Monthly Archives: January 2016

LEFARS 33rd Foundation Licence course 23-24 January 2016

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From the keyboard of Marc G0TOC … [Latest update 9th February – three more callsigns added] Following this weekend’s course and practical assessments, on behalf of the Society, I would like to congratulate; Roy Badami M6GKZ, Dave Crook M6GKV, Geoff Eason … Continue reading

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DMR Talk at LEFARS on Friday 8th of January

Following on from the talk on DMR some comments and links to where information can be found. As was intimated during the talk DMR in the UK is in a state of flux at the moment, some might even say … Continue reading

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472 kHz reception using the Wellbrook loop.

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Following on from my article on using a Wellbrook at 7 MHz last night I tried reception on 472 kHz. The Wellbrook was connect to the Elad SDR, and using K1JT software. Read more about the experiment at www.m0taz.co.uk

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Comparing the Wellbrook loop to my doublet antenna

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This evening I decided to compare the received signals from my Wellbrook loop mounted at 3m and the doublet antenna @9m. I used the super cute Elad SDR and injected (hopefully) a little bit of science. Read the report at … Continue reading

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Cray Valley RS Quiz 3rd December

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A visiting LEFARS quiz team, Peter G0IAP,  Chris G8OCV and George M1GEO,  made their way over to Eltham, London SE9 and the Cray Valley Radio Society (CVRS) to participate in their inter-club quiz on Thursday 3rd December 2015. CVRS, founded … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-January 2016

Hello again from a bit of a noisy Crete . . . The quiet of the village is fast disappearing as the local Dimos (Council) have decided that they will dig up the only road through the place and recover … Continue reading

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