Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Hamsphere and CQ100 have been around for many years. They behave as ham radio (simulated rigs, bands,antennas, contests ,etc, but use the in...

Hamsphere is a form of "virtual" amateur radio that uses the internet rather than the ionosphere as the bearer. Unlike "real&...

Although these internet based systems have never really appealed to me, they may to some. It is like amateur radio without the ionosphere,...

Every once in a while I get Hamsphere newsletters. Hamsphere is a "virtual" form of amateur radio. The ionosphere is simulated -...

This has never really "floated my boat", but it may appeal to some especially when HF conditions are poor.  Also, if you just want...

Already, I have posted that I prefer "the real thing" to virtual amateur radio. As conditions worsen I expect more people will t...

On the Southgate News page is a link to a French blog extolling the virtues of virtual ham radio such as HamSphere. These use the internet ...

I have to confess, I have not tried "virtual" ham radio for many years. It is a poor substitute for the real thing. Even with my p...

This is not real radio. It is virtual ham radio with the internet acting as the propagation medium. If you have real issues with antennas, r...

http://www.hamsphere.com It is some years since I tried the QSOnet and Hamsphere virtual amateur radio systems. These are virtual rep...

How HamSphere works When band conditions are poor or you feel like a change, you may like to have a go at a different sort of amateur ra...