Month: September 2018

LB-523 WiFi temperature and humidity recorder

Thermo-hygrometer WiFi LB-523 is a wireless recorder of relative humidity and air temperature, equipped with a large memory of measurement data. It is powered by batteries (2 x 1.5V AA), rechargeable batteries (2 x 1.2V AA) or an external 5V USB charger. The recorder is equipped with a USB interface (for configuration) and WiFi, allowing […]

How to measure the performance of the HF receiver?

In the comment to “HF5L Radio Club in SSB Fieldday 2018” Marek SP5IXS rightly pointed out that “third order dynamic range” is a key parameter of receiver quality. He also asked good questions: What is the difference between IP3 and “3rd order dynamic range”? What is the relationship between RX sensitivity and “3rd order dynamic […]

SV8/SP5ISZ

September 14, 2018 Marek SP5ISZ announced that he had started up QRP from the island of Milos. He had an ICOM 703 (10W only) with a 7.5 Ah battery, an LW 41m antenna about 6m above the ground, about 50m from the sea on the beach. With a 9: 1 transformer, the antenna has tuned […]

HF5L Radio Club in SSB Fieldday 2018

After a successful escapade on the CW part of the Fieldday competition in June, we organized another trip to take part in the phone part of the contest on September 1-2. This time there was no rain or storm, the weather was for 59! There were many operators willing to work on the SSB: Andrzej […]