Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Solar flux is 68 and the SSN still zero. A=5 and K=1.

You may be wondering just how simple you can make an effective HF receiver. You may like to try this.  It works remarkably well. See  http...

It looks like England has just had its hottest summer since records began. The UK as a whole saw temperatures matching those seen in previou...

For some weeks the map showing me where the audience for the blog comes from during the day has not been working. This particular map is onl...

My wife created this collage of our visit to Norwich on Saturday. It includes 3 of the cathedral, Elm Hill, the market, Edith Cavell's...

We have had a long hot summer here in the UK.  The Met Office classes Sept 1st as the first day of autumn. Already, there are some signs...

Over the years, several people have asked me about this radio. Back in the 1970s I was involved in the design team. It was made famous i...

As yesterday, I decided to give 10m FT8 another go. So far today, 6 stations spotted in 3 countries with best DX on FT8 RX CS7AOM (1422km)....

15m antenna Giorgio I2GSI has been experimenting with ferrite loaded and compressed antennas for 20 years and has some good success with...

Solar flux is 68 today and the sunspot number zero. A=5 and K=2.