Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

These days a dedicated bunch of amateurs continue to "push the envelope" by experimenting below 9kHz. At one time though getting o...

Every month I get an email from this EU company.  Prices include VAT and warranty and are always lower than the prices from UK dealers. Alth...

There is little argument that our climate is changing, although people still argue about whether this a natural cycle or worsened by the ac...

These days 2m SSB is nothing new, but back in the 1970s there was no VHF SSB commercial gear until the Liner-2. After the Liner-2 came the...

Solar flux is 71 and the SSN still 0. A=5 and K=0.

For a change I am on 472kHz WSPR TX with 10mW ERP from the earth-electrode "antenna" in the ground. Already 9 unique reports with ...

When the FT818 appeared I was disappointed. The FT817 has been popular for many years and the FT817ND and FT818 seem to have built on that...

During WW2 my dad was an RAF Pathfinder. Like many, he rarely talked about those dark days: I suspect they made a deep impact on him and...

As it is a few weeks since I bought a Chromebook, an update is in order. I am v ery pleased with it. What I can't get over is how it im...

Most months we go for a walk at nearby Anglesey Abbey. We were expecting to see the first daffodils out, but these were still a few weeks ...