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Pactor in the house

The Pactor modem arrived today.  Not had a great deal of time to play.   I have installed the drivers onto my laptop and installed and set up airmail.  Perhaps tomorrow I’ll have a go connecting it to the M802 and … Continue reading

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A better weatherfax

Yesterday I was unable to solder my connecting wire to my antenna effectively so today I bought a butane based soldering iron and used the mini blowtorch tough thoroughly solder the two wires together.  I then went back to playing … Continue reading

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Further progress with radio

A few further accomplishments on Sunday.  I managed to cut six lengths of cable to have counterpoise radials for each of the HAM bands between 40m & 10m that support voice.  I then strapped them all together so they really … Continue reading

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My first weatherfax

A few more steps taken today. Not being able to wait for the final part (the antenna connection between the M802 and the AT-140) I drove round to radio shack to get a substitute. I connected all the parts and … Continue reading

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Trip Updates

It’s slow going but I’m beginning to update some of the past blog entries. So far I have only managed to edit Day 1 of our trip. I’ve changed the text a little, added a couple of photos and added … Continue reading

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