Category Archives: Kits

Watts on the bench #7 – A chronulator

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Peter Fraser

Back in July 2011 Hayden, VK3FRST, Ash VK3FASH, and I spent some time at the old VK3SCG station located in Cleve Cole Hut at Gilwell Park. We were there providing an amateur radio activity for the Communications Patrol Activity Camp. … Continue reading →

Posted in Kits | 1 Comment

Watts on the bench #4 – PIC programmer

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Peter Fraser

On the bench today is an Altronics kit, K9505, PIC Programmer. I bought this kit so I can re-program the PIC in my BITX20 as the frequency offset value is incorrect. It’s capable of programming many chips such as 8 … Continue reading →

Posted in BITX20, Kits | Leave a comment

Back to ‘The Prom’, back to hiking

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Peter Fraser

Next Monday, 14 March 2011, is a public holiday in Victoria so I am making the most of the break and I am head back to Wilson Promontory. Unlike my last trip to the Prom, this time I will be … Continue reading →

Posted in BITX20, Kits, MKARS80 | Leave a comment

Watts on the bench #1 – 100 W dummy load

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Peter Fraser

This is a new section to my blog where I will detail what is currently on the work bench. It may be a kit under construction, a radio under repair or some dust from inactivity. Whatever it is, if it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Radio, Kits | Leave a comment

VK Powermaster fails after more than 25 years

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Peter Fraser

On Monday I put out a CQ SSTV on 20m and when the transmission was finished I looked over to the receive screen and saw the waterfall display was empty. No signal was being received. Not even noise. I went … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Radio, Kits | 4 Comments