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-0542 – Ryton Pools
These days Ryton Pools is a mature country space full of trees, green spaces and many species of wildlife. However, it hasn't always been that way.
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…
Farewell Dacia Jogger, you served us well
Our Dacia Jogger was collected new from Renault Liverpool on 1st December 2022. It’s a large seven seater that also had available for it, from Dacia direct, a camper pack…