Projects
Club Buildathon 2016
Club members held a Buildathon to make a radio kit during a Saturday morning. The photo shows Bob Fidler assisting Phil Challans and Steve Brett with their construction. The project satisfies the practical requirement for the Intermediate licence.
PSK31 Buildathon
The club organised its first Radio Buildathon in which the members built a special kind of radio receiver. It was a very successful event with everyone completing their project. For some it was their first time soldering but they were patiently guided by mentor Bob Fidler. The project came in kit form provided by the […]
First Buildathon
The club held its first ‘buildathon’ at the Crampton Tower hall when members spent several hours on a Saturday morning completing a project. There is little time at the Thursday meetings so a buildathon provides the opportunity to focus on a project and finish it in day. Ian Lowe and his son Ben […]
FM Morse Code Keyer By N1HFX
Many no code Technician class amateurs who are struggling to learn 5 WPM code simply do not have any avenue to get the necessary on the air practice. Figure 1 is a simple circuit which will generate a 700 Hz tone into any FM transceiver allowing an amateur to practice CW with another amateur on […]
