Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # VK5ZBR Ham Radio, 3D printing and Electronics ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://vk5zbr.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Resin printing is fun](https://vk5zbr.com/?p=921) - I just finished writing a bit on my new resin printer I didn't think I would ever get into this type of printing, it better than I though. Very handy to be able to print fine details prints, I do like to make spare parts for my car To read more - [Some of my pages have been updated.](https://vk5zbr.com/?p=536) - How I started 3d printing as well and the Malachite enclosure project have been updated with a bit more details. I have added some useful links as I go through the step in each article, this hopefully will make it easier to find where I sourced my information. 73's Adrian - [A new start! A new world!](https://vk5zbr.com/?p=432) - It seemed like the planets were moving but it was my website that had to move It all started a month after moving to a new internet provider and realising I had no web hosting for vk5zbr.com. It was free before with my previous internet provider. I have had vk5zbr.com since 2007, which surprised me!! I started down - [Hello World](https://vk5zbr.com/?p=29) - Welcome to my first post on my new site written with WordPress. I have to get familiar with this style of blogging. I am used to the old HTML way of writing a page. I'm into 3d printing and drawing with Fusion 360 at the moment. But my passion is still ham radio. I am ## Pages - [Who is VK5ZBR](https://vk5zbr.com/) - BWelcome to my little corner of the internet! I'm Adrian (VK5ZBR on the air), a dedicated ham radio enthusiast. Professionally, I put my passion to work as a Technical Officer in radio communications—which essentially means I'm a professional problem-solver and fixer of things! I started this journey as a Radio trades apprentice at 18 and have been working in the - [Do it yourself 6m repeater duplexer](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=144) - VK5RDX 53.750MHz Fm repeater filter Back in 1993 I want to build a 6m repeater to play with on FM, We just didn't have a repeater in the Adelaide area at the time. I was in the South Coast Amateur Club at this stage and that gave me the opportunity wit the clubs blessing to - [Cookie Policy](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=1175) - This page provides comprehensive information about how we use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience, improve website performance, and deliver personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website, allowing us to offer - [My Story](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=46) - Time has blurred the details, but here's what I recall. Like many kids, my fascination with electricity began with a reckless experiment. I once jammed a knife and fork into a 240V power outlet, blasting a chunk out of the knife and scorching the wall black. Miraculously, I survived. That brush with danger must have - [3D Printing](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=373) - 3D printing and CAD design fusion360.I have been helping clients with the design and printing of spare partsPrinter files I can print from my small printer farm.This is a business I’m developing for retirement and fun. At this stage I have 4 printers, A Tevo Tarantula, Anycubic Mega and Prusa I3 Mrk 3s, mono resin - [Contact](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=52) - You can contact me. QRZ.com Facebook Thingiverse The Southern light have been visible for at least two times on our local beaches. The effect was to wipe out radio propagation. On the event in May when this occurred, MW Am radio signals disappeared with a total radio black out from interstate. - [The world of mono resin printing?](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=853) - UV resins are not good for your health. Avoid skin contact if you don't want to develop a life time of allergies or immune system over reaction. WERE GLOVES WHEN EVER HANDLING RESINS! Is it worth it? Does handling the messy resin, washing the prints then curing them worth the time an effort. I have - [Mekede M6Pro head unit For VW Touareg 7L](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=1099) - 9inch laminated QLED display with custom VW Touareg buttons. On Aliexpress I found the Mekede M6Pro, must be fairly new, had never seen it before. What an impressive screen size to start with and then there is the button replacement that looks the part. Reading as much as I can I found a few video's - [VW Touareg 7L head unit adventures](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=1042) - The joy of fitting a car radio DISCLAIMER. Attempting any modifications to these types of vehicles is though with danger. Every part of the car is part of one system. Servicing of your car may be refused because you tampered with it. Yes thats how nasty the dealers can get. Things can go wrong so - [CARS](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=1064) - Car projects I have done or up too. I keep my cars for a long time so I haven't owned many in my life time. 1st car was my $50 AP5 valiant, I learnt every thing about mechanical on this car. This car was in the family since new back in 1964. You can see - [Jayco Outback camper trailer upgrades](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=963) - Yes we sold the camper trailer and upgraded to something better for us. We want to be able to set up quicker and get off the ground. - [Radio direction finding classic portable receiver](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=1021) - I called it the FoxBox Receiver or FBR Quickly I started with TRF style ARDF receivers back in 1991 for 2m and 70cm bands, they were WIA kits. They worked ok if there were not other transmission with in the band with of there sniffers. I also use to use transceivers I had and a - [Camper trailer Do it your self additions](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=529) - Buying a basic camper trailer and adding all the luxuries. If you have the right tools and some imagination, lots is possible. My 3D printing skills have made so many things possible. Disclaimer All grid connected AC electrical side, gas plumping system requires to conform with your local standards. In Australian work needs to be - [Ubitx HF](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=165) - During testing, you can hear VK5SFA call CQ - [Malachite DSP, making a custom case](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=54) - I have this design on Thingiverse, like the NanoVNA each clone may be a bit different so what I design may not fit another PCB. Tip the LCD screen is attached with double sided tape. Because of this the LCD can be detached and repositioned to get the from cover to fit. I found this - [Radio restoration](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=815) - I have restored a few radio over the years. I was an Icom fan in the early 90s but I went to the light and turned to Yaesu :) My first classic Yaesu was the FRG 7. When I get the time I will be putting up some of my restoration projects. I also collect - [How to give your ABS prints the glass look](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=780) - One of the first things that I saw when looking on the net on the topic of 3D printing was these glass looking prints. This sort of blew me away how good they looked. It makes the 3d prints look like a solid plastic with a glass like finish. I saw many ways how people - [Getting into 3d printing](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=477) - How it started I have been experimenting with 3d printing since 2018, it started with curiosity at first. Youtube was my main source of learning, check out these people. I also wanted a CNC engraver but I had to choose. Thomas Sanladerer 3D Printing Nerd CNC Kitchen Teaching Tech Maker Muse Paul McWhorter Lars Christensen - [Projects](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=44) - A collection of some of my projects, kits etc. I really enjoy building kits. I get the urge to build something from scratch, I'm backwards and usually make a case then build the insides. I like to modify things to suit me or make it work better. - [Radio Direction finding by VK5ZBR](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=639) - These pages are all about my adventures in radio direction finding. I will showcase some of my equipment I built, stories failures. The AREG is now doing hunting in Adelaide if you're interested. I became aware I was introduced radio direction find , we call it fox hunting. It the art of finding a hidden - [National Fox-hunting 2017 Championships team VK5ZBR](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=635) - I thought I would share our weekend at SERG Australian Fox Hunting Championship 2017. Team Moose (aka VK5ZBR) had 4 members: Mike VK5AGI – driver, ARDF Adrian VK5ZBR – DF & ARDF Kerry (XYL) – navigator & ARDF Alayna (harmonic) – ARDF, navigator and playground critic Kerry now with last year’s hunts under her belt is the navigator. - [National Fox-hunting 2016 Championships team VK5ZBR](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=632) - I thought I would share our weekend at SERG Mt Gambier Fox Hunting Convention. Team Moose (aka VK5ZBR) had 6 members: Mike VK5AGI – driver, ARDF Rod VK5UDX – navigator, DF & ARDF Liz (XYL) – navigator, ARDF & back up driver Adrian VK5ZBR – DF & ARDF Kerry (XYL) – navigator & ARDF Alayna (harmonic) – ARDF, collecting sticks - [Privacy Policy](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=3) - Who are we Our website address is: http://vk5zbr.com. Comments Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may - [Lable making](https://vk5zbr.com/?page_id=116) - Making of a professional looking decals for your projects Adventures A bit of history When making an electronics project I was always disappointed in the labelling of panels. I uses rub on lettering, this was one way of doing it, getting those darn letters and numbers to line up was difficult and then making them ## Categories - [3d printing](https://vk5zbr.com/?cat=1) - [ham radio](https://vk5zbr.com/?cat=6) - ham radio projects - [General](https://vk5zbr.com/?cat=13) - General talking bout nothing particular ## Tags - [internet](https://vk5zbr.com/?tag=internet)