Still managing to get some operating time in, but too busy for much else at the moment. Thanks for the signal reports, particularly from Rik and Mike, PA3BSH. Rugby was rattling away on Saturday morn
Managed a little more 136kHz operating this weekend than recently; stations worked using normal speed CW: Friday 26/2 G4BMO (20.48UT, crossband: he was 599 on 80m, gave me 329), EI0CF (21.21, 'revers
Weather? What weather??!!! At least everything got so absolutely soaked that the antenna tuning stayed constant....... Stations worked on 136kHz using normal speed CW: Friday 5/3 GW4ALG (20.21UT: gav
Worked Reino OH1TN again last night at 20.55UT - 559/569 excellent QSO. Reino also heard I5MXX on Saturday evening at around RST-339 but hasn't yet managed a QSO. Presumably this is the first 1-way o
An amazing weekend for 136kHz activity. Stations worked here using normal speed CW: Friday 12/3 G3LDO (07.52UT: he was 599, gave me 589), EI0CF (15.52: 599, 569), G3KEV (16.03: 599, 599), OH1TN (20.0
Plenty of activity this weekend on 136kHz. Stations worked here using normal speed CW: Friday 19/3 G3YXM (20.24UT: he was 59+9, gave me 59+9). Saturday 20/3 F6CNI (08.05: crossband; 59+9 on 3532kHz,
Very interesting conditions this weekend on 136kHz, with lots of activity. Countries heard: G, GW, ON, PA, DJ, HB9, OZ, I and LX. Stations worked here using normal speed CW: Friday 9/4 G4HYU (14.54UT
Peter.W.Bobek, DJ8WL, passed away on april 26...... It's difficult to know what to say. I'm stunned; I knew Peter was ill, but I didn't realise just how serious it was. The first time I came across P
Stations worked here last weekend using normal speed CW: Friday 14/5 PA0CC (08.30UT: he was 579, gave me 469QRN). Saturday 15/5 GW4ALG (06.56: 589, 589), F6CNI (07.14: 559, 589), G3GRO/P (07.39: 589,
I guess it had to happen eventually; after months of generally low-noise RX on LF, I have suddenly got a serious local QRN problem. It started abruptly at the beginning of last week and has been on c
First, a big thanks to Simon Lloyd-Hughes, G8AFN, G3XDV, G3RXH, G4FKK, G0MRF and G3YXM for encouragement, comments and ideas. All very useful stuff which is helping me to work on the noise problem, a
Many thanks again to everyone who provided further suggestions and encouragement on the noise problem: N4ICK, EI0CF, ZL3FJ, VK3GJZ, G4TMV, G3YMC and GW4ALG. All comments are very much appreciated and
Well, just as abruptly as it appeared, my monster noise source mysteriously vanished on Friday, so things are back to normal again at last. Hopefully it has either blown up or been fixed, and therefo
Here is John's weekend report. Has the maillist been down for a couple of days? I sent this on Monday and it didn't come back - nor did any other messages from LF maillist. Thanks Kate G4JAI ** ** St
Stations worked here over the weekend on 136kHz using normal speed CW: Friday 25/6 G3YMC (06.39: he was 469QRN, gave me 599). Saturday 26/6 PA0LEG (09.27: 569QRN, 549QRN). Sunday 27/6 G3YMC (07.34: 5
Stations worked here over the weekend on 136kHz using normal speed CW: Saturday 17/7 DJ5DI (08.00UT: gave him 559, he gave me 539), PA0SE (08.10: 579, 589), EI0CF (11.03: 579, 569). Sunday 18/7 DJ5BV
Stations worked here over the weekend on 136kHz using normal speed CW: Friday 23/7 GM3YXM/P (13.43UT: gave him 579, he gave me 579), EI0CF (18.05: 579, 569). Saturday 24/7 GM3YXM/P (06.59: 57/89, 57/
Stations worked here over the weekend on 136kHz using normal speed CW: Friday 23/7 GM3YXM/P (13.43UT: gave him 579, he gave me 579), EI0CF (18.05: 579, 569). Saturday 24/7 GM3YXM/P (06.59: 57/89, 57/
Sorry - I sent an old version of John's weekend report yesterday. Here is the correct version. Kate G4JAI -- Stations worked here over the weekend on 136kHz using normal speed CW: Friday 30/7 DJ5BV (
Worked a new station on 136.57kHz last night - G0VXG, Richard in Telford. This was his first contact on LF, although he is the station I heard a few weeks ago. His signal was S6 here, with a trace of