Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Just beat the pile-up to work UT1FG/MM on 6m SSB in IN38 square out in the Atlantic. Obviously I have not worked this square ever before!

Having re-erected my end-fed wire antenna I am able to listen to 501kHz again. First station heard recently was G3XIZ on CW at 579. I have a...

This is the QSL card confirming the June 25th 2007 6m QSO with Lefty, K1TOL. I was using 2.5w ERP at the time to a small ve...

Earlier this week 6m bucked up a bit allowing W5OZI in EM00 square to be heard hear at around 8000kms! Also heard were N3DB, 4X4DK and 4Z5LA...

6m opened up nicely this evening allowing two QRP SSB contacts into EA8 (EA8YT and EA8CQW) both in IL18 square. Also heard the D4C/B beacon ...

Just one EA worked on 6m QRP yesterday and still no further transatlantic stations heard. Conditions definitely not up to last season.

Do others agree that 6m conditions have not been as good as in the 2007 season so far? This year I've only heard one transatlantic stati...

This is a picture of the "Homebase10", a horizontal 10m antenna mounted on its pole above my roof. It is a wire halo which very e...

This antenna is appearing in PW shortly. There is a page about it on my website. http://www.g3xbm.co.uk

http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ is an online software defined radio which up to 50 people can use at the same time. It covers parts of 80...