Steve brought up and demonstrated his Hunter software defined radio which he bought as a kit.
The other guys spent time reprogramming some ex PMR radios for use on the local repeaters.
Andrew tested our RCD adapters and found one to be faulty.
Callum has his new call sign - M6CRK
Please note : we are closed next week due to it being Easter Monday.
Congratulations to Callum who passed his foundation exam tonight.
Martin was quizzing the other club members on resisters in parallel.
We were trying to reprogram an ex Kenwood PMR radio, without success.
Denis was measuring the emissions from lighting transformers.
Until next week......
Alex operated 2m on the Kenwood TS2000 and was talking to Jim M0UJC
Joe brought along a Kenwood PMR radio, which hopefully can be converted for amateur use once he's passed his intermediate exam.
The other chaps were planning out the installation of the WiFi Internet connection for the scouts.
Finally Callum has now finished his foundation training, and has his exam next Monday night.
Good luck Callum!!
Martin had a clear out of his shack, and brought up some his cherished items for some of the other guys to enjoy.
Alex brought along a DVB tuner, which he had operating as an SDR receiver, which worked from 24MHz to 1.7GHz.
Callum has now completed his foundation training and is now just doing his revision before his exam.
Chris and Martin played with running a DVAP on a raspberry pi.
Chris was showing off his new homebrew 4:1 balun, which was copied from one made by Steve.
And the usual tea and banter all around.
