Monthly Archives: November 2008

2.4 GHz transverter success

Posted on 17 November, 2008 by andrew

The 2.4 GHz transverter has been completed and I used it in the vhf/uhf field day on the weekend of 15/16 November. Construction began on Sunday 9 November with the first components soldered onto the sequencer board, finishing on Friday … Continue reading →

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Preparing for spring VHF/UHF field day, November 15/16

Posted on 9 November, 2008 by andrew

This week’s project is to prepare for next weekend’s VHF/UHF field day. I plan to operate from a mountain southwest of Canberra, with equipment for 50, 144, 432, 1296, 2403 and 10368 MHz.  The first four bands are bands I … Continue reading →

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Welcome to VK1DA’s weblog / blog.

Posted on 8 November, 2008 by andrew

Welcome to VK1DA’s blog. I’m Andrew Davis.  VK1DA is my amateur radio callsign, which was allocated to me by the Australian Government once I satisfied the requirements for an amateur radio licence. For more details of amateur radio licencing in … Continue reading →

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