What are the Summer Doldrums on HF?
Summer doldrums – a reduction of propagation on the higher HF bands during the summer months. I take no credit for this article at all, it is the work of…
HamRS, the prefect amateur radio logbook?
HamRS Pro introduction HamRS has been on my iPhone and iPad for many years now – it’s been the perfect companion to my Summits on the Air (SOTA) activations. It…
POTA GB-0437 – Stoneleigh Park
Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry in Warwickshire, is also known as the National Agriculture and Exhibition Centre. It holds several large exhibitions each year and was well known for hosting the…
Westmorland Dales – 200 contacts and a temperature delta of 20 degrees
The Westmorland Dales are a largely unknown part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. they are located within the park's north western boundaries and in between an area roughly bounded…
GB8SOS – A cold weekend on Shell Island
Normally, during the middle of May, we head south to Shell Island to help operate the GB8SOS special event station. GB8SOS is run to highlight the work of the brave…
POTA GB-3766 – Bosworth Battlefield
Bosworth Battlefield is a medieval site in Sutton Cheney, neat Nuneaton, in Leicestershire. Here, in 1498, the rebel army of Henry Tudor fought the much larger army of King Richard…
POTA GB-1752 – Coombe Abbey Country Park
Just outside Coventry, to the east, lies the very popular Coombe Abbey Country Park. Back in history, a 12th century Cistercian abbey once occupied this site, but the buildings now…
World Wide Award 2026 winter event completed
World Wide Award 2026 is the third running of this annual international amateur radio event. It is run between 00:00 UTC on the 1st January and 23:59 UTC on the…
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…