Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Back in the 1970s I recall we were told the Vietcong were "evil".  Now we hear about Iran being part of "the axis of resistan...

This week we are remembering the dreadful events of D-Day in June 1944. I cannot imagine the sheer terror of those brave solders landing in ...

It is understandable that the people of Israel were deeply traumatised by the Hamas attacks on October 7th.  However, by attacking the Gaza ...

When there are wars on it is very hard to discern the truth as all sides tend to distort the truth. This was true in the Vietnam war and was...

At the moment, the world seems to be going through a bad phase, with war in Ukraine and the Middle East.   At one time, I thought people wer...

With the recent invasion of  Ukraine by Russia, it suddenly feels that the world order is changing.  Now, I know that there are always 2 sid...

As I mentioned recently all those who fought in WW1 are dead as are most who fought in WW2. Many fought in Iraq and Afghanistan or other co...

All of the people who fought in WW1 are dead. Most of those who fought in WW2 are dead. Looking back, you have to ask were the dead and maim...

The world is in a mess. Britain is busy navel gazing and losing friends in Europe. North and South Korea have fallen out again, Israel con...

In my view, war is a wicked waste of human lives. 100 years since the end of WW1, people still fight wars and innocents are lost. This...

All the people who fought in WW1 are now dead and gone. Looking back, this must have been the stupidest waste of human life ever in history...

Sometimes, most times, we take for granted our freedoms and lives. This video on the BBC really brings this home. I hope after 3 years they ...

Although totally unaware at the time, the world was on the brink of nuclear war in 1983. The USSR detected incoming missiles (actually a fal...

We happily trade with corrupt regimes like Saudi Arabia selling them arms so they can fight our wars by proxy. It seems we are just interest...

This morning we are visiting the war tunnels made with slave labour when the Channel Is were occupied by the Germans in WW2. I am sure many ...