Monthly Archives: September 2015

Practical Wireless 70 MHz contest

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Sunday 27th Sep was thankfully a sunny warm (ish) afternoon for the PW 70 MHz contest. Using 160w and 4e beam at 12m the station operated from Kelvedon Hatch SNB. The full operating report, pictures and QSO map can be … Continue reading

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National Hamfest 2015 – M0TAZ report

Some interesting things to see at the National Hamfest 2015 from Newark. See some pictures and highlights from the event including the launch of Pinky… Read about the miracle antenna that covers from top band to 70cm, and the new … Continue reading

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LEFARS 32nd Foundation Licence course 19-20 September 2015

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From the keyboard of Marc G0TOC……. [last update 15th October –  more M6 callsigns added] Following this weekend’s course and practical assessments, on behalf of the Society, I would like to congratulate; Ciara Banks M6WSF, Martin Bauer, Carl Draper M6FUP, … Continue reading

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Maritime? Mobile

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On Thursday the 10th of September I spent a very pleasant afternoon with David, MøVID, aboard his cabin cruiser moored at Maldon on the river Crouch. The boat is 32 feet long and this does not allow for an aerial … Continue reading

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RSGB second 70 MHz contest

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Today saw the second 70 MHz contest and yet another spectacular sunny September day. With the able assistance of John M0UKD we  completed the 3 Hr contest. Pictures, QSO map and operating report available online. www.m0taz.co.uk 73 Dave M0TAZ

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70 MHz from Bedsford Park

An afternoon in the sun looked like an ideal opportunity to work some station on 70 MHz. Bedsford park is the highest point around at the dizzy height of 100m ASL. I decided to take the 12m roach pole and … Continue reading

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WordPress is the way to go…. www.m0taz.co.uk

The M0TAZ has finally come into the 21st century, and replaced his 1980’s tribute website with a new shiny version. The paint hasnt dried yet, so no leaning on the walls… My first impression of DMR with the TYT MD-480 … Continue reading

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Hill Toppers #5 Portable VHF report

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Sunday 6th Sep was the 5th backpacker VHF contest on a very sunny Sunday afternoon. The contest has two main categories, 3w backpackers or 10w Hill toppers. The rules are available online. We elected to do the 10w section, using … Continue reading

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Data modes for all occasions

I recently completed a talk at LEFARS on data modes for all occasions, the aim of the talk was to explore alternative data modes. We have all received the very popular PSK, most likely on 14.070 but many other data … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-September 2015

Well, here we are again despite what the Government or Technology can throw at us. It was reported out here that one day the Government will get its act together – it did – it called yet another election! Practical … Continue reading

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