Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Buying a new transceiver here is a big decision for me.  When I buy one, it is usually kept for many years. I quite fancy the IC-705 as a QR...

It is now 1257z and I have just turned on my 2m QRP - 2.5W and the big-wheel omni antenna. Already 7 stations have spotted me. UPDATE 1449z:...

This tree was felled last year. It is at nearby Anglesey Abbey owned by the National Trust.  For years there was a hornet's nest in the ...

Last night, the Cambridge radio club (CDARC) had another well attended Zoom talk. Yet again this included a member in Canada. The talk was b...

Yesterday at nearby Anglesey Abbey we saw this hellebore. Yet another promise of better days ahead.  It is still mid-January and as I write ...

This is the beacon TX I used on 136kHz at the old QTH some years ago. At this QTH I have only been (briefly) on 136kHz RX. Taht was with Ope...

Solar flux is 73 and the SSN 13. A=3 and K=2.

There is a common myth that VLF, LF and MF antennas have to be big. Whilst this is true for radiated TX antennas, this is absolutely not tr...

January can be a miserable time of the year: days are short and cold and the evenings are dark and long. Everywhere looks dead. However ther...

It is now 1125z and I have been on 2m FT8 for about 10 minutes. So far, my 2.5W to the big-wheel has been spotted by 11 stations on TX and 1...