May 2008 Restoring a Yaesu Fox-Tango 102

FT102 restoration... continued.  Observations_25_05_2008  

FT102 Repaired.    Observations_26_05_2008  

Observations 2009

Improved PIC keyer software (but read 'One for the Techies' first!)

One for the Techies.  A PIC Beacon keyer 2008_08_11

Indoor (basement) linear satellite operation on 2 watts

Observations_2009_02_16 Whatever Happened to GB3COA... again!

Fox Tango 102 Complete Parts List (GM1SXX)

Observations_2009_02_23 So many choices, so few Opportunities.

Observations 2008

Copper-island prototyping revisited.   Observations_2008_08_24

Observations_2008_06_19   Working the Easy Sats.

Observations_2008_06_16  The IARU, Satellite Frequency Co-ordination and the CUBESAT Bands

Observations_2008_06_09  A simple data interface.

Observations_2008_05_29  A better battery pack for the FT817 transceiver

Observations_2008_07_04  Mag-loops for the 'estate-challenged' radio Amateur.

Observations_2008_05_26  Repairing the Yaesu FT102 Transceiver.... continued

Observations_2008_05_25  Repairing the Yaesu FT102 Transceiver.

Observations_2008_05_20  Fun with Fox Tangos... or 'too much Sake'

Observations_2008_05_13  Ron Parise WA4SIR SK

Observations_2008_05_02  The vertical revisited

Observations_2008_05_01  The humble Yagi... or should that be 'Uda' 

Observations_2008_04_28  New amateur satellites.

Observations_2008_04_22  A short (cheap) Quagi for 1298Mhz.

Observations_2008_04_20  Aerials for the Terrified.

Observations_2008_04_17  The sheer cost of getting started in amateur radio... or not as the case may be.

Observations_2008_04_06  The humble L-Match.

Observations_2008_03_23A  Copper Island Construction.

Observations_2008_03_23  More on the Eee PC.......

Observations_2008_03_21  Copper Island Construction 2.

Observations_2008_03_19  The BITX20A Mono-band 20M Transceiver kit.

Observations_2008_01_13  SXX meets  "The HOG!"

Observations 2007

Observations_2007_01_1  Triband Mag-Loop

Observations_2007_01_07a  Re-styling the loop.

Observations_2007_12_22  The Transistor hits 60!

Observations_2007_12_13  Computers for Stroke Portable.

Observations_2007_12_03  Fun with Slinkies.

Observations_2007_11_22  More power Egor (sat newbie? Read This!)

Observations_2007_11_19  Soldering for the Terrified!

Observations_2007_11_02   Yet Another Small Transmitting Loop.

Observations_2007_11_01  Pic Microcontrollers... the easy way.

Observations_2007_10_24  The Cart before the Horse.

Observations_2007_10_21  'An 'embedded computer for a tenner.'

Observations_2007_10_18  The shortest OBS EVER!

Observations_2007_10_10  Harmonics or Overtones. What's the difference?

Observations_2007_10_04  Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age

Observations_2007_09_27  Batteries in Satellites?  Who needs em!

Observations_2007_09_25  Fun with 23Cms.

Observations_2007_09_18  One four five dot nine seven two (Oscar7)

Observations_2007_09_08  Some you win.... some you lose!

Observations_2007_09_05  YABR  Yet another Bl**dy radio!

Observations_2007_09_04  Test Equipment for the radio amateur.

Observations_2007_09_03  The Yaesu FT817ND.

Observations_2007_08_20  The HP141T Spectrum Analyser.

Observations_2007_07_15  Reg Edwards G4FGQ

Observations_2007_07_07  Big Brother screws up!

Observations_2007_07_06 Small Transmitting Loops.

Observations_2007_07_05  NATO Phonetic Alphabet

Observations_2007_07_03  Small lots.

Observations_2007_07_02  There's no excuse really!

Observations_2007_06_29  Inflatable Space Stations.

Observations_2007_06_28  A new source of Q R Mexico ... and an Opportunity.

Observations_2007_06_27  A cheap and simple 'field aerial' for 80/40 & 20M.

Observations_2007_06_09  A better battery for the FT817... continued.

Observations_2007_06_04  Station in a suitcase.

Observations_2007_05_13  'Magnetometers for dogs"

Observations_2007_04_24  Spectrum Sweep.

Observations_2007_04_23  'Me Too' GPS/SARSAT birds.

Observations_2007_04_23A  CORRECTION!  SXX eats humble pie

Observations_2007_04_22  Building an HF loop aerial. Part 1

Observations_2007_04_21  Electrically Short Compromise Aerials.

Observations_2007_04_17  Silk Purses and Sow's Ears

Observations_2007_04_09.htm  Racal RA1772. The last of the Mohicans!

Observations_2007_04_05  RA1772 meets MA1720  Experiment #1

Observations_2007_04_07  RA1772 meets MA1720  Experiment #2

Observations_2007_04_04q  The great spectacles Rip-Off.

Observations_2007_04_04p  What do users want from a satellite

Observations_2007_04_04m  Space Junk

Observations_2007_04_04l  So you want to build a CUBESAT?

Observations_2007_04_04k  QRN of the man-made sort.

Observations_2007_04_04h  NOVA for WINDOWS

Observations_2007_04_04g  The Poor man's CANTENNA.

Observations_2007_04_04e  In praise of broken batteries

Observations_2007_04_04d  GM1SXX and the RSGB

Observations_2007_04_04c  What's Wrong With CUBESATS

  Observations_2007_04_04b  CUBESATS & Altruistic Radio Amateurs

Observations_2007_04_04a  The CUBESAT Project

Observations_2007_04_04_c   Delfi-C3... a Batteryless Satellite

Observations_2007_04_04  Batteryless satellite operations

Observations_2007_04_03 An HF PA for the MA1720

Observations_2007_04_02  The MA1720 revealed

Observations_2007_03_28  Heavy Metal radio.

Observations_2007_03_27  My 'new' RA1720 Arrives.

 Observations_2007_03_05 Satellites previously launched

Observations_2007_03_01  My RACAL RA1772 calls in sick

Observations_2007_02_28  THE YAESU FT200, AKA HENRY TEMPO-1, AKA FT250

Observations_2007_02_27  The RACAL  MA1720

Observations_2007_01_30  Why CP aerials on the ground are pretty much a waste of money.

Observations_2007_01_29  SUITSAT2, another chance to waste a golden opportunity.

Observations_2007_01_22 From Russia with Love

Observations_2007_01_07  MORON Mag-Loops.

Observations_2007_01_06  Mag-Loops for tightwads.

Observations_2007_01_05  Mag-Loops for dummies.

Observations.2007_04_04k  ICOM PCR-1000  Receiver.

Observations 2007_09_11  'The Observations Tower'.

Observations_2007_04_04f.htm

Observations_2006_12_28  The RACAL RA117 Communications Receiver

Observations_2006_12_06  QRM!

Observations_2006_08_04.htm

Observations_2006_07_31  Good old UoSAT2

Observations_2006_06_04  Suitsat(s) ..... why bother?

Observations_2006_05_19  Supercapacitors... a new power source for Amateur Satellites

Observations_2006_04_09  Oscar Numbers, Obfuscation by another name.

Observations_2006_04_02 Fixing the IC-730 preamp relay

Observations_2006_04_01  Midney and Kingsdon... kits

Observations_2006_03_28  Heavy Metal radio.

Observations_2006_03_21  More on Space Junk

Observations_2006_03_17  DIY electronics Observations

 Observations_2006_03_12  Scotland... CLOSED FOR THE DAY

 Observations_2006_00_00  DCI 144-146Mhz (UK) 4 chamber VHF helical filter

Antenna Polarisation  Observations 2006_03_xx

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IC-730_fix  How to fix the preamp relay on the ICOM IC-730

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