Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Before I start, let me say my "outings" on 60m are rare.  Speaking personally I find the UK allocations totally confusing. I would...

Last evening and overnight I was on 60m FT8 using the Wellgood active loop RX antenna on the shack windowsill. Best DX was 9Y4DG (7209km). ...

For a change I am on 60m WSPR RX. There appears to be 2 WSPR frequencies and I am monitoring 5.3647MHz, which is in the WARC band.  The ante...

OFCOM has just put the latest amateur licence conditions on its website including an EMF calculator. Running 10W or less, I am not too conce...

 Despite a small slot being allocated to the amateur service at a WRC meeting many years ago, this slot is not universally available. As an ...

Using the information supplied by Keith, I am looking on 5.357MHz FT8 RX using the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground. I have...

There is an interesting piece on Southgate News about transmitting out of band. This is particularly important on 60m where the allocation...

This may be worth listening for.    9A5ADI/B is a beacon on 5288.8MHz sending 100mW CW from Croatia (JN95).

Southgate News reports that Austrian amateurs will have access to these bands. See  http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/december/austria-...

Although many countries have allocated the full WRC band to amateurs, the UK has not. Instead, the UK has more allocations, some of which in...

As of now, Australia has not allocated the WRC 60m amateur band. The main concern is sharing the band with commercial users. At present ther...

I rarely use the 60m band. WRC15 (5 years ago!) allocated a 15kHz band at 60m to radio amateurs on a secondary basis. Some countries have ...

Southgate News reports that the 5MHz Westmorland beacon is to close, leaving just GB3RAL active in the UK on that band. I guess these days...

Southgate News reports that France has authorised the use of the WRC15 60m band. See  http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/february/wrc-...

Southgate News reports that the 5MHz newsletter is now available for free download. I have tried 5MHz WSPR in the past. See  http://south...

With 2 North Americans and 1 Caribbean as well as loads of Europeans spotted on 60m FT8 in the last day I have reached some conclusions. ...

This afternoon, I am trying the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground on 60m FT8 following a suggestion by Jan OZ9QV . Altho...

Saw this on Facebook: "We offer FREE crystals for 60m band - 5.353 MHz.  Please share this post to all QRP builders. Merry Christma...

OK, I do not use 5MHz much presently. We have some quite generous 5MHz slots in the UK with power limits greater than in the 15kHz wide inte...

According to Southgate News , France will soon grant access to the WRC 60m allocation. At some point I hope the UK gets access.  Oh look, th...