https://www.dit-dit-dit.com https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/76fc7562/dms3rep/multi/WithBoboSmall-5B1-5D.png https://www.dit-dit-dit.com https://www.dit-dit-dit.com/jan-5th-2024 <div data-rss-type="text"> <h3> <span> Helford River </span> </h3> <p> <span> After many weeks of poor light, I finally got a few decent photos of the Great Northern Diver on the Helford River. All photos taken with Canon R7, RF800mm f11. </span> </p> </div> <div data-rss-type="text"> <p> <span> Also a shag with breakfast. </span> </p> </div> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:12:12 GMT simon@sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown) https://www.dit-dit-dit.com/jan-5th-2024 thumbnail main image https://www.dit-dit-dit.com/thief <h1> Thief! </h1> <div data-rss-type="text"> Stolen, one nice beef bone from neighbour's garden. The evidence is currently being eaten.  </div> <div> <a> <img src="https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/76fc7562/dms3rep/multi/SAM_1106%5B1%5D.jpg"/> </a> </div> Thu, 26 Dec 2019 08:31:46 GMT simon@sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown) https://www.dit-dit-dit.com/thief thumbnail main image https://www.dit-dit-dit.com/simon-s-world-map <h1> Simon's World Map </h1> <div data-rss-type="text"> What do you do when you take a break from SDR coding? The answers obvious - write something else, in this case a nice map of the world with greayscale, space wetaher, time etc. The reason for this map is that I need the time in front of me along with the greyline for 80m dx-ing, so why not combine the two? Version 1.0.7 is now available here. </div> <div> <a href="/world-map"> <img src="https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/76fc7562/dms3rep/multi/Screenshot-2018-10-09-121431%5B1%5D.jpg"/> </a> </div> Thu, 26 Dec 2019 07:21:23 GMT simon@sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown) https://www.dit-dit-dit.com/simon-s-world-map thumbnail main image https://www.dit-dit-dit.com/2m-again <h1> Back on 2m </h1> <div data-rss-type="text"> <b> August 23rd, 2019: </b> So, not a big station by any measure, but a nice location and an excellent 6 element LFA quad from Innov Antennas. I'm very pleased with the antenna - picking beacons from around Europe today. <div> <br/> </div> <div> The LFA-Q (Loop Fed Array Quad) Low-Noise Yagi takes a lot of the good points from the LFA Yagi and adds some more. the LFA-Q is a quad with a difference. Rather than placing symmetrical square or triangular shaped loops in a Yagi configuration, the LFA-Q uses the LFA Yagi style loops to produce high levels of side suppression, the difference being every element is a loop rather than just the driven element. </div> <div> <br/> </div> <div> The station: </div> <div> <ul> <li> TS-2000, </li> <li> No amplifier :( , </li> <li> 20m Ecoflex 15 Plus, </li> <li> SSB Electronik SP-2000 mast-head preamp, </li> <li> 3m Exoflex 10, </li> <li> 6 element LFA quad on a Yaesu G-1000DXC rotator. </li> </ul> </div> <div> Only one day after getting the antenna assembled there is a nice lift - worked EA8TX in IL18qi, that's 1619.7 miles. Note: the pre-amp is getting on a bit (like the TS-2000 and G4ELI) but works well. If I buy a big amplifier I'll have to rethink the preamp setup. </div> <div> <br/> </div> <div> To monitor the band I use the Airspy HF+ Discovery, sooner or later I'll get a small board inside the TS-2000 so I can use it as a panadapter. </div> </div> Thu, 26 Dec 2019 07:00:27 GMT https://www.dit-dit-dit.com/2m-again thumbnail main image