Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

One large PC manufacturer just told me by email that they were doing Black Friday deals early and that there were some amazing bargains.So, ...

Currently on the "newer" Windows 10 PC which seems to be working fine with SignaLink USB and FT817ND. I should try the QMX+ later....

I deleted lots of WAV files from my PC (WSJT-X saves them all!!) and this allowed me to do a Windows update.  However, for some reason, afte...

 As we are out later, I think working on the QDX and PC will have to wait until Thursday now.

Yesterday I planned to sort out my PC and QDX. Instead I helped someone else with their PC and service provider. Can you imagine someone who...

 Assuming it all works, I intend to go on 10m QRP FT8 after breakfast with my QDX. UPDATE 1744z: It did not work! Apparently the QDX has t...

Yesterday I had an email to say my PC had been repaired and checked and Asus was awaiting collection by the courier.  This was under warrant...

Currently I have 2 Windows PCs. Both run Windows 10 and were made by Asus. One I have had for years and is the main shack PC. The other fail...

Many digital modes like WSPR and FT8 depend on accurate timing.   For the last few weeks I have just used Windows 10 to sync PC time.  As a ...

My issue seems to be no Internet connection. I have tried most things I know about, but so far no luck. I shall try again tomorrow.  UPDATE ...

My shack PC needed an update. When this happens it does not sync to an internet time server. This occurred during the day (probably after lu...

EA1FAQ (1249km) spotted me on 10m WSPR at lunchtime. A few hours later I noticed the shack PC had closed the WSPR program and shut down, pr...

Although I was spotting F5WK (364km) well again this evening on 472kHz WSPR, my spots of him were not being uploaded to the WSPRnet databas...

No, I don't really need one! This was me killing time waiting for the XYL in our local Cambridge branch of John Lewis. It is a very nice...

According to the tracking data, my new Dell PC has been dispatched from their factory and should be here soon. Assuming all is well, I shall...

At the moment I am unable to do any amateur radio operation in my shack for the next few days. Firstly, my shack  has been taken over to h...

Both my PCs are playing up today. Firstly, the Dell Inspiron 630m, XP OS, is getting very tired and refuses to boot up today.  Several key...

When I came to log in on my old (lab) Windows XP PC today it was a nightmare. Firstly it had not been used for almost 4 months and refused t...