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    Thread: FM broadcast band
Post: FM broadcast band

I am playing with a homebrew FM broadcast band (88-108 MHz) receiver to use the band as an indicator for 2M DX. There are a couple of puzzles.  Can anyone help, please? Is RDS used in Australia?...
VK1DJA General Discussion 4 1,116 09-10-2024, 07:10 AM
    Thread: Millions of Aussies listen to CW every night 3 oct 2024
Post: RE: Millions of Aussies listen to CW every night ...

VK6CPU Wrote: (04-10-2024, 08:04 AM) -- The ABC CW is a piccolo.  Google "ABC news morse" for an article on the new theme. Dave VK1DJA --
VK1DJA General Discussion 3 1,202 04-10-2024, 08:48 AM
    Thread: GNUradio
Post: GNUradio

An interesting software package for homebrewers is Gnuradio.  Freeware, runs best under Linux.  It is an extensive collection of DSP modules together with a software generator Gnuradio Companion).  GR...
VK1DJA Computer related 0 1,707 26-02-2023, 01:30 PM
    Thread: IC 7300 preamp gain?
Post: RE: IC 7300 preamp gain?

Nev The link is OK. Look in the section ARCHITECTURE, 2nd para, just under the photos of the rig with the covers off. Some mysteries are still there. The 2SC3356 is just an amp, gain typically...
VK1DJA Transceivers, Transmitters & Receivers 5 2,036 18-06-2022, 07:37 PM
    Thread: IC 7300 preamp gain?
Post: RE: IC 7300 preamp gain?

qrpblog.com/2016/03/icom-ic-7300-review says the gain is -10 to +20 dB.  Device is a 2SC3356 The AB4OJ review doesn't detail the front-end but suggests two preamplifiers and an attenuator.  Whether...
VK1DJA Transceivers, Transmitters & Receivers 5 2,036 18-06-2022, 04:09 PM
    Thread: New to this forum.
Post: RE: New to this forum.

It looks as if the IC 2300 is a 2M FM transceiver.  Mainly it would be useful for local contacts and chatting on a repeater (assuming there is a 2M repeater and active users in the Moonta area).   ...
VK1DJA General Discussion 13 3,301 16-12-2021, 07:42 PM