QSL'ing

I am happy to QSL any contact however postal charges are very expensive in Australia and I receive many requests for direct QSL's so If you wish for a direct QSL, then please supply an addressed envelope and some IRC's or a green stamp or two.

Please note that I do not use the buro

Grid square: QF69

Snail mail address is:

David Macnaughton, P.O. Box 283, DORRIGO 2453, NSW, AUSTRALIA

Phone within Australia: 0266574055

You may send me an Email:  

The VK2BA Shack in January 2008

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This is a composite of six photographs, in a matrix of three above three, stitched together by Photoshop.. The shack is almost impossible to photograph because the room  is long and narrow (6 M  x 2 1/2 M). The main operating position (Studio A) is on the left. Here we find on the bottom shelf L to R: an IC575, FT847 and the home brew valve receiver, the BA16. Continuing along on the same level is the TA12C transmitter, the 7MHz VFO, HRO 50T1 receiver. The tall transmitter on the right is the home brew BA320, an AM unit for 7 and 29MHz. It looks if it is falling off the table but that is distortion from the 6x stitch!

Going back to the left hand side we have on the second shelf up: FT757, FT920, Home brew multi band, dual selectivity receiver, the BA22.  On the little shelf in the middle is an antenna current meter and a CB set for communication with the main house. On the right of that and also on a little shelf is a bunch of chassis related to my AM operation, 29MHz preamp and power supply.

Back again to the left hand side and on the third shelf up: My main HF linear, an Emtron DX1B. an antenna rotator then my fully restored AR7 receiver, an Australian built version of the HRO, produced during WW2. Continuing right is my BC348 receiver then my Viking 2 transmitter, provided by Smitty KD4AF. Next is a CRO for looking at AM modulation envelopes, something that more stations should do.

Above the DX1B and on the 4th shelf up is my 6 metre linear and to the right of that is its power supply. To the right of that is a power supply for the AR7 and then my Eddystone 840A, something I can get going when I get a few UAF42 tubes.

Along the new top shelf are a bunch of domestic broadcast receivers.Right on the bottom and to the right of the table is a rack of auxillary equipment to run the Bendix TA12C transmitter. This is not quite finished. At the extreme right and on the floor are two AM17A amplifiers, originally used for ground to air aircraft communication. I use one for 400W output on 144 MHz.

To continue my operations I am looking for some UAF42 pentodes to repair the Eddystone 840A

Please contact me if you have these tubes for disposal.

INFORMATION WANTED

I recently aquired this lovely PYE MTRI MK2 and matching receiver. The chap who gave it to me is still looking for the handbook. The best date I can give it is 1969. Can anyone help with information ie schematic, handbook , details re usage etc?