than I

expexted.

RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT The Elecraft K2 is the brainchild of Wayne Burdick, N6KR, and Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, names that will be familiar to many QRPers as designers of a number of popular and successful low-power rigs. Not surprisingly, given its ancestry, the K2 comes as a high performance QRP (10W maximum) CW-only transceiver covering 80 to 10 metres (ham

bands only.)

ATX WALKABOUT

ATX Walkabout. As supplied by Yaesu, the FT-817 doesn't include an antenna for HF band operation. One of the first products introduced to address this problem was the Watson ATX Walkabout antenna. This is sold by UK dealers Waters and Stanton PLC in the UK, and by MFJ in the US. The antenna is believed to be a Mizuho design, made under license

MFJ MAGNETIC LOOP

The MFJ magnetic loops are about 36 inches in diameter, made of aluminium, which is welded to the tuning capacitor to minimize losses. A flimsy and rather poorly made plastic cover protects the tuning capacitor and its motor and the coupling coil from the elements, if the antenna is mounted outside, but it seems designed more to let rain run out than to keep it out in the first place. STEALTH AMATEUR RADIO Stealth Amateur Radio. In the episode of the famous TV comedy series "Hancock's Half Hour" called "The Radio Ham", Tony Hancock says: "It's a wonderful hobby. I have friends all over the world. None in this country, but all over the world!" If you live in a modern urban or suburban development, it can be difficult to be a radio amateur and

stay

BUILDING THE MFJ CUB QRP TRANSCEIVER KIT For most people, the MFJ Cub is simply a fun radio, but it could easily be the only radio for someone who doesn't have a lot of money to spend on the hobby. It's interesting to add up what a complete Cub station would cost. The price of the kit was £100. The power supply

MORE THAN A MIRACLE

Description. The Wonder Wand L-Whip looks similar to a Miracle Whip, and almost identical to the earlier Wonder Wand Combo. It mounts directly on the back of the radio using its integral PL-259 connector, and has two controls that face forward for ease of access.

E-TYPE PROPAGATION

Basically, it is long-distance propagation caused when clouds of ionised particles form at an altitude of about 110km up in the E layer of the ionosphere, causing radio waves which hit them to be bent back to earth. The conditions which cause these clouds to form generaly occur between mid-morning and late afternoon during a season that runs

CW SOFTWARE

CW Skimmer. These options allow you to use CW Skimmer as a Morse decoder and quickly transfer decoded words such as call, name and QTH into KComm's log fields. It also allows KComm to highlight calls in CW Skimmer to show new countries or prefixes or stations previously worked. Enable CW Skimmer integration - this tells KComm to activate

this

MFJ-1026 NOISE & INTERFERENCE CANCELER The MFJ-1026 is a noise canceler. In order to work, it requires two antennas. One, called the noise sensing antenna, should ideally receive the noise well but wanted signals badly. The other is your existing antenna. By adjusting the gain so that the noise is equally strong on both antennas, and then adjusting the phase of the signal so

that

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. INSTALLING APRSISCE/32

ATX WALKABOUT

A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MFJ MAGNETIC LOOP

The MFJ magnetic loops are about 36 inches in diameter, made of aluminium, which is welded to the tuning capacitor to minimize losses. A flimsy and rather poorly made plastic cover protects the tuning capacitor and its motor and the coupling coil from the elements, if the antenna is mounted outside, but it seems designed more to let rain run out than to keep it out in the first place. MFJ-1026 NOISE & INTERFERENCE CANCELER MIRACLE WHIP BUYER'S GUIDE Miracle Whip Buyer's Guide. The Miracle Whip antenna for the FT-817 has proven to be a source of controversy in the FT-817 user's community. Some folks performed some test measurements, which show that the Miracle Whip doesn't perform quite as well as other small whip antennas, and a lot worse than larger antennas.

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Conclusion. That's all for this tutorial. In the next one we will take a look at messaging. Remember, if you have any questions about using APRSISCE/32 then check out the APRSISCE wiki.If you can't find the answer there then please ask in the APRSISCE Yahoo! group.Use the group's search function first in case it is a frequently asked

question!

VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. INSTALLING APRSISCE/32

ATX WALKABOUT

A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MFJ MAGNETIC LOOP

The MFJ magnetic loops are about 36 inches in diameter, made of aluminium, which is welded to the tuning capacitor to minimize losses. A flimsy and rather poorly made plastic cover protects the tuning capacitor and its motor and the coupling coil from the elements, if the antenna is mounted outside, but it seems designed more to let rain run out than to keep it out in the first place. MFJ-1026 NOISE & INTERFERENCE CANCELER MIRACLE WHIP BUYER'S GUIDE Miracle Whip Buyer's Guide. The Miracle Whip antenna for the FT-817 has proven to be a source of controversy in the FT-817 user's community. Some folks performed some test measurements, which show that the Miracle Whip doesn't perform quite as well as other small whip antennas, and a lot worse than larger antennas. THE G4ILO WONDER LOOP The G4ILO Wonder Loop is an inexpensive, easy to make magnetic loop antenna that covers five HF bands, 40m through 15m. It is designed for portability, and can be assembled or disassembled in about a minute. When disassembled the antenna easily fits in a suitcase or backpack. The Wonder Loop is the perfect antenna for picnic table or hotel room RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites.

ATX WALKABOUT

ATX Walkabout. As supplied by Yaesu, the FT-817 doesn't include an antenna for HF band operation. One of the first products introduced to address this problem was the Watson ATX Walkabout antenna. This is sold by UK dealers Waters and Stanton PLC in the UK, and by MFJ in the US. The antenna is believed to be a Mizuho design, made under license

PSK31 - G4ILO

PSK31 is a method of communicating by sending data over radio which was developed by Peter Martinez, G3PLX. It uses a very narrow band, phase modulated signal and special data encoding, to allow operators to "chat" in a manner similar to RTTY. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT The Elecraft K2 is the brainchild of Wayne Burdick, N6KR, and Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, names that will be familiar to many QRPers as designers of a number of popular and successful low-power rigs. Not surprisingly, given its ancestry, the K2 comes as a high performance QRP (10W maximum) CW-only transceiver covering 80 to 10 metres (ham

bands only.)

APRS - PUTTING HAM RADIO ON THE MAP - G4ILO APRS - Putting ham radio on the map. Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is a digital communications system that uses packet radio technology to transmit information and text messages over amateur radio. It is the brainchild of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, a senior research engineer at the United States Naval Academy and first came into use STEALTH AMATEUR RADIO Stealth Amateur Radio. In the episode of the famous TV comedy series "Hancock's Half Hour" called "The Radio Ham", Tony Hancock says: "It's a wonderful hobby. I have friends all over the world. None in this country, but all over the world!" If you live in a modern urban or suburban development, it can be difficult to be a radio amateur and

stay

MORSETEST - G4ILO

MorseTest was intended to be a Morse proficiency builder, not a contest operating trainer. Subsequent to my developing MorseTest, VE3NEA released a very similar looking program called MorseRunner which is a much more realistic contest simulator. If you would like a contest simulator program that runs under Windows, try MorseRunner

instead.

BUILDING THE MFJ CUB QRP TRANSCEIVER KIT For most people, the MFJ Cub is simply a fun radio, but it could easily be the only radio for someone who doesn't have a lot of money to spend on the hobby. It's interesting to add up what a complete Cub station would cost. The price of the kit was £100. The power supply MFJ-1026 NOISE & INTERFERENCE CANCELER The MFJ-1026 is a noise canceler. In order to work, it requires two antennas. One, called the noise sensing antenna, should ideally receive the noise well but wanted signals badly. The other is your existing antenna. By adjusting the gain so that the noise is equally strong on both antennas, and then adjusting the phase of the signal so

that

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of INSTALLING APRSISCE/32 VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM

ATX WALKABOUT

RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MFJ MAGNETIC LOOP

The MFJ magnetic loops are about 36 inches in diameter, made of aluminium, which is welded to the tuning capacitor to minimize losses. A flimsy and rather poorly made plastic cover protects the tuning capacitor and its motor and the coupling coil from the elements, if the antenna is mounted outside, but it seems designed more to let rain run out than to keep it out in the first place.

G4ILO'S BLOG

I will be keeping an eye on 6m and 10m bands. Now is the time for WSPR. This requires a computer. I've managed to get the WSPR software running on the shack computer using Windows remote desctop which allow me to see whole screen on the laptop. This is more useful than I

expexted.

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of INSTALLING APRSISCE/32 VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM

ATX WALKABOUT

RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MFJ MAGNETIC LOOP

The MFJ magnetic loops are about 36 inches in diameter, made of aluminium, which is welded to the tuning capacitor to minimize losses. A flimsy and rather poorly made plastic cover protects the tuning capacitor and its motor and the coupling coil from the elements, if the antenna is mounted outside, but it seems designed more to let rain run out than to keep it out in the first place.

G4ILO'S BLOG

I will be keeping an eye on 6m and 10m bands. Now is the time for WSPR. This requires a computer. I've managed to get the WSPR software running on the shack computer using Windows remote desctop which allow me to see whole screen on the laptop. This is more useful than I

expexted.

RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites.

ATX WALKABOUT

ATX Walkabout. As supplied by Yaesu, the FT-817 doesn't include an antenna for HF band operation. One of the first products introduced to address this problem was the Watson ATX Walkabout antenna. This is sold by UK dealers Waters and Stanton PLC in the UK, and by MFJ in the US. The antenna is believed to be a Mizuho design, made under license THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT The Elecraft K2 is the brainchild of Wayne Burdick, N6KR, and Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, names that will be familiar to many QRPers as designers of a number of popular and successful low-power rigs. Not surprisingly, given its ancestry, the K2 comes as a high performance QRP (10W maximum) CW-only transceiver covering 80 to 10 metres (ham

bands only.)

MFJ-1026 NOISE & INTERFERENCE CANCELER The MFJ-1026 is a noise canceler. In order to work, it requires two antennas. One, called the noise sensing antenna, should ideally receive the noise well but wanted signals badly. The other is your existing antenna. By adjusting the gain so that the noise is equally strong on both antennas, and then adjusting the phase of the signal so

that

STEALTH AMATEUR RADIO Stealth Amateur Radio. In the episode of the famous TV comedy series "Hancock's Half Hour" called "The Radio Ham", Tony Hancock says: "It's a wonderful hobby. I have friends all over the world. None in this country, but all over the world!" If you live in a modern urban or suburban development, it can be difficult to be a radio amateur and

stay

BUILDING THE MFJ CUB QRP TRANSCEIVER KIT For most people, the MFJ Cub is simply a fun radio, but it could easily be the only radio for someone who doesn't have a lot of money to spend on the hobby. It's interesting to add up what a complete Cub station would cost. The price of the kit was £100. The power supply

PSK31 - G4ILO

PSK31 is a method of communicating by sending data over radio which was developed by Peter Martinez, G3PLX. It uses a very narrow band, phase modulated signal and special data encoding, to allow operators to "chat" in a manner similar to RTTY.

MORSETEST - G4ILO

MorseTest was intended to be a Morse proficiency builder, not a contest operating trainer. Subsequent to my developing MorseTest, VE3NEA released a very similar looking program called MorseRunner which is a much more realistic contest simulator. If you would like a contest simulator program that runs under Windows, try MorseRunner

instead.

MORE THAN A MIRACLE

More than a miracle. I have always been fascinated by the idea of making long distance contacts using small hand-held radios. Anyone can work DX if they can put up big antennas and have a powerful transmitter. But to make contacts over hundreds or thousands of miles using a station you can set up in a corner of a desk or even hold in

your hand

MIRACLE WHIP BUYER'S GUIDE Miracle Whip Buyer's Guide. The Miracle Whip antenna for the FT-817 has proven to be a source of controversy in the FT-817 user's community. Some folks performed some test measurements, which show that the Miracle Whip doesn't perform quite as well as other small whip antennas, and a lot worse than larger antennas.

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT INSTALLING APRSISCE/32 A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MORSETEST - G4ILO

MorseTest was intended to be a Morse proficiency builder, not a contest operating trainer. Subsequent to my developing MorseTest, VE3NEA released a very similar looking program called MorseRunner which is a much more realistic contest simulator. If you would like a contest simulator program that runs under Windows, try MorseRunner

instead.

WHY I GAVE UP USING LINUX

G4ILO'S BLOG

I will be keeping an eye on 6m and 10m bands. Now is the time for WSPR. This requires a computer. I've managed to get the WSPR software running on the shack computer using Windows remote desctop which allow me to see whole screen on the laptop. This is more useful than I

expexted.

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT INSTALLING APRSISCE/32 A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MORSETEST - G4ILO

MorseTest was intended to be a Morse proficiency builder, not a contest operating trainer. Subsequent to my developing MorseTest, VE3NEA released a very similar looking program called MorseRunner which is a much more realistic contest simulator. If you would like a contest simulator program that runs under Windows, try MorseRunner

instead.

WHY I GAVE UP USING LINUX

G4ILO'S BLOG

I will be keeping an eye on 6m and 10m bands. Now is the time for WSPR. This requires a computer. I've managed to get the WSPR software running on the shack computer using Windows remote desctop which allow me to see whole screen on the laptop. This is more useful than I

expexted.

RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT The Elecraft K2 is the brainchild of Wayne Burdick, N6KR, and Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, names that will be familiar to many QRPers as designers of a number of popular and successful low-power rigs. Not surprisingly, given its ancestry, the K2 comes as a high performance QRP (10W maximum) CW-only transceiver covering 80 to 10 metres (ham

bands only.)

ATX WALKABOUT

ATX Walkabout. As supplied by Yaesu, the FT-817 doesn't include an antenna for HF band operation. One of the first products introduced to address this problem was the Watson ATX Walkabout antenna. This is sold by UK dealers Waters and Stanton PLC in the UK, and by MFJ in the US. The antenna is believed to be a Mizuho design, made under license RECENTLY HEARD AT G4ILO Recently heard at G4ILO. Signals recently received or logged at G4ILO and reported to Automatic Propagation Reporter. Antennas used: Loaded dipole (80m, 40m), Dipole (20m, 10m, 6m), MFJ Magnetic Loop (40m, 30m,

20m, 17m, 15m).

APRS - PUTTING HAM RADIO ON THE MAP - G4ILO APRS - Putting ham radio on the map. Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is a digital communications system that uses packet radio technology to transmit information and text messages over amateur radio. It is the brainchild of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, a senior research engineer at the United States Naval Academy and first came into use STEALTH AMATEUR RADIO Stealth Amateur Radio. In the episode of the famous TV comedy series "Hancock's Half Hour" called "The Radio Ham", Tony Hancock says: "It's a wonderful hobby. I have friends all over the world. None in this country, but all over the world!" If you live in a modern urban or suburban development, it can be difficult to be a radio amateur and

stay

WHY I GAVE UP USING LINUX Why I gave up using Linux. At the beginning of 2008 I decided to install Linux on my shack computer. I disliked Microsoft treating me as a software thief with its constant Genuine Windows checks, I was fed up with all the hassles of constant updates and security software to keep Windows free of viruses and spyware, and I had no desire to

MORE THAN A MIRACLE

Description. The Wonder Wand L-Whip looks similar to a Miracle Whip, and almost identical to the earlier Wonder Wand Combo. It mounts directly on the back of the radio using its integral PL-259 connector, and has two controls that face forward for ease of access. MFJ-1026 NOISE & INTERFERENCE CANCELER The MFJ-1026 is a noise canceler. In order to work, it requires two antennas. One, called the noise sensing antenna, should ideally receive the noise well but wanted signals badly. The other is your existing antenna. By adjusting the gain so that the noise is equally strong on both antennas, and then adjusting the phase of the signal so

that

PSK31 - G4ILO

PSK31 is a method of communicating by sending data over radio which was developed by Peter Martinez, G3PLX. It uses a very narrow band, phase modulated signal and special data encoding, to allow operators to "chat" in a manner similar to RTTY.

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT INSTALLING APRSISCE/32 A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MORSETEST - G4ILO

MorseTest was intended to be a Morse proficiency builder, not a contest operating trainer. Subsequent to my developing MorseTest, VE3NEA released a very similar looking program called MorseRunner which is a much more realistic contest simulator. If you would like a contest simulator program that runs under Windows, try MorseRunner

instead.

WHY I GAVE UP USING LINUX

G4ILO'S BLOG

I will be keeping an eye on 6m and 10m bands. Now is the time for WSPR. This requires a computer. I've managed to get the WSPR software running on the shack computer using Windows remote desctop which allow me to see whole screen on the laptop. This is more useful than I

expexted.

G4ILO'S SHACK

The home page of ham radio operator Julian Moss, G4ILO, of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Stealth ham radio, APRS, low power operating, free Morse code training and HF propagation software. GETTING STARTED WITH APRSISCE/32 Tracking. If you click on Center then APRSISCE/32 will pan the map to center on the object you clicked on and start tracking it, if it is a moving object. Another, better way to track moving stations is to click MultiTrack (TM). This feature is I believe unique to APRSIS32 (it isn't available in the Windows Mobile version due to the lack of VOAPROP - G4ILOSEE MORE ON G4ILO.COM RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT INSTALLING APRSISCE/32 A QFH ANTENNA FOR THE WEATHER SATELLITE BAND A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band. This article describes how to make a quadrifilar helix ( QFH) antenna easily, from inexpensive materials: uPVC plumbing pipe and RG-58U co-axial cable. No bending and soldering of copper pipe is required. If you have been put off making one of these highly effective antennas because you

thought it

MORSETEST - G4ILO

MorseTest was intended to be a Morse proficiency builder, not a contest operating trainer. Subsequent to my developing MorseTest, VE3NEA released a very similar looking program called MorseRunner which is a much more realistic contest simulator. If you would like a contest simulator program that runs under Windows, try MorseRunner

instead.

WHY I GAVE UP USING LINUX

G4ILO'S BLOG

I will be keeping an eye on 6m and 10m bands. Now is the time for WSPR. This requires a computer. I've managed to get the WSPR software running on the shack computer using Windows remote desctop which allow me to see whole screen on the laptop. This is more useful than I

expexted.

RECEIVING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGES You don't need to ride the Space Shuttle to see the earth from space! You can get live images on your computer by receiving radio transmissions from weather satellites (often abbreviated to wxsats.). There are two types of weather satellite from which it is possible to receive images: orbiting satellites and geostationary satellites. THE ELECRAFT K2 TRANSCEIVER KIT The Elecraft K2 is the brainchild of Wayne Burdick, N6KR, and Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, names that will be familiar to many QRPers as designers of a number of popular and successful low-power rigs. Not surprisingly, given its ancestry, the K2 comes as a high performance QRP (10W maximum) CW-only transceiver covering 80 to 10 metres (ham

bands only.)

ATX WALKABOUT

ATX Walkabout. As supplied by Yaesu, the FT-817 doesn't include an antenna for HF band operation. One of the first products introduced to address this problem was the Watson ATX Walkabout antenna. This is sold by UK dealers Waters and Stanton PLC in the UK, and by MFJ in the US. The antenna is believed to be a Mizuho design, made under license RECENTLY HEARD AT G4ILO Recently heard at G4ILO. Signals recently received or logged at G4ILO and reported to Automatic Propagation Reporter. Antennas used: Loaded dipole (80m, 40m), Dipole (20m, 10m, 6m), MFJ Magnetic Loop (40m, 30m,

20m, 17m, 15m).

APRS - PUTTING HAM RADIO ON THE MAP - G4ILO APRS - Putting ham radio on the map. Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is a digital communications system that uses packet radio technology to transmit information and text messages over amateur radio. It is the brainchild of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, a senior research engineer at the United States Naval Academy and first came into use STEALTH AMATEUR RADIO Stealth Amateur Radio. In the episode of the famous TV comedy series "Hancock's Half Hour" called "The Radio Ham", Tony Hancock says: "It's a wonderful hobby. I have friends all over the world. None in this country, but all over the world!" If you live in a modern urban or suburban development, it can be difficult to be a radio amateur and

stay

WHY I GAVE UP USING LINUX Why I gave up using Linux. At the beginning of 2008 I decided to install Linux on my shack computer. I disliked Microsoft treating me as a software thief with its constant Genuine Windows checks, I was fed up with all the hassles of constant updates and security software to keep Windows free of viruses and spyware, and I had no desire to

MORE THAN A MIRACLE

Description. The Wonder Wand L-Whip looks similar to a Miracle Whip, and almost identical to the earlier Wonder Wand Combo. It mounts directly on the back of the radio using its integral PL-259 connector, and has two controls that face forward for ease of access. MFJ-1026 NOISE & INTERFERENCE CANCELER The MFJ-1026 is a noise canceler. In order to work, it requires two antennas. One, called the noise sensing antenna, should ideally receive the noise well but wanted signals badly. The other is your existing antenna. By adjusting the gain so that the noise is equally strong on both antennas, and then adjusting the phase of the signal so

that

PSK31 - G4ILO

PSK31 is a method of communicating by sending data over radio which was developed by Peter Martinez, G3PLX. It uses a very narrow band, phase modulated signal and special data encoding, to allow operators to "chat" in a manner similar to RTTY. * Skip to navigation

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------------------------- ------------------------- ECHOLINK NODE #3098 GETOKLOC0 Welcome to G4ILO'S SHACK. I am JULIAN MOSS, a UK licensed amateur radio operator or RADIO HAM living in Cockermouth, Cumbria, NW England. G4ILO is my RADIO CALLSIGN. For more about the hobby of amateur radio see my article WHAT IS AMATEUR RADIO? Above you can see my radio room, which we hams call THE SHACK. Due to restrictions on outside antennas and other local difficulties I operate a STEALTH AMATEUR RADIO STATION . All my antennas are hidden from outside view in the attic of our small house and I mostly use low power to avoid the risk of interference. One of the aims of this website is to show some of the things you can do with ham radio even if circumstances dictate that you must operate covertly. If you like the site, let me know by LEAVING A MESSAGE IN THE VISITORS BOOK . Thank you! For more information about me and my station see ABOUT G4ILO

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In 2009 I began writing G4ILO'S BLOG . In June 2011 I learned that I have an incurable brain tumour. I started another blog, ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE , to write about my battle against this cancer. WHAT'S NEW IN G4ILO'S SHACK * UPDATED KComm to version 2.11 * UPDATED MorseGen to version

2.0

* ADDED link to G4ILO's YouTube channel * ADDED EchoLink Node

page

* UPDATED APRS Gateway page * UPDATED Equipment for sale * ADDED APRSISCE/32 Getting Started * ADDED Installing APRSISCE/32

tutorial

LATEST BLOG POSTINGS * Wouxun KG-UV8D memory management * 11 August Beacons of hope

* HFI gates QRT

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* SSN data file goes AWOL

* Tracking wildlife

FRAUD ALERT!

I THOUGHT THIS WAS SO IMPORTANT I PUT IT ON THE FRONT PAGE. Many hams have been ripped off by fraudsters who respond to ham radio Wanted ads claiming to have the item you are after. These fraudsters impersonate real amateurs to make the offer seem genuine. After you send the money no item is sent. This is distressing for both the victim and the ham whom the fraudster impersonates. Common factors in these fraud attempts: * The seller uses an email address different from the one posted on

qrz.com.

* The seller requires payment using an insecure service such as Western Union or MoneyGram. If you are suspicious of an offer there are a few things you can try to see if the offer is genuine: * Contact the seller to confirm details using the email address published on qrz.com or elsewhere. Do not reply to the address used by the seller. Fraudsters often create accounts at free email providers using the callsign of the ham they are impersonating. * Request photos of the item. If sent, check they are not stolen images from manufacturer web pages or other websites. Google image search is your friend here. * Ask the seller for a phone number so you can contact him. * Ask for an address so you could inspect the item. If the seller has a cock and bull story for being unable to provide the requested information or if they don't reply, you can be sure it's

a scam.

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