Now it's time to test the downlink and sending side! Local link was set to 144MHz and accessed with a handheld transceiver, SWR 1.5 and good
Since the equipment on the uplink side is not yet ready, we will continue to send out beacons for a while. However, the conversation on the 29MHz side is just the same as the conversation on the local 144MHz without even saying the call sign. If you hear a word you don't understand, which is not even Chinese, it's...DX8FARThink of it as a test signal for Mindanao repeaters.
I've bought a kit from Akizuki for voice ID and will have it ready as soon as possible.
Electricity is wired on Monday. We'll be able to get a test signal on 29.640 MHz starting Tuesday.
We are very fortunate to have an environment like in Japan, where you can get anything you need at a home center or radio store!
make something that doesn't exist Now what did they start making?
Aluminum squares are joined together.
Drill and latch them together.
This is the finished product Boom cum cross mount for 430 MHz for local link
And while I'm at it, I asked Gigi to put the tupperware that used to hold the pasta in the kitchen into a waterproof Diprexa case.
Under construction The antenna for 29MHz is 12mH and is oriented in the direction of Japan, about 20 degrees in azimuth
Antenna for downlink and local link finally completed
It stands in a place like this. Total 6,000 pesos (12,000 yen) for two 6-meter pipes, wire for stays, cement, and labor for two people. RG8 coaxial cable is about 18m long and costs 1,440 pesos (2,880 yen). SWAN RG8 MADE IN JAPANIt says "Made in China", but I couldn't find it on the Internet as a Japanese manufacturer, so it must be made in China?
Incidentally, this two-room concrete house, which served as the station building, cost 400,000 yen, including labor.
We will be constructing an uplink/receiving antenna at the Mango farm next week! By the way, we are expecting about 10,000 pesos (20,000 yen) for 3 pipes there!