Monthly Archives: May 2011

GB4MTG was a disaster so it’s rescheduled for 31st May

Posted on May 29, 2011 by g6nhu

On Saturday morning at 09:00, myself, M1EAK (Colin) and G0MBA (Tony) met at the Martello Tower to activate it as part of the Castles and Stately Homes on the Air weekend.  I’d managed to organise the special event callsign at … Continue reading →

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Days 145, 146 and 147 – A different radio in the shack

Posted on May 29, 2011 by g6nhu

I had four contacts on day #145, I started off on 20m working HB9TWG, Beat and then had a QSO with Tony, S54E on 15m.  After that I moved to 40m and worked MX0NCC, Chris and GB8C, Gary.  Both of these were … Continue reading →

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GB4MTG – QRV tomorrow from the Martello Tower

Posted on May 27, 2011 by g6nhu

Just a quick post – Members of the Martello Tower Group will be operating GB4MTG as part of the Castles and Stately Homes On The Air (CASHOTA) weekend tomorrow Saturday 28th May from the roof of the Martello Tower in … Continue reading →

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Days 142, 143 and 144 – RTTY

Posted on May 25, 2011 by g6nhu

Day #142 was quite a disappointment after the previous day.  I’d planned to be up early and spend six hours operating on VHF in the same contest we worked the day before from the Martello Tower.  I was up in … Continue reading →

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Now it’s time to run QRSS on 80m

Posted on May 24, 2011 by g6nhu

Having had lots of fun running QRSS on both 30m and 40m I decided to try another band so a few weeks ago I ordered the 80m QRSS kit from QRP Labs and it was almost completely assembled within an … Continue reading →

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Days 139, 140 and 141 – Fun on the Martello Tower

Posted on May 22, 2011 by g6nhu

Day #139 was very nearly my downfall due to an unforeseen circumstance.  I got home from work, had my tea and headed off to the Colchester Radio club with my lad to see a practical demonstration of the CW leg of the … Continue reading →

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Days 136, 137 and 138 – 40m ragchews

Posted on May 19, 2011 by g6nhu

I’ve had three days where the majority of my operating has been on 40m SSB and almost all the QSOs I’ve had have been good proper chats.  Don’t get me wrong, I love the quick fire operating style where one … Continue reading →

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