Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Even without cash discounts and with 100 euros cashback I can buy Yaesu rigs with the full 3 year warranty and VAT in Europe far cheaper th...

For some time now, I have been thinking of investing in a new radio. I was really after a real FT817 replacement (not the FT818) with a bu...

Still thinking.... At the moment these are under consideration: FT991A - probably not the best, but with a thermally controlled fan, 2m ...

The photo shows my current operating set-up. Not shown is the 472kHz transverter (about 12W out, 10mW ERP) or ATU. Mostly I use 2.5W o...

I am thinking of getting a new radio. The choices are the above. The KX3 is just too expensive in the UK. Any views? 5W would be enough fo...

See http://www.sherweng.com/table.html . When it comes to comparing radios, the best place to look is the Sherwood Engineering page. Her...

After considering buying a new transceiver, I have decided to stick with the rigs I have. At present, my poor voice makes all speech QSOs an...

A reminder of my current station: recently I bought an FT817ND to add to the FT817 I have owned for YEARS. I also bought a Z817 LDG auto-ATU...