Jim – Page 3 – G5JIM / W5JIM

8 November 2022

Sudden Power Amplifier

So five months on from preparing the board I've FINALLY got round to completing the PA, I had a couple of hiccups but no huge…

6 November 2022

This is a complete beginner post, but I was inspired to write it after seeing a question on Facebook by someone new to FT8, he…

28 August 2022

So a little more about JS8Call, as I mentioned in the previous post the JS8Call software is derived from WSJT-X which most radio amateurs have…

17 August 2022

I recently volunteered to give a talk on the JS8 mode and JS8Call software for Warrington Amateur Radio Club. I don't have a huge amount…

30 June 2022

Not strictly ham radio related, other than the fact I've got a Morse code tape for it, but a vaguely technical project and interesting. One…

12 June 2022

I'm now thankfully back on the air, I attached the wire to the new potted N-type balun using ring crimp connectors, but this time rather…

8 June 2022

While I'm off the air I thought I'd start preparing the PCB for the next portion of the sudden transceiver which I'm (very slowly) building,…

6 June 2022

So I've had a little investigation into my antenna issues, I brought the antenna down on the winch took a look. It looks like the…

1 June 2022

Unfortunately for the third year running at almost exactly the same time of year my antenna has stopped working. I noticed that the ATU was…