Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

  Recently, there was a 50mW CW QSO on 20m using this homemade TX. I forget who designed and built this.

The trouble with wars and conflicts is it impossible to tell who is telling the truth. Both sides in a conflict tend to invoke propaganda to...

 Solar flux is 178 and the SSN 171. A=5 and K=0. 

If you are in public life it must be hell.  Your every move is looked at, photographed  and every little detail picked over.  Recently, with...

This is a gentle reminder that my Project Scrapbook is available as a free  PDF download on my main website.  It is really a dump of my life...

This painting was in the window yesterday. It captures the atmosphere. 

My beacon was turned on at 0926z. UPDATE 0940z:  2 stations spotting me (EA8 and OH) UPDATE 1040z:  Spotted by 5 stations. See map by VK7JJ...

 Solar flux is 174 and the SSN 131. A=6 and K=1.

Many get lots of pleasure from operating in the great outdoors.  In some countries the Elecraft KH1 is popular. As far as I know, this is no...

These aconites were seen at Anglesey Abbey a few days ago.