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QRO portable on 80m from Cromer North Norfolk

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Last night I decided to go HF portable from near Cromer North Norfolk. I selected a quiet country lane and pitched up the roach pole, genny and HF amp. Over the course of the next 2hrs, I worked 57 stations … Continue reading

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70 MHz Cumulative Contest

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On Sunday the weather looked good for a spot of portable operating. The RSGB 70 MHz contest runs for just 2 hrs, but if the weather is nice it’s always good to operate out portable. Using a high gain 4e beam and … Continue reading

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RSGB 25w 144MHz contest

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How often can you work 75 stations on 144 MHz in an afternoon? Nothing like a contest to generate a lot of activity, with both the RSGB and PW VHF contest today. I was able to work 75 stations, including … Continue reading

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70 Mhz Portable from the Rainbow and Dove

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George M1GEO and I decided to take part in the 70 MHz RSGB cumulative contest over the bank holiday weekend. Using the 3e 50/70 MHz antenna @ 12m on the PU12 mast we managed to work 39 stations. Our best DX … Continue reading

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7 MHz a DX band

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Over the course of the bank holiday weekend, members of LEFARS and SNBCG came together for a radio weekend. I have always wanted to put up a vertical for 7 MHz and see what DX could be worked, and this … Continue reading

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The first 50 MHz contest of the year.

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Members of the SNBCG  and LEFARS took part in the first 50 MHz contest of the year at the Kelvedon Hatch SNB using the club call M0SNB. The contest ran from for 3 hrs on Sunday morning (10 till 1) … Continue reading

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EME and MS Weekend

Members of the Secret Nuclear Bunker CG attempted to make both EME (Earth Moon Earth) and MS (Meteor Scatter) QSO from Kelvedon Hatch SNB last weekend. The ARRL EME event encourages the small and not so small station to give … Continue reading

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The not so definitive guide to electronic logging

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In 1974 when computers filled the average living room electronic logging was a card index system, but thankfully things have moved on. Read my not so definitive guide to electronic logging.  

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Lighthouses on the Air – GB0TBW at Trinity Buoy Wharf

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Over the weekend of the 20th and 21st of August LEFARS members congregated at Trinity Buoy Wharf in East London for its annual activation of Trinity Buoy Wharf Lighthouse in order to participate in the International Lighthouse Weekend – ILLW. http://illw.net/ This … Continue reading

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The LEFARS big radio weekend

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The Bank Holiday weekend provided an ideal opportunity to get together and play some /p radio. The event is held at the Rainbow and Dove PH garden, yes really a radio event at a pub ! It was great to … Continue reading

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