Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

A friend of mine recommended the new V6 TIVO box. So, I ordered one which arrived today with a new hub, all free. Installing it was easy, ...

We lost our Virgin Media broadband and TV yesterday and it has just come back. I rang up to complain, saying I was leaving to go to another ...

Just had a free upgrade on broadband from Virgin Media on their cheapest package. I am pleased. It was even faster when I tried it earli...

Today I got an email from Virgin Media saying that this autumn they will be doubling their broadband speed. It is already pretty good but tw...

It is unusual for our internet and phones not to work, but we had been without both for most of the day. Our services come via fibre and our...

This evening I am VERY annoyed!  A day before we are due to move we have been informed by our phone/TV and broadband provider (Virgin Medi...

Yesterday I reported that at the new QTH our new home was the only one on the close that was unable to get fibre optic broadband, phone and ...

Nearly the end of an era (37 years) at this QTH. I will resist taking down the antennas until the last moment in a few weeks from now, but a...

At the new QTH, the ham shack will be some way from the wireless router and I will not be able to see if the signal will be usable in the sh...

This evening I've been trying to track down various noise sources that have been making reception on MF and the lower HF bands all but i...

Today I switched my webspace from NTL to Google Sites. I've been having issues with FTP connection to the NTL webspace for weeks and the...