Monday, 17 November 2025

How is 2025 6m Es doing compared to last year?

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 All QSOs are good. This year's QSOs are appreciated as much as last year's. When I compared the two maps, the difference becomes cl...
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Friday, 14 November 2025

Effects of inflation on amateur radio prices

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I came across a receipt from GI3KDR (sadly SK) who sold me a new FT707 and microphone on 16 June 1980. It cost £535.90 then. John was the ...
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Monday, 22 September 2025

The return of me, TEP, and a tentative theory of how I hear TEP in Scotland

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 At last! Something to attract me back on to the radio. Over the past two days I have been able to work into southern Africa via Trans Equat...
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Thursday, 11 September 2025

The Sound of Silence

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My last amateur radio contact was on 3 September, over a week ago. Even then, I have not been really active since 28 August, two weeks ago. ...
Sunday, 24 August 2025

Long distance 23cm aircraft scatter

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The result: 590km QSO on 23 cms. The recipe: IC-9700, 150W, 28el yagi with 1.5m boom, Airscout. Once again, when I started on 1296MHz I woul...
Tuesday, 19 August 2025

FT8 etc, weak audio, try unticking audio enhancements in Windows

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A fellow ham was having problems with the audio stream on data modes after he switched to a new Windows 11 laptop. It emerged eventually tha...
Thursday, 14 August 2025

What to do at the end of the current solar cycle - 432MHz?

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What, is it over? Well, no, but I have been thinking about what to do when it is. The answer appears to be that I should "do more of th...