Something for HARS Members get your teeth into for the rest of this year!
entertain, inform, be inspired and do something different
The idea of this page came from questions being asked at our Club during our Natter Nights. The page is provided to some idea of the subjects that get discussed and for members to use it as a nucleus to go off and research, review, read up, share, ask questions and carry forward something different with the amatuer radio hobby. There are no links or routes below just specific subject headings and questions that often get asked.
Home Brew Antennas Who in the Club has good knowledge of building antennas, which is their prefered one that they use for HF, VHF, UHF and SHF?
CW or Morse Code Who in the Club has good knowledge of this mode of transmitting and what are its uses?
Data Modes (PSK31/Olivia/RTTY/FT8/VarAc, JT65, MSK144, etc) Who in the Club has good knowledge of these ways of transmitting and what are the benefits and their experiences?
HF Vertical or Horizontal Antennas and ground radials or not? What is the best antenna version/position and do I really need radials? How high off the ground for Verticals to be mounted?
How to programme radios easily What do members use to add/change/update the frequencies/Firmware on their handhelds or mobile/base. How easy is it to do this? What do you need?
Packet Radio Who in the Club has good knowledge of this way of transmitting and what do I need? Members have a couple of Nodes running on 144.950 FM - GB7HXA-5 and GB7EAT-5.
Others amateurs have available here https://ukrepeater.net/packetlist.html just check it is a AX.25 Packet Station and not a APRS.
Using antenna test equipment correctly Who has the equipment to test antennas and how is the best way of using them to ensure your antennas are set up correctly? Is a VNA really that easy to use?
QO-100/LEO Satellite operating Who in the Club has good knowledge of this way of transmitting and what are the benefits and uses? What Modes can be operated?
Logging software Who in the Club has a good knowledge of Logging software and what are the benefits?
Radio Contests Do you take part or have knowledge of best practice in operating in a contest?
Radio Software Operating using WSJT-X 3.0 (Improved), Decodium 4, Nexus v1.7.6 (Decoder, Logger, Alerter, Panadapter) how easy is it to use?
POTA/BOTA/SOTA Operating Who in the Club has good knowledge of this way of operating and what did they enjoy about the activation?
144/145/435 Alive Who in the Club has operated during this event and what was their best practice and experience?
Taking steps to get your Licence to the next level Who in the Club is able to support your journey up to Intermediate and Full licence?
Field Operating Who in the Club has operated this way, what do you need and what is their best practices? What kit do I need?
WSPR Who uses this method of antenna checking in the Club, what do you need and what is their best practices?
Radio Magazine Articles Have you written and submitted an article, if so what was your approach to writing it and could you share this with members?
Understanding oscilloscopes and signal generators Find out who has experienced using them and what they are good for?
Receiving live weather satellite images What kit do you need and how easy is it to homebrew antennas for reception of these images?
Many questions to be asked, many members to be approached, many different subjects for you to go and get involved in.
entertain, inform, be inspired and do something different
The idea of this page came from questions being asked at our Club during our Natter Nights. The page is provided to some idea of the subjects that get discussed and for members to use it as a nucleus to go off and research, review, read up, share, ask questions and carry forward something different with the amatuer radio hobby. There are no links or routes below just specific subject headings and questions that often get asked.
Home Brew Antennas Who in the Club has good knowledge of building antennas, which is their prefered one that they use for HF, VHF, UHF and SHF?
CW or Morse Code Who in the Club has good knowledge of this mode of transmitting and what are its uses?
Data Modes (PSK31/Olivia/RTTY/FT8/VarAc, JT65, MSK144, etc) Who in the Club has good knowledge of these ways of transmitting and what are the benefits and their experiences?
HF Vertical or Horizontal Antennas and ground radials or not? What is the best antenna version/position and do I really need radials? How high off the ground for Verticals to be mounted?
How to programme radios easily What do members use to add/change/update the frequencies/Firmware on their handhelds or mobile/base. How easy is it to do this? What do you need?
Packet Radio Who in the Club has good knowledge of this way of transmitting and what do I need? Members have a couple of Nodes running on 144.950 FM - GB7HXA-5 and GB7EAT-5.
Others amateurs have available here https://ukrepeater.net/packetlist.html just check it is a AX.25 Packet Station and not a APRS.
Using antenna test equipment correctly Who has the equipment to test antennas and how is the best way of using them to ensure your antennas are set up correctly? Is a VNA really that easy to use?
QO-100/LEO Satellite operating Who in the Club has good knowledge of this way of transmitting and what are the benefits and uses? What Modes can be operated?
Logging software Who in the Club has a good knowledge of Logging software and what are the benefits?
Radio Contests Do you take part or have knowledge of best practice in operating in a contest?
Radio Software Operating using WSJT-X 3.0 (Improved), Decodium 4, Nexus v1.7.6 (Decoder, Logger, Alerter, Panadapter) how easy is it to use?
POTA/BOTA/SOTA Operating Who in the Club has good knowledge of this way of operating and what did they enjoy about the activation?
144/145/435 Alive Who in the Club has operated during this event and what was their best practice and experience?
Taking steps to get your Licence to the next level Who in the Club is able to support your journey up to Intermediate and Full licence?
Field Operating Who in the Club has operated this way, what do you need and what is their best practices? What kit do I need?
WSPR Who uses this method of antenna checking in the Club, what do you need and what is their best practices?
Radio Magazine Articles Have you written and submitted an article, if so what was your approach to writing it and could you share this with members?
Understanding oscilloscopes and signal generators Find out who has experienced using them and what they are good for?
Receiving live weather satellite images What kit do you need and how easy is it to homebrew antennas for reception of these images?
Many questions to be asked, many members to be approached, many different subjects for you to go and get involved in.
