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May 2013 | Various links updated (other sites moved and the details updated)
More additions to the Mic Wiring area (both mics and radios) An Item of News added. Make sure you keep up with the latest Club activities (changes to published activities will be uploaded as soon as I know about them): Club Activities (for screen readers) or Club Calendar (unsuitable for screen readers). |
March 2013 | Various links updated (other sites moved and the details updated) |
20 January 2013 | The Club Activities pages have been updated.
The latest Newsletter has been added to the Members Only area. The September issue has moved to the Newsletter Archive. Three recipes added to the Recipes area. |
1 January 2013 |
A few minor changes around the site, nothing to really comment upon here plus some more microphone information added.
I am currently in talks with a company regarding advertising on the site, a few adverts may appear over the next few weeks. MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE: The December Newsletter will be published in January as I am awaiting an updated membership list so I know how many to print and where to deliver them. The Committee area has been updated following the AGM. Some updates to the Fun and Games area: Mind Reading. This page will read (or maybe blow!) your mind! Jokes from Christmas Crackers. More Groaners! Other Jokes. A couple of fun pieces added. |
October 2012 |
An item of News regarding our Life President. More Icom software added to the Icom Radio Programming Software page and the relevant Programming Info pages updated. |
September 2012 | With so many radios and mics listed in the Mic Wiring section I have stopped counting them and also removed the numbers of radios/mics listed from the index page, if you're looking for a mic or radio scheme and it's not listed then ask and I may be able to track it down.
A couple of items on the News page regarding Committee Offices, following the EGM on 21 August and the Club meeting on 4 September. As a result the Committee page has also been revised. The Join Us page has been revised following the meeting on 21 August. The latest Newsletter has been added to the Members Only area, and the previous one has ben re-located to the Newsletter Archive. Even more microphone wiring schemes (Mics and Radios) added to the Microphone Wiring Area, along with additional data to some that were already listed but data was incomplete. |
August 2012 | Some additions to the Glossary.
Support for smaller screens has now been dropped, the minimum size "written for" is now 1024 pixels wide or greater. I have removed the Translations to German, French & Spanish from the Mic Wiring area in favour of the Microsoft® Translator which, with any luck, should appear at top left of all pages and translate the whole page into more languages than I was prepared to do! (over 30). Some "dead" links removed and a link added for all your machine & grub screw needs (including washers nuts) added to the Component Suppliers page. In the Projects Area of Constructors Corner there is details to make a Kenwood KCT-40 Accessory Data Lead to fit Kenwood TK-7180, TK-7189, TK-8180 & TK-8189. Also noted on that page is the full range of signals available on the accessory connector of those radios. Meat Roasting Times and Temperatures guide added to the Recipes Area. Yup! Some more microphone wiring schemes (Mics and Radios) added to the Microphone Wiring Area. |
July 2012 | Updated Icom, Kenwood & Yaesu/Vertex Programming Info pages (a big thanks to a anonymous contributor who sent me a sack-load of info for me to sort and collate, will keep me going for a while!)
Some more microphone wiring schemes added to the Microphone Wiring Area. The Committee page has been updated reflecting recent occurrences. |
June 2012 | Updated many of the Icom, Kenwood & Yaesu/Vertex Programming Info pages and added more software for programming some of them. Also some radio to radio Cloning details added / updated.
A couple of additions to the Glossary. Some "internal house-keeping" carried out. Latest Newsletter added to the Members Only area, with the previous one being moved to the Newsletter Archive. An update to the review of the trueCall unit in the Reviews area. Another update in the Repair Assistance & Modifications area, thanks to Robin, VE7HMN. Plus SuperStar SS6900 programming software and .dats, plus more .dats for AT-5555 and clones. By popular demand all .dat files are now available uncompressed as well as .zip or .rar AND some more microphone wiring schemes added to the Microphone Wiring Area. |
May 2012 | Updated many of the Icom Programming Info pages and added Marine radios and more, thanks to Declan Barry who emailed me a speradsheet with much information that I didn't have, the Icom software page has also had a few additional items added in line with the added radios.
Some "dead" links updated with "live" ones or removed. On the About the site page another "award" added. On the Fun and Games page a link to an engineering cartoon strip. A couple of updates in the Repair Assistance & Modifications area. AND, you've guessed it! EVEN MORE microphone wiring schemes added to the Microphone Wiring Area. |
April 2012 | Updated some of the Kenwood Programming Info pages with some new data and verification of some of the unverified data.
An apology, about the News added last time, on the News page. A couple of reviews added to the Reviews area. One for "service" and another for an interesting piece of telephone kit. Some more terms added to the Glossary of Electronic and Radio Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms. PLUS EVEN MORE microphone wiring schemes added to the Microphone Wiring Area. |
March 2012 | Some broken external links replaced/removed. A couple of errors corrected. A couple of News items added to the News page. Latest Newsletter added to the Members Only area, with the previous one being moved to the Newsletter Archive. Cloning details Kenwood radios updated and added to in the Constructors General Information Hints & Tips section. The AnyTone AT-5555 section has had a V4 DAT added (in the Repairs area). Guess what? Yup, you got it! More microphone wiring schemes added to the Microphone Wiring Area. Important news about receiving QSL cards on the News page. Cloning details for Icom and Kenwood radios (also and Program/Leads info for Kenwood) updated and added to in the Constructors General Information Hints & Tips section. Some older DOS based programs for Kenwood radios Kenwood DOS programming Software. Yes, EVEN MORE microphone wiring schemes (both radios and microphones) added to the Microphone Wiring Area. With more than 2600 entries it's probably the largest collection in one place on the 'net! |
February 2012 | A few error corrections and external website addresses updated due to owners changing them.
A note added to all the Battery equivalent pages stating that we do not sell batteries (you'd be surprised how many times I get a request for prices!). In the Constructors Information Area a page has been added about UK mains electricity. Even more mic wiring schemes (both radio and microphone) added to the Microphone Wiring Area, along with more brand logos in the index to aid recognition. Make sure you keep up with the latest Club activities (changes to published activities will be uploaded as soon as I know about them): Club Activities (for screen readers) or Club Calendar (unsuitable for screen readers). |
January 2012 | These updates have been posted gradually during the last couple of weeks.
More pages have been made W3C compliant. A few mistooks corrected. The Microphone Wiring section has had a make-over, bringing all the sections together under a single index, as per requests & suggestions received. More mic wiring schemes (both radio and microphone) added to the Microphone Wiring Area. The AnyTone AT-5555 section has had some more items added in the Repairs area (V4 and V5 DATS). A link to a resistor (4, 5 & 6 band) calculator added to the Calculators area (thanks to Elaina Radon, Technical Editor of that site). An update to the About Callsigns page, following an informative email and a couple of not so informative ones! In the General Information area a CB and Radio Control frequency chart and an 11M DX divisions list have been added. In the Members Only area is the latest Newsletter (latest being the correct word as the December issue was held back until January!). The September Newsletter has been moved to the Archive. |