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Sunday 9th March was without doubt the warmest day of the year, and helpfully the RSGB had arranged a 70 MHz contest for the morning 10am till 12. Using the Icom 7100 and 50w into the homebrew 6E beam we … Continue reading
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There were several requests for a copy of my presentation at the LEFARS meeting on 21st Feb – “Contesting – a beginners guide” . Click here for a PDF copy complete with links for further information. 73 … Continue reading
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Interesting academic exercise. I have a doublet at 9 meters (15m per leg) and I have a dipole cut for 14 MHz and fed with coax at 6 meters. On receive the dipole is often better despite its height, and I wanted … Continue reading
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Having just returned from Scotland, I decided it was about time to dust off the 20m Quad antenna and do some QRO with John M0UKD. The antenna has undergone a few modifications since the #1 version last year. The mounting … Continue reading
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29th May 2013 09:07z – Ullapool. Plan is to try some operating today on HF from the Highlands of Scotland. I will be MM0TAZ and hope to be on 40m around 7.175. I don’t think I will have any internet … Continue reading
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Last Sunday (19th May) I took advantage of the sun and entered in the first back packer series of the year. The series is all around operating outdoors with a battery and low power. If you can trek up a … Continue reading
Last night, with the assistance of John M0UKD, I decided to dip my toe into the world of QRO portable. To qualify for QRO in the UK you need close on 400W, yes I know this is QRP in the … Continue reading
I’ve seen a few messages from AR over the years saying “can’t see the point of that LoTW or eQSL.cc” so I was going to put the other side of the debate… I’ve only been licensed since 2003, but in … Continue reading
