Category Archives: Data

Essex Radar

Posted on June 18, 2019 by g6nhu

I’ve been running an instance of Virtual Radar Server (VRS) for some time and recently decided that this is something I can easily share to anyone who is interested. What is VRS though? VRS is a server running on my … Continue reading →

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Receiving weather fax pictures on HF using fldigi

Posted on January 26, 2019 by g6nhu

A week or so ago I saw a weather fax (WEFAX) picture someone had posted that they’d captured on HF. This grabbed my attention because I like maps and I like to see things to do with the weather. I’d … Continue reading →

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QSO365 #2 is complete – A QSO per day in 2018

Posted on January 1, 2019 by g6nhu

To start with, I’ll post the basic statistics for the entire year of 2018 and then go into the background. QSOs made: 3789 Unique QSOs made: 2962 Average QSOs per day: 10.4 Days missed: 0 <- This is the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur radio, CW, Data, FT8, HF, JT65, JT9, New DXCC, PSK, QSO365, Review, RTTY, SSB | Tagged | 2 Comments

If you use WSJT-X for FT8/WSPR/JTx etc, you should upgrade to V2.0.0 as soon as possible

Posted on December 11, 2018 by g6nhu

WSJT-X version 2.0.0 has been released and everyone who uses this software for any data modes should update as soon as possible.  This new version is NOT compatible with previous versions so everyone is encouraged to upgrade to 2.0.0 as … Continue reading →

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Statistics for the third quarter of 2018

Posted on October 12, 2018 by g6nhu

A gorgeously lovely summer means I spent less time on the wireless for these three months, making just over 600 QSOs and working only 80 DXCC entities. My data / phone / CW ratio is still about the same as … Continue reading →

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Visiting GB6NT at Walton-on-the-Naze

Posted on August 23, 2018 by g6nhu

A few days ago was the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend and a group of locals under the umbrella of Colchester Radio Amateurs operated a special event station using the callsign GB6NT from the Naze Tower at Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex. This … Continue reading →

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An unexpected QRP entry into the DMC RTTY 2018 contest

Posted on July 22, 2018 by g6nhu

I keep a regular eye on the contest calendars as although I don’t have a lot of time for serious entries, it’s nice to be able to give away a few points.  For example – I worked around one hundred … Continue reading →

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