Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

For a very long time I have held the view that these inexpensive modules could form the basis of a 70cm transceiver. Indeed somebody may hav...

These 2 trees were planted in our churchyard in the 1800s to celebrate the battle of Waterloo in 1815. They are just coming in to leaf.  For...

On Sunday, the US president published an expletive laden post on Truth Social, threatening Iran with dire consequences if the Strait of Horm...

My gear was turned on at breakfast time. UPDATE 0811z:  Spotted by 6 stations. UPDATE 1630z:   Spotted by 25 stations. See map.  313 station...

These allegedly are the exact words of the US president: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Ir...

This cartoon was on FB on Saturday.  I think they are concerned about the “thought police “ being offended by some posts and getting banned ...

This radio RX is available from China for around £20 delivered. It is an all band, all mode RX and it is really tiny. You can tell by my ha...

 Solar flux is 118 and the SSN 112. A=12 and K=1.

The museum next door was open for the first time in 2026. The windmill sails were turning. This is our hedge in front!

My TX was turned on at about 1045z.  UPDATE 1148z:   19 stations have spotted me with the best V51F (8209km) in Namibia. On RX 44 stations ...