Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Through the post today I got my monthly copy of Practical Wireless. It seems  a lot thinner. To my mind this says one thing: they are in tro...

I still get this on subscription.  If I am honest, it would be the first magazine to go.  Content is a bit patchy with some good articles an...

Later, I hope to be on 2m SSB briefly to give away a few points in the PW QRP contest. I entered last year and will do so again, although wi...

In this contest I worked just 3 locals when active. I was quite close to the bottom in the results.  The last time I seriously entered this ...

This is this Sunday, June 14th. As portables are unlikely to be on, for this year only the power allowed has been increased to 10W. I belie...

Yet again I managed to miss the Practical Wireless 2m QRP contest yesterday. It would have been a good test of my simple station too. It is ...

In recent years I've written articles on a wide range of subjects, from VLF to optical, for several different radio magazines around the...