Its the shortest day of the year, and my longest 5 MHz contact

Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2015 by M0TAZ

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Bands often gone into “long skip mode” by the time you get home. This evening I thought it was worth having a look on 5 Mhz. I can often be found on 5366.5 MHz using Olivia, but tonight decided to … Continue reading →

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Helitron DV4mini dongle and a Raspberry Pi2

Posted on Sunday, December 6th, 2015 by M0XDC

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The Helitron DV4mini dongle has been used at my QTH running with a windows tablet as a hotspot for both DMR+ and D-Star. A spare Raspberry Pi2 has now been used with the Linux(ARM) version of the DV4mini software, downloaded from here. … Continue reading →

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Cretan Blog-December 2015

Posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 by Dick Whittering

Greetings from a pleasantly mild and quiet Crete. All the tourists have now gone, all the coaches have been put away for the Winter, most of the shops and Tavernas have closed and we are left with one or two … Continue reading →

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Hytera MD785G

Posted on Friday, November 27th, 2015 by M0TAZ

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I recently purchased a Hytera MD785G DMR base / vehicle radio. Its a very solid and easy to use radio, with power selectable from 5 to 45w. I found it hard to locate good pictures of the radio online, and … Continue reading →

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Portable from Cromer Norfolk

Posted on Monday, November 16th, 2015 by M0TAZ

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A long weekend in a windy and mild Cromer. I decided to try a 20m end fed wire in a local tree. This presented some interesting match to my portable ATU on 1.9 MHz….  Operating portable from Cromer Norfolk Dave … Continue reading →

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1.8 MHz CC AFS

Posted on Sunday, November 15th, 2015 by M1GEO

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Last night saw activation for the 160 metre club calls affiliated societies contest. This is a slow and relaxed contest, with an emphasis on beginners (full rules here). 3 members of the group decided to run the contest from the … Continue reading →

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Cretan Blog-November 2015

Posted on Sunday, November 1st, 2015 by Dick Whittering

Greetings once again from a pleasantly warm corner of the Med even if a little damp from time to time . . . So, how are you today? Are you well? Still breathing? Good, now all you have to do … Continue reading →

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CQ WW SSB contest

Posted on Sunday, October 25th, 2015 by M0TAZ

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This weekend saw a casual entry into the CQ WW SSB contest.  Using 400w and a 4e beam on 21 MHz and a selection of doublet / verticals I managed to work 551 QSO. Read more about the setup here.73 … Continue reading →

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DMR radio – TYT MD-380 documentation for LEFARS members

Posted on Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 by G8DZH

Over the last few weeks there has been a lot of interest in DMR digital radio. The Tytera TYT MD-380 has helped with prices from £105 to £150 for a TDMA 1W/5W UHF transceiver.  a review of the MD-380 by … Continue reading →

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RSGB Convention 2015

Posted on Sunday, October 11th, 2015 by David De La Haye

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I visited my first RSGB convention last year and was impressed by the quality of event and this year was even better, since I knew what to expect. Having to read the GB2RS news on a Sunday and not wanting … Continue reading →

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