Nov 26 2011
The Southport & District Amateur Radio Club ran it’s now annual special event station to celebrate Lancashire Day earlier today. St. Marks Church Hall was the venue for the station and Amateur Radio operators all over the world were contacted to share in the celebration. I was able to work several DX countries including the [...]
Nov 20 2011
I really enjoy working (contacting) Amateur Radio stations around using the digital PSK mode. Instead of the more usual CW (Morse) or Phone (talking) modes, PSK is a mode that enables Radio Amateurs to communicate using computers, keyboard to keyboard. The fantastic thing is that twenty, or more, different PSK contacts can take place in [...]
Sep 10 2011
Attending the Warrington Communications Fair today. This is a new rally on the calendar and has been attended by several regular exhibitors, plus some local computer companies. What makes this rally unique is that is held in public – right in the middle of the Warrington Maker (upstairs). What a great idea. Instead of running [...]
Aug 18 2011
I worked my first American Amateur Radio station using phone (voice) mode this afternoon. K8CW was 57 on to Mynydd Mawr at the foot of the Lleyn Peninsula and I received a 57 from Alan. Equipment used was an Icon IC-706MKIIG transceiver, LDG Z-100 automatic antenna tuner and Snowdonia Radio Company (SRC) HF 8010 vertical [...]
Jul 12 2011
10:09 – I’ve applied for an attended Amateur Radio Internet linked node on 145.2125 MHz. I will keep you posted on the progress of the application and the building of the node. 11:39 – Application declined, I should have read the instructions properly. There are too many nodes in this area and no available frequencies [...]
Jan 18 2011
Over the weekend of the 22nd/23rd January I will be down in Wales supporting two Amateur Radio groups with their SOS Radio Week operations. On the Saturday and Sunday I will be operating at the Porthmadog and District Amateur Radio Society (PADARS) special event station, GB0PLB, which will be based at the Criccieth Lifeboat Station. [...]
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