Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

Covid-19 is not over, but for most it is like a heavy cold now.  Fewer people are hospitalised or die with the Omicron variants.  As a conse...

The photo shows the tests done 10 years ago on 481THz over the horizon. 

At bedtime I turned off my 160m FT8 RX using the 10m antenna. In all, 237 stations were spotted.  There would probably have been USA station...

Solar flux is 113 and the SSN 86.  A=20 and K=3. 

If you look on the OFCOM website, it has updated the list of available publications. It would be nice if OFCOM gave me an update on my 8m No...

I QSYed to 160m FT8 RX with the 10m antenna and have been on for about 90 minutes.  So far, 186 stations spotted.

This is a strange town with some fine old buildings.  We visited there yesterday. These days, it is a very working class town.  In years gon...

It is now 0935z and I have been on 10m FT8 RX for about 35 minutes. So far, 20 stations spotted. This looks north south with several station...

This QRP 4m transverter appeared as a Facebook memory today. It was designed and made in 2011. It is hard to think it was that long ago. See...

Solar flux is 118 and the SSN 78. A=21 and K=3.