I have been intending to build this project for some time now and with the need for a balanced feed for the Doublet it was a good reason to go ahead with it instead of using a balun.    It is based on the “S” Match ideas of PA0FRI and it’s application by RZ3AE.    Instead of […]

After successfully using this aerial at Cape Schank for the recent Light House Weekend I thought it may be of interest to someone out there.    I have had this aerial for several years after building it and this was the first time it had been used in anger.   I had installed it at my home […]

Calling CQ is a bit of a drag during the current propagation conditions if you don’t have a nice new radio with the calling feature. This project used an Arduino Uno to control an ISD1700 Dragon Voice Chip module to implement an auto CQ caller. There are several ways this can be done: Set the […]

         Here we have some details on building an 80 Metre Doublet on a suburban block. The Doublet in it’s perfect form is way too big to fit on my suburban block, so I had to bend it a bit (It turned out to be roughly “E” shaped without the centre bit). Please refer to […]