The good, the bad and the ugly Part 3 If you haven’t already seen this started with Part 1 and Part 2 This evening I tested 2 common micromagnetic aerials often used as quick fixes for using the handy in the car. The last antenna is a stubby found on the Motorola MT200 series handhelds, […]
Year: 2017
50 MHz Trophy Cup
I once again took part with the in the 50MHz trophy cup with the SNBCG, the contest runs for 24 Hrs from 3 PM on Saturday. This year the contest had been booked for one of the hottest days of the year, with temperatures reaching 30C (around 220F in old money) We set up Saturday morning, […]
144 MHz Backpackers and Hill toppers contest
Sunday 11th June was the #2 backpackers, hill toppers and QRP contest. The RSGB contest ran from 10 till 2 PM and had two categories 25w or 5w. I decided to enter the 25w category, the radio had to be battery powered and the power limit was 25w. The antenna was a 9e tonna mounted […]
Interesting Condition on 28 MHz
Last night 5th June I noticed some interesting conditions on 28 Mhz. I could hear some relatively short sporadic E into Ireland and Scotland. It’s not often you hear stations that close on that band, so it’s nice to say make the contact. The signal from Steve in Lanarkshire was 59+ at times. Steve MM0VPY […]
The good the bad and the ugly (Part 2)
If you arrived here without reading Part 1, it may be worth checking that out. eBay is full of fake Diamond SRH805S antenna, so in this article, we take a closer look at 3 or these versions. Only one of these is real, as it will become obvious Click on the images to enlarge. eBay […]
70 MHz Cumulative #3
M0SNB was active in the 70 MHz contest, using a PU12 push-up mast and Icom 7100 + linear amplifier. The Expert 1.3KFA delivered 160w on 70 MHz into the innovantenna 3/3 (50 and 70 MHz) beam. The contest ran from 3 till 5 local, and we managed to work 39 stations. The best DX was into […]