Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Allegedly, Maplin has gone into administration. I was in a company that went into administration many years ago. It is very unpleasant as ...

There are rumours going around that Maplin is in trouble. Over the years I have bought the odd things from their Cambridge store including c...

That font of all knowledge :-)   Steve G1KQH has just informed me that Maplin has changed hands for £85M. Although not a frequent customer,...

My old Weller soldering iron station (an old Pye Telecom chuck-out from about 1980) is on its very last legs - it is physically cracked and ...

Today I completed the 500kHz transverter by putting it in a small Maplin's ABS case with coax connectors and an on/off switch. Attache...