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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Cretan Blog-June 2013

Yassas. Just after this hits your screens, we will be in the UK for a wedding. Yes, I know you always want it fine and dry for a wedding, but if it rains, for us it will make a very … Continue reading

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G0VEH portable in the West Country

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

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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

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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

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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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Cretan Blog-May 2013

Greetings once again from a pleasantly mild Crete. I say pleasantly mild but during April we had a taste of winter again with cold northerly winds and temperature around 15-16°C. We did not sign up for freezing temperatures like that … Continue reading

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Love Loughton

Whilst club chairman John G0VEH and I collected display panels and PR material from storage, John G8DZH and Paul M0LRE made their way to Centric Parade to find our allocated pitch. Although Love Loughton Fun Day officially began at midday, … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-April 2013

Greetings again from a Crete that is getting warmer by the day, which is all very pleasing (but windy – see later). With your Easter some weeks before ours, a number of hotels and Tavernas are getting ready for the … Continue reading

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Royal Gunpowder Mills – update.

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A working party was scheduled for Sunday, 10th of March to start work on the shack at the RGM (Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey). The day dawned very cold and wet with occasional sleet. However we were committed to start … Continue reading

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