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German WW2 Radio Equipment including Enigma Machine (Jersey - October 2024)
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Reducing QTH QRM without Altering your Transceiver

Reducing QTH QRM without Altering your Transceiver

by | 4 Oct 24 |

Reducing QTH/RX White Noise The QRM ProblemOur weekly open club net uses the repeater GB3CW. Sometimes, my home location (QTH) generates significant white noise, making listening to others’ transmissions on the net difficult (-to-impossible). Yet, my colleagues tell me that my transmissions are strong and audible (5/7 – 5/9). My tinnitus and brain-foibles can make…
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145 Alive: How I Researched my Best Location

145 Alive: How I Researched my Best Location

by | 28 Sep 24 |

On 29th September 2024, I’m hoping to venture out to take part in the event 145 Alive (Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/906901577214402/). This blog post is to share how I tried to prepare an ideal location for my taking part; using Amateur Radio “Foundation” Licence-level knowledge of 2m/VHF propagation. I’ll discuss how I used the free online…
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Gen Z Discovers Morse Code!

Gen Z Discovers Morse Code!

by | 28 Aug 24 |

I loved this! 💖 July 2024 – a couple of “Gen Z’ers” going out fishing come across a ham radio operator who’s having a quiet morning in the field. Their fascination is utterly captivating: (“…is that your antenna?!!?”), exclaiming disbelief when hearing how the operator was transmitting to others across the world (“no way…!”) and…
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OFCOM Transmission Restrictions

OFCOM Transmission Restrictions

by | 27 Aug 24 |

TX Restrictions From Vectis Amateur Radio Group (Facebook). Ofcom Amateur Radio Licence conditions include a number of zones where restrictions apply. A restriction isn’t saying “thou shalt not transmit”; rather our licences indicate what restriction is in place (such as limited power, or limited frequencies, etc). Red markers on the map indicate National Grid References…
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