Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

500mW 10m WSPR results - ZS6BIM best DX Today I ran my 10m WSPR beacon at 500mW into the wire halo antenna. Conditions were quite reason...

The ARRL has produced a DVD recently on the history of amateur radio in the USA over the last 50-60 years. See http://www.arrl.org/shop/The-...

My main Windows XP laptop PC is now around 6 years old. It has a small 32GB hard drive and my own files occupy around 8GB of this, yet the P...

Today I put my 5W 10m WSPR beacon on for a few hours during the day and was rewarded with reports from CX, PY, 5Z4, 4X, LB and G statio...

With the introduction of Google Drive, an online storage facility, I can at last overcome my issues with Dropbox and my VLF grabber. With...

As my blogsites and websites attract quite a few visitors, I get a good number of emails from people asking me questions about my projects/t...

This evening I have been listening (and having a few 5W QRP QSOs) in the RSGB 50MHz Activity Contest. This is a good opportunity to find out...

Elecraft KX3 units are starting to make their way into customers' hands now, although the initial product rate has been quite low. On th...

In my search for a low cost rotator for small and lightweight VHF/UHF yagis I see that Conrad Electronics UK sells an "external TV ro...

There was a time when a small rotator capable of turning a modest 2m yagi could be bought for around £40 but there appears to be little av...