Electrically conductive cement. Invented around 30 years ago but I suspect forgotten, follow the link to Sankosha website for excellent ground resistance calculators and information on pro-ground systems: http://www.sankosha-usa.com/sanearth.asp
Robert G4RNK , one of our lucky members has returned to his Spanish home where he is “resting” in the sun tasting the local fine wine whilst tending to family business.Robert has a website hosted by qsl.net ( a free service) . The website has many aspects and many links of interest to Radio amateurs.
http://www.qsl.net/g4rnk/
The logbook on QRZ.com is now active and the first 50 requests to confirm our QSO’s from the Jota weekend at Conygres have been issued to the stations responding to our CQ’s.
We have opened an eQSL.cc account and will be sending electronic and direct email QSL cards. The design for the card will be based on some photographs taken by Paul. I will make this available on QRZ.com when we have completed it.
On Saturday the 27th of September 2014 a German CW activity group have organised a very short cw contest on 2m and 70cms, ideal for beginners, straight key only with no computer decoding devices.
Note:- Probably Horizontal polarisation.
See this website for further details.
Whilst on holiday to the west coast of Wales I set aside some time to visit the Museum of internal fire; from our participation in the Museums On The Air event earlier in the year I knew they had set up a radio station as they had hosted the museums event on their servers and taken part in the event from the museum. The exhibits are quite incredible featuring enormous engines restored to full working order and running! Exhibits including a 3 mega watt power station driven by a jet engine and donated by Rolls Royce in Bristol.
The radio Station is set up in a wooden Shack surrounded by Antennas put up by the local amateur radio community and I was invited by Lloyd (2W0LLT) to operate the Rohde & Schwarz XK2100L; after some time listening on the 40m band we achieved a QSO with G0VTG near London. The museum website: http://www.internalfire.com.
Radio station details can be found on QRZ.com, search for GB2MOP.
Museum of Fire Radio Shack
The radio Shack also contains some Marconi Racal equipment which they are hoping to restore and work in the coming months. Well worth a visit.
John
M0HFH