Having played around with the Wellbrook loop on 7 MHz the other evening I decided to try some 472 kHz reception on WSPR. I had never tried 472 kHz before, as the combination of local noise and poor antenna has always put me off. The Elad FDM-DUO seems quite sensitive down to 100 kHz (the […]
Comparing the Wellbrook Loop to a Doublet Antenna
This evening I decided to complete a test using two different HF setups in an effort to compare the receiver performance of my antennas. Radio 1, Kenwood TS 990, doublet antenna 10m per leg @ 9m Radio 2, Elad SDR, Wellbrook RX loop @ 3m I decide the best way to test on receive would […]
FSQ on 5 MHz
FSQ is a Fast Simple Qso chat mode, a bit like chatting by SMS or Skype but of course using RF. The FSQCALL protocol was developed by Murray ZL1BPU with significant input from Con ZL2AFP. Murray suggests all the hard work was done by Con 🙂 FSQ is intended for fixed frequency (channelized) operation, with […]
RSGB Christmas cumulative contest
Today I operated alfresco with George M1GEO from our contest site at Kelvedon Hatch SNB. Operating as M0TAZ/P from Kelvedon Hatch SNB in JO01 we managed to operate 3 bands, 144, 70 and 50 MHz. The contest was a RSGB Christmas Cumulative Contest and we entered as the Secret Nuclear Bunker contest group. Portable Equipment 144 […]
JT65 on 5.357 MHz after dark…
NOTE:- The latest JT65 software uses a dial freq of 5357, in the UK we must not transmit beyond 5358. So if you use a dial freq of 5357 then you must ensure your audio is no higher than 1000. The alternative is to place your dial on 5355 and then you have access to […]
Working Santa Claus OF9X on RTTY
Interesting Santa had a moment from his warehouse in Finland to work a few on RTTY. I found OF9X calling CQ on 18 MHz. The only details given for the call read, Santa Claus World, Article Circle Lapland, Finland. Merry Christmas Santa, I hope you had delivered from China all the hover boards required to […]