SOS Radio Week 2025
SOS Radio Week: An event held every year in. May, during which amateur radio operators from all around the British and Channel Isles come together to celebrate the work of…
Xiegu X6200, cheap or cheerful?
How does the Xiegu X6200 stack up against other lower power amateur radio transceivers. On one hand, you have the cheaper, but used, Yaesu FT-817/8. On the other hand, you…
GQ7LFC – Queen’s Jubilee Station
During the month of June I operated using the special ‘GQ’ prefix to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Here’s the log of stations worked.
Analyse your logbook in seconds using QScope
Ever wanted to analyse your log book? How many contacts have I made on 28MHz this year? Which station have your worked most often? How much of my life has…
GB0LDO – Lancashire Day
GB0LDO was activated from my home between the 27th and 29th November 2020. Being run during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic, the choice to operate from home or at…
WSJT-X Invalid ADIF Header sorted
I have upgraded my amateur radio computer from a Windows 10 PC to a Mac recently and it’s working pretty well. Apart from the annoying error that kept popping up…
GB1PSG – JOTA 2018
Alison, my long suffering amateur radio widow, and I headed off down to Wales to help run an amateur radio station and activity weekend on the 20th and 21st October.…