Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

It is a good thing we are all different and find something different to enjoy in our hobby. Some enjoy chasing new countries where lots of p...

In the past, many got into amateur radio because it allowed social contact with like minded people anywhere in the world. To some, this is s...

In some way or other, I have been involved in amateur radio since 1961. Many changes have occurred since then. When I started, the only real...

Southgate News has a piece from the South African Radio League (SARL) saying that amateur radio is as relevant now as it was 95 years ago. I...

For quite a while now, I have been concerned about the ageing amateur radio population. Before my stroke in 2013, I visited quite a few radi...

Although I cannot speak for other countries, here in the UK ours is a hobby mainly of older people and mainly men.  When I was fitter, I gav...

This is a question I keep asking myself. It clearly means different things to different people, but I am saddened by the trend to cheque boo...