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Are antenna tuners always lossy?

Posted by Richard Newstead on 15th Aug 2018

First published in the SOTABEAMS Newsletter 26 July 2016. If you like this article, why not sign up to our newsletter? It comes out about monthly.A few thoughts on Antenna TunersWhen the subject … read more

Comparison of two similar systems 3dB attenuator

29th May 2018

14 MHz (twodays run time) 28-29 May 2018WSPRlite 1 G33CWI (attenuator 3dB SMA-JK6G-3dB)WSPRlite 2 G34CWIFreq split = 7 HzWSPRlites synchronised - only simultaneous data usedMinicircuits splitter ZFSC- … read more

Comparison of two similar system

Posted by Richard Newstead on 28th May 2018

14 MHz (three days run time) 26-28 May 2018WSPRlite 1 G31CWIWSPRlite 2 G32CWIFreq split = 9 HzWSPRlites synchronised - only simultaneous data usedMinicircuits splitter ZFSC-2-4Antenna doubletSamples-7 … read more

FSQ Data System Tested

Posted by Richard Newstead on 2nd Jul 2017

A few of us have spent much of the weekend exercising the FSQ system on 40 metres. Here are some preliminary thoughts. During our tests we only used some of the FSQ facilities; for example we did not … read more