Month: October 2024
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Yaesu G-450c Rotator Controller Upgrade/Mod
The controller for the G-450c rotator has an old traditional lightbulb behind the display dial. This gives a rather “yellow” light to everything. I don’t like it! So I did a little searching on good old google and discovered that there is a very simple LED upgrade/mod kit you can buy to change up the…
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Seems The Mic Is Working Now
I mentioned that I had had a very poor audio report the other day from a very honest operator and it had motivated me to spend a few hours setting the Yaesu Reference M-1 mic up properly. Today there was a big SSB competition up in Scandinavia and I had a great time doing my…
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The More Complicated A Thing Is The Harder It Is To Get Right!
When I picked up my FTdx101MP radio I also treated myself to the Yaesu flagship mic, the “Reference M-1”. It’s an amazing mic that’s highly configurable and I have high hopes and expectations for it. Afterall, it cost as much as some complete HF radios at £700 a pop!!! As can be seen from the…
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The Ciro Mazzoni Baby Loop Is Performing REALLY well.
So, the Ciro Mazzoni Baby Loop antenna has been up for just over a week now and my first impression are that it is totally worth the £2000 price tag. Repeated FT8 testing via the PSKReporter sit is showing propagations all over the world. On my random wire antenna I could get into North America…
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The Constant Development Of 2E0BAF Mission Control
With the addition of the new Ciro Mazzoni Baby Loop antenna I also took the time to undertake a bit of a revamp in the shack (again!!). With the loop needing the addition of the loop ATU and the rotator controller I added a set of shelves over the top of the radio giving me…