1980 Suzuki GS1000S (T) pt3 (Classic Motorcycles) Radial 9 2019-11-10 | Suzuki GS1000S (T) in a storage bag for the winter.
Dressler D-200s 2 Meter Valve (4CX350a) Amplifier. (Restore, Repair and test) Radial 9 2020-04-13 | A cheap addition to the shack sourced as spares from Ebay, a Dressler D-200S Linear amplifier.The amplifier required track repairs to the PCB, Filter capacitor, high voltage rectifier, logic control board repair and valve replacement.This video records the initial testing following repairs.The input capacitor that manages attenuation, subsequently required adjustment to rectify a high SWR for the tranceiver. Once adjusted, the amplifier produced 700 watts out put but this had not been recorded.The amplifier was manufactured in Germany by the Dressler-Hochfrequenztechnik - GMBH Company.
Ham Radio discussion about my station during lock-down. Radial 9 2020-03-29 | Just a quick overview of what is going on during the current lock-down at my ham radio station.
144 Mhz (2 Meter yagi) contest antenna review. Radial 9 2019-05-25 | I required a 144Mhz antenna for single operator portable ops with as much gain as practicable, the antenna had to be able to be transported in a average sized car and erected by one person on site in various conditions.I decided to try the Antennas and Amplifiers PA144-11-6BG antenna.This review covers what is supplied, single operator assembly, analyser test and thoughts on construction. Note that the antenna is not supplied with any assembly instructions, but it is quite straight forward to assemble.The antenna will need to be in the field to assess performance during UK contest activity, I should get this done in the next video on this antenna. 144Mhz UK activity is low outside of contest times, hence a reliable test will need to be preferably aligned to a vhf contest.144 Mhz Contest antenna from Serbia.First look and build (not operationally tested )11 element yagi, PA144-11-6BGAntenna free space forward gain 14.8 dBiLength 5.72 m (18.75 feet)Manufacturer web site: Antennas-Amplifiers.com
Grinding a model engine cam shaft assembly. Radial 9 2019-01-02 | This video illustrates a cam grinding tool that enables rapid and accurate forming of small model engine cam shaft assemblies. The video describes the basic design and functioning of the tool to produce a small 8 lobe cam shaft for a working 4 cylinder model engine.
Suzuki GS1000 s Motorcycle story Radial 9 2018-12-01 | Here is part 1 of 3 parts.I bought this bike when working in Dubai in 1980, hope you find the story interesting. This is part 1, part 2 continues here youtu.be/PXO5vTxuxWg
Machining the cylinders Hodgson radial Radial 9 2015-02-23 | Hi, I shall be posting a few machine shop videos on certain home projects. The project currently in progress is the manufacture of a Hodgson 9 cylinder radial engine, here is one of the 9 cylinders being manually cut from bar stock.Material 12L14Lathe AMA 280VF (similar to a Grizzly distributed, Chinese manufacture model Tools - 0.031" home ground parting tool from 1/4" square HSS.Indexed tool holder and boring bar. Various drills up to 18mm.Hope to provide practical visuals those who have similar interests..
