“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
An easy to build antenna for seaside locations 17m and 15m versions were used at 9M0O DX-pedition in 2016 Some notes • Wire lengths R and D are... Read more
Yagi Antenna Frequency [Frequency]: 28, 24, 21, 18, 14 MHz Number of elements [Number of elements]: 4 Profit [Gain]: 9.5 – 9.0 dBd suppressio... Read more
“Editor’s Note: Due to the popularity of some of eHam’s older articles, many of which you may not have read, the eHam.net team has d... Read more
Antenna
Vertical Dipole Array by OH1TV
Yagi Antenna 4 antenna elements 5 bands
The Fence Fan Dipole (FFD) — A Quick, Easy and Inexpensive Multiband Antenna
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SDRplay “This release (V0.4) is a complete image for the Raspberry Pi 3 with a range of pre-built applications for SDRplay devices. Please note... Read more
MicroHam micro KEYER III™ is the world first and the only amateur radio USB interface featuring high dynamic range, 24-bit audio processing cha... Read more
Scan, Monitor, Record — The Pro’s Scanner 2 for 1, Dualwatch receive Until the Icom IC-R20, the capability of monitoring two frequ... Read more
Connections are as follows: antenna via 50 ohm BNC, power via 2 pin 0.1″ header, headphones via 3.5mm mono or stereo jack plug or 2 pin h... Read more
Equipment
RPi3 image for SDRplay
USB micro KEYER III – MicroHam
Icom IC-R20 Receiver
The Foxx-3 Transceiver – 80m, 60m, 40m, 30m, 20m versions available
DX News — ARRL DX Bulletin #45:ZCZC AE45 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 45 ARLD045 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 12, 2015 To all rad... Read more
Save $600 after Instant Savings + Mail-in-Rebate! Transceiver, HF/50MHz, 200W, Premium Dual Receivers, Built-In Power Supply, ATU, Hand Mic, FT DX 500... Read more
The US Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard will cosponsor the Armed Forces Day Military/Amateur Radio Cross-Band Communications Test on Saturday, Ma... Read more
“ARRL Audio News is a weekly compilation of news stories from the ARRL Letter. Hosted by ARRL’s Sean Kutzko (KX9X) and Carla Pereira (KC1H... Read more
News
DX News — ARRL DX Bulletin #45
Yaesu FTDX-5000MP Limited – $3,279.95
Annual Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Communications Test Set for May 14
ARRL Audio News – July 28, 2017
