Technical Articles

Water Tower Maintenance

Posted by wanthony on Saturday 26th September 2009. 659 Views. Read Article.

Members make the big climb up the tower to investigate antenna problems on the 145MHz link and install a new battery back-up system.

Repeater Over Timer

Posted by kgooley on Wednesday 13th May 2009. 1258 Views. Read Article.

Here's a simple timer that beeps after a preset time following the start of transmission to remind the operator not to time out the repeater. It has made a good club project at the Elizabeth Amateur Radio Club here in VK5, enabling members with only limited construction experience to improve on their skills and make a useful gadget in the process.

Other Articles

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VK5ROC Gets A New Antenna kgooley Sunday 1st April 2007
Antenna Testing Field Day kgooley Sunday 9th April 2006