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This web site is mainly about my technical projects, operating information, field day reports, etc..... that have occurred over the last few years. My approach on the subjects varies from a how-to-build-it style of step-by-step instructions to a more blog-style report on how a project progressed through from concept to conclusion.
The aim of these web pages is to provide insight into how a hobbyist can experiment in various facets of amateur radio, the processes involved in creating electronic projects, and allow others to generally learn through my experiences. Please note that formulae are not necessarily provided, nor are in-depth explanations of electronic theory given as to how my many projects function.
I am always working on one project (or another) so new web pages will often appear on the site, or revisions of existing pages will occur, so call back as often as you like to see what has changed or is new.
You may have arrived at this web site because of software like the DxMonitor Viewer software that I authored a few years back. There is a far newer version of the DXMonitor by VE3SUN that does not require the likes of my software as an add-on - so the original pages have been moved into the proverbial rubbish bin.
It is possible that you have visited my "old site" in the past but part of my desire to update to this new format was the ability to include a "Fix-It" forum, basically because I have never seen a dedicated amateur radio equipment one anywhere else on the web. These days it is getting harder to find people with the technical expertise to help some of the newer amateurs solve their problems with their radios and their installations. This forum should open the way for getting the required assistance. Please note that you have to be "logged-in" to be able to post messages or responses in the forum - and that requires you to be "known", with a valid email address. The function to create a "login" is at the bottom LHS of the main screen. Please use your amateur callsign as your login "username". If you don't have one, please use your "christian-name hyphen surname" (eg Doug-Hunter). Any undesirable/false users will be deleted, as will their posts.
If you have gone looking for content on the old pages and been re-directed here then I suggest that you use the Advanced Search function (at left), if necessary, to locate the topic on these new pages. After that, browse a bit to check out the new arrangements.
There is still a bit of a transition phase attached to this new web site as the content from the original site is moved across and edited in place. There may be some weblinks on segments that do not work YET but most content is present. If you find glaring errors then please let me know by using the "Contact Me" link at left. At the moment, the original site's pages have just been replaced by links re-directing to their replacements here and that is primarily to help visitors who are following old links from other web sites.
My background, in brief, is that I was trained as a radio technician in air-ground & HF radiocommunications and followed that up with continued work in the technical arena over many years. That has given me a fairly broad experience and knowledge base in matters electronics, communications and computing.
I don't claim to have all of the answers - but I usually have the drive, experience and vision to create successful outcomes in my projects and other technical activities.
I hope you enjoy visiting and exploring my web site.
73' Doug Hunter VK4ADC
August 2010
PS The page hit counts listed under Popular Pages started 20th August 2010. |
