Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

It is a dead certainty that I have never even come close to winning the AL section of this contest! Why? 10W to a 2m big-wheel omni antenna ...

 This evening is the November 70cm activity contest organised by the RSGB. I go on briefly with my 10W SSB and the 2m omni big-wheel. UPDATE...

Not quite sure why I bother as I know I shall be well down the results!  Last Tuesday was the 2m leg of the RSGB organised activity contest ...

A reminder that the November 2m activity contest (UKAC) is on tonight starting at 2000z. Although I usually submit an entry, there is no nee...

Every month the RSGB holds a 70cm activity contest on a Tuesday evening.  Because of my voice, I rarely stop on very long. Also, I suspect t...

This evening was the 2m activity contest organised by the RSGB.  As usual, I was running 10W PEP to my big-wheel omni antenna.  Because of m...

Once a month I try my luck with 10W pep on 70cm in the activity contest UKAC. Because of my poor voice I rarely stop on more than 30 minutes...

Often I forget to submit my entry into this UKAC session. With my pathetic score I shall never even be close to winning, but it is good to s...

With 10W SSB and a 2m big-wheel omni I usually struggle in the 70cm UKAC (activity contest), but I usually manage a few contacts. Last night...

My mother-in-law would have called me a gunner. Why? Because I am "gunner do this and gunner do that".  Several days ago I was goi...

With my 10W PEP SSB and big wheel omni antenna I usually try for up to an hour before my voice screams “stop “. My usual best DX is 100-200k...

After 5 QSOs with 10W SSB to my big-wheel omni, my voice had had enough, so I went QRT.  Battling with repeating my callsign is no longer fu...

It is my view that interest in this contest is waning at the expense of FT8. Overall, I do not stay on long with my 10W pep to the 2m big-wh...

This evening was the 70cm activity contest. I worked a couple of stations with my 10W pep SSB to the 2m big-wheel omni antenna before I went...

You would not exactly say I am a contest nerd. One thing is certain: guess who will never win! If I come half way up the table I'd be ve...

My entry (never a winning score with just 2 QSOs, 10W, short period on air and a 2m omni antenna!) was submitted this morning.  It is my vi...

Stations spotting my 2.5W FT8 on 70cm earlier this evening It never fails to amaze me how far 2.5W FT8 to the 2m big-wheel omni goes on 70c...

Although there is absolutely no chance of me coming remotely close to winning and despite only stopping on for 15 minutes, I usually submit...

This evening was the 2m section of the 2m activity  contest (UKAC) organised by the RSGB. As usual I was running 10W pep SSB to my omni big-...

The results of this March contest have been released.  In the low power section, I am about half way up the table. Only staying on for a fra...