Pretty much all I’ve done this month is work data modes using my special Olympic callsign of GO6NHU. I’ve used my normal callsign just a handful of times, mainly for picking up the five new DXCC entities (Comoros, Guyana, Micronesia, Liberia and Zambia) and for a few more unusual stations such as RI1ANF on South […]
Fixing the aerial mount in the roof of my car
Around twelve years ago I bought a car. On that car, I had fitted two aerial mounts on the roof, proper drilled through mounts with SO239 sockets for putting aerials for 2m/70cms. The problem is that after time, water has got under the mounts and caused rust to form. I’ve not been too worried about […]
GO6NHU QSO count reaches 1,000
I’ve been making a point of operating on a daily basis using GO6NHU and noticed this morning that my QSO count has just crept above 1,000, I’m currently on 1,017 QSOs. I’ll produce a set of statistics when I’ve finished with the callsign in September. GO6NHU is my special prefix to celebrate the London 2012 […]
It was thirty years ago today…. Part 2
…. I passed the RAE. Wednesday 4th August, 1982. This dropped through the letterbox. It had taken nearly three months from sitting the exam and this was what I’d been waiting for. I passed! This was only the half way mark though, I had to apply for my licence so this was done quickly and […]
Statistics – July 2012
The QSO count makes July look like a better month than it actually was but HF conditions haven’t been good for the majority of the month so I feel that’s reflected slightly in the number of DXCC entities worked. I agree that ninety-two is a lot but I really thought it would be higher than […]
The CQ WPX RTTY Contest 2012 results are out
Back in February I blogged to say that I’d put a serious entry into the CQ WPX RTTY Contest 2012 and I’m happy to say that the results are now out in the July edition of CQ Magazine. I subscribe to CQ in the digital form and I’m always very pleased when the email comes […]
GO6NHU for the London 2012 Olympic Games
This year, amateur radio operators in the UK have been granted the use of two special prefixes after applying for a Notice of Variation (NoV). These two prefixes are GQ for the Jubilee and GO for the London 2012 Olympic games. I posted the news article about these prefixes here and about my NoVs here. […]
Updated Log search and OQRS
I have updated the log search page to use the ClubLog widget which also includes the Online QSL Request Service (OQRS) facility. You can access my log by using either the Logbook and OQRS link at the top of the page or simply by clicking here.
The Ipswich Rally and new elements on my Hexbeam, it’s good to be back on the air
It’s surprising how just a few days without being able to play radio can affect someone. I was up unusually bright and early this morning and off to Ipswich for the East Suffolk Wireless Revival 2012 (Ipswich Rally) where I met up with a few friends for breakfast before heading into the rally. Unfortunately the rally […]
Statistics – June 2012
A busy start to this month but but a quiet last week due to my aerial damage saw just a handful of new DXCC entities although I’ve been told that it gets difficult to find new countries from now on. I’ve been increasing the band slots for existing countries though and now have my DXCC […]
