GM4FVM's radio world

Most years around the summer solstice there are unpredictable morning openings to Japan from here on 50MHz. I say "most years" and...

It has been suggested that sometimes I talk nonsense. In fact Mrs FVM has suggested this and not mentioned the word "sometimes". I...

I am not sure how to define DX. Obviously it depends on the band in use. As a generalisation I might define it as stations I can contact whi...

I follow Sporadic E not just to have many interesting QSOs, but also to lead me to some meaty DX. Unlike some others, I do not claim to have...

I just increased my country score on the 4 metre band for this year by one. The new country for 2025 was Scotland. Although I worked my home...

After 3 April 2025 and the noticeable tropo duct mentioned in my last posting, there was a long lasting tropospheric event caused by a stabl...

I really enjoy working tropo enhancements on VHF and UHF. Usually though they move around with the weather and can be quite wide, which make...