Monthly Archives: August 2014

Portable Data Modes While Camping

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Never one to miss the chance to operate outdoors I decided to try a spot of camping portable. I often find that the bigger camping and caravan sites are just too congested to allow HF operating. In the past I … Continue reading

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LEFARS Field Weekend 2-3 August 2014

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The second summer Field weekend was held over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd August at the Rainbow & Dove, Hastingwood in Essex. Close to the Harlow conurbation  and the M11 J7  junction, it is a haven of peace if … Continue reading

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RoPoCo contest

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For some operating portable HF is the only way they can put out a good signal on something like 80m. In April John M0UKD and myself decided for the first time we would enter the SSB rolling postcode contest organised … Continue reading

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144 MHz working portable

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At the LEFARS field weekend I decided to work a few on 144 MHz. Using a 9 ele light weight tonna beam on my push up 12m mast. The beam was given to me close on 10 years ago now, … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-August 2014

Hello again from a pleasantly warm corner of the Med. You may recall my ramblings last time about me getting a GPS Dongle so that I could time my laptops without any need for a permanent internet connection – something … Continue reading

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