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Last night with the able assistance of John M0UKD we attempted an entry in the 160m club calls contest. As the name suggests this is a 160m contest, designed for clubs to have teams of members on air. The exchange … Continue reading
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Today the weather was ideal for some /p over Hornchurch Country Park. Equipment 85Ah Battery, Icom 7200, 18m Roach Pole, Inductor 340µH. The roach pole provided 18m (60ft) of antenna, and when coupled with the inductor at 15m provided a … Continue reading
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One answer is to to learn a low powered digital mode, CW fits the bill but things have moved on in the last 100 years and computers have provided an even better, more robust form of digital communication. What am … Continue reading
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On Monday 22nd September I decided to try some QRO operating by the sea in Cromer North Norfolk. The setup included the following Icom 7100, Linear Amp Explorer 1200, Tuner MFJ 962C, 12m roach pole and doublet antenna. The location … Continue reading
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With the able assistance of John M0UKD I put in an entry for the 432 MHz UKAC last night, operating outdoors portable. As the evenings draw in, and the light now fades at 8pm the will no doubt be one … Continue reading
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Weekend VHF and HF activity by Dave M0TAZ. This weekend I took part in the 144 MHz trophy contest. The contest attracts activity from all over Europe, and on Sunday it also coincides with the low power back packer series. … Continue reading
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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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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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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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Like many I can’t operate 80m from home, the noise from the local plasma TV and various SMPS makes it rather hard work. The RSGB run a series of events on 80m in the evenings, lasting just 90 mins. They … Continue reading
