Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

These were tiny dual-band FM handhelds produced by Yaesu.  In the past I have used these (I have a VX1 and VX2) on both 2m and 70cm simplex ...

G3XBM QRP shack in a bedroom corner Thought readers might like to see what the G3XBM station consists of currently.  In the photo I have...

This week my wife and I are on holiday at my brother's home in South Devon. I don't bring much ham gear with me these days, but I pa...

Got back from our week in Devon today. Although I packed my VX2 dual band mini portable it only got used to listen to BBC Radio 4 I'm af...

For the next few days I'm going to stay with my brother in S.Devon. I'll be taking along little ham gear, just the VX2 handportable ...

Although I still take a listen most nights with the VX2 handheld, I have to report that sightseeing is taking a higher priority than QRP ope...

This evening, Friday Feb 20th, I managed to work ZL1UHR via the Wellington repeater linked into their national linked repeater network . He...