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Royal Gunpowder mills — update

Posted on Sunday, October 28th, 2012 by G0VEH

On Friday the 19th October, Marc G0TOC and I went to a meeting at the Royal Gunpowder Mills (RGM) at Waltham Abbey with the General Manager of the site. Much of the preparatory work had been done by Cliff 2E0RCW, … Continue reading →

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Cretan Blog – October 2012

Posted on Monday, October 1st, 2012 by Dick Whittering

Greetings from an unseasonably warm Crete. During September temperatures usually cool off slightly but instead of the expected 27°C – 29°C, recently we have been having afternoon temps around the 34°C  mark. This is all very pleasant as it allows … Continue reading →

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Icom IC-7100 preview

Posted on Sunday, September 30th, 2012 by G8DZH

This gallery contains 6 photos.

For those attending the recent National Hamfest held at the Newark Showground on 27/28 September (show review here), there was an opportunity to see the Icom IC-7100 HF/VHF/UHF multimode transceiver ‘in the flesh’. The pre-production model (Japanese) was on display; … Continue reading →

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National Hamfest (Newark) 28th September 2012

Posted on Sunday, September 30th, 2012 by G8DZH

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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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2m cumulative contest

Posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2012 by G0VEH

All most every month there is a 2m contest called the cumulative contest (full title 144MHz UKAC contest) and is held in the evening for a few hours. On Tuesday the 4th of September I decided to work the contest … Continue reading →

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Aylmers Farm Autumn Field Weekend 1-2 September 2012 – Antenna testing

Posted on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 by G0VEH

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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 →

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Cretan Blog – September 2012

Posted on Saturday, September 1st, 2012 by Dick Whittering

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 →

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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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Cretan Blog – August 2012

Posted on Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 by Dick Whittering

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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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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