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80m Club Calls contest

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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

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Maritime Mobile Ops

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Maritime Mobile Ops By Dave De La Haye M0MBD Most people know of my personal preference for escaping the QRM created in built up areas and that I like to get out in the ‘battle bus’ and work mobile  when … Continue reading

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Single Feed 2M and 70cm Beam plus 4M 1/2 wave mobile vertical.

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Single feed 2M and 70cm Yagi Richard Clark G4DDP I have been looking to replace the mish-mash of VHF/UHF aerials that I have on my mast at home. At the moment I have two 5 element 2M yagi’s one beaming … Continue reading

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70 MHz Cumulatives # 2

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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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Contesting – A Beginner’s Guide

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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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IARU Contest weekend-7th September 2013

On Saturday 7th of September I decided to work a bit of the 2m trophy and IARU contest for a few hours. It’s some time since I have taken part in a VHF contest and thought it might be interesting. … Continue reading

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G100RSGB

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In order to celebrate the centenary of the Radio Society of Great Britain, LEFARS will be QRV as G100RSGB from Aylmers Farm, Old Harlow, Essex, CM17 0NE this coming Sunday and Monday, 28th and 29th July 2013. Club members will … Continue reading

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Dispatches from the North West

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WEDNESDAY 24 JULY. Definitely north of Watford gap, accents are not as broad as other Yorkshire types. Lovely countryside and beer seems good. Looking forward to some exploring. On a limited site i.e . only 5 caravans. Two of us … Continue reading

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Dispatches from the West

Hello all from a very hot caravan site near Axminster. To be exact Monkton Wylde in Dorset by about 100m. So to begin———- THURSDAY  17 JULY. Left London at 1045A. Fast journey on motorways, 60mph cruise control on M25-M3- M27. … Continue reading

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HF portable with the Quad

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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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