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X7 returns to the sky!
Thanks to working party of my Amateur Radio colleagues my Cushcraft X7 is now back on the top of my mast after a rest in my garden of almost 18 months!!!!
Unfortunately the HamIV I refurbished about 3 years ago and stored in a cupboard has a seized wedge brake, I guess, due to the corrosion suffered between the dissimilar metals being the steel wedge that passes through aluminum guides. Oh well, tethered to the NNW is not a bad direction.
Have already become re-acquainted with a few of my former regular contacts overseas, Roy VK6MV,
being the first. It is good to oput out a call and receive a mini pile up each time, back to normal.
Thanks [in no special order] go to
Charly G0HGD
Mike G1NRF
Connor Mike’s son
Steve M6STE
James M6ZXZ
Roy 2E0RBR
Treeve M6SCV
Martin M6YFT who popped over on his 2nd day of being licensed
Ray M6ASJ
Oh yes, my Newfoundland William for providing the cabaret whilst licking poor
Treeve to death
Cushcraft X7, Tonna 5 ele 6m & ARX2b at station of G4USB
Posted in Uncategorized
The downside to new networking advances
Not many readers will have realised the significance of PLT {power line transfer} which is a means of distributing broadband signals via the electricity grid effectively. Radio Amateurs have found out the hard way that this method caused interfearence to radio services predonimenthy at present in the HF spectrum
up to 30Mhz.
Now it appears the game is changing and I wonder if public opinion may also change as now it will not be just the amateur community who will suffer but little jimmy listeniong to radio 1 too!!!
Take a look and don’t automatically blame the amateur radio operator on the oposite side of your road when your radio ceases to function it just mkay be your neighbours new plt file transfer system that is to blame.
Cornwall Volkswagen Owners Club – Swapmeet 2010
The 7th Annual Swapomeet is due to take place on Sunday 4th April, Easter Sunday
at The Victory Hall, Roche, St Austell Cornwall,
Gates open from 9.00 am for set up and trader arrivals
From 10.00am for visitors who are not trading
Elaine will be attending to provide us with on site catering. You may remember her from
the 2009 Jamboree. Very reasonably priced wholesome grub.
Entry is nominally free but we will be asking for donations towards our two nominated charities so dig deep and bung £2.00 in the bucket when it is shaken in your direction.
This year the charities we are supporting are:
Cornwall Air Ambulance
&
National Animal Welfare Trust (Hayle centre)
All proceeds from the days collection will be divided equally between these two charities
so give freely you never know when you may need the Air Ambulance and helping disadvantaged animals is always worthwhile.
See you there with luck.
Norman
Posted in cvwoc
Cornish Radio Amateur Club
Take a look at the page headed About to get some very useful information about amateur Radio and our Club
Norman – President CRAC
Posted in CRAC
G4USB.NET – Blog goes live
The latest in my series of sites that are dedicated to my main interests being:
Photography
Amateur Radio
Volkswagens
Rock Music
I hope that as the Blog progresses it will be of interest to its readers and thank
everyone for their time in taking a look.
The site will be a work in progress for quite a while yet so be patient with me please.
Posted in CRAC, cvwoc, Photographs, Uncategorized
