June 2024 - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire)

Wolfwave Audio Processor

by Dean M7SUX | 28 Jun 24 | Audio Filters, Reviews

A Review – and a Relief. I have a type of brain that shuts down when too much information goes into it. White noise, crackles, burps and ker-chunks from amateur radio transmissions can make it difficult-to-impossible for me to focus. In such a mental-state, I cannot hear what my radio is receiving. I used to…

Difference between: ‘Clone’, ‘New Draft’ and ‘Rewrite & Repubish’

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 28 Jun 24 | How to do a thing

Making a Copy of a Post. TOP TIP: This technique is particularly useful for those who post about events. Rather than creating a post from scratch, you might find taking a copy of a previous post is useful. This could help when you’d like to base your post on one that someone else has written,…

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Locating a “spammed” message

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 25 Jun 24 | How to do a thing

For incoming messages to the committee, our website applies a number of anti-spam measures, including:- Hiding committee members’ email addresses from the Contact Page. Applying a “honey trap“ technique that spam-bits invariably fall into. Passing incoming messages through the free Akismet Anti-Spam Testing Service. If an incoming message passes these tests, it is forwarded to…

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CWTouchKeyer’s P3K Touchkey (Kit Build)

by Mick M0GWD | 24 Jun 24 | CW, Homebrew, Kit Builds, Reviews

This is an interesting project for the CW enthusiast and home constructor. Bought from CWTouchKeyer in the USA, the P3K is a Touchkey kit that is supplied as a small PCB plus the appropriate components. There are lots of other versions available, too. The kit is constructed and has to be installed into a small…

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HB-1B 4-band QRP CW transceiver (YouKits)

by Peter G4NKX | 24 Jun 24 | CW, QRP, Reviews

First impressions of the YouKits HB-1B. Small and compact 152x85x35cm. Nice, clear blue digital display. Internal Keyer (adjustable speed). Auto CQ calling. 30 Memories. Tune Function. Adjustable tuning rates. RIT Control. Attenuator for strong signals. Internal 12V Lithium Ion Power (Optional). Charging Facility (Optional). I really liked the look and sound of this radio as…

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