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QSO Logging and Loose Ends

Hello all, it’s been a bit since the last post, but since then, I’ve put up a real-time ham radio contact log, on the Ham Radio tab, that shows my contacts as I put them into the log. I’m using DJ1YFK’s YFKlog and some PHP of mine to do it, which is executed within the Wordpress page using the Exec-PHP plugin. Fun!

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I purchased a new antenna, a Diamond RH77CA, for the dual-band HT, which has great reviews on eHam.net, and from what people claim there, has fairly good off-ham-band performance as well, allowing me to use my HT on FRS and MURS. I haven’t yet received the antenna, I just purchased it last night, but maybe I’ll do a review when I get it :)

And, for those that don’t know, back in mid-July, I purchased a Kenwood HF transceiver, the TS-450S, used off Craigslist, along with an Astron RS-35A power supply and a Mirage UHF amplifier… a stellar buy of $375 for the lot. Here’s the transceiver, with MFJ tuner, in all its glory…

TS-450S and MFJ 949E

I also made a custom wallplate with SO239 passthroughs for the antenna connections coming into the house. My mom was grateful for this, and not having a hole in the wall with wires coming through.. she would hate that.

Antenna Wallplate

I’m pretty sure I was going to mention something else, but when I left to take the pictures of the equipment, I forgot it.. Oh well! Enjoy!

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008 at 11:29 am EST and is filed under Ham Radio. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “QSO Logging and Loose Ends”

  1. Judy Says:
    March 13th, 2009 at 6:43 pm EST

    Blogs like this is waht we blog addicts are looking for, will visit often.

  2. Arnie Says:
    November 23rd, 2010 at 11:47 am EST

    I like your custom mounting of the inside wall plate that contains two PL-259 connectors, a ground screw and a wing nut. However, I am curious how you did the entry into your house with your RF cables. If possible, please e-mail a photo of your outside RF entry.

    My house has stucco on the outside and 1/2″ drywall on the inside. With a gap of 3 1/2″ between the two. I have been considering running my RF cables through one of the attic vents on top of my roof, or going through the attic ventilation screen on the side of my house. I think a custom plate, going through the stucco on the outside of my house is a better idea. Currently, my RF cables are going through the gap of a slightly open slide window in my ham shack. Not too good in the rain or in cold weather!

    Instead of using a permanent marking pen, I plan on using a Dymo LetraTag LT100H to make clear plastic labels with black letters and stick them on the front of the inside wall plate.

    Regards,

    Arnie

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