“I joked recently about turning to the Dark Side, well my conversion really was complete after the Boxing Day sales.
I need to set up the ability to remotely operate the station via the internet as well as experiment with internet linking systems but the wi-fi
The Samsung Smart TV 
Ideally I would be like to fit proper ethernet cables but it is totally impractical without major upheaval or unsightly trunking a definite no-no. In the end the only workable and affordable solution seemed to be to get some of those evil Powerline Transmission (PLT) devices.
I have suffered strong sporadic QRM myself which I have assumed were neighbours PLT networking devices as I’d read the horror stories, seen the videos and anecdotal reports of mains borne noise caused by them. So I hadn’t even considered it until I saw a post and video by Dan Trudgian (M0TGN) about his experiences of using some Netgear devices and the apparant lack of interference to his radio activities. Some members of South Kesteven ARS had also started using them, so I took the plunge and ordered some Netgear ones reduced on Amazon
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Antenna
Isotron ISO-8040 – 2 Band HF 80 & 40 Meter Antenna Combination
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Equipment
VTR1100 Tactical Radio Communication
Micom 3F – 1.8 to 30MHz
Ameritron AL-82 AMPLIFIER – TWO 3-500Z
The ACOM 3x2000A
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News
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DeorbitSail Launch Information
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