Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

At about 2130z I returned to 630m WSPR RX with the shack PC on internal battery power so the noise floor is lower. Already 5 unique station...

In the UK we get moles. These are small, furry animals that spend most of their time underground. They eat mainly worms. You rarely see ...

Yesterday I think I was on 10m FT8 but with the wrong antenna . Today I double checked! Quite a lot of Europeans spotted already on 10m. U...

Turning off the mains to my shack laptop definitely helps reduce my 630m noise floor. Last night 16 unique stations were spotted, which is...

At this time of year everything looks dead. In a few months we will have returning swallows, lambs, fresh green leaves and life. In realit...

Solar flux is 69 today and the sunspot number zero. A=4 and K=1.

If we leave the EU it is naïve to expect to get a trade deal that is more favourable than if we are members of the "club". My ow...

Up to now I have used the shack PC on mains power with the internal PC battery charging. In a few minutes I shall run the PC on its interna...

Rather later than usual, I have QSYed from 630m WSPR to 10m FT8 RX. This is where I shall probably be for the rest of the day, before going ...

14 JANUARY 2018 : RED ROSE WINTER RALLY The George H Carnall Leisure Centre, Kingsway Park M41 7FJ. Venue is easily accessible from Jct 9 ...