Month: August 2021

Amateur radio picture of the week

FT8 key down

Last Updated on August 30, 2021 by g6nhu Over the weekend I was operating in the World Wide Digi DX contest and I wondered if I could get a screen capture of my TS-890 just as I started transmission. I reached over and as the radio went into transmit, I hit the screen capture button […]

Being in the right place at the right time

G6NHU works 5I3B on 20m FT8

Last Updated on August 19, 2021 by g6nhu I happened to look at my emails and noticed that someone had posted to an email reflector I’m a member of that 5I3W (Tanzania) was on 20m SSB. The post had been made just a few minutes earlier so I switched on the wireless and tuned to […]

Entering the Batavia FT8 contest

Map of stations worked during the Batavia FT8 contest 2021

Last Updated on August 9, 2021 by g6nhu Oh this is going to bring the haters to the fore! Not only is it an 48 hour contest but it’s a 48 hour contest using FT8. Mind you, as it’s FT8, it only takes up a few kHz of the spectrum in an area that’s not […]