Blog Articles - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) Supporting Amateur Radio Since 2011 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:03:44 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://fparc.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-cropped-G3CNO_logo11-32x32.png Blog Articles - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire) 32 32 End-Fed Antennas on VHF (presentation review) https://fparc.uk/2025/06/28/june-2025-club-meeting-review/ https://fparc.uk/2025/06/28/june-2025-club-meeting-review/#respond Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:25:40 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=7355 📡 END-FED ANTENNAS ON VHF… without maths! A brief review of last night’s club meeting (June 2025). Chris G3WIE treated club members to an engaging talk on the group of antennas commonly called Flowerpot, Slim Jim, and J-Pole… showing us why they work, why they don’t, how to make them do when they don’t, and…More […]

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]]> https://fparc.uk/2025/06/28/june-2025-club-meeting-review/feed/ 0 The Power of RSS https://fparc.uk/2025/06/19/rss-syndication/ https://fparc.uk/2025/06/19/rss-syndication/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:02:19 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=7285 RSS allows us to subscribe to feeds (websites, news sites, social media, etc.) and receive automatic updates in our chosen RSS reader - which is great to stay in touch with amateur radio websites' publications

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]]> https://fparc.uk/2025/06/19/rss-syndication/feed/ 0 From Above (video drone): Fort Purbrook https://fparc.uk/2025/05/24/from-above-fort-purbrook/ https://fparc.uk/2025/05/24/from-above-fort-purbrook/#respond Sat, 24 May 2025 07:08:41 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=6952 More on 'From Above : Fort Purbrook'…

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]]> https://fparc.uk/2025/05/24/from-above-fort-purbrook/feed/ 0 Interactive 2m/70cm Net Map https://fparc.uk/2025/04/21/amateur-radio-nets-interactive-map/ https://fparc.uk/2025/04/21/amateur-radio-nets-interactive-map/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:31:13 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=6360 Map of UK Amateur Radio Nets (2m etc)

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]]> https://fparc.uk/2025/04/21/amateur-radio-nets-interactive-map/feed/ 0 Southern England 88688 Wires-X via GB7CW https://fparc.uk/2025/02/21/southern-england-88688-wires-x-gb7cw/ https://fparc.uk/2025/02/21/southern-england-88688-wires-x-gb7cw/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:11:28 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=5708 GB7CW Access to Southern England 88688 Wires-X room.

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]]> https://fparc.uk/2025/02/21/southern-england-88688-wires-x-gb7cw/feed/ 0 MB7IFA (Fareham) – New Dedicated Antenna https://fparc.uk/2025/02/18/mb7ifa-fareham-new-dedicated-antenna/ https://fparc.uk/2025/02/18/mb7ifa-fareham-new-dedicated-antenna/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:05:46 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=5686 MB7IFA - Fareham Simplex Gateway - has an improved antenna.

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]]> https://fparc.uk/2025/02/18/mb7ifa-fareham-new-dedicated-antenna/feed/ 0 German WW2 Radio Kit (Jersey October 2024) https://fparc.uk/2024/11/13/german-ww2-kit/ https://fparc.uk/2024/11/13/german-ww2-kit/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:00:03 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=5064 World War 2 German Radios and assorted Kit (Jersey October 2024)

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]]> https://fparc.uk/2024/11/13/german-ww2-kit/feed/ 0 Reducing QTH QRM without Altering your Transceiver https://fparc.uk/2024/10/04/reducing-qrm-without-altering-your-transceiver/ https://fparc.uk/2024/10/04/reducing-qrm-without-altering-your-transceiver/#respond Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:31:46 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=4476 Reducing - or eliminating - loud white noise on your transceiver by using this effective hack...

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]]> https://fparc.uk/2024/10/04/reducing-qrm-without-altering-your-transceiver/feed/ 0 145 Alive: How I Researched my Best Location for TX https://fparc.uk/2024/09/28/preparing-for-145-alive/ https://fparc.uk/2024/09/28/preparing-for-145-alive/#comments Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:59:20 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=4382 Using Propagation & Topography to research my Best Location for the 145 Alive Event (from a Foundation Licence POV…)

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]]> https://fparc.uk/2024/09/28/preparing-for-145-alive/feed/ 1 Gen Z Discovers Morse Code! https://fparc.uk/2024/08/28/gen-z-discovers-morse-code/ https://fparc.uk/2024/08/28/gen-z-discovers-morse-code/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:00:58 +0000 https://fparc.uk/?p=3790 A couple of "Gen Z'ers" come across a ham radio operator and are utterly captivated.

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