Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Last October, I submitted 3 articles to RadCom. One was published, but the other 2 seem to have disappeared down a black hole. Today, I chas...

All being well, my simple, low cost, RX for 10m FT8 should appear in RSGB RadCom in August. This is not certain. My thanks go to Jay W5OLF ...

The photo shows the August edition of RadCom which has an article of mine on QRP. See  https://rsgb.org/

Much to my amazement, my short article on FT8 has been published in November RadCom. I was hoping to see it in a few months, but this took m...

A few weeks ago I submitted another article for possible inclusion in RadCom the RSGB's monthly magazine. It looks like this will appear...

Today, I was told that another of my articles is to appear in RadCom. I have no idea when this will be.  They are likely to change things qu...

According to the latest RadCom, the RSGB's VHF contest calendar now includes a couple of contests aimed at digital operators. See RadC...

My February 2018 RSGB "RadCom" arrived in the post today. Right on the front cover was a spelling mistake! Receiver it should have...

This is the magazine of the RSGB, the UK's national amateur radio society. There is also an additional online version available to membe...

The first article that I have written since my stroke has been published. This was a 1 page article about my Big-Wheel 2m antenna in the Jan...

My RadCom arrived by post today. Unlike in the recent edition of PW, the advertisers were publishing details of the new ICOM radio and were...

This morning I received a request to write for RadCom Plus, the on-line RadCom supplement for members only. I shall have to think about this...

Because of my poor voice (as a result of my cerebellum brain bleed) I tend to use digital techniques, like WSPR and JT65, but I still enjoy...

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

Well, guess what, I am a year younger (amateur radio wise) than I thought. Having looked up some old RSGB Bulletins this evening I see that ...

If things go to plan, there should be a 3 page article of mine in the October RadCom. As I am away in France I've no idea if this appear...

Some time back, the RSGB bought a huge Luso tower - list price £31k, although they got it for less - but are now selling it for £13.5k as t...