Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

At the moment 10m is in great shape.  On this band, worldwide DX is possible most days by F2. We are also approaching the Es season in the n...

This photo appeared as a Facebook memory today. It shows the 10m/6m antenna erected in 2012.  See  https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home...

10m is waking from its slumber: after several years when it has been more like a VHF band, it is again a great F2 DX band. In recent days it...

With 10m returning to life, this antenna may "fit the bill" for some people. It featured in Practical Wireless magazine some years...

As many know, I want to erect a new external antenna for 10m soon. Ideally my Homebase-10 antenna would be a good choice, but my skills are ...

10m seems to be going out of fashion as we approach sunspot minimum. A few years ago, 10m was the band of choice for many to work worldwid...

As we are about to enter the Es (sporadic-E) season in the northern hemisphere, quite a few people will be looking for a quick, simple, ef...

Homebase-10 10m halo antenna My reports on 10m seem to be a bit down on those received by others. This may be due to the directionality ...

DES Rotating Dipole A new antenna is being advertised by InnovAntennas : a compact rotatable 15, 10 and 6m dipole with droopy ends so ...

After the CQWW DX contest this weekend I plan to take down my Homebase-10 halo and rebuild it. The birds have managed to tear away at  the n...

Homebase-10 antenna on the back of my house. 28MHz (10m) is excellent at the moment. If you are looking for a small, simple, horizontall...

10m and 6m nested wire halos on the mast The Homebase-10 halo is now a Homebase-10/6 with a second dipole within the first covering the...

Homebase-6 50MHz halo prototype indoors ready for tests This afternoon I had a go at scaling my Homebase-10 (28MHz wire halo) down to wo...