Month: December 2017

OK DX RTTY contest 2017

Amateur radio, Contesting, HF, RTTY
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Map of stations worked by G6NHU on 15m in the OK DX RTTY contest 2017

What a difference five years and nearly half of a solar cycle makes.  Last weekend I entered the OK DX RTTY contest and upon checking my log, I realised it’s been five years since I last operated in this contest. In December 2012 we were approaching solar maximum and conditions were excellent.  Five years later, […]

Building a Hendricks 41dB Step RF Attenuator

Amateur radio, Construction
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Hendricks 41dB Step RF Attenuator kit

Two or three years ago I had a browser tab sitting open on the Hendricks 41dB Step RF Attenuator from Pacific Antenna/QRP Kits in California.  For some reason I never ordered one and when I finally remembered that I was going to get one, they were out of stock. I dropped them an email back […]