Last Updated on October 5, 2020 by g6nhu Some time ago I decided that I really ought to have a dummy load in the shack. I used to own a very good BNOS load a long time ago but I really have no idea what happened to it. At some time it probably was either […]
Last Updated on August 27, 2011 by g6nhu There was a Sporadic E opening on 6m on day #231 and so I was pleased to work HA3LI, Ali, IZ5EME, Marco, IW4AOT, Peter, IK4ASR, Davide and IZ3SQW, Mirko using just my homebrew indoor half wave dipole. I then switched over to 40m and spoke to GP3ZPE/P, […]
Last Updated on August 22, 2011 by g6nhu Over the last few months I’ve mentioned JT65, or to be more precise, JT65A a lot and it’s fair to say that I’ve had a lot of QSOs using it. In fact, at the moment it’s probably my favourite mode of operation. I explained about how a […]
Last Updated on August 22, 2011 by g6nhu My last QSO on day #227 was a new DXCC so it was a nice surprise for my only contact on day #228 to be another new one – I worked Eduardo, CO8LY in Cuba on 17m PSK31. I had a lot more contacts on day #229 […]
Last Updated on September 10, 2011 by g6nhu I am very pleased to announce that I have a new sponsor on board in the form of Aerial-Parts of Colchester. I blogged a while ago saying that I was considering using a lighting/CCTV camera mast to replace my current scaffold pole but while that would have […]
Last Updated on August 19, 2011 by g6nhu I had one QSO on day #225, I worked IZ5GST, Steve on 40m. 40m was my mainstay earlier in the year but the summer doldrums are making it quite tricky at times on the band right now. Conditions will change rapidly and one moment I’ll be waiting […]
Last Updated on August 19, 2011 by g6nhu I’ve run a bit more data over these three days than I have for a while largely because my mind has been preoccupied with the plans for a big move at work and it’s easier to throw the wireless on and have a data contact than it […]
Last Updated on June 17, 2013 by g6nhu Around a year ago I discovered an Amateur Radio podcast like I’d never heard before. I don’t recall how I found it but suffice it to say that I did. It was called Cornbread Road and it was a story read (and written) by Jeff, KE9V. I […]
Last Updated on August 19, 2011 by g6nhu I started off day #219 by having a couple of QSOs on 20m, first I spoke to M0GYQ/P, Rob and then a bit later I was tuning around to hear someone asking if the frequency was in use. Predicting a CQ call I listened to hear the […]
Last Updated on August 19, 2011 by g6nhu I had one contact on day #216, I spoke to I2BEO, Julio on 40m. I doubled that on day #217 when I had two QSOs, firstly I spoke to ER1SS, Vlad on 6m and then I had a quick word with Braco, E77DX on 10m. Day #218 […]
