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G4ILO Echolink node.
I expect that most of my blog followers also follow the blog of Julian, G4ILO - http://blog.g4ilo.com/ - However publicity usually is always good, so when I read about Julian getting his application...
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VK7GK worked on 40m.
Worked Gerry, VK7GK on 7134 LSB around 0900 GMT this morning, with solid 5/5 signals both ways !I have never even heard VK on 40m, let alone worked, and yes this was my first VK contact since becoming...
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Many hands make light work..
Yes, so they may, but when it comes to radio, 'many ears make light work...of the DX'.This week I have been off work, but instead of lying in I have been up around 0800 and on the radio, and with the...
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Facebook HAM friends.
Unless you have been living in a cave for the last few years, you will have undoubtedly have heard of Facebook, well I'm not going to and start a debate on it's pros and cons, however I will say that...
View ArticleHRD LOG.net
I have always used Ham Radio Deluxe - http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/HRDv5.aspx to control the TS-480 , along with DM780 for the data modes, and finally the integrated log book, which also allows you...
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Remote radio operation.
I have dabbled with using my station remotely, using a remote desktop application, this allows you to control the 'base' or shack computer, as my TS-480 is connected to a laptop and can be used fully...
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Two new DXCC close to home.
Last night was Radio Club night, and what better way to start the evening than by working some new DXCC on 2m.I heard a station on 145.500 FM, G0VHS, Terry in Weymouth, Dorset which is about 45 miles...
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More than one way to skin a rabbit..
Or bag a new DXCC, one of the many that I have never heard, but have wanted to work.I am talking about Paraguay, now Brazil and Argentina I hear quite a lot, especially now that 10m is opening up, also...
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Much on telly tonight ?
I have been trying some television broadcast today, well actually slow scan television on 15m, as that band has been open across the Atlantic most afternoons.Here is the result of the only contact I...
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First 6m opening of the year.
I have a routine when I get in the shack, main pc on the internet, load up qrz.com, dx sherlock and the dx cluster pages, switch on the radio then load up HRD on the laptop for the cat control.Have a...
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10m FM..
My blog posting is a bit like buses, nothing for a while, then two at once, yesterdays opening on 6m was too good not to blog, and then the day got even better..I use the Kenwood TS-480, as shown on my...
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Homebrew 2m Moxon.
Thoughts have turned (no pun intended) to directional antenna's, having looked at the Yagi and Quad antenna designs, I then stumbled across the Moxon Rectangle, this 2 element antenna offers similar...
View ArticleFurther tests to the homebrew 2m band Moxon Rectangle..
It turns out that I do have an SWR meter suitable in a Zetagi meter that I bought for HF, I checked the specs, and it's good for up to 200 Mhz !In the shack I use a colinear antenna for 2m, this is up...
View ArticleNew 'notes' page on QRZ.com
Just noticed this new feature on arguably the most popular Ham radio site, whereby you can post notes to other users, a bit like sending a PM to someone's...
View ArticleNoV 'R' Royal Wedding..
Just received this email earlier, so check your inboxes !Royal Wedding Nov: M0PCZ : APPROVED by OfcomGreetings. We are pleased to inform you that Ofcom has APPROVED your application for a Notice of...
View ArticleG2DXU: Dartmoor DXpedition Recce
G2DXU: Dartmoor DXpedition Recce: "Good Friday 2011 It was a good way to start the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. A trip to Dartmoor with M0PCZ and his XYL, SWL 'SXM' to find..."
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International Marconi Day/Royal Wedding.
A few of us from the Watcombe Radio Club here in Torquay are off to Dartmoor on Saturday to work the bands !G(R)2DXU and myself, with the help of Martin, M0IME, Dave, G4OTU and Keith, M0PAW will be...
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New blog on the block..
I've not blogged for a couple of weeks, I suppose there hasn't been much happening for me on the radio, however one of my radio friends on the facebook has started blogging, I think she could...
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Finding the incentive.
Even though a fellow blogger friend of mine recently said that the secret to working the rare DX for the <100 w station was morse code, I, and I suspect most of us (and especially the die-hard phone...
View ArticleI'm surprised no one has asked..
what is that picture all about, at the top ?Johnny Depp and Alan Wyatt with their Advanced RCF exam pass sheets.Perhaps I decided that rather than being outed on Twitter, it was better to save my money...
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Czech Army key.
Whilst I wait for the shiny iambic key to make it's way across the Atlantic, a search on the internet found this website - http://www.czechmorsekeys.co.uk/.The key was made in the early 1950's for the...
View ArticleCW, QRS.
Yes, it's coming on slowly, very.I have downloaded a program that uses the Koch method, whereby you start by learning two letters at a speed of 12 WPM or greater, once you have gained an accuracy of...
View ArticleRSGB issuing 'G' callsigns..
A candidate who had just passed his Advanced exam has discovered that the Ofcom licensing website will issue old, unused amateur radio callsigns, in his case a G6.Paul 2E0EAN tried selecting various...
View ArticlePenny Red: Panic on the streets of London.
Penny Red: Panic on the streets of London.: "I’m huddled in the front room with some shell-shocked friends, watching my city burn. The BBC is interchanging footage of blazing cars and..."
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An update
I haven't blogged for what seems ages, and I'm sure in that time I've gained some new followers ?!Amateur radio wise, well not a lot was happening, hence why I stopped blogging, hearing about my latest...
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