How far does 1mW go ?

Posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2016 by M0TAZ

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Testing out WSPR using 0.001 W Amazing to see who can decode you at this QRPP output. Remember the fun we used to have trying to communicate using low power 49 MHz Walkie talkies ! Find out how far I … Continue reading →

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Homebrew 2E Quad for 14 MHz

Posted on Sunday, February 21st, 2016 by M0TAZ

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I’ve been asked a few times if I could provide notes on some of the parts and costs involved in constructing my 2E Quad for 14 MHz. Ive added some details with pictures online, and even a tested it QRO … Continue reading →

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CQ WW WPX RTTY Report

Posted on Sunday, February 14th, 2016 by M0TAZ

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This weekend was the CQWW WPX RTTY contest, and a chance to work a few (sometimes rare) station from around the world. I put in a few hrs operating add hock this weekend and managed to work some big DX. … Continue reading →

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LEFARS 33rd Foundation Licence course 23-24 January 2016

Posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 by G8DZH

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From the keyboard of Marc G0TOC … [Latest update 9th February – three more callsigns added] Following this weekend’s course and practical assessments, on behalf of the Society, I would like to congratulate; Roy Badami M6GKZ, Dave Crook M6GKV, Geoff Eason … Continue reading →

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DMR Talk at LEFARS on Friday 8th of January

Posted on Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 by G4DDP

Following on from the talk on DMR some comments and links to where information can be found. As was intimated during the talk DMR in the UK is in a state of flux at the moment, some might even say … Continue reading →

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472 kHz reception using the Wellbrook loop.

Posted on Sunday, January 10th, 2016 by M0TAZ

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Following on from my article on using a Wellbrook at 7 MHz last night I tried reception on 472 kHz. The Wellbrook was connect to the Elad SDR, and using K1JT software. Read more about the experiment at www.m0taz.co.uk

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Comparing the Wellbrook loop to my doublet antenna

Posted on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 by M0TAZ

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This evening I decided to compare the received signals from my Wellbrook loop mounted at 3m and the doublet antenna @9m. I used the super cute Elad SDR and injected (hopefully) a little bit of science. Read the report at … Continue reading →

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Cray Valley RS Quiz 3rd December

Posted on Monday, January 4th, 2016 by G8DZH

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A visiting LEFARS quiz team, Peter G0IAP,  Chris G8OCV and George M1GEO,  made their way over to Eltham, London SE9 and the Cray Valley Radio Society (CVRS) to participate in their inter-club quiz on Thursday 3rd December 2015. CVRS, founded … Continue reading →

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Cretan Blog-January 2016

Posted on Friday, January 1st, 2016 by Dick Whittering

Hello again from a bit of a noisy Crete . . . The quiet of the village is fast disappearing as the local Dimos (Council) have decided that they will dig up the only road through the place and recover … Continue reading →

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FSQ a digital chat mode

Posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2015 by M0TAZ

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I wrote a short article on FSQ a digital chat mode, works best with quick one line type chat messages. Its a channel based mode, so you often need to know where to look / listen. Had a chat this … Continue reading →

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