Category Archives: Operating tips

Do people complain you’re quiet on the repeater?

Posted on February 9, 2018 by g6nhu

One of the biggest complaints on our local repeaters is that people are quiet with very low audio.  Often they’re using the cheap Chinese handheld wirelesses such as the Baofeng UV-5R or similar which have a reputation for being quiet. … Continue reading →

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Working duplicates in a contest

Posted on November 12, 2017 by g6nhu

When I work a contest, most of the time I’m calling CQ and I always work duplicates.  If someone calls me and my log flags that they’re a duplicate, it doesn’t bother me in the slightest, I work them again. … Continue reading →

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Are you transmitting illegally on 70cms?

Posted on June 6, 2017 by g6nhu

An interesting subject came up on our 70cms voice repeater earlier today following an incident on a local DMR box yesterday and it got me thinking. There are a lot of 70cms repeaters in the UK with input frequencies between … Continue reading →

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Data (RTTY/PSK) contesting – The anatomy of an ideal QSO

Posted on November 10, 2012 by g6nhu

I like contesting.  I like data contesting and I operate a lot in data contests.  I don’t generally have the time to dedicate to making a winning entry although for the big events, I’ll try and make a good score … Continue reading →

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Ignorant and rude operating – A rant

Posted on March 23, 2011 by g6nhu

I got home from work this evening and within about thirty seconds of getting in, the phone rang.  It was Tony, G0MBA so I put the wireless on and we had a chat on 28MHz.  Tony was on the outskirts … Continue reading →

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73 – A rant

Posted on January 7, 2011 by g6nhu

In amateur radio terms, the numbers 73 are an abbreviation for “best wishes” or “best regards”.  Note the plural. At the end of a contact people generally sign off using that abbreviation, it’s polite. But if you say “seven threes” … Continue reading →

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