Monthly Archives: July 2015

Ham Radio Show at Friedrichshafen, Germany Part 3

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As Richard G4DDP mentioned in Parts 1 and 2, Hamradio 2015 brings together many of the  EU dealers under one roof.  Effectively Hall A1 for new equipment. In addition to German dealers like WiMo and Difona there were several Italian … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog supplemental – 9th July 2015

T’other day, we had a referendum. The pundits said it would be ‘too close to call’. These must be the same pundits who said the other month that the UK election was too close to call and there would be … Continue reading

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144 MHz UKAC Alfresco operating.

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Operating report from the Tue evening 144 MHz UKAC. This event runs from 20:00 Hrs to 22:30. Further details can be found on the RSGB VHF pages. The idea of the event is to promote activity and club participation on … Continue reading

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Working VHF portable from the Peak District

John M0UKD and myself decided it would be fun to work a few in the VHF NFD from Mam Tor at 517m ASL. Using John’s FT 897d and 20w battery power and his 6e homebrew PEGTENNA. The walk is quite … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-July 2015

Hi again from a pleasantly warm bottom right-hand corner of the Med. Well, the tourist season has arrived but where are all the tourists? Currently numbers are down around 50% which is a heck of a lot of lost revenue … Continue reading

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