Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

The Met Office has put out a yellow warning of thunderstorms in East Anglia after 11am today. Looking at the storm maps, it looks like the r...

When the Es season is finally over (today there are still Es spots on 10m and 6m), I shall probably return to 2m FT8, which seems to be the...

There are rule changes in Norway according to Southgate News . It looks like they can use 1000W on their primary allocations. See  https:/...

Yet again my only spot today so far has come from EA8BFK (2880km) in the Canary Islands. As yet, no signs of Es spots from Europe. UPDATE...

Solar flux is 67 today and the SSN still firmly zero. A=5 and K=2.

Well, no Es on 6m here today yet. So far, just 1 GW and 1MM spotted. sadly my own 2.5w CQ call was not copied by anyone. UPDATE 0837z: I s...

The big plug has been pulled and everything disconnected until the morning. Yet again I am "blown away " by what can be spotted on...

About once a month, my wife and I volunteer across the road at our local museum. We live directly opposite. It is open Easter-October on...

A few moments ago, I switched on my 10m WSPR beacon. Even on a good day, it usually takes 20 minutes  before spots appear. UPDATE  1247z: ...

When I switched to 2m FT8 last night I had a horrendous noise band in the middle of the passband. It was also there on 6m. I feared this wa...