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 […]
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70 MHz from Bedsford Park
An afternoon in the sun looked like an ideal opportunity to work some station on 70 MHz. Bedsford park is the highest point around at the dizzy height of 100m ASL. I decided to take the 12m roach pole and Icom 7100 and the slim jim. The portable trolly, battery and antenna. After setting up […]
Icom 7100 and WSPR 2.12
Option 1 Using WSJT-X WSJT-X supports JT65, JT9, WSPR and JT4. This may provide better compatibility than WSPR v2.12 but essentially both can work. WSJT-X has the advantage of supporting multiple modes, and also you can set the radio control to “Ham Radio Deluxe” and let HRD provide the CAT control. WSJT-X can be downloaded […]