Episode 174 - Robert Norman - VK5SW
Heading South to Australia, our QSO Today is with Rob Norman, VK5SW, who wanted to get away from the electronic noise of the his home city of Adelaide, in South Australia, by building a remote control HF station in the Australian bush some two hours drive from his QTH. We learn from Rob, what it takes to make this a great solution getting on the air.
| Rob's Website: http://vk5sw.com Hometown: Adelaide, South Australia Electronics Australia Magazine Beat Frequency Oscillator, BFO SSB, Single Sideband Yaesu FT-200 (Tempo 1) Transceiver First License: 1970, Full license, age 19, VK5SW First Rig: Yaesu FT-200 (Tempo 1) Hustler 5BTV Vertical Antenna Favorite Operation mode: SSB at the beginning. PSK31 and CW now Oscar’s Amateur Radio Adventure, by Robert Norman Australian Brush Fence 4G LTE Modem Remote SMS Relay Control Remote Rig RRC-1258MkIIs remote rig control VK5SW Solar Powered Remote Station 80 watt solar panel Charge controller 670 Ah lead acid battery Remote Station Transceivers Icom IC 7600 Icom IC7300 Yaesu FT 450 BP Charge controller Hustler 6BTV Vertical Antenna V beam wire antenna 5 Band Cubical Quad Antenna Load balanced Internet Connection Excited most by: Weak Signal reception, Digital modes. Advice to new or returning hams: Follow your passion. Find something that appeals to you and look into it. The RSS Feed for all audio content from QSO today is available from here. Please join our QSO Today community by pressing the button below. It is the best way to suggest guests and topics, and provide feedback to Eric, 4Z1UG. |  Yaesu FT-200 Tempo One  Icom IC-7600 HF Transceiver  Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver  Yaesu FT-450 HF Transceiver |
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