Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

As the vote get closer I really do not know how to vote. All the major politicians recommend staying IN, yet there is so much wrong with th...

When 18, you think life goes on for ever: you have all of life ahead of you. At 67 you know you have, maybe, 20 years and possibly much less...

Sunday 5 JUNE : CENTRAL SCOTLAND AMATEUR RADIO MINI CONVENTION Crofthead Community Education Centre, Templar Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH...

I turned on my 500mW 10m WSPR beacon very early today and was rewarded with a spot by DK0SC (827km) as early as 0558z. This was the only sp...

Solar flux is 85 today. number is 27 (K=1) and the forecast for 10m F2 propagation remains "poor" though Es is likely to liven up ...

See http://www.sotabeams.co.uk/ssb-cw-filter-module-for-the-ft-817/ . I admit that I first spotted this on the Southgate News website.  ...

According to the Met Office we are on the second day of summer. We have had better days in mid-winter! The photo shows the external temper...

Today is one of those days when we might see Es linking up with F2 further south, allowing 10m WSPR to reach southern Africa or South Ameri...

See http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12742 . I see there are now 95 reviews of this radio on eHam with an average of 4.9/5. One person ...

4 & 5 JUNE : SUSSEX ELECTRONICS AND RADIO FAIR (SERF 2016) Eastbourne Sports Park, Cross Levels Way, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UF....