Hi Dave, I've just had a bit of a disaster! http://www.wireless.org.uk/newspic38.htm As discussed with Peter recently, I don't use an RF current meter for day to day antenna adjustments - I've always
Hi Rich Two of big insulators and more than 200m of copper wire (3mm in diameter) is irretrievably lost. It's not for the first time. It has been much more in last year (including about 100m of RG213
One reason might be that John VE1ZJ - who is best placed to determine his preferred receive frequency - has already stated "I would prefer that anyone trying to come . . . to North America would use
Hi Uwe! - Great to hear from you. And thanks for the 136.5 kHz QSO last Saturday. My QSL card to you is already written out and will be posted to your Muensterdorf address tomorrow. ... got a letter
Hi John. I know it's a really hard thing to do, but I have trained myself to disregard such remarks - and simply hit the 'Delete' key on the message. Many of those offensive remarks to which you refe
Hi Peter Apology accepted, OM. Let me know if you need further reports on those sidebands. I look forward to our next QSO. With best wishes for the New Year, Steve (01291 625977)
It seems to me that John is best placed to determine his preferred receive frequency. John has already stated that he doesn't believe that the Greek station will stop reception below 135.8 kHz. And,
I think it rather sad and a sorry state of affairs for amateur radio that there are people out there who may not be interested in the technical side and presumably just want to be appliance operator
I hope the reflector is a place where everybody can say his word without being afraid. I would burn myself into exhilaration to celebrate the first 2-way QSO, but the fact that it took so long preven
Hi All, Although I was not QRV on 136 kHz on Saturday, I did have a very enjoyable visit with John G4CNN at his QTH in Caversham. - Lots of smart homemade gear was seen, and I observed some very inte
Hi All I was very pleased to hear all the CW activity these past two mornings. Yesterday morning I used my loop antenna to work G8RW; G4HYU; G3XDV; and G6NB. (In the evening I got the 12 m vertical e
I`m looking for tube sockets type "Magnoval". These have 9-pins and used for PL509, PL519 etc.... I am pleased to report that J. Birkett, who advertises in RadCom, is still selling various valves ba
Dear All, I received some very sad news today. Earlier this evening, Bob G8RW telephoned me to say that Doris, the wife of Ron G6RO, died on Thursday 8th March. They had been married for 61 years. I
May I politely remind us all that the agreed band plan is for data to be in the 137.4-137.6 range. Use of slow CW below 136.0 (band plan beacon section) has seemed to have become common for transatl
Hi All, Many will know that Ron G6RO, for several years, has been a full time carer for his wife, Doris. They are both 88 years old. Ron has written to say that Doris is very poorly and is spending s
This morning, Sat 3 March, I heard OK1DTN whose CW was 439. He worked SM6PXJ exchanging S3 reports. He did not reply to my calls. Also worked ON7ZO for the first time - sent 569, received 579. I also
Hi All, I have almost finished making my new loading coil for 136 kHz, and was testing it yesterday evening. It's a bit bigger than the previous coil, and now includes a built-in variometer. The oute
I am following this thread with interest because as you know I use my transmitting loop as an excellent receive antenna. I do not (yet) have a vertical resonant antenna for the band - I would be int
Any advice for a newcomer would be appreciated, for instance - is the LF Experimenter's book likely to be of use to me? Most definitely! The Handbook is edited by Peter G3LDO - an experienced author
Hi All, I will be presenting a talk entitled '136 kHz DXing From A Small Back Garden' to the members of the Trowbridge & District Amateur Radio Club at 8.00pm on May 2nd. It will be the first time th
