Saturday 23 February 2019

MARCONIssta call to power stickers and thank you note for taking part



Martin DJ1MBB kindly send us some stickers and a nice letter to thank us for sending a carrier on UHF at the ISS as it flew over the UK. This helped them track and record data needed for their project.

Monday 18 February 2019

M0EYT on qo-100 ehails2

SSTV martin 1
using mmsstv 







using virtual audio and the qo-100 narrow band web sdr




Qatar OSCAR-100 decoding narrow band upper beacon from the websdr.

Access the narrow band web based sdr here: https://eshail.batc.org.uk/nb/
Download software decoder here http://www.moetronix.com/ae4jy/ao40rcv.htm

Install virtual audio cable:
https://chertseyradioclub.blogspot.com/2018/05/download-and-install-vb-audio-virtual.html


















Ensure to click on *click here to start sound*
Select upper beacon preset
open AO40Rcv software
(Sound from websdr should pipe to AO40 decoder)
Allow to run for some time as the beacon is not always transmitting










































Sunday 17 February 2019

(Cooking) Taco's

Mince, onion, 2 peppers, taco mix, taco shells, cheese, lettuce, salsa, sour cream

Dice up the peppa and onion
Fry up the mince, drain any water / fat off
Add the peppa and the onion
Mix and continue to cook until the peppa and onion is reduced
Grate the cheese, and shred the lettuce
For the kids (or non spice lovers) split the mince and veg between 2 pans, add taco mix to one pan

Mix thoroughly 

Place the taco shells in a preheated oven (180 fan) for 5 minutes

Serve up in bowls with plates and get your hand dirty and enjoy.