Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

I awoke early and there were no overnight spots here on 2m FT8 RX. Most sensible humans are asleep! UPDATE 1055z : Now 4 stations in 3 cou...

Solar flux is 68 and the SSN 0. A=8 and K=1.

Recently we had new neighbours across the road. They planted some dahlias in their front garden and they look lovely.

When I came home last night there was a lovely moon. This photo was taken in poor light.

Overnight I stayed on 2m FT8 RX with most of the stations spotted in the last few hours. In all, 12 stations spotted in the last 6 hours. Se...

Solar flux is 69 and the SSN is still zero. A=7 and K=3.

Quite late (about 2200z) I switched to 2m FT8 from 6m FT8. I shall probably stay on 2m FT8 RX overnight on 144.174MHz USB. Initially, I ca...

14 SEPTEMBER 2019 (new date) : FOG ON THE TYNE RALLY Whitehall Road Methodist Church Hall, Bensham, Gateshead NE8 4LH (at the corner of Wh...

A short while ago, I QSYed to 6m FT8. Initially I called CQ, but was only spotted locally. On 6m FT8 RX 3 stations spotted with best DX F6BT...

Some years ago, and again recently, I have been using a magnetic loop antenna. These are narrow band and sharp tuning, but can be remarkab...