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The LEFARS touring party (driver John G1DJI , Marc G0TOC, John G0VEH, Derek M0XDC and yours truly) left Loughton soon after 8am for the Newark Showground (formally RAF Winthorpe – more info here) and the National Hamfest. We went on … Continue reading
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The weekend of the 1 / 2 Sept saw the club in the field at Aylmers Farm near Harlow for the Annual Autumn Get-Together. One of the objects of the weekend was to do some antenna testing. Dave Messenger M3WMV … Continue reading
Hello again from a pleasantly mild Crete. A bit of a strange month just gone as at the beginning we had guests and our days were full and busy, now, at the end of the month, it is quiet, as … 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
Hello again from a pleasantly mild Crete where we are currently having daily temperatures of around 32°C, although one day we did get to 37°C. However, just south of Heraklion they hit 42°C one afternoon. As I say, pleasantly mild. … Continue reading
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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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Following a suggestion by club member Peter G0IAP, I approached the Worked All Britain Awards Group for LEFARS to participate in their “Follow the Torch” activity programme. Initially tasked by WAB to activate the GX4WAB callsign on day 65 (Redbridge … Continue reading
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My Raspberry Pi arrived earlier in the week from Farnell. Below some photos. Debian distro has been loaded for experiments with APRS (running Xastir and using “squeeze”). The HDMI monitor on the right is a 47″ screen. 73 Derek M0XDC Email: … Continue reading
Ah, the joys of summer! The happy sounds of people enjoying time outside with their barbeques or splashing about in the sea. The hum of bees in your flowerbed and the sounds of distant static crashing through 80 meters. Four … Continue reading
