Icom IC-9700 Seven Years On: Contest Wins and a £33 Fix
Icom IC-9700 explained in plain English: 2m, 70cm and 23cm specs, UK price on 2 September 2026, the £33 fix for 23cm drift, firmware 1.50 and 15 FAQ.
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144MHz: Testing 2x 2m 12 element yagi I0JXX
Stacking two 12 Element Yagis for 2m 12JXX2 Gain 12.67 dBd/14.81 dBi Angle -3dB E/H 33.8° – 36.6° Spacing E/H 3.58 – 3.31 m SWR 1:1.2 Lenght 5.6 m – 2.69 λ Boom Ø 25 – 30 – 35 – 30 – 25 Element Ø 5mm Connector N-Type Power 1000W Pole diameter 30÷50mm Ø (60 … Read more
Fantastic 2m Tropospheric propagation on 19 October 2022
Tropospheric propagation on 2m Very good conditions and great activity in Europe. Early in the morning I heard some strong signals from Germany and surprisingly the Czech Republic came up on FT8. In the evening my Laptop decoded a signal from Hungary at 1544km but sadly I wasn’t in the shack to try to make … Read more