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This evening is the 70cm FT8 activity contest organised by the RSGB. I think the contest in Europe starts earlier. UPDATE 1813z : Already sp...

Many years ago a local amateur G0LRD very kindly erected my big-wheel omni antenna which I use on 70cm SSB/FT8 and 2m SSB/FT8. Although a 2...

Every second Tuesday in the month I go (briefly) on 70cm SSB with 10W and my 2m omni antenna in the UKAC activity contest. Usually I work a ...

This evening is the FT8 activity contest (UKAC) on 70cm organised by the RSGB. The frequency used in Europe is 432.174MHz.  Later I shall tr...

Last night was the 70cm activity contest organised by the RSGB.  I can only run 10W to a 144MHz big-wheel omni antenna, but I still worked a...

After lunch I may try 70cm FT8 with my 2m big-wheel omni antenna. In contests I usually spot plenty of stations in the Netherlands, but I d...

 As mentioned yesterday, 70cm never fails a surprise me. It is like a switch being turned on when there is a contest with the band coming al...

Mostly I go on RX, maybe also on TX giving a few points away.  It never fails to amaze me how far away I can copy stations with just my 144 ...

  Although I often come way down, I put an entry in just now. The map shows the 3 contacts before I stopped after about 30 minutes.

Last evening was the 70cm activity contest. It never fails to amaze me what I can spot with just a 144MHz big-wheel omni antenna.  The map s...

Although the activity contest does not start until 2000z, I think there is a European 70cm FT8 contest earlier. I put my IC-705 on 5W FT8 at...

  Every month I put an entry in for this contest. Because of my poor voice, I usually stop on for about 30mins. Even this is hard with 10W a...

Usually I submit my (pathetic!) entry for this activity contest the next day.  My score is always near the bottom as I run low power to a 2m...

Last evening I took part for about 20 minutes in the 70cm activity contest (UKAC).  As usual, I was running 10W to my 144MHz big-wheel omni....

Yesterday, when my old work colleague visited he brought out a copy of this ARRL book that had my name with the date December 1971 inside. I...

It is a dead certainty that I have never even come close to winning the AL section of this contest! Why? 10W to a 2m big-wheel omni antenna ...

 This evening is the November 70cm activity contest organised by the RSGB. I go on briefly with my 10W SSB and the 2m omni big-wheel. UPDATE...

This evening starting at 1900z is the 70cm FT8 activity contest.  It always surprises me how far away stations can be copied. I usually work...

Every month the RSGB holds a 70cm activity contest on a Tuesday evening.  Because of my voice, I rarely stop on very long. Also, I suspect t...

Once a month I try my luck with 10W pep on 70cm in the activity contest UKAC. Because of my poor voice I rarely stop on more than 30 minutes...