Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

DX means different things to different people.  To some, it is working a new country in the Pacific. To others it may be being copied in the...

This lorry was seen from the bus this morning. I liked the name of this delivery company. Their tagline? Delivering Excellence.  I wonder if...

You may be interested in hearing these DX soundbites from 2022. See  http://hamgallery.com/dx2022/ .

10m QRP SSB DXCC was achieved over 30 years ago, so I no longer actively chase DX. If I chance on DX that is fine, but I cannot see the poin...

You may like to hear what some DX stations sounded like. These recordings were made last year. There is a link on my main website. See  http...

As an old timer of advancing years now, some may well disagree with my "grumpy old man" statements. Tough, I shall say it anyway! ...

Just now, a relatively local M0NKR was calling CQ DX on 6m FT8. He was very strong here even though we are probably crossed polarised. I hav...

It had to happen, but this is a mighty long way! Southgate News reports on this record breaking IARU region 1 contact. At some point it ...

Southgate News reports that Newfoundland Band II FM signals were copied in Northern Ireland. See  http://southgatearc.org/news/2018/july/...

If you want to see which bands are "open" to where then this site might be of interest. You can select bands, modes and continents...

A reminder than 6m propagation often extends far further than traditional 1 or 2 hop Es. Last summer, even with a modest V2000 vertical I ...

Supposedly this guy worked 2m transatlantic in 1982 on FM. I find it hard to believe this was genuine. It seems amazing that this was not ...

At the moment, F2 worldwide 6m DX is rare and we rely on Es to get decent ranges. Es tends to peak in the late spring and summer. "Real...

Yesterday, I spotted 14 different South Americans plus Madagascar and all over Europe on 10m JT65.  Even with my low, compromise, antenna,...

This is not as easy as it once was as there are fewer English language AM broadcast stations left on the traditional shortwave broadcast b...

If, like me, you are getting a bit old, you may recall some of the great DXpeditions of the 1960s undertaken by Don Miller W9WNV. He became...

This photo was taken in spring 2013 ( before my stroke) and shows me working QRP SSB DX from the car on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon. I gu...

As many know, I am no great DX chaser! However I read with interest about the costs of mounting DXpeditions to very remote places. See https...

I get excited about German spots on 10m WSPR. Meanwhile I noticed this from G4HTZ : "Just worked DF6IY on 10GHz SSB at 618km ..fanta...

Steve, G1KQH has brought my attention to a Southgate News item about a DX QSO on 600m CW across the Pacific. See http://www.southgatearc...