Category Archives: Portable

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G0VEH portable in the West Country

Posted on Friday, May 31st, 2013 by G0VEH

Tuesday 28th May I set off from London on Tuesday at 1030 hrs, very wet slow and long journey; two hours around the M25 . Arrived at 1600 and got soaked jacking down and connecting services. [the site is close … Continue reading →

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MM0TAZ Portable in the Highlands of Scotland

Posted on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 by M0TAZ

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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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1st RSGB 144MHz Backpackers portable contest

Posted on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 by M0TAZ

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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 →

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Portable on the Shropshire hills

Posted on Monday, May 13th, 2013 by G0VEH

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On the 11th of May I spent the late morning and afternoon on the Shropshire hills at a place called ‘The Stiperstones’. I was visiting family in Pontsbury near Shrewsbury for a few days and took the opportunity to do … Continue reading →

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Portable with a difference

Posted on Friday, March 22nd, 2013 by G4DDP

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Over the last couple of days I have been ” working ” at a location in Yorkshire which seemed rather good to try and operate portable.  The location was the TV transmitting mast at Emley Moor which is located at … Continue reading →

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QRO portable

Posted on Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 by M0TAZ

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 →

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Portable activities

Posted on Sunday, July 29th, 2012 by G0VEH

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I have just spent 10 days at my caravan on the Dorset / Devon border, and very pleasant it was. I took my radio with me hoping to do a little portable work whilst I was there. I also had … Continue reading →

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International Museums Weekend – GB2NWA – North Weald Airfield

Posted on Saturday, June 16th, 2012 by G8DZH

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LEFARS are at North Weald Airfield for International Museums Weekend (IMW), 16/17 June, with the callsign GB2NWA. Courtesy of Brian 2E0EFX, there is a live webcam stream – watch the  action as the wind  sweeps across the airfield and buffets the HF … Continue reading →

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RAFARS – Airfields on the Air…

Posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 by G0TOC

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RAFARS AOTA… For the first time ever, on Sunday, 8th April 2012, members of LEFARS activated GX4ONP/P from a cold, wet and generally miserable North Weald Airfield during the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society’s (RAFARS), Airfields on the Air … Continue reading →

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An Explanation of SINPO by John G0VEH

Posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 by Blog_admin

Those who have a Notice of Variation (NoV) for 60m use this system to give meaningful signal reports on that band. It is not used much by amateurs on other bands but I have heard it used. The 60m band … Continue reading →

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